ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 27 April 1928, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT. ‘‘FIRE BRIGADE” .THRILLS. In tike Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Special production, ‘ ‘Tike Fire Brigade,” which will be screened ait the upara House to-night, ail amazing tire scene is tlie crowning incident at an unusually gripping story, dealing with, tlie trickery oi' .JaiU-is Corwin, it millionaire, who ■secretly finances the Wniinwright Building Company. Corwin poises as a public benefactor until the kero, terry o’Neil, brings him to justice, changing public admiration to overwhelming fury. In the meantime, however, Terry falls in love with Corwin’s beautiful daughter Helen, played by May McAvoy, and the denouement which 'O’Neil brings about in the course of his duty is also responsible for the humiliation of tike adoring daughter. There are many very touching and dramatic scenes, which Miss McAvoy enacts with powerful realism 1 . An unusually strong muster of favouiritsi players support the work of tkp two distinguished stars, making the picture one of outstanding merit, which will long be remembered by all who see it. Other films of interest on rtihe same bill are M.G.M. News, ‘ comedy and scenic. This big programme will be finally screened at the Grand Theatre to-morrow evening (Saturday). MUSCOVITCH COMPANY. NOTABLE DETECTIVE PLAY. “The Ringer,’ to be presented by the J. C. Villi unison Company, headed by the noted actor, Museovitodh, is described as capital entertainment, lhe battle of wits between Scotland; Yard and the master ‘'‘crook” is an evergreen inexhaustible theme for tlie novel and the stage, and “The Ringer” is a dramatised version of one of Edgar \Vaillace’s most popular and thrilling detective. stories. Of its type, this mystery play is said to be a masterpiece, ft has real mystery, abundant humour, and sW.ift moving incident. There arc many strange characters m the play—a very elusive: .and mysterious personage mho murders .people who do not “play the .game,” a sinister villain of a lawyer whose moods vary from that of a repellant hraggadociia to aila.tib cowardice and sickening for the hand of death, the shadow of which he sees in things most commonplaoe_; many crooks and many detectives and police superintendents; and a couple of very loyal women. In this gripping play Moscovitch is said to give. of his very best. In one tense .scene his stark horror, as he listens, to the' footsteps of the avenger in this room above, as said to hold the audience spellbound. There are many .artists in the company, including the noted London actor, Pa.tric Curwen, who was brought ouit from London, specially to play his original part of Dr. Lomond, the divisional surgoon of Scotland Yard.; Nnlt> YTfi'diRon who hits << lllfl.do , tho -part of Suiti Hackitt a former convict; Reginald Newson (Detective Sergeant Wembury), Ashton .Tarry (Detective Inspector Bliss): George Blunt (Station Sergeant Carter); Jack Duniio (John Lehley); Miss Mary MacGregor (Cora Aim Milton) • Miss Ma.rv Riecardo (Mary Lenley) •' Kioro King, rt New Zealander (Mrs Hackitt), and others . . ‘‘The Ringer” will be played m Haiwera for one night only, on Tuesday next.