STAGE AND SCREEN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 May 1928, Page 18

STAGE AND SCREEN

PICTURES, FLA YS AND PEOPLE

OPERA HOUSE. To-night—’ “The High School Hero (Fox Films). May 21— “The Wihl West Show’-’ (Hoot Gibson), Universal Films. May 23 “The Cradle Snatchers’’ (Fox Special). May 2(1 — “Come to My House’’ (Olive Borden), Fox Films. COMING ATTRACTIONS. TuesdayDown Assheton and l.oszlo Schwartz. May 28-29-30 “The Cohens and Kellys in Paris” (Geo. Sidney and J. Farrell McDonald). May -80-31 — “Sorrows of Satan’’ (Adolph Menjou), Paramount.

GRAND THEATRE. To-night—' ‘ ‘ The Boob. ’ ’ Mav 22 “The Wild West Show’’ (Hoot Gibson), Universal Films. May 23 “Nevada (Garv Cooper), Paramount. May 24 — “Nevada."’ May 25-2(1 — “The Fair Co-ed’’ (Marion Davies). .Tune 0-7-S — ' “ Hotel Imperial 4 * (Poln Negri), Paramount. June 13-14-15 — “The Merry Widow’’ (Metro-Gold-wyn -Maver Specia 1).

Joseph J. Franz, one-time director, and Christian J. Frank will play tive roles in “Easy Come, Easy Go, Richard Dix’s. next vehicle, which is now being filmed at- the • Paramount Studios. Nancy Carroll plays the feminine lead.

« * * - -1 * A small- menagerie is used, in one scene of the new Adolphe Mcnjou starring picture, “The Super of the Gaiety,” now in production >by Paramount. The animal -properties include three elephants and two tigers. M(?njou, clad in the uniform of an Indian Alakarn h. rides one of ihe elephants. * J * * * *

.Tames Murray, King Vidor’s -sensatronal <lis‘eovery, who recently appeared, in “Old Kentucky,” has been selected as the male lead in “Tides of Empire.” Murray’s rise in pictures has been phenomenal. He was featured by Vidor in ‘ ‘ The Crowd, ’ ’ and was recently given one of the most important Toles of the season, that of Jim Kenyon in “Rose Marie.”

When the estate of the late Rudolph Valentino was finally wound up -there remained a balance of 287,462 dolalrs. The four weeks’ run of Charlie Chaplin’s picture, .“The Circus,” at New York, realised 243,159 dollars. '*• ■* * *

The music lovers of New Zealand will have an opportunity to enjoy, the great art of a world-famed English artist who is making her first visit to this country. Dawn Assheton’s fame was won not only because of her unusual organ with a range of three octaves, one that enables her to render the most difficult operatic-.arias from Traviata, .Lamia, Mignon, The Barber of Seville, etc., with ease; that is but a minor part of this celebrated English artist’s accomplishments, for she seems to .place a great deal more stress on her achievements as an interpreter of -folk and character songs from every musical land in the world. Leading music critics in all centres unanimously agree that never before in the history of England’s musical art has a coloratura soprano attained such world-wide fame as an interpreter of folk and.character songs. Miss Assheton is 'appearing with Air Laszlo Schwartz, a versatile Hungarian, who is widely known as violinist, composer and journalist.

Not in many a day has a photoplay contained more real human interest and comedy than Fox Films’ “High School Hero, ’ ’ which shows at the Opera House to-night. This picture is a fast moving c-omedy drama of the modern youth. It shows the high school, as'it is, full of clean life and fun. It revolves around the story of two boys who are rivals for the same girl and all of the intricacies involved in -trying to win the R' rl : * * * * *

Glenn Tyron and Patsy Ruth Miller, the comedy team that scored such an outstanding hit in “Painting the Town,” will be seen in their second Universal farce comedy, “A Hero for a night,” at the Opera House shortly. *"***■'*

media Allen, child actress, has just been engaged to play the part of a two-year-old child in Pola Negri’s next picture, “Three Sinners,’’ upon which the star is at work now at the Paramount. studio. Warner Baxter plays opposite Miss Negri in the picture, and ltowland V. Lee is directing.

Olive Borden comes to Hawera at an early date in Fox Films’ “Come to My House.” The picture, which is taken, from the well-known story of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche, has many tense situations that rise to a powerful climax. The photoplay is further enhanced by lavish settings, picturesque scenery and beautiful gowns. Antonio Moreno plays opposite' Miss Borden.

Scene from “The Cohens and Kellys in Paris,’’ a Universal-Jewel feature, starring J. Farrell McDonald and George Sidney. Screening at the Opera House on May 28, 29 and 30.

Advice of the wonderful success of t-lio screening at the Do Luxe Theatre, Wellington, of the Universal Jewel special “The Cohens and, Kellys in Paris,” has been recoftred by flic 'management of the Opera House. The picture opened at Wellington on Friday, April 27, to a capacity house, and the delighted audience troadeasted the entertainment to such :in extent, that by 2.30 o’clock on Saturday the theatre ■was entirely booked out for the Saturday night screening. No seats were sold iit the door. For the remainder of the season at the Da Luxe the attendances were remarkable. “The Cohens and Kellys in Paris” is a greater laugh producer than its predecessor “The Cohens and Kellys.” Unfortunately, the latter picture was not shown in Australia or New Zealand on account of an injunction secured by the authoress of “Abbic’s Irish Rose, ” who claimed that the picture was a copy of the play. ‘‘The Cohens and Kellys in Paris” reaches the extremes in mirth and the cast, headed toy George Sidney, .T. Farrell MacDonald, Vera Gordon, and Kate Price, were specially chosen for their respective parts as Mr and Mrs Cohen and Mr and Mrs Kelly. This film will open its season in Hawera at the Opera House on Monday, May 28.

There is a lot in a. name according to Paid Leni, noted director, whose second Universal-Jewel production is “The Chinese Parrot.” “My first picture on coining to America from U.F.A. in Berlin,” exclaimed Leni, “was ‘The Cat and the Canary.’ The day the announcement was made public I began receiving letters from people with trained .cats, trained canaries and all kinds of trained animals and birds. I tried answering them at first and explaining that there was not a cat nor a canary in the picture, but the mail got so heavy that I gave it up. Then I was assigned to direct Earl Derr Bigger’s novel “The Chinese Parrot.” The letters started coming in all over again. You would be surprised at the number of trained parrots there are in the world, but the real climax was Teached in a note I received a few days ago from some unknown who wants to knaw if I am ever going to direct anything but animal pictures.”