ENTERTAINMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 April 1927, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE-

\ fast bout between heavy weights with a double knockout is pictured in “ALore Pay—Less Work,” a Fox Film version of Peter B. Kyne’s latest Cap].v Ricks story, which lias just been released to the screen, and will be shown at the Opera House, commencing from to-night. It is a story of business,-dra-ma and romance that jumps from one comic but logical situation to another with a lot of laughs at every jump. The fast- tight is between captains of tugboats that have crashed in San Francisco Bay. One belongs to Gappy Ricks’ Blue Star Navigation Company and the other to Dad Hindi field’s' Banner line. Dad s son A\ illio, who lias been taken into the firm as a junior partner, and Gappy’s daughter Betti, who is his secretary and adviser, go to the waterfront to adjust the damages. They call their captains to the pier, and the discussion leads to the contains’ tight and the double knock-out which leaves the case undecided. Betty is angered because Willie refuses to discuss the case on its merits, and insists on making love to her. The young folk decide that they will not, continue thc feud between tlieir fathers, and the romance leads to a merger of the rival lines with huge profits. Fox News, variety and comedy in support. Ring 1048 for reserves after 7 o’clock. Prices, 2s, Is Gd and Is.

COSY THEATRE.

Bebe Daniels appears in “The Palm Beach Girl,” commencing to-night at 7.4 d. Putting her head out of the train to watch the arrival into Palm Beach, she becomes smothered in soot, so that her Aunts Jerry and Beatrice fail to recognise Her when she arrives. Jack Trotter, a wealthy young man whose fortune is invested in the coming speed boat race, is persuaded to help Emily. She is to christen the boat, but again makes mistakes. Later slic is chased by the sheriff, who thinks that she has assisted some bootleggers to escape. She disappears in a boat which becomes beached. She stays there, and the next morning her Aunt Beatrice and Julia arrive in search of her. Jack tells them she has gone to the other aunt, who has mumps. They decide to go also. To cover his lie, Jack and Emily take the speed boat to Aunt Jerry’s, and arc there when the others arrive. However, the house is quarantined, and finally Emily manages to get away, and starts out for the scene of the boat race. The others follow by plane. The mechanic is lost overboard, and Emily manages to keep the boat in the race, and, haying won it, cannot stop the boat. The finish provides a real thrill.