TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 8 November 1933, Page 2

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

OPERA HOUSE

“WHEN LADIES MEET.”

“When Ladies Meet,” the spa ding film which will be presented finally at the Hawera Opera House to-rfight with Ann Harding and Robert Mont-o-omery co-starred, presented an un usual film story. Adapted from Bnche Crothers’ play, the new Met Goldwyn-Maver picture is crammed full of situation* and dialogue that affoic the important personages inl the cast to make the most of it Miss Hareirio- is superb the wife of a philandering husband /and Montgomery scores anew as the newspaper reporter who finds his girl having a dangerous interest in the married man. Mvrna Loy is magnificent as the gil in the case and Alice Brady returns to films to win a new triumph in the comedy role oftVemerrywHou hostess of a week-end party that vine s nn in fireworks. Frank Moigan is the husband and the east includes Martin Burton and Luis Alberiii. Scat, may be reserved at Miss Blake’s; ’phono 2713.

“THARK.” The film version of “Thark’” the most uproariously funny ° f Ben Travers’ plav.s will be at the Opera House on Saturday, when it commences a season of four four matinee sessions Tlio Aldwyrh Theatre players, including Tom ll dh, Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare and Maiy Ilroual;, wlio have llijeen associated in many previous successes, are_ at their best in the present production. The box plans are now open at Miss Blake’s. G RAND THEATRE. “LETTERS OF FIRE.” Edward G. Robinson plays the greatest role of his career m Lexers ot Fire ” which is showing finally tunioht at the Grand Theatre. Robinson. is supported by popular players such as H- B. Warner, Marion Marsh and Boris Karloff. “Letters of Fite holds the audience from the opening title till the final fade-out, and the supporting programme is an excellent one.

“I LOVED YOU WEDNESDAY.”

“I Loved You Wednesday,” » Fox film production, will be shown at the Grand Theatre to-morrow night and finally at the Opera House on Friday. 'lt features Warner Ba-xten, Elisa Landi, Miriam Jordan, Victor Jory and Laura Hope Crews. .The story of the film, adapted from the Broadway stage success, concerns an exotic ballet artist who becomes the world’s most famous dancer. But the plot does not wholly concentrate on her success. It dramatises her love affairs and the underlying forces that keep her from the man who adores her A novel feature of the screen nlav is the introduction of the colossal work at Boulder Dam, at which thousands of engineering pioneers and workers are led bv Warner Baxter in man’s struggle for supremacy over nature. Actual pictures of the project are woven into the story of an engineer’s love for the- dancer. Contrasted with this Us the presentation of the dance of the maidens with a cast of hundreds of dancers, led by June Vlasek.