AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 26 February 1927, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

COSY THEATRE. The attraction for the Cosy Theatre to-night is ‘ ‘The Waning Sex,” featuring Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel. The story is that of a young girl (heroine), a criminal lawyer, whom a young district attorney (hero) loves. But she is too much engrossed in her work to waste time on love. He presses her so hard that she eventually agrees to marry him if he should beat her in two wagers out of three. The first is a swimming conest; lie wins. The second is a criminal case, with him as the prosecuting attorney and her as the attorney’for the defence. She wins. The third wager is never carried out; it consisted in her accepting the nomination for the office of the district attorney, tendered to her by a women’s league, to run against the hero, who had already been renominated. Book at Henderson’s or the theatre. OPERA HOUSE. The Jack Hoxie fans and Buck Jones fans will have the only opportunity tonight of seeing their favourites. “Bustin’ Through” has to do with a young rancher who refuses to sell his property to a man. who is buying up ranches on behalf of a water company, not knowing £hat a friend who is also a suitor for his daughter’s hand, is double-cross-ing him in the deal. Out of all this is evolved a thrilling story of romance. The other feature on the programme is “The Gentle Cyclone.” Jones, as Absalom P. Wales, a harmless looking individual, is drafted to act. as arbiter in a chronic dispute between a couple of families of the West. “I have come,” says Absalom as he enters the- sheriff’s office “to help settle this quarrel between Marshall and Wilkes—think I will, have any trouble?” Then before the sheriq has time to answer, the disputees enter and both lay claim to the soft-spoken peacemaker as a gunman. In a few seconds a free-for-all fight is in progress with the sheriff acting as referee. Also chapter 9 of : :The Radio Detective.” Reserve at Henderson’s or theatre. ’Phone 1048. MISS PHYLLIS LETT. Amongst the great singers of the day must be counted the famous English contralto, Miss Phyllis Lett, who makes her first appearance in Masterto-n. at the Opera House on Tuesday, March 8, under the direction of Air. E. J. Gravestock. Miss Lett, in addition to being a great favourite with English audiences, is well known in America, and her debut in New' York in 1923, created a big sensation. H. C. Colles, the New York “Times” critic, wrote: “It was obvious that she won her audience in the course of a programme which ranged from classical songs, through a group of Brahms and some French songs, to modern English ones. Here is a contralto of rich quality? She is a musician. She chooses good songs, and sings them for their own sake, never for the display of vocal qualities. She has bent her energies to the development of vocal flexibility and a pure and easy diction.” The New York “Sun” said: “<The human organist school of British singing was last night represented at the Town Hall by Phyllis Lett, a contralto new to this country, but well known and highly esteemed in her native England. It is strangely impersonal relationship that is established by this tradition of the oratorio performers. One hears a secure and well trained voice, interperting worthy songs with worthy intelligence, painting the pictures with controlled accuracy and appropriate demonstration of feeling. Such was Miss Phyllis Lett, a tall and commanding figure of perfect dignity to the eye and ear.” A talented company of artists new to the Dominion will support Miss Lett at her concerts. A great find is Miss Margot Macgibbon, the young violinist; Mr. Norman Bennett, tenor; Mr. Maurice Besly, the distinguished English composer-pianist. The plans open on Friday next at 'the box office. Concession tickets may be obtained by students and musical societies. Particulars at Box office.