ENTERTAINMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 191, 26 May 1934, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. I .« ' - A cocktail of whoopee parties, loye, hate and disillusion is masterfully mixed for the motion picture public ui “Penthouse,” the chief picture showing at the Majestic Theatre to-night and on Monday night. The picture is a vivid portrayal of modern lue in New York, of life m Mad Manhattan s love nests on the roof-tops, of politica plotting, clandestine romance —a daring revelation of the merry-go-round of life in the world’s wickedest metropolis. ‘ ‘Penthouse’ ’ features Warner Baxter, who gives one of his finest screen portrayals as Durant, the s - cietyi lawyer, and Myrna Loy, one pi the loveliest bits of feminity seen in many a day, for whom stardom is predicted within a very short time. Miss Loy is seen as Gertie Waxted, glamorous night club girl 'who wins the tore of Baxter, and is superb m her interpretation of her exacting role. BMP} Holmes, the son of the stage and screen veteran, Taylor Holmes, is following in his father’s footsteps as a sterling actor of the silver sheet. His part as Siddall, gay, devil-may-care man-about-town who is caught the web of a murder frame-up, is one of the best he has thus far given.

BASKETBALL CLUB’S CONCERT. With the object of assisting the general funds of the Tmwald basketball Club, a concert was held m the Torn Hall on Wednesday evening, Jvhen there was a large Those taking part in the programme were. . Songs, basketball girls and Mr Bishop, tap dance, Miss Rona Bell; xylophone solo, Mr D. Constable; sword dance, Miss Laurie Colville; vocal duet Mesdames H. J. Constable and action song, “Baggy basketball girls; monologue, Miss Ropa Bell, song, Mrs HI. J. Constable; InAi® Miss L. Colville. A sketch entitled “Hhe Country Cousins caused much amusement. Those taking tartw ■ Misses Helen Grice, Lily Wilson, _Bee Bell, Marjorie Forsyth, Colleen Hew son, Thelma Stalker and Lily Rd°|®‘ At the conclusion °f the- progiamm , bouquets were presented to Mrs C stable and Miss M. Kelly, who acted as accompaniste.