ENTERTAINMENTS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 11 June 1932, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA- HOUSE. “HELLS DIVERS” “Hells Divers,” Metro-Gold wynMayer’s romance; of naval aviation, which shows at the Hawera Opera House to-night and at the matinee and evening screenings on Monday, combines aeroplane manoeuvres with a dramatic plot. The picture co-stars Wallace Beery and Clark Gable. Prominent supporting roles are filled by Conrad Nagel, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau, Marie Prevost, Cliff Edwards and John Miljan. Beery, a government license aviator, actually participates in some of the unusual flying stunts shown in this picture. Filmed at Panama during the naval manoeuvres, aboard the aircraft-car-rier Saratoga, and, at North Island, “Hells Divers” has' all the sensations of the great naval concentration in which the entire United States battle fleet figured. Hundreds of ’planes wheel and dive through breath-taking stunts in formation. The bombing ’planes, known as “Hells Divers,” hurl themselves straight down two miles in less than half a minute, to catapult bombs at a ship target. A giant Zeppelin makes a landing ou the battleship deck. The story deals with the rivalry between Beery, a.s a navy veteran, and Gable, a new type of sailor, and typifies the conflict between old and new ideas in naval operations. The central romance is between Beery and Miss Rambeaui, wh.o has waited years for “her man.”

Seats may be reserved at Miss Blake’s Sweet Shop.

GRAND THEATRE DOUBLE STAR PROGRAMME An engrossingly different story beautiful photography and excellent direction are some of the factors that go to make Paramount’s ‘ ‘ Touchdown ! ’ ’ which shows at the Grand Theatre tonight and on Monday, a notable entertainment. Among those featured are Richard Arden, Peggy Shannon, Regis Toomey, Charles Starrett, George Barbier and J. Farrell MacDonald. In “His Woman,” which shows on the same programme, Gary Cooper is cast as Sam W'halan, a hard-boiled sea captain, who finds himself forced to “father” a foundling baby left aboard his ship. Drawn to the helpless child, Sam decides to secure the services of a. young girl to care for the baby. But Sam is at anchor in a, tropical port and is unsuccessful in getting, the rightgirl for the jolb until Sally Clarke (Claudette Colbert) comes along. Sally tel-iis- Sam that she is the friendless daughter of a missionary, and Sam, believing her story, eagerly hires her. From this point on the story effectively builds dramatic suspense when Sam’s first mate, recognising Sally as a former entertainer in one of the seaport dives, threatens her with exposure. An episode of “The Indians are Coming” will also be shown.

“OH, MRS BLUGGINS.”

The dress rehearsal for the Ivaponga Amateur Theatrical Society’s 1932 production “OUi, Mrs Bluggins,” the new and original comedy drama, is to be held on Monday. The comedy is in two acts with three scenes in the first act. Special attention has been given to the scenes, a oomplete new set of scenery having been painted for the production. An orchestra of eight under the leadership of Mr Antoni Bonetti wifi provide popular music for the overture, entra’acte and the various interludes. As a portion of the recenpts are being handed to the Red Cross Society for unemployed relief, capacity houses are anticipated. .Seats may be booked at Mrs Brewer’s.