ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 August 1928, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

GRAND THEATRE, TO-NIGHT. JACK LUIDEN IN “SHOO TIN’ IRON'S.” i A new star, Jack Luden, will be seen at the Grand Theatre to-night when the Parampunlt pioture, “iShootin ’ Irons” is screened. Mo sit of the picture was filmed, in the- primitive wilderness of California in the high Sierfias, at points reached only by narrow trail's and pack trains. Jack Laden plays a ydung frontiersmen who saves a girl and her father from death when a herd of wild horses stampede over the water hole -at which they have encamped. Her father i 5 an accused aibscounder, hidinc- from justice, anJd ,to s’ave him from"arrest and the girl from disgrace, Luden- holds up the stage carrying the warrant, intending to delay the law until, he can prove the father’s innocence. Luden is betrayed by his foreman, and ho, and the girl and her father are forced to flee to the (border for sanctuary. At the height of a running battle with a posse of his own townspeople, proof of the father’s innocence arrives. .... ■Other film's of interest on to-night’s programme include Topical Newts reel, scenic, Christie comedy and cartoon. The orchestra, will be in attendance again this evening.

OPERA HOUSE.

COMMENCING MATINEE TO-MOR-ROW.

LON CHANEY.

An entirely new type of role has been attempted] by Lon Chaney, the great character taetor of “Mr Wu,’’ “Mockery,” and “The Unknown,” in ‘‘London After Midnight,” the Metro-Gold-wvn production to l (be screened at the Opera House for the first time at the matinee tenmonrow, Saturday. In his latest picture Chaney appears as Burke, a modem Scotland Yard detective, who employs hypnotism among many advanced methods of crime-de-tection. The story opens with the death of Roger Balfour, who is found lifeless, in bis study. After investigation Burke agrees wiffli the popular •verdict of suicide and Balfour’s executor, Sir James Hamlin, adopts Bal T four’s young daughter.. Eavo years later a* sudden dramatic due causes Burke to suspect that Balfour was* murdered, and lie immediately brings every method to. 'bear on the mystery. By the use of hypnotism he readies an astounding conclusion, which he endeavours to prove correct by the establishment of weird influences, including ghosts and vampires, around the man he suspects. In addition to an atmosphere otf suspense, a romance runs through the picture. The supporting cast includes Conrad Nagel, Mareefline j> a y ? Henry 33. AV&lthaJl and Poll} Moran. The supporting picture programme includes an. “Our Gang” comedy, a scenic film, and M.G.M. News.

WILLIAM HEUGHAN

WORLD-FAMOUS ACTOR-SINGER

“He came, he sang, he conquered, is the way to write it when speaking or Heughan, the incomparable actorsin “er ’’ wrote a well-known critic ot one" of Heughan’s recent appearances in, America. “It was not only his. magnificent voice, the equal of whim is seldom heard anywhere, it was not ins perfectly delightful personality—though that is practically as matchless as his voice—but in addition to both these attractions Heughan possesses the power of creating atmosphere. He has the oift, all too rarely seen, of creating a setting that is simply perfect for the thing he does. And that makes one stop to think what it is lie doert He sings, lie acts—yes, more* tlian ® lives the thing he is putting over. Mind and heart, soul and body, all are engaged in interpreting the life of the people he is singing about. It is useless to try and tell what hus voice is lilce It must he heard, because words are not sufficiently expressive. It is a big voice a musical voice, a soft and sentle voice, a winsome voice, a lilting Faughino- voice, or it is stern, sorrowful, pleading, triumphant, hopeless, reverent —it is anything he wishes to make it, and at all times it reaches the heart and commands a response. He is prodigious —undoubtedly a. genius with a superb voice, a most winsome smile, and a personality that has no equal’ on the concert stage to-day. He will appear and give two of his amazingly diversified programmes in the Opera House, Hawera, next Monday and Tuesday nights. As. associate artiste he is fortunate in having secured Maud Bell, the famous English ’ cellist, who comes here with & fine, reputation secured in London, Paris, Berlin, and most of the capital cities in Europe; and Gladys Sayer, the wellknown pianiste from the Brussels Conservatoire, whom many will remember as being associated with Heughan on his last tour.