AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 4 March 1927, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

MISS PHYLLIS LETT. Amongst the great singers England has produced a foremost place must be accorded Miss Phyllis Lett, the popular English contralto, who will be making her first, appearance in Masterton on Tuesday next in the Opera House, under the direction of Mr. E. J. Gravestock. Blessed with “the voice which Homer forgot to describe as belonging to Helen Troy,” as the London “Times” describes it, Miss Lett has in addition a appearance, and great personal charm. Her many recitals in London and New York have always been a delight, and she has sung as many as twenty-seven songs in an evening at these recitals. She has also sung with all the great conductors of the day, including Sir Edward Algar, Albert Coates, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Landon Ropald, and Verbruggen. Supporting Miss Lett is a brilliant company, including Mr. Maurice Be sly, the composer-pianist, whose songs are famous throughout the musical world, and Miss Margot Macgibbon, a talented ypung violinist, who, although only 20, has shown such extraordinary talents not only on the violin but the piano, as well as possessing a beautiful soprano voice, that her teachers have been in a quandary as to which branch of the profession she should take up. But Miss Macgibbon has definitely settled on the violin. Mr. Norman Bennett is considered to be the best Australian tenor now before the public, and his work in oratorio has won the high esteem of public and critics. The plans open to-day at the Arts and Crafts. Concession tickets for students and musical societies will be issued. COSY THEATRE. Bulldog Drummond is famed in story and stage play as a man who, through his seeming blundering and foolishness, succeeds in bluffing his opponent and thereby winning the game of wits. His solving of mysteries is one of the most fascinating operations and in “The Third Round” Bulldog Drummond again bumps up against his old enemies, Carl Peterson and Irma. It is a mystery that although the audience knows all about it, yet they are thrilled watching the ingenious manner in which Drummond solves it. This picture from the famous novel of “Sapper” will be the feature at the Cosy Theatre finally this evening. A Gazette, Screen Snapshops, and comedy complete the programme. OPERA HOUSE. There is more than laughter in “College Days! ’ ’ There is a peep into the heart of a boy who saw the castle of his dreams come tumbling down amid the jeers of his fellows—and the throb of romance, when he finds the girl who, piece by piece, helps him build again—a cascade of laughter and a tear drop or two—and thrills! Thrills to set your nerves tingling in the big football game when the down-trodden new chum, the waiter boy, th«? last substitute, the forlorn hope of a distracted coach plunges into the massacre of his team to save the glory of his Alma Mater- “College Days” finally tonight at the Opera House. A splendid supporting bill will be shown.