AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 28 February 1927, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE. 1 ‘Over the Hill” is a success because it presents a homely story so convincingly to arouse the finest emotions of each spectator. The story was elaborated and modernised from tJae_j3oems of Will Carleton, It will be recalled by many that when the author of “Farm Ballads” took “mother”’ over the hills to the poorhcuse there arose such protests that he had to write another poem and bring her back. It is Lear and Cordelia rewritten as mother and son and set down in Gopher Prau’ie. It is well worth while watching that little black form plodding up the dusty road to an undesreved ignominy, just for the pleasure of watching her come back. Everything else is incidental, but necessary in order to become well acquainted with Ma Benton, following her and the very human brood through the years—-just such years of hope deferred as are really the reward of most who take life’s journey. This picture commences at 7.45 sharp. COSY THEATRE. Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel, and George K. Arthur appear in “The Waning Sex,” which commenced •screening at the Cosy Theatre on Saturday evening. Asking which is the dominant sex, it asserts that man has -lost the. hold for countless centuries and that woman is now the dominant sex. Nina Duane, a brilliant woman barrister, holds the view that men are decadent. Her lover, Phillip Barry, the district attorney, is equally certain that woman’s place is io fill cradles, not office chairs. They are deeply in ft)ve. Barry will not agree to an indefinite engagement and Nina will not sacrifice her career for love and marriage. As no solution appears, Nina makes the sporting proposition that they should hold three contests of skill. The first contest is a swimming race, which Philip wins after a thrilling struggle. Nina evens the scores by winning a case against him. Soon, however, Nina finds that her victory 5s without flavour. Philip is too humiliated to come to her and she is too proud to ask him. They are both nominated for the position of district attorney, but Nina withdraws and consents to marry him. Good supports are shown. Book at Henderson’s or theatre. ’Phone 1288 after 6.45 p.m.