ENTERTAINMENTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 298, 30 September 1935, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

ST. JAMES THEATRE. Speed, action and romance are the high points of “After Office Hours,” showihg finally to-night at the St. James Theatre. A fast-moving story jol’ adventurous romance, it deals with a society murder mystery against a 'background of modern-day newspaper life. Two famour stars, never teamed before, share the honours. They are Clark Gable and Constance Bennett, who are slated to go a long way as a team. Indications are that they will follow in the footsteps of the famous Crawf oid-Gable and Sliearer-Gablo combinations. In this film Gable plays a newspaper editor who is determined to get his story even though it requires the tactics of the North-west Mounted. Constance Bennett plays his beautiful society reporter, and romantic nemesis.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. That Uncle Sam always gets his man when he goes after him has been acknowledged by the underworld, which for years lived in mortal terror of the “ G Men”—the term used to describe United States Federal agents. For a few years before repeal the crime mobs successfully defied the Government, but within the past year a different story has been written in 1 the fiont page headlines of the nation’s newspapers. Now, in the opinion of many authorities First National Pictures lias performed ’a patriotic service by showing how one branch of the Goveinment’s law enforcement agencies will wipe out gangland through methods depicted in the latest James Cagney vehicle, “G Men,” which will he shown at the Majestic Theatre to-night and to-morrow night.

DRUIDS’ DANCE. There was a. good attendance at the Druids’ Lodge dance held in the Orange Hall on. Saturday evening. Music was supplied by Dabourn’s orchestra. A Monte Carlo competition was won by Miss Moore and Mr Anderson, and a lucky spot bv_Miss Roulston and. Mi Begg. Mr A. 1. Garriock was M.C.