THE HAWERA THEATRES

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1934, Page 20 (Supplement)

THE HAWERA THEATRES

PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK. THE OPERA HOUSE. To-day till Friday: “The House of Rothschild” (George Arliss). s i THE GRAND THEATRE. 1 To-day and Monday: “Supernatural” ; and “All of Me” (Fredric March). Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: i “George White’s Scandals” (Rudy j Vallee). > Friday and Saturday: “Dr. Bull.” I “HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD” i : ACTING OF GEORGE ARLISS. i I George Arliss has made many pictures ; and in each he has revealed a consurn--1 mate mastery of technique. But in none t has his ability borne such' a hall mark , of genius as in “The House of Roths- [ child,” which will open a six-days season, including matiness daily, at the > Hawera Opera House to-day. The beauty of the picture is unbelievably perfect. ■ Among the great screen characterisations of all time, Arliss’ portrayal of Nathan » Rothschild ranks is the best. ’ The acting in the picture is so marvelk us that it reaches the highest standard [ of naturalness. Arliss is magnificent ; throughout and those who support him . are almost as good. The story tells of the rise of the House of Rothschild, international, bankers, during the Napoleonic Wars when bitterness against the Jews was rampant, But Nathan reveals himself as a true patriot when he buys colossal amounts , to save the London Stock Exchange from bankructy. Loretta Young, Robert t Young, C. Aubrey Emitt and Boris Karloff play leads in a show that ranks t with the greatest of talking picture his- , tory. ! TOM WALLS POLICEMAN, ACTOR, JOCKEY. ' Tom Walls was bom in February, 1833. , As a boy he cherished three ambitions, ’ and he has achieved them all. To be a policeman, to be an actor, and to own a racehorse. Before he reached his teens he wrote ; little plays, which were performed by , himself and schoolmates in his father’s stable, and he rode in pony races at Ashby St. Legers before he left school. 1 He was born at Kingsthorpe, attended St. Matthew’s Church of England School and Northampton Town and County School, and left the town at the age of eighteen determined to see the world. He did. Travelled in America and Australia and in the Southern Continent, and did a lot of horse-riding. He made his first stage appearance in 1905. This was in “Aladdin” at Glasgow, and the next year he toured the United States and Canada as the Jester m “Scarlet Mysteries.” His first stage appearance in London was at the Empire, Leicester Square, as Ensign Russler in “Sir Roger de Coverley.” He won fame with his stage appearance at the Aldwych Theatre, and has since made a world-wide reputation as a film star. His recent appearances have been in “The Blarney Stone” and “Just Smith” in which he plays an engaging crook. Has completed “Cuckoo in the Nest” and “Rookery Nook” with Ralph Lynn, and their next appearance will be in “Turkey Time.” BRITAIN’S MIRACLE FILM A PRETENTIOUS CAST. Eight people boarded the Rome express—what strange trick of fate linked these travellers m one of the strangest stories ever coneived? “Rome Express,” Britain’s miracle picture, will be shown by the Realtone Talkies on circuit during the coming week. “Rome Express” has one of the most pretentious casts ever gathered on one talkie set. It includes Joan,Barry, best remembered for her unforgettable portrayal in “The Outsider,” Esther Ralston, specially brought from Hollywood for the part, Conrad Veidt, the famous German star, Cedric Hardwicke, Harold Huth and Gordon Harker. “The Rome Express” is the most elaborate production yet turned out oy Britain. “Many are Called.” That old saying is particularly applicable to screen prodigies who fair to sur- ‘ vive the transition from childhood to maturity—where film fame is concerned. Among the notable exceptions is Jackie Coogan, Hollywood’s most famous boy star, who has returned to pictures as a fully-fledged leading man in Paramount’s . Zane Grey story “The Code of the West.” Jackie, who used to play pathetic little street waifs, has been cast as a hardriding he-man of the wide open spaces. Baby Peggy, who starred as an infant, never reached the ingenue stage. Mickey Bennett, now at the age of nineteen, plays only character roles. Mitzi Green will not play grown-up roles. Her father plans to take her on a three-year stage tour, then launch her in pictures as a leading lady under a new name. At least that is the current rumour. At least 80 per cent, of Hollywood’s featured child players do not come back as grown-ups, according to Fred. Datig, Paramount casting director. j SPICE OF THE PROGRAMMES ' . i OPERA HOUSE. To-day, Monday, Tuesday: Cinescund News, “The Gold Ghost” (two reel comedy), Fox Movietone News and < demonstration on the stage by Miss Lynette Stewart, Max Factor’s Expert Cosmetician. 1 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: British Sound News, “Pretty Puppies” 1 (comedy), “The Little Broadcast” 1 (musical) and “Betty Boop’s Big I Boss” (cartoon). , J EVERYBODY’S. 1 To-day, Monday, Tuesday: Australian s Fox News, “Undie World” (comedy), * “Fiddlin’ Fun” (cartoon), and Pa the Newsreel. £ Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: Pathe 1 News, “Angler’s Paradise” (trout 1 fishing) “Down Under” (under sea > novelty) and Paramount British News. REGENT. ‘ f To-day, Monday, Tuesday: Fox Movie- < tone Newsreels, “The Last Straw” £ (cartoon) and “Krakatoa” (an amaz- t ing film dealing with an under-sea £ volcano). I Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: Fox News and “Balbo’s Flight” (a particularly r interesting film dealing with the flight 1 across the Atlantic by Italy’s Air t Armada). I