ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 24 January 1927, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. HA WEIR A. COMMENCING TO-NIGHT. Commencing at the Opera House to-J night (Monday) the residents of aH- ' wera will 'liave the opportunity of seeing and hearing Master Wee Jackie Harris, of Wellington. He is the winner of over 40 gold medals, won at the Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch competitions. He is aptly described as New Zealand’s wonder boy. He is • a singer of sweet songs, a dancer of quaint dances and is at home on the banjo, mandolin, ukulele and other instruments. He will appear in conjunction with the picture programme for :a season of six nights. There is only one Denny; exhibitors critics, patrons all agree that there is no one else quite like Denny at bis best. In a superlative comedy that follows one surprise vies with another is “Rolling Home,” which appears on the same programme. OPERA HOUSE. COMMENCING TO-MORROW NIGHT “THE BLUE LAGOON.”

‘ ‘ The Blue Lagoon, ’ ’ an adaptation from the story by the same name by H. de Vere Staepool, is at the head of the programme which commences at the Opera House to-morrow night, .in conjunction with Wee Jackie Harris. The picture was produced by a South African film company and is said to be an excellent version of the stofy. It was filmed on a tropical island off the coast of East Africa, and has an ideal setting. A boy and a girl, cousins, are travelling with the former’s father on board a ship which catches fire. They are put in a dinghy with an old Irish sailor, and the three reach a desert island. On the island the children live happily with the old sailor until he finds some rum and drinks himself to death. Left alone and entirely innocent, they grow up and eventually stumble across love. All sorts of adventures and an unexpected climax follow. Val Chard, as Dick when a child, is said to be excellent. The rest of the cast is a strong one. “The Blue Lagoon” screened in 960 picture houses in Great Britain. Miss Bettina Edwards will appear in a delightful prologue to the film. There is a full supporting programme.