EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 705, 3 July 1929, Page 14

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND

LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY’S EFFORT An excellent effort to raise funds for the relief of distress in the earth-quake-stricken areas has been organised by the Auckland Little Theatre Society. Messrs. J. C. Williamson, Ltd., have very generously placed His Majesty’s Theatre at the service of the society, free of all charges, for a special performance of that brilliant comedy, “Hay Fever,” for tomorrow evening only. “Hay Fever,” a delightfully amusing ' comedy by the brilliant London dramatist, Noel Coward, was presented by the society at the Town Hall Concert Chamber last week. The season was phenomenally successful, and many hundreds were unable to gain admittance. The generous offer of J. C. William- i son, Ltd., has enabled the society to give everyone an opportunity of seeing this fine production and at the same time to assist the Earthquake Relief Fund. The programme tomorrow will be augmented by the appearanec of the following leading Auckland artists: Alan McElwain, Alma McGruer, Linda Murphy, Dan Flood, Reg. Richards and Ida Walker. The box plan is now open at Lewis Eady, Ltd. Tickets may be procured at Lewis Eady, Ltd., and at the ! society’s rooms, Wyndham Street.

RIALTO AND REGENT, EPSOM “WIDECOMBE FAIR” When British International Pictures chose Eden Philpott’s novel, “Widecombo Fair,” for picturisation. it en-

abled them to give the public intimate peeps at Glorious Devon with its magnificent scenery, " so dear to every Britisher who lias wandered overseas. The picture is now being screened at the Rialto and Regent. Epsom, Theatres, and no doubt many with over-

seas associations will be taken back to scenes they know so well. “Secret Orders,” the second feature stars Evelyn Brent in the story of a j girl who braved the dangers of espion- ' age that her country might learn another’s secrets. DIXIELAND CABARET Dancing will be enjoyed again this evening in the luxuriously appointed cabaret at Dixieland. The floor is perfect and the music by the Dixieland Dance Band as excellent as ever. That talking pictures permit a “speeding up” of certain types of drama seems particularly well demonstrated in “The Voice Of the City,” recently completed by Willard Mack, the eminent playwright for Metro-Gold-wvn-Mayer. Mr. Mack not only wrote and directed this fast-moving melodrama, but he also plays the principal character role. “The Voice of the City” will be seen at the Regent Theatre ! shortly.