ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 16 September 1926, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE!, TONIGHT.

“THE DESERT’S PRICE.”

Those who ask for real dramatic action along with thrills should not fail to see ‘The Desert's Price," the William Fox production starring Buck Jones, which iis to be finally screened at, the Opera, House to-night. lit this picture Jones is seen at his best in the character of the handsome young owner of a large cattle ranch who returns from the East to find his property under a cloud of suspicion. After some clever detective work he establishes the guilt of the real culprits and brings the story ,to its thrilling climax. He is well supported by a- cast, which includes Florence Gilbert, Edna Marion, Ernest Butterworth, Arthur Houseman, and Montague Love.' There is an excellent programme of supports. For children's liacKing cough, take Woods ’ Great Peppermint Cure. — Advt.

OPER A HOUSE

TO'-MORRO'W| EVENING

“MY OLD) DUTCH

Picture patrons will go away with' a smile on their Jip.s and a larger heart and perhaps a furtive tear in the eye after seeing ‘‘My Old Dutch,” the Universal picture which' is to he presented at the Opera, House to-morrow evening. It is one of those 'rare pictures which is fundamentally and outwardly a hit of life, a poignant and withal laughing drama of a thought so exalted and a theme so simple that it is, iby reason of. its exquisite simplicity alone, a masterpiece. It may not take a genius to write a story like “My O'ld‘Dutch,’’‘but it takes a genius to catch the spirit of the thing, to see into the depths of the common heart, to' catch an echo of the heartbreaks of the pair who, form the central attraction around which, the story revolves. It has tall the pathos of many other famous picture-dramas but its humour—for there, are smiles to make ito lifelike*—its humour is of a more pronounced type and. therefore, all the more enjoyable. Pat O’Malley and May McAvoy play the leading roles, and they imbue them with a sympathy and understanding that go far toward® the innate beauty and exaltation of the story. Mr. Douglas will sing Chevalier’s immortal song during the 'screening. A new operatic .selection will be plaved by the orchestra who are featuring this week an arrange*m.ent of the newest song-hit.