ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 24, 24 December 1932, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

Y.A.L. BOYS. CLEVER ENTERTAINERS. Tho visit of the Y.A.L. Boys to New Zealand is an event of national importance, bringing, as they the goodwill and benediction of those in authority in the Commonwealth of Australia. But they bring more than that. They bring the organisation to' delight and entertain us as they have done in many countries throughout the world. Tho Y.A.L. Band was selected from 38 bands in Sydney to load tho Great Floral Pageant at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. What greater honour could be bestowed? The Y.A.L. has been received in audience by His Majesty the King, the Prince of Wales, the King and Queen of tho Belgians, and President These boys took Sydney by storm when they played at the State Theatre as n stage attraction, and were then sent to Melbourne and Brisbane to play at the Regent and Tivoli Theatres in those cities. Special scenery, lighting, and costumes, together with a ten-piece orchestra, make their performances unique. On their visit to Tasmania the Mercury, Hobart, said : —“The Y.A.L. Band composed of 38 boys from tho Hurstvillo division of the League gave its opening performance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, and fully justified its description as a ‘crack’ band —they need not shirk comparison with the finest bands ever heard in Hobart. If a comparison must l>e made, to translate into words a most delightful musical experience, then all that ono can do is to liken the boys’ band to some noble organ played by a clever and discriminating musician. Tho drum-major and big drummer are only 7 years of age, so no doubt it is correct to claim it tho youngest band in the world.” The party arrive in Palmerston North todays week and opon in the Opera House the same evening. The box plan is now open at the Central Booking Office. Popular prices are being charged.

PICTURE THEATRES. At the Ivosy Theatre, “Tho Menace” and “Love Affair”; tho Palaco Theatre’s principal attraction is the Paramount British picture, “Women Who Play”; at the Regent Theatre, “Congorilla” taken in the jungle of the Congo.