ENTERTAINMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 40, 27 November 1940, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ST. JAMES THEATRE. “Dad Rudd, M.P.,” the latest and most pretentious Ruddville comedy to date will be show’ll finally to-night. High-lighted with hilarious comedy sequences the picture provides lighthearted, wholesome and sincere entertainment —a tonic in these days of stress.

,A strong and well-balanced doublefeature* bill will bo shown on Thursday and Friday with “The Return of the Cisco Kid” and “Hell’s Kitchen.” In “The return of the Cisco Kid” Warner Baxter brings back to life 0. Henry’s lovable outlaw, who inspired the greatest legends of the colourful West, meets his most thrilling adven,turns — and liis most beautiful seuoritas —as lie rides back over the border in his most exciting and most romantic film. “Hell’s Kitchen,” with the “Dead End” kids, Margaret Lindsay, Ronald Riaagan and Stanley Fields is an intensely human drama of the regeneration of kids, with a will to help themselves. The story is full of action and moving drama and 1 is high-lighted by some strong touches of comedy at which the “Dead End” kids are so adept. Many have never heard of “Hell’s Kitchen.” It was a very definite and tough neighbourhood in New York and it is on record that policemen wore afraid to walk their beats in that neighbourhood except in pairs, so tough were tho inhabitants. This gives an insight into the environment that the “Hell’s Kitchen” kids were reared in, but the story of their regeneration is all the more telling because of that same background.

A DANCE RECITAL. Pupils of Miss Maisie Wilson will present a dance recital at St. Stephen’s Hall next Tuesday evening, the proceeds to go in aid of the Ashburton Patriotic Fund. Miss Wilson, and her pupils have spent a, good deal of time in the preparation of the recital and from preliminary reports it appears that the evening should he an outstanding one. Tickets ate already selling very well and it appears there will be a full house. Seats may lie booked at Mr A. C. Wilson’s. DANCE AT STAVELEY. The profit from the last of a series of cards and dance evenings held at the Staveley Hall recently was devoted to patriotic purposes. Winners of cards competitions were Messrs N. Watson, G. Aldridge, and *G. Burgess. Music for dancing was played by Mrs A. B. Lochhead, Misses E. Fagan, M. Sclater, Messrs A. Merrilees and W. Reveley. Mr T. McNeill was Master of Ceremonies.