TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 15 June 1933, Page 2

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

OPERA HOUSE.

“HUMANITY.”

“Humanity,” the new Fox drama depicting the romance of a young scientist and the girl who loves linn, shows at the Opera House to-night and to-morrow night only. Ralph Moiv gau, veteran, of tne stage and. screen; Alexander Kirklanu, whose name lias graced a great number of successes; Soots Maiiory and Irene YY are, two newcomers who are well on tlieir way to stardom, head the cast of the hint, the locale of the story involves tne contrasting environment of the very poor -and the very rich. It moves rrom tlie haunts of the wealthy with iheir attendant glamour to the places where the poor struggle even to maintain life. Xhrougn it ail runs a romance that is said to be one of the most unusual ever portrayed on the screen. 'the supporting cast includes Noel Madison, Y\ ado uoteler, Christian hub, Hetty jane Graham, L<eriK.e lioros, George Irving, Cranford went, and Nell a \v a liter. John Francis l>nlon directed rrom the screen play dv madley jvmg. tjie him is an adaptation of the story, “The lioad to heaven,” by Harry Fried Seats may be reserved at Miss Blake’s.

“A SUCCESSFUL, CALAMITY.”

A new George Arliss picture is always an event of importance to the motion picture public and “A Successful Calamity,” liis latest Warner Bros, triumph opening at the Opera House on Saturday evening for a three night season, promises to excel all of its excellent predecessors in popularity. The .story deals with an American family of great wealth; a great financier, his young aiid lovely wife and his two grown children; all of whom find them.S'elves so busy with the pleasures and dutjies imposed upon them 'by- their money and position that no time is left' for the enjoyment of real family life. At the matinee on Saturday “The King or Cowboys,” Ken Maynyard, is to appear in “Spurs.”

GRAND' THEATRE.

“NAGANA” AND “SPURS.”

The wild animals of the African jungle, roaring, snarling, shrieking and trumpeting,’ stalk through “Nagana, the thrilling Universal romance which comes to tii© Grand Theatre on Saturday and Monday. Full of actual dangers and .steeped in the atmosphere of its locale, the picture has at the same time a dramatic love story as its main point of interest. "Wild savages and wild beasts form the background of a story heightened by the tempestuous love affair between the doctor in charge of a scientific expedition and a notorious woman of the world. “Nagana” provides, thrills in dangerous animal sequences, with the ruthless cruelties of African .savages-, with its highly dramatic story and with the appearance of Tala Bireli 1 , Viennese beauty, wlio is one of the screen’s most exotic and alluring; actresses. Featured with Miss Bireli is. Melvrn Douglas, former stage favour- ’ “Spurs,” starring Ken Maynard, “The King of Cowboys,” will also be presented at the Grand Theatre on Saturdav and Monday together with diaper S of “Air Mail Mystery.