ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 1 July 1927, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. “THE LUNATIC AT LARGE.” “The Lunatic at Large,” First National’s super attraction which opens a season of two nights and a matinee at the Opera House to-night, shoe’s Leon Errol as a tramp who finds himself tricked into a private sanitarium for the wealthy feeble-minded. From the moment he starts for the asylum to the end of the picture there is a riot of fun and a dozen hearty laughs a minute. His famous pair of collapsing legs have something to collapse over, and have never collapsed with such a flop as when he discovers where he is. This picture will be supported bv cartoon “Dinky Doodle in the Army,” comedy “Goat Getters,” and Gazette. For reserves dial 2713. GR AND THEATRE, TQ-XIGHT. ‘ ‘THE QUARTERBACK. ’ ’ Showing to-night and. to-morrow uignu nt the Grand Theatre as sui Attractive programme, headed by the numerous Richard Dix pro auction “The Quarter-back." Richard Dix is seen a© a lad working has way through college. He falls in Jove with Esther Ralston, a. wealthy student of a rival college, and the consequences, combined with his attempts to succeed m a football match, are intensely amusing. The featured players in this film are two of the screen’s most popular players, Richaird Dix and Esther Ralston, iand the supporting oast includes Robert W. Craig, Mona Palma, David Butler and Harry Berastford. The locale of the film is in one of the bug universities of America and all the atmosphere of college life is given to this feature. The supporting programme includes the serial “The Fighting Ranger.” THE OPERA HOUSE. COMMENCING MONDAY NEXT. ■ “BEAU GESTE.” In book form “Beau Geste” has etTi-j joyed a wonderful popularity, and from/ P. C. Wren’s story of the French Legion, Paramount has made a picture that will be one of the outstanding events in the history of the screen. “Greater Love Hath No Man” is the. theme upon which the story is based ~ The love of the three brothers, Beau Digby and John, for each other ha s been made into a tale that is destine d to bring joy and tears to the hearts < if millions. Ronald Colman plays tl le part of Michael, “Beau” Geste, wonderful feeling, while Neil Hamilti m and Ralph Forbes are the other ti vo brothers. Noah Beery is cast as A .d----jutant Lajauno, and never in the h istory of the screen lias there been si ich a piece of acting of such sheer bruf ;nlity and heroism as is expressed in the personality of the commandant of E "ortZmderneiif. Alice Joyce. Mary Br ian. Victor McLaglan and William Po well are all cast in important parts, _ The Hawera season is for three figiits, commencing Monday next. Atte 'nt Jon is drawn to the special announce ’ jient for the box plan for the season, ’ which opens to-morrow morning at the < Dpera House confectionery. Dial 2713,-