KILBIRNIE KINEMA

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 241, 12 July 1928, Page 12

KILBIRNIE KINEMA

COMMODIOUS THEATRE OPENED Last night was a gala night for Kil-. birnie South, and a milepost in the history of one of Wellington’s most thnving suburbs, the occasion being the opening of the Kilbirnie Kinema, the very handsome, comfortable and . commodious new theatre erected by J. C. Williamson Films (N.Z.), Ltd.—the first modern picture theatre to be erected east of, the Mt. Victoria .ridge. It is scarcely necessary to say that the new theatre, which’ seats about 1200 people, was much too small to accommodate all who wished to be present. The interior design, executed in white plaster, with carrara panels (also in white) gives a chaste, clean, wholesome atmosphere to the theatre, . whilst, (he width of the auditorium, the extremely comfortable seats, and the perfect view of the screen from every point made everyone happy. The kinema com- - pares favourably with the city theatres, and is a credit to the suburb. The management submitted a programme calculated to please all tastes. Following an interesting Empire Gazette. that excellent niversal’- coniedy "A Hero For a Night.” soon had the audience laughing heartily. Glen Tryon is Hiram Hastings, the hero—a crazy, young taxi-driver with a mania for aviation • a mad scheme for a flight over the Atlantic, and the cheek of a Soviet leader. He only wants financial backing, and this he “wangles” from old Sloan (the shaving soap manufacturer), who is recalled suddenly to New York from a health resort, because Wall Street is playing fast and loose with his company's stock. He can only reach the city by ’plane, and Hiram Hastings is the only one who has anything like a ’plane. Though Hiram has never been up, he comes to old Sloan's rescue with his contraption, and knowing nothing about; navigation, they miss New Y’ork, and pull up somewhere in Russia. The record flight makes the Sloan stock whizz up, to the tune of millions, and Hiram’ lands ii 25.000 dollar prize for his Lind-bergh-beating flight, and wins the hand of Miss Sloan, brightly played by Patsy Ruth Millar. The other picture featured the piquant. Clara Bow in that diverting picture, “Hula.” The audience were given a complete, surprise when Miss Flprrie le Vcrro and Mr. Lou Handman, the gifted songs-at-the-piano artists, now appearing at the Regent Theatre, gave some of the catchiest gems from their repertoire.