AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 7 August 1926, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. To those who require sensation and thrill with their amusements “The Johnstown Flood," at the head of the new programme, which will be screened for one night only at the Opera JSouse to-night, will provide the acme of enjoyment. It is one of the most breathless films screened, and tells the story of a huge dam at the head of the Connemaugh Valley which burst and carried death and destruction to those who lived in the land below. The picture is founded on an actual happening in 1889, and has carefully kept to the events, which occurred at the time of the tragedy. In order to add to the interest and not to make the story too tragic, a delightful love interest has been added which makes the picture more than worth while. O'Day, engineer to a large lumber camp, protests to the owner at the over taxing of the huge dam which carries the timber on its way to the market, but his .objections are over-ruled. He loves the daughter of his chief, but decides to resign his position as engineer as a protest against the overloading of the dam. When he goes the owner accepts a huge order for lumber, and in order to fulfil his obligations he decides to increase the water at the back of the dam, which he does, bringing about the great disaster. Though many are drowned and many acts of heroism performed, the engineer and his lady love manage to emerge safely from the ordeal. Reserves at Henderson's. COSY DE LUXE. Romance and adventure are blended in an ideal combination in 11 Lights of Old Broadway," a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture starring Marion Davies in an unusual dual role, which has its premiere at the Cosy Theatre this evening. Unusual beauty and genuine talent alone make Marion Davies one of the outstanding screen figures. Coupled with her proven flair for comedy work, they drive home the fact that her films are invariably achievements. She is the Star of many famous pictures, in all of which she has been brilliantly successful. Conrad Nagel is fast superseding many of the older actors as an ideal lover and romantic player. George K. Arthur, a brilliant English stage figure, has made an equally brilliant debut in films as a matchless comedian. Original situations, humour, adventure, romance, and thrilling action make “Lights of Broadway" an outstanding screen presentation. A crossword puzzles film, a New Zealand scenic, an hilarious comedy, and the latest Budget of Pathe News, together with a delightful musical programme, are additional attractions. Reserves at Henderson's.