TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 28 September 1933, Page 2

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

OPERA HOUSE. “SAY IT WITH MUSIC.” The fictional origin of the famous melody, "Say It With Music,” makes ail interesting story for the presentation of Jack Payne and his band in their first film which shows at the Opera House, Hawera finally to-night, it apears that m the early part of the war, Payne, and the composer, Philip Weston, were m the Air Force mess one day and lie had been entertaining the boys by playing the popular numbers of the time, w’eston find told him to stop playing such horrible music, and jestingly Payne had made a bet that Weston could not compose and play something that would sound as good. His friend had accepted the bet and soon all the boys, were singing or whistling the melody picked outslowly by Weston. Payne, realising the tune’s .possibilities, {had jotted the notes down on an envelope, and so, “Say It With Music” came into being. At the time of its birth, however, au air raid warning had come through <nd Weston’s ’plane iiad crashed, leaving him with severe concussion and loss of memory. Years later they meet, again, and Payne, more famous, discovers that Weston is still struggling to make himself known as a composer of symphonies. He remembers nothing of his war-time composition that is now known throughout the world as Jack Payne’s signature tune when appearing on the stage or broadcasting. How Payne brings' fame to his friend makes intriguing entertainment. “THE WHITE SISTER.”

One of the Aletro-G oldwyn-Alayer’s most ambitious productions of the year, “The White Sister” will open “on Friday at the Opera House for a season of three nights and one matinee, with Helen Hayes and _ Clark Gable co-starred for the first time in their respective careers. The picture was adapted from the noted F. Marion Crawford novel and was directed by Victor Fleming, whose most recently talkie effort was the Clark Gable-Jean Harlow success “Red Dust.’’ Aljss Hayes, who scored an outstanding portrayal in “The Sin of Aladeline Claude t,” plays the part of Angela Chiaromone, daughter of an Italian prince, in “The White Sister.” One of the highlights of “The White Sister” is the decision of Angela to break away from the sheltered life she lias been living to engage in a love affair with Giovanni, the young Italian officer. The box plans are now open at Aljss Blake’s; ’phone 2713.