WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 9, 4 October 1937, Page 3

WAIPUKURAU THEATRE

"THE GREAT ZIEGFELD" ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's giant picturo "The Great Ziegfeld," which comes ro the Waipukurau Tkeatre on Tuesday and Wednesday.at 7.45, can be described in three words — ^world's greatest entertainment. Challenging all eonipetition, "The Great Ziegfeld" has more limrate entertainnient values crowdod within its sixteen reels than any other picturo labeiled "musical" or otherwise. It has a triple-star trent' — Willium Powell, Myrna Loy and Luiso liainer — to tell a story suggested by the career of Elorenz Ziegfeld, with Powell as Ziegfeld, Miss Loy as Billie "Burke and Miss liainer as Anna Held. The entertainmcnt value becomes n Parade of Ziegfeld, for the cast also i'oatures such world-famous entertainers as Fanny Brice, the ruling American comodienne; Harriet Hoctor, whom Ziegfeld acclaimed the Pavlova of Americn; and i Iiay MRubber Legs" Bolger, Broadway dancing star. Also tlirough the story march impersonationvj of such memorable characters as Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor, W. C. Fields, Bert Williains, i Nat Wills, Lew Dowstader, Lee ShnLert, Joseph TJrban, Irving Berlin, George White and Charles Frohman. The Springboks v. Havrke's Bay match will also be shown. Earlv reser- | vatior/s are advised. . Pal rnns are ro- ! quesLed to note-lhe tirnc of s'arlii'g.