ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 June 1928, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Oj.Mi.xtA JtiO o 8xf —i. U-iNXUJAi. JO u Jj-Liii Al 1 It At X X U Ai. 'mere is a thrill in every loot ox alia ui uucji a ones' xuieso owixxag .oiixcie, ‘ jxiacK jiivii," wxucii wxu o<~ screened at trie Upera House to-nxgux. it is me story ox a nnui wno natneu sxngie-iiaiiueu ior Xus lather's against oxxe ox tne most vniainous oalius or uesperauoes m me \\est. lie riues anu ngnts. every moment tnxougixout. tile picture witui Ins taitiixux pal •‘Oliver xiucn.'’ uucii is aoiy supported Dy a splendid cast, liiciuaxng jjaroara bennett, xneoclore Borc-h, lvturaoek iVLaoQuarxie, william oaress and iiucn lVlouiton. xlie secona attraction on the programme win be- tne greatest sporting picture ever maae, ' ‘oiiue, xxeiQ, oii-ae," starring william names oaiiy O rseil. X’-ne .story ot “Slide, iv.eiiy, Suae” lias an unusual twist, wniojx is aeveloped by tne. masterly inte. piemtion or tne players ana tile siviiiew uirection ox Jtawara SeugwicK to a niglily aru inane climax. it. concerns a country baseball player wno “comes to town" to wipe tne iloor, so to speak, with tiie sporting stars tliat t.liousanus hock to see. x'lie boy is goou, and. knows it. Having accompiistied to a degree Ji-is wiping ambitions, he develops “swelled head," uiough losing none ol liis many charming qualities. On this novel basis the. story unioids delightfully. The box pian is at Miss Blake’s-. GRAND THEATRE—TO-NIGHT. “BLACK JACK." Mystery, action and suspense, to say nothing oi a hue love story and whimsical humour, abound in Buck Jones’ latest drama of the west, “Black Jack,” which will be screened at the Grand Theatre to-night. The story itself has for its theme the lust of gold. It deals with the key to a lost mine which can be located only when the three parts of a broken coin are pieced together. Since the three pieces are in the possession of three people, two men and a girl, to whom they rightfully belong, and since a gang of desperadoes is trying to get possession of them while each of the three is searching for the other two, it may be seen that there is great suspense in the plot. The supporting programme includes the final chapter of the serial “Whispering Smith Rides,” Fox News reel, and comedy. OPERA HOUSE. “THE STUDENT PRINCE.” At the Opera House on Tuesday next, the most popular J. ;C. Williamson comic opera of recent years, “The Student Prince,” will he staged. This spectacular comic opera appeals not only as a tender, romantic love story set to exquisite music, but it also has a potent appeal to all who love either mass singing or concert music or both. The earlier and later scenes of .the “The Student Prince” are laid in ‘Old Heidelberg, ’ and are replete with the gatherings of the students -en masse. The moment the student eorp arrives there is a mass singing .of college songs and also the solos and duets of the principal characters against the hightonal background of the student ichorus and the maids of .the inn. This mass singing has been one of the great features of “The Student Prince” everywhere. The Dutch leading lady, Beppie de Vries, justifies all that had been said of her. The opera is full of colour and melody. It also has 'a genuine strain of humour. To add to its other merits, the piece has a plot that would do credit to romantic drama. Prominent people in the company are Beppi e de Vries, James (Liddy, Frank Webster, Hedley Hall, .Arthur .Stigant, Vera Sp'aull, Adele Crane and the famous 40 singing students.