ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 November 1924, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. HAROLD LLOYD IN “SAFETY LAST.” What are dare-devils? Men who feariessly take hazardous chances in thendifferent fields of endeavour. Men who plunge themselves into perilous pre-di-aments and come out smiling. These “dare-devils” only deplore one fact, and that is that life insurance companies show great hesitancy' about issuing them policies, some companies refusing it absolutely. An amusing thing occurred in this regard when Harold L‘oyd was performing his hazardous teats—-that of climbing the side of a 12-storey building in his new Pathecomedy, “Safety Last,” which is being 6hown to-night at the Opera House. I. e comedian was forced to promise his insurance agent that he woud. never risk his life in such a manner again. But just the same the thrills are there —and some thrills! The story concerns a young man who leaves his old home town and his sweetheart, a part which, by the way, is taken by his pretty wife, Mildred Davis, and o-oes to the big city in search of fame fortune, eventually finding a situation in one of the big dry goods emporiums. It is a drastic rule that any employee coming in late more than once is fired on the spot. Needless to say, Lloyd is a defaulter shortly after his talcing the position. By several clever subterfuo-es ne runs the gauntlet, and is at his post without his late arrival, being noted. Thei .first_ week’s salary goes in a present for hi& fiancee. 011 its receipt, the mother,of-the-girl concludes that the young fellow is making too much money, so she adrtses her daughter to go to the big city and look after Harold. When she amves at his place of employment, the novice is astounded. He has told the folks that he is in a good job, now he has to carry out the deception. In doing so, he is responsible for some of the fun! mest comedy bits ever interspersed in a picture. The hou,3e climbing stunt is conceived when the manager of the company offers a liberal reward for anyone wlio can bring the crowds to his emporium. Here is where the thrill commences. As he slips and slides in mid-air, one gasps and roar® with laughter alternately. The Box Plan is now open at the Everybody's Sweet Store, phone 639. '

GRAND THEATRE—TO-NIGHT. ‘ THE VENGEANOE OF PIERRE. ’ ’ Do you rememher the hair-raising fight in that old picture “The Flame of the Yukon?” Do you recall the eheerprovokmg baseball moment in “The Pinch Hitter,” one. of Charles Ray’s early pictures? Do you bring to mind the tense football moment in the film version De Mille’s “Strongheart,” Robert Edeson’s famous stage starring vehicle? You may often have longed for another such blood-tingling entertainment., Well, it’s coming to you in “The Vengeance of Pierre.” 'which opens a two days engagement to-night at the Grand Theatre. In this production, Lester Cuneo, the six-foot athletic star, is seen as a. North-woods-man wrestler, and he goes into a rough and tumble mix-up that is going to travel down film history with these oth«r athletic touches of fame. Henrv McCarthy has provided a story that eleoits our praise, hut he has given us a fight that fairly makes us love him. •Vn excellent supporting programme will be presented.