ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5220, 23 December 1927, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

AURORA THEATRE PICTURES.

TO-NIGHT. WHISPERING SAGE. The old favourite, Buck Jones, appears in “Whispering Sage,” to-night. There is also a splendid supporting programme. SATURDAY NIGHT. BEWARE OF WIDOWS. “Beware of Widows,” the feature, starring Laura La Plante, which is to be shown to-morrow night, is one of those fast moving rollicking farce comedies that defies analysis It is an exceedingly funny production, jammed with good old-fashioned laughs brought pn by the Latest developments in motion picture acting and production methods. THE TENDER HOUR. The tragedy hidden behind the many “business” marriages of the rich is dramatically depicted in “The Tender Hour,” the George, Fitz■maurice production which comes as he feature attraction also to be screened to-morrow night. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE BETTER ‘OLE. Syd. Chaplin’s latest comedy classic, the adaptation of Bruce Bairnsfather’s word-famous story of the funny side of the war, “The Better ’ole,” is to be shown on Monday and Tuesday. The laughs, come thick and fast during the entire ten reels of the film. The antics of Old Bill, Beyt, and Alf behind the German linesi in the,d’sguise of a horse, and later as Fritz soldiers, being absolutely the funniest episodes, ever recorded by a camera. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28. FORBIDDEN CARGO. The principal attraction to be screened on Wednesday night is “Forbidden Cargo,” featuring Evelyn Brent and Jerry Burke. The; sitory concerns the pretty daughter of a commander of a rum-running launch plying over the seas to prohibited United States territory. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29. THE WORLD AT HER FEET.

In* ‘The World at Her Feet,” which is to be presented on Thursday night next, Miss Vidor plays the part of a woman lawyer who wins tremendous success after a certain period of hardship. She wished to know how a struggling young attorney would react when approached by his first worth-while client, so she; manufactured a situation similar to that in her story.

TURUA PICTURES. TO-NIGHT. To-night (instead of to-morrow night) .will be screened “Whispering Wires,” which is, based on the novel by Henry Leverage and features Clive Borden and Lou Tellegen. It is a powerful story of how a crook and a girl compound a. revenge mystery. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26. On Monday next (Btxing night) the Metro-Goldwyn special, “Tell it to the Marines,” will be shown. For the first time, in this picture, you will see the real face of the man who possesses a thousand faces —Lon Chaney. Here is a screen voyage round the world, romance in the South Seas, and stirring action in China.