AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 14 February 1927, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

HUMPHREY BISHOP COMPANY. To-night at the Opera House Hie new English Humphrey Bishop Musical Comedy Company will meet a Masterton audience face to face. Included in The first programme—after the new introduction of the artists —is a delightful duet by Thelma Trott (soprano) and John Montfort (tenor), Dan Flood in his latest success “Gardening/’ Elaine Maye and Mark Leslie in a clever terpsichorean specialty. Dorothy Ryder and Fred Webber in a delightful singing, dancing and musical sketch, Charles Albert (the irrepressible “Dame”) will discoursoon “Mrs. B. ” Allan Kiteon and the Girls in a breezy ballet dancing'scena,' then “Scratcher” Ross will introduce his new absurdity, “The Stage Carpenter”—this is a real gem of comedy—after which Walter Kingsley, Thelma Trott, Fred Webber, assisted by the company, will appear in a scene from “Il Trovatore.” This will conclude the first part of the programme. Part 11. commences with a gorgeously frocked Eastern scena, “Nile Nights.” Thon Marie Landon and John Montfort appear in a neat cross talk and singing duo. After which “Seratcher’’ Ross and Fred Webber have a laughable sketch, “Hot and Strong,” to offer.’ Mr. Walter Kingsley will sing “Bells of the Sea,” and “Just a Cottage Small.” Mark Leslie, assisted by Evadne Royle, have a clever comedy duo, and the performance will conclude with a riot of fun “In Arcady,” by “Seratcher” Ross and the whole company. The plans are now filling fast at the Arts and Crafts. There will be an entire change of programme to-morrow night.

COSY THEATRE. Again to-night at the Cosy Theatre will be presented the spendid two feature programme, which scored such a hit on Saturday night. Edmund Lowe appears in “Greater Than a Crown.” The story is replete with action, starting off with a couple of encounters that are veritable “wows,” and continuing at high tempo to a rousing and unexpected climax. Altogether, this Roy Neill presentation provides just the sort of entertainment to lift the cares from the tired business man’s shoulders and take him into the land of romance and dreams-come-true. 11 The Boy IM end’* is the other star item. It is a delicious cocktail made with the wine of you tn, a sparkling concoction of laughs and heart-thrills, a merrily moving story of a boy friend and girl friends and their happy hours together; a sparking comedy with a lingering appeal. Reserves at Henderson’s. OPERA HOUSE. A good story, “Partners Again,” commences at the Opera House on Wednesday. “Partners Again” is a story of partners who engage in an automobile business. Hattie, Abe’s pretty niece,’ assists with the clerical work in the establishment and soon falls in love with Dan. Abe and Mawruss demonstrate the car to their first prospective customer, taking along Rosie, Abe’s wife, as ballast. It is a wild and terrifying demonstration, as neither of the merchants are much as chauffeurs or mechanics. AH live through the experience in spite of their hair-raising adventures, Abo, however, is served with a ticket for accumulating a speed, of which the car was wholly incapable. Upon their return to- the agency, they found the place being mobbed by highly dissatisfied customers. They were temporarily soothed by the diplomatic partners, but Abe wa£ forced to give up business for the day and go home to the nursing of Rosie. Meanwhile, it develops that Dan, the young mechanic, has a criminal record, although innocent of the charge against him. Perlmutter is for firing him, and so is Abe, until Hattie weeps out the information that they are in love. His heart softens, and he secretly gives them 50 dollars for a wedding present. And then Mark Pazin sky, a worthless nephew of Rosid’s, succeeds in selling, in turn, stock to all their friends. All goes well until the engine is unveiled with impressive ceremonies, is discovered that the engine is none other that that used in a certain popular cheap brand of car. Reserves at Henderson ’s.