AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 304, 8 December 1931, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS

ARCADIA TALKIES. HASTINGS FINAL SCREENING OF “HOLIDAY” Ann Harding describes the time spent during the making of “Holiday” as the busiest of her life. In addition to working long and strenuous hours in the leading role of this picture, she furnished her newly built house during that time. When an occasional afternbon was devoted to scenes in which she did not appear, Miss Harding hied herself to furniture stores, electrical shops, and other purveyors of household wares, and with her husband, Harry Bannister, selected the things needed for their home. However, as a result of her arduous activities, the completion of “Holiday,” which will be seen and heard for the last time at the Arcadia Theatre to-night, found a completely furnished house ready for the occupancy of Miss Harding, Mr Bannister and their small daughter Jane. TO-MORROW’S CHANGE Radio Pictures’ all-talking drama, “Inside the Lines,” featuring Betty Compson, opens to-morrow at the Arcadia Theatre. Directed by Roy J. Pomeroy it features a cast of English stage and screen stars including Ralph Forbes. Betty Carter, Reginald Sharland, Evan Thomas, Montagu Love Ivan Simpson and Mischa Auer. It is a picture of espionage during the World War. Two German spies, a man and a woman, meet unexpectedly in Gibraltar, delegated to blow up the British Mediterranean Fleet. COSY TALKIES, HASTINGS “A FREE SOUL” Ono of California’s most colourful figures of the criminal courts is said to have inspired the characterisation of Stephen Ashe, the lawyer who “never lost a case” in “A Free Soul ” Norma Shearer's new screen drama, which screens for the last time to-day at the Cosy Theatre. Lionel Barrymore returns to acting to portray this powerful character, and Miss Shearer is starred in the role of his emancipated daughter, ever at his side, fighting the biggest battle of his career against a weakness that poisoned hjs brilliant mind. According to Barrymore, the part is a fascinating one, and served to entice him back into make-up after a two years’ absence and an avowal never to> act again. Leslie Howard and Clark Gable share leading man honours in the film, ynd the cast includes James Gleason and Lucy Beaumont. 'J he big feature to-morrow will be ■‘Raffles.”