ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 10 December 1926, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT. “THE LOVE GAMBLE.” Based on, the popular noved “Peggy, From Beacon Hill,” try Maysie Greig, a young Australian newspaper woman, “The Love Gamble,” is to open, tonight in the Opera House. It is a picture of Bohemian life on Beacon Hill, the literary and artistic rendezvous of Boston. Lillian Rich plays the lead, with Robert Frazer, Pauline Garon, James Marcus and Arthur Rankin in support. The narrative tells of a girl who,loved a married man, unknowingly, whom she met while seeking a business career. There are thrilling complications, and the solutions are within the limits of ordinary reason. The picture is notable for its lack of hocumb and its truth to the facts of life on Beacon Hill. The principals are given excellent support' by a talented cast, and _ the story, interesting as a novel, is improved in visualisation on the screen. EMPRESS PICTURES, MANAIA. Johnny Hines, whose inimitable characterisations on the screen have made him a popular figure throughout the country. He is always welcome on the screen" In “The Early Bird,” with Johnny Hines in the featured role, this engaging star gives a performance that is indeed the best work of his career. All the devilry and fun which this youthful star possesses is given unlimited rein, with the result that once again he finds himself adding new laurels to his already glittering crown. This picture will be screened at the Empress Pictures at Manaia to-morrow (Saturday).