ENTERTAINMENTS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4765, 17 October 1924, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

GAIETY THEATRE PICTURES. TO-NIGHT. 40 HORSE HAWKINS. Hoot Gibson’s latest production, “40 Horse Hawkins,” which is to be shown to-night, is said to contain more laughs than any in which Hoot has appeared for a long time, It tells the troubles of a man who is the entire staff of a village opera house and hotel; peeps back into the days bf real melodrama, and then takes tne hero to New York, where he searches for the maiden he loves. Incidentally, he saves a theatrical production as he blunders into happiness. SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BAD MAN. Those who take delight in action, mingled with colour and good acting, will find all they desire in ’’The Bad Man,’-’ a First National attraction, which is to be shown to-morrow night. “The Bad Man” differs in some respects from any other photoplay that has been seen here this year. It is not merely a photoplay. It is a drama of the South-west, and it tells a story more complete and more thrilling than the usual motion picture. Perhaps the reason for this is that it is a literal translation of the stage play. It was originally conceived in this form, and those who have viewed the stage performance will note that it has not been changed in the film version. Included in the cast are Holbrook Blinn, Jack Mulhall, Walter McGrail, and Enid Bennett.