ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 November 1926, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. PINAL SCREENING. “THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT. ' ’ The claim- to special attention of “The Eleventh Commandment,” now showing at the Opera House, is “individuality.” Brandon Fleming's play is the story of a household dominated by the influence of family tradition, and stern, uncompromising respectability represented by a “die-hard” parent of the old school who pays the penalty of bigotry in seeing his daughters break the bonds of an outworn creed. It is a story which the producer might well have developed along lines of stereotyped film melodrama; instead, Cooper has aoheived dramatic effect by the building of character and the power of acting,'and the extent of his success is measured in the intensity of the drama in the latter part of the play. The initial screening of pictures relative to the funeral of Rudolph Valentino will also be shown. The pictures show the tremendous crowds gathered to witness the funeral, also the lying of the body in state, and the funeral itself. Preceding these pictures, scenes are shown in connection with his life. When seen lying in state the handsome features of Valentino appear as though he were still alive. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. VALENTINO IN “COBRA.” Rudolph Valentino selected an excellent cast to support him m “Cobra,” the modern drama in which he will appear at the Opera House, for a twonight season, beginning Wednesday evening. The late star himself appears as an Italian count, who comes to America to enter business. Nita Naldi plays the part of the cobra woman—the woman with the same fascination which the cobra holds over its victims. Gertrude Olmstead, who got started in pictures when she won an Elks beauty contest in Chicago, and has been climbing rapidly up the film ladder ever since, has the best part of her career in the sympathetic feminine role. She appears as a blonde, in sharp contrast to Miss Naldi's brunette beauty. Casson Ferguson, who will be remembered for his great performance of the young attornoy in Pauline Frederick's “Madame X,” returns to the screen after an absence* of a year in the role of the star's best friend. Three other beautiful women are in the cast—Eileen Percy, Claire De Lorez and Laska Winters. Hector Sarno, Rose Rosanova, Lillian Langdon and Henry Barrows complete the list. 'Cobra” was adapted to the screen by Anthony Coldewey from Martin Brown's successful Broadway play, and was directed by Joseph Henabery. It was produced by Valentino independently under the RitzCarlton banner, and distributed through Paramount.