AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 19, 23 January 1929, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

"MR. PIM PASSES BY."

Ton git Irene Tanbrugh and Diun Boucitault wjJJ appear for the last time in Lawrence Eyre's delicious comedv. ■Neil o Xew Orleans." which has been attracting and delighting large audiences •t His Majesty s Theatre. To-morrow evening and on Friday and Satnrday IHg hte »„r v - £• Milne s charming comedv Air. Pim Pa.-*** By" will be revived. Many critics regard Mr. Boucicaults characterisation of Mr. Pim „ the very best thing this delightful artist has ever given, and it is certainly one of his I "«»*. Popular creation*. Miss Vanbiogh, j too, is delightful a« Olivia,, but then she w excedent in any parts she portray*. Mr Pun proved one of the most successful play, in the repertoire presented by Mr. BoucicaaJt during his previous tour, and the booking for to-morrow night and subsequent performances of Mr -11 T* ™ n,ou * comedy indicates that it wjii be just as popular on this occasion. On Monday night next and the five following evenings C. E. Opensbaw's brilliant comedy "All the King's Hor«s" will be SfS^fc" l^, 31 wi3] te Allowed bv "The High Road and "Aren't We AU> The Plans for "All the King's Horses" will be opened on Friday morning. NATIONAL THEATRE.

Few theatre-goer* will not agree that within the pact few week* the standard of entertainment at the National Theatre has been raised considerably. Since Paramount pictures have been screened there, a good headline picture with varied* supports oas always been available. This policy opened w?tfl "The Legion of the Condemned, which was followed br Forgotten Faces," two pictures wfciri, will rank high in the placings for this season. \«t comes "The Finst Kiss," aa ? t ?f r starrin « vehicle for Far Wray and Gary Cooper, the team which scored such a success in "The Legion of the Condemned.' "The First Kiss," which will open next Saturday, is a «ea atorv, and the two stars adapt themselves to the surroundings as readily as thev did to the atmosphere which pervaded The Legion. Incidentally, they wiM be seen together ma number of Paramount productions this year. "The Finst Kiss" n a beautiiul romance with the sea makinr a splendid background. It will be accompanied at the National by a good variety of smaller features, and, as usaaL the presentation will be on a high scale. A specially selected musical score will he played by the fine orchestra under the capable conductorship of Mr. F. BartMt. HIPPODROME THEATRE. The drifted, snow-laden trails of the White Country into which oalv tkt trapper, the desperado and the Royal Aorth-wcst Mounted Police dare ven tare The Bloodhound." The tale fairly hams through to a "punch" scene not often equalled, in fact to several "pahch" scenes. In addition to having diffieait stunts to do in the war 0 f driving a docteam and shooting the Ueace River rapids m his canoe Bob Custer is cast in a dual roie, and be gives two brilliant performances of divergent characters, one as Buck Belk-au, the ne'er-do-well brother and the other as Sergeant McKenna of the Mounted," who is known as "The Woodhound." Mary Beth Milford, Ralph McCullough. Emily Barry and David Dnnbar are among those who support the « Ur - "The Bloodhound" is now showing at the Hippodrome Theatre. Marie Provost and Harrison Ford head the cast of "Almost a Lady " a delightful comedydrama, which accompanies "The Bloodhound." RIVOLI THEATRE. "Ramona" will be screened at the Kivol: Theatre, Houick. to-night, by special request of the patrons. Dolores Del Rio is seen as Ramona. The supports include Ramon Xovarro in "A Certain Voung Man." a scenic and an "Our Gang" comedy.