AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 3 March 1927, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE.

As was the Case last night at the Opera House, Harold Lloyd, the world’s greatest mirth-maker, appearing in “College'Days,” again rocked the audience with laughter. Harold Lloyd leaves for college with the thought of making himself the most popular boy in the school, but on his arrival other boys, seeing that he is a 4 ‘boob,” immediately start to play jokes. Poor Harold thinks he is doing quite right by following their instructions. All the time jokes are being played on him, but he takes no notice of the humorous side of these pranks, thinking all the time that he is becoming very popular. At last he is told that they have been fooling him, and he is only the “boob” of the school. Harold takes this very hard, but keeps his courage up. and says he will be even with them yet. He has a last chance and wins. Also Jackie Clark in songs, impersonations and dances. Good supporting programme. Box plan at Henderson’s. COSY THEATRE. “The Third Bound,” one of the famous Bulldog Drummond stories by Sapper, was presented at the Sosy Theatre last evening to a- highly-appre-ciative audience. The picture, one of the best that has come from the English studios, was packed with thrills and romance and kept everyone in suspense while the mystery was being solved. Jack Buchanan who played the role of Drummond had something to contend with in the gang of crooks under the leadership of his old enemy Jcayes, and an unscrupulous syndicate are making every effort lawful and unlawful, to obtain the secret of the manufacture of synthetic diamonds from Professor* Goodman. They are partly successful when Drummond is won to champion the cause ®f the professor by the latter’s niece, Phyllis, played by Betty Faire. Through breathless stunts and hair-raising incidents Drummond at last succeeds in outwitting the gang and winning the girl. It will continue at the Cosy Theatre for one more night only. A good programme is in support. Bc-

serves at Henderson’s. MISS PHYLLIS LETT. Miss Phyllis Lett, who is to> give one concert in Masterton on Tuesday next, known as England’s most beautiful singer. Of tall, dark, handsome appearance, with a most charming personality, she is a striking figure on the concert platform, and on the occasion of her marriage in London to Mr. Bupert de Burgh Ker M.C., the owner of a large station in North-West Queensland, such a vast crowd assembled in the vicinity of St. Margaret’s, Westminster, that mounted police had to be called in to control the traffic. Among the most valued of her wedding , presents was the original manuscript of Handel’s “Messiah,” presented to her by’Mr. Newman Flower, whose “Life of Handel” was published in 1923. He also gave a specially bound copy of this work to Miss Lett with the in- ’ scription “To the greatest Handelian singer of the day.” Since her arrival in Australia, Miss Lett has been on- : joying a well-earned holiday with her husband in the far North-West of Queensland, ami speaks with .great enthusiasm of the life “out-back.” She is noted for her beautiful frocks, and has some fine creations in her wardrobe for her New Zealand tour. Miss Lett was a great friend of the late Florence Barclay, the novelist; and on many occasions she has sung at the immense Bible Classes for women which Mis. Barclay used to conduct at Leyton. Here over five hundred women, of all classes and ranks of society, used to meet on Friday afternoons for Bible study and the deepen- . ing tof the spiritual life. Miss Lett’s ’ singing on such occasions was in itself lan inspiration; and enhanced in no small measure to the devotional spirit of these meetings. The box plans open | to-morrow morning at the Arts and I Crafts.