ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2548, 27 February 1923, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE CABARET,

Some very fine pictures have been screened at- the Wednesday night Cabaret evenings at the Town Hall, and one that is as humorous as anything we have seen will be the Paramount Feature “Our Leading Citizen” with Thos. Meighan in the principal role. Entries will be received for the Waltzing Competition until to-morrow, as it is hoped to get the competition started to-morrow night; Good prizes will be awarded. On Friday night a William Fox Special offering, being Zane Grey’s novel “The Last Trail,” will be screened. The name Fox behind this picture will give general cause for satisfaction. The next special after this to be screened will be “One Week of Love,” which has just concluded a highly successful season in Wellington, and will be screened at the Town Hall before it commences its Auckland season. Mr “Skipper” Francis, the composer of the song of the same name has also been engaged to sing at the Town Hall during the screening. ROYAL THEATRE. The east of “The Long Chance,” the Universal picture at the Royal Theatre on Wednesday night reminds one of the earlier days when many players, then of ordinary popularity but now stars, would be grouped together in a single production. The difference in this case is that all “The Long Chance” players are famous right now. Henry B. Walthall has been in the top rank since the earliest days; Ralph Graves ascended the ladder of fame two years ago and Marjorie Daw has been among the'four or five most popular leading women on the screen for some time. Don’t miss this thriller. Comedy “Fool-ish-Wives.” COMMUNITY SINGING. At the Royal Theatre on Saturday night another community sing was interspersed with the pictures. ?As a result the entertainment was prolonged until after 11 p.m. The audience took up the choruses heartily and appeared to thoroughly enjoy the innovation. On Sunday night a sacred concert and community sing was held and was attended by. upwards of 400 people. At the commencement Mr Abel Rowe thanked the Mayor for permitting the concert and community singing. He reminded the audience at the commencement that the concert was to be conducted with decorum and with due regard to the sanctity of the day. He said lie regarded music in its best sense as sacred and uplifting'. The first number sung was the hymn, “Lead, Kindly Light,” followed by the solo “Where is My Wandering Boy to-night,” sung by Mr Rowe, the audience singing the refrain. Other items were: “Great Red Dawn,” “God send You Back to Me,” “Cover the Hill,” “Sands of the Desert,” and other favourite songs. The soloists from the audience were Misses Morgan (2) N. Seadden, and Messrs Osborne and Hinds. In response to numerous requests the Royal management has arranged with Mr Abel Rowe to extend his season over this week. New songs will be given each night and on Thursday night there will be a singing competition, for male and female singers. The manager of the Royal intimates that he will give the use of the theatre once ft week for community singing if a suitable leader can be found.