ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 January 1929, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. PICTURES AND~VAUDEVILLE. PEDRINI AND HIS BABOONS. A crowded house greeted the picture and vaudeville entertainment presented at (the Opera House last evening, when Paul Pedrini and his Zambesi baboons gave an unique di&pliay, totally different to the usual monkey acts seen on the stage in these modem times. “Whiskey,” -a® the larjge baboon is named, is almost human in mannerisms, and displays wonderful intelligence with regard* to liis various acts, which include riding a cycle on the top of a, ladder balanced on Fedrini’s feet, turning backward somersaults. and landing on his trainer’s feet. (Pedrini lays oil his back with bis legs extended upward). This act is particularly clever. Pedrini is an entertainment in, himself, and his juggling and balancing turns arc entirely new to- Hawera; audiences.

The aeroplane turn is highly amusing. Two miniature aeroplanes are attached to a. long pole (one at each end) and three .small baboonts. ride in them while the whole outfit is being whirled round at- a. great pace by the trainer, who manipulates the pole with his feet while lyin.cr on his back. The interest of the audience is often diverted during the performance by the antics of two .small baboons which put over quite a lot of unrehearsed incidents throughout the entertainment.

Combined, with the vaudeville turn is an excellent picture programme headedl by “Shooting Star®,” an _ English production depicting life a® it is today in the motion picture world. Scenic®, comic® and gazettes make up a. programme at once entertaining and educational.

Pedrini and his' baboons will occupy the stage again this evening, when several entirely new turns will he submi ttecl.

GRAND THEATRE—TO-NIGHT

‘TELLING THE! WORLD.” Something decidedly different in pictures. That is the first impression movie-lovers will get from “Telling the World,” the next Metro-Goldwyn-May-er starring vehicle for William Haines, which will he screened at the Grand Theatre to-night. The story-is packed with swift action, tender romance and screaming farce. The star’s great personal talent is portrayed in his first interview with the city editor _of a daily newspaper, whom he tricks into giving him a position as reporter, and it doesn’t let np till “The End” flashes past, after the theme of the story lias followed the one and only girl into the midst of a Chinese revolution from which the star finally rescues her. . The story, “Telling the World,’’ is worthy of a great dramatic attraction. Tt is easily Haines’ greatest picture. Anita Page, a seventeen-year-old girl makes her debut to l the screen ais Haines’s leading lady in “Telling the World,” and she gives a most attractive performance. She gives every promise of being one of the brightest stars of the future. There will be a full supporting programme, including the final episode of the serial “The Haunted Island.”