ENTERTAINMENTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 486, 2 December 1919, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Lyceum Pictures. Tom M lore, as Dan the chauffeur, appears in a humourous drama entitled " Thirty a Week " at the Premier Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. Dan elopes with his employer's daughter, Barbara Wright. Her father, vexed at her marriage to a chauffeur, puts every obstacle in the couple's path. So does Freddy Ruyter, the man the Wright's had chosen for Barbara's husband. Ruyter meets Barbara frequently and tells her Dan is unfaithful, that he has seen him givo money to a woman he has met at a race track, where Dan has finished third in the big annual automobile classic. When Dan makes no satisfactory explanation Barbara leaves bim and goes back to her parents. Wright offers him a fortune to agree to aunulment of the marriage, but Dan declines it. He loves Barbara and will move heaven and earth to prove it. The Wright's lawyer discovers that Dan has given the woman money to save her sick husband and so notifies Wright, who sends for Dan. He goes to Barbara's home firm iu the recolve that he will not givo up Barbara, and is surprised with a cordial greeting from Wright and the sight of Ruyter being ordered from the house. - xplanations follow and before long Barbara is again in Dick's arms, The whole plot is the story of a thin bank-roll and a stout heart. The supports are well up to par.

Soldiers' Concert'

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

PR KM IKR HALL, THURSDAY,

Thursday next will afford a unique opportunity to the Pukekohe public to witness a performance by the N'/ Commercial Travellers' Concert Company. Although this is the first appearance here of this talented combination their fame h it household word throughout New Zealand.

An instance of their popularity was shown when they appeared at the Thames recently. The King's Theatre was engaged for the perfoimanra, several days before the every 3at. was booked and hundreds of people were to be shut out, the local committee then engagod the Princess Theatre and two performances were given on the same night, one commencing at 8 p.m. and the other at. 815p m. The performers boing driven to and fro in motorcars. B )th halls were taxed to their utmost capacity. Space will not permit of a full description, of the programme but such well known performers as Messrs George Smith, E. R. Searle, J J. Deere, J. C. Little, Allan Crossley, and Misses Eva Sharp, and Cora Melvin. The programme comprises straight songs, duets, concerted numbers, sketches and comedy. Complete arrangements are made for the seating of all reserve ticket holders. A record house for Pukekohe is anticipated, to save confusion the public are recjusted to purchase th°ir tickets now.