ENTERTAINMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 April 1927, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OPERA HOUSEThe proverbial bull in the china shop has no edge on George O’Brien, handsome Fox Films leading man, who is cast as Adam Smith in ‘ ; Fig Leaves,” the screen version of an original story by Howard Hawks, and now at the Opera House. In this colourful story, which has its parallel in the Garden of Eden, O ’Brien is seen as a stalwart young plumber who has a remarkably pretty wife. This is petite Olive Borden. Now, there is no question as to the genuine love, existing between Miami Airs Adam Smith —but- there is a question of clothing. Eve, like her sister of the (’harden episodes, craves pretty things—and no fivc-dollar bill will satisfy this longing. Therefore, when Eve, quite by chance, falls in with a male designer who has quite the smartest shop in the city—there arc complications! The designer wants Eve to serve as one of his models —but he has other ambitions. Adam, summoned to the fashionable shop, espies Eve in scanty attire, and what happens- virtually constitutes a riot. Air O’Brien, one of the best-built and most powerful figures in pictures, was given full sway by Director Hawks when the moment was at hand for skidding the fashionable male dressmaker out on his ear. There is-- a strong supporting cast, and the fashion revue is m colour. Prices, 2s. Is Gd and Is. For reserves, ’phone .104 S. COSY THEATRE. ‘‘ A Kiss for Cinderella” will be shown again to-night, at 7.45. As all tiie world and his wife know, the story is the brain child of that famous 'Scottish master of whimsical and poetical writing, James At. Barrie, and the oldtimers will recall that Maude Adams achieved a great measure of success with it as 'a. stage vehicle many years ago. The 'story has lost none of its delicate flavour and essential whimsy by its transition to the screen, and in its finished photo-play form, stands out as a delightful modern romance, beautifully staged and directed by Herbert Brenon and charmingly enacted by a superlative cast, headed by Betty Bronson, Tom Moore and Esther Ralston. The central character is an imaginative little London waif, who has so hypnotised liersolf with a book of fairy tales that she believes she is Cinderella, and confidently looks forward to the day when her fairy godmother will take her to the ball, when the prince will choose her for his bride. How her dreams of love lead to a real-life romance with a policeman is the surprising denouement of the plot. The magnificent dream ball, introduced to show the workings of the little 'Slavey’s mind, is a novel combination of gorgeous fantasy and glorified reality, and makes up a 'seeno that would bring roars of laughter from a wooden Indian. Splendid bill in support. For reserves, ring theatre, 1288, after 7.