ENTERTAINMENTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 529, 7 May 1920, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

LYCEUM PICTURES. "THE KANGAROO MAN." IMPEDING THE TRAFFIC. (Reprinted from N.Z. Tiniest 31/3/20) When Henry Westgate took over the management of the Empress The at re on JVJarch 5, he was fortunate that, on the following day. the great Australian picture attraction. "The Man from Kangaroo," was to be shown there for the first time in Wellington, but that happy circumstance acted in something of the nature of a boomerang, for at the Magistrate's Court yesterday the new manager was charged with impeding the traffic in Willis Street. The case for the prosecution showed that the entertainment had been very well advertised, both through the newspapers and by decorations—the creation of a local Australian atmosphere —at the entrance to the playhouse. On the opening night a large crowd of people extended from the vestibule to the edge of the street, thei _■•• by effectually blocking pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk.

For the defendant, for whom Mr. G. G. Watson appeared, it was submitted and testilied to that an appeal had been made to the police to regulate the crowd outside the theat.'e, and that efforts to this end had been made by the defendant, Mr. L. de Chateau, and three assistants. The presiding justices, Captain \V. H. Hannah and Mr. R. D. Hanlon, dismissed the information. This picture is to be screened at Pukekohe on Tuesday. A sequel to "Tess of the Storm Country," by the same writer, Mrs Grace Miller, has been picturised under the title il Of Paradise." It is the first of the Paralta plays, and its leading star is the capable and fascinating Bessie Barriscale. This is the leading feature for screening at the Premier Hall to-morrow (Saturday) evening. It is a splendid story with a smashing climax. The little heroine is witness to a wicked ciime and makes her escape in time to prove the innocence of one who is wrongly accused. The supports are Pathe News and Brainsfather's cartoons.

SKATING. There will be skating on Monday and Thursday afternoons and even ings next week. ( ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY. The Allan Wilkie Company, at present appearing at His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, has promised to visit Pukekohe and play one night in the Premier Hall, Monday. May 17. Further notice will be given in following issues of the "Times."