ENTERTAINMENTS.
GRAND THEATRE “NIGHT LIFE OF NEW YORK." Revealing a, new and fascinating story of midnight merrymaking in Broadway's classiest night clubs. Rod La Rosque is an engaging lovable young man "who is ready for fu,n, fight on* frolic at any time in Allan Dwain s latest Paramount picture, “Night Life of New York.” And he gats it in. a most surprising way in this snappy picture of New York and its night life which will be seem at the Grand Theatre, commencing to-night. Others in the cast are Dorothy Gish, Ernest Torrence and George Hackatliorne. There is a splendid supporting programme to this, picture. OPER A HOUSE!. “CHARLEY’S AUNT.” “Charley’s Aunt,” the big feature farce with Syd. Chaplin, which is now being shown at the Opera House, is a pkituiriisatioiTi of the. celebrated play by Brandon Thomas. Ais a play, this 'hilarious vehicle broke all money-making records for the stage. It is said that the gun never sets on “Charley's Aunt,’’ meaning that it is always being played somewhere in. England, United States, Canada*, Auistraliiai or isoine outlying place where good comedy enter' tainment is enjoyed. That “Charley’s Aunt’ ’ is a staple commodity for amusement is remarked by George Bernard Shaw, in a recent article in “Harper’s Magazine,’’ in which he states: “My currency is lais universal as that of Sherlock Holmes or ‘Char Ley’s Aunt,’ or Mary Piokford, or Bill Hart, or Charlie Chaplin.” “Rambler,” writing in the “London Bioscope,” declared that “Charley’is Aunt,’’ with Syd. Chaplin in the title role, will infuse such new* blood ante the old lady that she will continue to keep running for many generations. That sire is as hale and hearty as ever as far as her ability toi tickle the risibilities’ of an audience in concerned is proven by the w*ay the Opera, House i is rocking with laughter at each performance. The picture will be screened for the last time to-morrow night. THURSDAY, JUNE 3 “LO—THE IRON HORSE. In “The Iron Horse” Mr Fox lias pictured in an effective way one of the greatest events in American history. The story of the building of the first trans-continental railway is only matched in peace-time exploits by the voyage of Columbus, the landing of the Pilgrims and the building of the Panama. Canal. “The Iron Horse” is the romantic, dramatic story, historically accurate to the last degree, of the strange Life which began with and accompanied the building of America’s first transcontinental railway. The men were the soldiers of civilisation, opening a way for peace and prosperity.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 June 1926, Page 2
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