ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 September 1930, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE ' ‘ TALKIES. ’’

“THE KIBITZER,”

Harry Green’s hilarious comedy efforts in “Close Harmony,” and in the Moran and Mack picture, “Why Bring That Up?” has "won for him a large following among motion picture audiences. In his latest, picture, “The Kibitzer,” a new Paramount all-talking comedy, Green is featured in a role that suits liis talents to perfection. He is the self-appointed authority on all of life’s problems, from religion and politics to horse racing and pinochle. Usually, however, he possesses little, if any, of the worldly goods he talks so much about. Mary Brian as the Kibitzer’s beautiful daughter, whose life is almost wrecked by her wellmeaning, though blundering, father, is excellently cast, and gives a fine performance." Neil Hamilton plays the boy in love with Mary, who almost loses her when he invests their joint on one of Green’s pet racehorse tips. Others in the cast who do good work are Eugene Pallette, Albert Gran and David Newell. “The Kibitzer” will be seen at Hawera Opera House for a season of two nights and one matinee, commending to-night. Box plans are at Miss Blake’s.

GRAND THEATRE—TO-NIGHT.

“BINS OF THE FATHERS.”

The man who proved Emil .Tannings’ undoing in “The Patriot” does it again in “Sins of the Fathers,” Tannings latest Paramount starring picture which comes to the Grand Theatre tonight. The man is Harry Cording. Cording, as the mistreated Palace guard in “The Patriot,” finally brought revenge upon his tormentor, Czar Paul I. of Russia (Tannings) by strangling him, though he does not to that extent to bring tragedy to Tannings in his latest film. Tannings portrays the role of a German-American, who becomes the richest bootlegger in American when prohibition causes him to give up his beer garden. Cording portrays the role of a hijacker, who, in order to get even with Tannings for an imagined grievance, has the police put on Tannings’ trail. The result brings the starkest kind of tragedy to Tannings, and fans who see this latest characterisation by the star are bound to be thrilled by tense drama. Ruth Chatterton, prominent stage star, has the chief feminine role opposite Tannings in his new film, while Barry Norton, Matthew Betz, Zasu Pitts and others in the supporting cast.

PATE A “TALKIES.”

EMBARRASSING MOMENTS

Reginald Denny undergoes the experience of falling in love with a “trial wife’’ whom he has never seen, in “Embarrassing Moments,” Universal dialogue comedy which will he shown at the Town Hall, Patea, tonight and to-morrow night. Merna Kennedy plays the “trial wife,” the rest of the cast being Otis Harlan, William Austin, Virginia. Sale, Greta Granstedt and Mary Foy. William James Craft directed from a story by Earle Snell. A splendid variety of short features will also be shown.

MANAIA 1 ‘TALKIES, ’i

“DYNAMITE.”

“Dynamite,” showing at. Ma.naia tomorrow night, is Cecil B. do Mille’s first production under his new affiliation " with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ‘ ‘Dynamite” lias a society background, returning the director of “The Ten Commandments” to the sort of theme and atmosphere which made “Manslaughter,” “Male and Female” and “Why Change Your Life ?L’ so successful. De Mille has created many fashion novelties for the picture, and a special staff wa's engaged to design the gowns and other dross effects for the picture. Conrad Nagel is the star of the picture, in his greatest role, hut movie-goers will just be as pleased with two talented stag© stars who make their screen dehut in “Dynamite” with Nagel, Ivay Johnson and Charles Bickford.