ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 4 May 1927, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT.

“THE BAT.”

Advance promises of thrills in motion pictures oftentimes a,re not fulfilled, but “The Bat” is one photoplay that lives up to the- pie dictions made far it. The .screen version of the' famous mystery melo-d-rama opened at the Opera House 'last evening, and if the screams, auvhs and gasps of audiences constitute! a criterion, “The Bat” is one of the most entertaining photoplays ever made. . There is not a dull moment m ‘The • Bat.” There is action every minuteaction that keeps spectators on the edge of their seats. Although the general plot of the Mary Roberts Rhihehart and Avery Ho-pwood play has been followed, Roland West, who made the picture, lias, introduced so many new complications tliat even those who saw the st<ige axe completely bewildered. “The Bat” will be repeated again to-night -and- to-morrow night. The supporting programme will include episode 2 of the serial “Strings of Steel. ”

GR AND THEATRE. TO-NIGHT

BLOW YOUR OWN HORN.’!

A DIVERTING COMEDY-DRAMA

“Blow Your Own Horn” is altogether one of the most' pleasingly entert among and refreshingly original picture stories seen for long enough. There is nothing heavy about the plot, but it simply relates the success of the hero -who, with the aid of a bit of check and a pleasing personality, turns his one solitary coin into a col million. Warner Baxter is the star and he is well supported by the girl Derelys Perdue and her father, .genial old Ralph Lewis. There are also a couple of boys in the picture wlio provide a whole lot of pomedy, most of which comes from their mutual antipathy. Excellent supports include an Imperial comedy of college life and the second chapter of “Strings of Steel.” This programme will be screened to-night and to-morrow night, with a matinee at the Opera House tomorrow afternoon, commencing at 2 p.m.

EMPRESS -PICTURES, MANAIA

TO-MORROW NIGHT. You’ll remember how funny Syd Chaplin was in ‘‘Charley’s Aunt.” He’s funnier than ever in “The Better ’Ole,” the famous stage play by Bruce Bainsfather. Syd Chaplin as “Old Bill” has dropped his skirt and wig for the time being—but he’s a sad dog just the same. To see him capture some Germans is just beyond words, and a German general, well! he’s just priceless. “The Better ’Ole” is‘just one yell from start to finish. Tips great comedy will be screened at Manaia to-morrow night.