ENTERTAINMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 155, 14 April 1936, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ST. JAMES THEATRE. Old man Van Dyke welcomes the sentence he receives from the Federal Government for income tax violations. Ho will get peace and quiet away from the rest of the well-named Crazy Van Dykes. There is Carol, the daughter, who flits from one, escapade to another; Tony, her brother, an alcoholic sponge; and Mrs Van Dyke, giddy, frivolous and scatter-brained, collector of poets, bogus counts and other rare masculine specimens. In prison, Van Dyke meets and likes Spot Rieardi, former gang leader and bootlegger, fho is seriously studying finance —and manners —in anticipation of his imminent freedom. Spot advises his newfound friend to take his family in hand. “Treat ’em rough,” he says. “I’d straighten out that bunch in no time.” And so, when Van Dyke dies in prison, Spot is surprised to learn that he has been made sole trustee and executor of the Van Dyke estate. Free, at last, lie sets out to fulfill the old man’s wish. This launches the story of “She Couldn’t Take It,' which will head the hill at the St. James Theatre to-night and to-morrow night. TANCRED STREET HALL. The Saturday night dance in the Tancred Street Hall was again well attended. The Monte Carlo prize-win-ners were Miss P. Clarke and Mr P. Baigent, Miss Coldicott and Miss James, Miss Quinn and Mr L. feargent. Dabourn’s Orchestra supplied the music. Messrs J. R. Dingwall and N. Chambers were M.C.’s.