TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 17 June 1933, Page 2

TALKIE ATTRACTIONS

OPERA HOUSE. “A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY.” ■George Arliss gives his usual flaw-' less performance in “A Successful Calamity,” showing at the Opera House to-night for a three-niglit season. The great character actor’s perfect artistry and finish make this another classic of the screen, and a worthy successor to other Arliss. triumphs. “A Successful Calamity” cannot be compared with any previous Arliss picture, with the possible exception of “The Millionaire,” for the plot is worthy of its principal figure, and has originality. George Arliss virtually becomes the part he is playing, and liis studious attention to detail makes the role ring true In “A Successful Calamity” the star plays the role of Henry Wilton, a millionaire, who- becomes tired of the continual round of social affairs which keep his wife and family away from him. The announcement that he has “failed” in business and is ruined brings members of his family to their senses, but they do not know that Wilton has arranged the “failure” to ascertain their reactions to poverty. All ends happily, but before the final scene the plot takes many twists and turns . which keep the audience in a state of pleasant anticipation. The supporting programme is excellent. The bookings are heavy for to-night. Seats may be reserved at Miss Blake’s. _ GRAND THEATRE. “NAGANA” AND “SPURS.” Can true love come to a woman who lias gone through life breaking many men’s hearts, serene in her abdity to love and to “forget” when she has tired of each new lover? Such a situation forms a part of the story of “Nagana,” the Universal drama which is playing at the Grand Theatre tonight and Monday, with Tala Birell, exotic Viennese beauty, in the principal female role. Notorious for the multiplicity otf her lovers, she finally fdlls genuinely in love with Melvyn Douglas in his ‘role ofy Dr.* Radnor, litead of an organisation engaged in fighting the ravages of jungle diseases in Africa, and follows him to a plague infested native village, in spite of the fact that he has repulsed her advances. Braving the attacks of wild beasts, slie finally arrives in Nagoru, and here begins a strange existence amid- the savage tribes of the African interior. A fire brings about a veritable stampede of wild animals, and the picture reaches its climax in scenes of the wildest confusion.

“Spurs,” starring the cowboy favourite Hoot Gibson, will also be shown at the Grand Theatre to-night and Monday. It is said to be the most exciting Western presented for some time. ,

Chapter 8 of “Air Mail Mystery” will also be shown.