TALKIES AT SHANNON.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 August 1930, Page 4

TALKIES AT SHANNON.

“ROOKERY NOOK’ TO-MORROW NIGHT. Thursday will be a red-letter day for Shannon since it will see the first screening there at the Renown Theatre of a modern “talkie” programme. The plant that has been installed is a very up-to-date one. The now Vocalite screen is the first of its kind to' be erected between Wellington, New Plymouth and Napier. The fabric is an opaque mixture containing glass and gives the picture a clear-cut life-like effect. The loud speakers .being behind the screen, this porous fabric allows the full tone to filter through to the auditorium without interruption. The opening film will be the great English feature “Rookery Nook.” The story of “Rookery Nook” is woven around Ralph Lynn’s chivaffry in harbouring and caring for a young girl, a very, very beautiful one, who strays from her home in pyjamas. Lynn sees no harm at all in introducing the little girl to his sophisticated cousin, Clive (played by Tom Walls) but begins to get nervous when his sister-in-law, who insists on “caring” for him, (even if she has to do it by force) announces that his wife will be paying a visit to “Rookery Nook” to see how he is getting along with his rest cure. The main trouble is to know where to hid the cute little “rest where to hide, the cute little “rest and his wife.