ENTERTAINMENTS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 March 1925, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE. STEWART AND LORRAINE. The new- vaudeville attraction at the Opera House in Stewart and Lorraine proved a. big success last night, the artists coining in for much, well merited applause. Their act is novel and refined, and the musical dinner introduced by them both clever and amusing. These artists had the honour ot nlaving before the late GovernorGfenerial prior to his leaving Australia. The artists opened with a ragtime ban] o duet, and followed with the olasTioal, “Humoresque, V demonstrating the complete mastery- of the banjo. Their .series of Scotch and Irish melodies on. “The 20th Century Violin” attracted much notice, the tone of these instruments being particularly beautiful. Their biggest .success was undoubtedly a grand opera number from “II Tnovatore” played on. the organ chimes. The musical effects introduced on the chimes drew rounds of applause from last night’.-, audience, and the artists were recalled again and again. . The First National picture, “A Self-Made Failure,” also met wth warm .approval. There is one purpose, in this picture—to entertain . lit lias no. problems fop solution, no mysteries to solve, nothing "to worry about except where you will see so' funny a picture again. The management believes that you will agree after ■seeing this! picture that you have never seen a faster moving picture and one that maintains the fun. from the very start, to the final fade-out. The programme will be repeated this evening. The box plan is open and patrons can. book without extra, charge. THE GRAND. “ON TIME.” “On Time,” a Universal production -'enturing Richard Tnlmadge, at the i-’rand Theatre to-night, is a fantastic dory, into which are woven by turns Aunts of the most thrilling nature, exiting melodrama, and comedy of an exceptional vein. The theme revolves •ibont the star, in the role of Harry Willis, a young man with a justly supreme confidence in himself, and a sometimes faithful valet of ebony hue, Mister Casanova Clay. The photoplay ; s built about- the young man’s rough and bumpy road to success. .With his usual buoyant spirit Richard Talmadge meets these* dangers one by one, and, after a fashion that will thrill audiences, overcomes them. Other films to be shown include two comedies