ENTERTAINMENTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 18, 2 November 1935, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

ST. JAMES THEATRE. In “Go Into Your Dance,” which will lead! the new programme at the St. James Theatre to-night and on Monday night, First National has given the public not only a musical comedy but a picture that is replete with dramatic situations as well as hilarious laughs, romance and gigantic, spectacular dance numbers. The cast is headed by a most remarkable team, A 1 Jolson, stage and screen star, who introduced , the talking picture, and his wife, Ruby Keeler, one-time musical comedy star, who rose to fame on the screen in the last two years. Never before have the two played together, each fearing to take the spotlight from the other. But in this picture they work together as a perfect romantic team. Jolson shows more of his oldtime verve, both in his singing and his acting, than he has displayed in any other picture. His work with Miss Keeler seems to have given him an unusual stimulus.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. The inside workings of a modern, efficient detective bureau are fittingly visualised in Universal’s latest thrilling feature, “Mr Dynamite,” showing at the Majestic Theatre to-night and on Monday night. It is difficult to realise the maze of routine and intricate system that is to-day installed in every cosmopolitan police organisation. The speed, accuracy and ingenuity with which modern detective forces work in running down a clue are graphically seen in this exciting murder mystery story from the pen of Dashiell Hammett, author of “The Thin Man.” Edmund Lowe, star of the picture, enacts the prolific and romantic role of “Dynamite,” a dare-devil sleuth who is considered a “black sheep” among his fellow-detectives, but an expert at solving cases that ordinarily leave the police baffled.

HAMPSTEAD JUNIOR CIRCLE SOCIAL. The junior circle of the Hampstead Women’s Institute concluded a very successful season with a social last evening, when they entertained members of "the institute. During the evening prizes for most points gained in competitions were presented by Mrs H. J. Constable (president of the institute), who remarked that some of the work done by the junior members was the finest she had seen. The prizewinners were Miss L. Hunt 1, Miss F. Crawford 2, Miss M. Rose 3. Games, dancing and competitions were indulged in, and items were rendered by Mrs Constable, Miss Smith and Miss I. Ede, Mrs Green being accompaniste. Before the serving of supper the president (Miss N. Rose) presented bouquets to Mrs Constable in appreciation of the great interest sh© had taken in the members, and to Mrs Green for her able assistance as pianiste. The winners of the doll-making competition were: Misses N. Smith, and B. Donn (equal) 1, Misses F. Crawford and N. Rose (equal) 2, Misses M. Rose, M. Olliver and L, Hunt (equal) 3.