ENTERTAINMENTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17613, 18 January 1929, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. “The Last Command,” now screening at the Theatre Royal is one of the finest pictures seen in Hamilton, and should not be missed by anyone. Not only is the story engrossing, and taken at a new angle, but the acting has never been equalled before. Emil Jannings, who gained a great reputation in “Variety,” does even better work in “The Last Command,” and holds the audience in a state of tension. Such realism, yet such artistic restraint, is rarely seen on the screen. He has excellent support from Evelyn Brent, William Powell, and a host of others. Picturegoers are advised to see “The Last Command." Such finished and polished acting is not likely to be seen here again for a long time. The'supporting films are good, and an enjoyable musical accompaniment is provided by Mrs Morton’s orchestra. HAROLD LLOYD IN “SPEEDY.” Harold Lloyd, is not only one of the most successful film, producers, as well as actor in motion pictures to-day but he is the only owner of a regulation sized street car railway privately owned in the United States, according to claims made by his production staff. A half-mile stretch of track was constructed in Westwood, his studios in California for the filming of the production “Speedy," his latest Paramount release, which will open at the Theatre Royal on Monday. STRAND AND FRANKTON THEATRES "Oh girls I Come on in, the water’s fine and the life guard is handsome." Pretty mermaids who wanted to “drown” picked a picturesque spot on Santa Catalina as the ideal place to stage their annual stunt. They knew there was a possibility of being rescued by handsome Charles Morton, the featured player in “None But the Brave," which heads the new bill at the above theatres to-uight. A picture that takes us completely out of ourselves and transports us into a new and unfamiliar environment is “The Barker,” featuring the popular actor Milton Sills. This picture will also he screened to-night.