ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4826, 6 May 1925, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

GAIETY THEATRE PICTURES. TO-NIGHT DOUBLE PROGRAMME. “ BABBITT.” Only such a master of characterisation as Sinclair. Lewis cculd have bu.lt up a "Babbitt,” typical of the average business-man of practical exterior, whose heart is ; young with dreams of romance. And, it is this story of "Babbitt,” in all its realism and wistfulness, that will be shown to-night, That is the character that Willard Louis portrays in this Master picture. He is bored with his wife, Myra, as played by Many' Alden ; tired of the constant quarrelling of his children; weary of the colourless routine of his real estate office. Blindly he is seeking the “something” life is cheating him of—until in final revolt he breaks the barriers and goes In seal ch of romance.

" THE HEART BUSTER.”

"The Heart Buster," Tom Mix's fiftieth starring production for William Fox: which will also be shown tonight, is a picture you should not miss if you .are a Mix fan or a lover of clean, wholesome, and thrilling western romances. The popular Fox star surpasses earlier efforts in “The Heart Buster,” which is a nerve tingling tale of the Arizona cow country. Tony. Tom’s, wonder horse, as usual, has a very important role, and the “happy ending” would have been very dismal for Tom only for Tony's timely aid Esther Ralston has the leading feminine role, and others in the cast include Cyril Chadwick, William Ccurtnght, Frank Currier, and Tom Witaon.