ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 13 February 1917, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

] WORLD'S PICTURES,

"BOBBIE OF THE BALLET."

A programme of exceptional merit will be presented at the World's Pictures to-night, when picture lovers will have an opportunity of seeing the Australian beauty, Louise Lovely, in the Blue Bird dramati csuccess, '"Bobbie of the. Ballet."^ The story is one of tha-irical ];fe behind the scenes, an 1 deals with the troubles and trials of a young actress in her endeavors to earn a Hying and support her two younger sisters. A charming leve story runs through the piece. The "Broken" Coin" serial will continue with episode No. 7, entitled. "Between Two Fires." i.n this exciting episode Roleaux and Lucille are eventually captured and confined in ceils in King Phillip's Palace. Other supporting subjects will be "Inspection, of the Fourth Battalion by Lloyd George," and two humorous pictures—"A Matrimonial Misfit" and !."Absolutely the Worst Skater." The series is indeed a good one.

OPERA HOUSE

TO-NIGHT (TUESDAY)

"THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA."

_ with- a solid reputation is the star l'eature to be shewn at the Opera House this (Tuesday) evening evening, namely, Booth Tarkington's ■splendid story, "The Gentleman from Indiana." It is an exciting story of American politics in Indiana, full of incident, and containing some fine love scenes. The chief feature is a great fight that takes place, when human hatred vents itself upon a giant believed to be guilty of the murder of a university graduate who has won his way into the respect of the community by his hatred of graft and smashing the corrupt political machine. Harkness' subsequent nomination jn his absence, through the efforts of the girl who loves him, also provides.an exciting election scene, followed by still further excitement when Harkness himself arrives by train. The supports include a beautiful scenic, a Vim comedy, and the latest Topical Budget.

"ARE YOU A MASON?"

At the Opera House on noxt Thursday night, ±he loth inst.., the Rovai Dramatic and Comedy Company will inaugurate a two nights' season with the screaming farcical -coinedv, "Are You a Mason?" Many farce comedies have enjoyed popularity, but few, if any, as great as ""Are You a Mason?" Its big success in England, and afterwards in Australia and Now Zealand, has placed it upon a pedastal of popular approval from whieli it will be a lorn; time before it is displaced. Its drawing powers have besn remarkable. It is a play that appeals alike to the initiated and uninitiated in Freemasonry. Unlike most latter day comedies, tb°> success of ths play doe's not depend on one central character, as the" fun is supplied by quite a large number of the performers, and besides, the t>lay is refreshingly English in sentiment and texture. The second night's production, will be Thomas Raroward's stirring comedy-drama, "Sunday," with the brilliant young English" actress, Miss Madge Surtees. as Sunday. The nlay is a beautiful story of western life, with some genuine humor in it. The box plan-5 for both nights are moving apace at Donnelly's, and record houses are anticipated.