ENTERTAINMENTS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 October 1924, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT. “THE LOVE MASTER.” St’.'onr/heait. Airs Strongheart and •. little Stj onghea-rts are all in the :;ist or “The Love Master,” the First witionnl picture which opened last rut at the Opera House. It seems almost unnecessary to add that the production is one of the finest screen eneitainments that has ever been given in a local theatre. Ever since Strono--heart jumped into, fame as a star ui the Silent Call” fans have been writing, “Give him a chance to do no-re, and m “The Love Master” Laurence Trimble, his trainer and director, gives a full-hearted response to Ins demand. For “The Love Master” :s Strongheart’s story from sh e beeinung to the end. He is there “doin" "i ie stuff” every foot of the film and developing one of the finest dramatic moductions -that we have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Strongheart makes his first appearance in the openng scene and eidires only to give the final . fade-out to one of his sons, a iuizzical, little, floundering ouppy who tempts you.. Come .again'and see the show: the supporting programme is excellent. THE GRAND, TO-NIGHT. “HOOT GIBSON.” Hoot Gibson’s latest production, “40 ; orse Hawkins,” which opens at the jrand to-night, is said to contain more laughs than any in which Hoot nas appeared for a long time. It tells he troubles of a man who is the entire taff of a village opera house, and hotel; ~eeks back into the days of real melodrama. and then takes the hero to New i ork, where he searches for the maiden ie loves. Incidentally, he saves a theatrical production 'as he blunders mto happiness. Edward Sedgwick directed. The supporting orogramme will ! >e found most acceptable. KAPONGA PICTURES. RICHARD BARTHELMESS AND DOROTHY GISH IN “FURY.” “Fury,” a First National wonderful of the sea, showing to-night, is a. picture that can hardly be praised too much. The story opens in a sailors’ boardinghouse in Limehouse, in which Dorothy Gish is the slavey. To this retreat came the officers of the “Lady ■ipray.” Tyrone Power, its sorrowmaddened captain, hater of all women, the brutal first-mate, and Barthelmess, the shy .second' mate. Here begins the humour and romance of the story hanging quickly to tragedy, out of '•’hich develops an unexpectedly happy ending. “FAIR AND WARMER.” The Wellington papers ■ said: “The success scored by Miss Nellie Brnmlov and her talented company on Saturday night wa s repeated last night, when the Opera House was filled by an enthusiastic audience. -“Fair and Wanner,” a three-act comedy, is a sparkling production, 'which keeps the house in a ripple of laughter from the rise to the fall of the ! curtain. The dialogue is at times brilliant. The story surrounds the marriage woes of Billy Bartlett, a slow individual with a fast wife. Extraordinarily funny I scenes and ridiculous predicaments are created, and the artists, making the most of the opportunities afforded ! them, run out handsome winners of pub r lie favour. Miss Nellie Bramley gives a really delightful character study of “Blaney Wheeler.” and her mimicry of the various stages by which she eii- ' deavours to play a xylophone jazz tune on the row*; of bottles in the dumb ■ waiter, and, covering herself with a J rug, falls fast asleep on the floor, is wonderfully true to life. .She displays, too. a number of very pretty dresses, that Avorn in the final scene being a particularly lovely creation. The sup- ' porting cast is an unusually strong one". Miss Sylvia McNair makes a very charming and convincing Laura Bartlett, and the part of b“fessie,” the maid, is admirably taken by Miss Bervl Barraclough. As Billy Bartlett. Mr Arthur Connell is responsible for a great deal of the fun and go of the piece; Mr George Hewlett very ably enacts the role of Jack Wheeler; Mr John Gahvav most adequately and excellently fills the bill as Philip Evans; while Mr Guy Hastings and Mr Wm. McGowan very successfully make the utmost out of the roles of “I-larrigan” (from the Manhattan) and “Pete” (Storage Company) respectively. The box plans now open at Everybody’s Sweet Stall.