AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 171, 22 July 1930, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

MAJESTIC THEATRE,

The Majestic Theatre announces a change of programme for to-morrow night, when "So Long, Letty" will be presented. Charlotte Greenwood is the star, and she is supported by Grant Withers, Patsy Ruth Miller, Bert Roach and Claude Gillingwater. This Is essentially a fun film. It is a Warner Bros. 5 production and should have a successful season. It is hilarious and full of all of Charlotte Greenwood's famous longlogged tricks. The story starts out with the arrival of Uncle Claude, played by Claude Gillingwater, and his two.flapper granddaughters, Helen Foster and Marion Byron, at a beach hotel for what Uncle Claude believes will be a rest. It is anything but that, because he falls into the clutches of the beauty parlour hound, Letty, and the fresh Grant Withers, hotel "contract and personality" man, a swimming instructor, Harry Gribbon, and a composer, Hallam Cooley. Life is" just a riot after that, including a cabinet bath administered to Uncle Claude by Letty. Lloyd Bacon directed the picture. There will be agood supporting programme.

LYRIC GOES TALKIE. The last of the city picture theatres to remain silent has succumbed to the new order of things and is now equipped with an up-to-date talking plant. This is the Lyric Theatre, close to the top of Symonds Street. The opcniifg will be to-morrow, when "Slightly Scarlet" will be presented. This is a Paramount alltalking society drama, full of interest. Though the hero and heroine are both crooks, this picture holds the interest right through. The heroine, under the influence of the villain, in being made to steal a valuable necklace, whilst the hero is after the same spoil. They both manage to worm their way into the good graces of the holders, and arc guests in the house on the night when they decide, unknown to one another, to steal > the jewels from the strongroom. Theyi meet; there are mutual confessions, love hops in, so does the villain, but in the ensuing struggle he is shot, and the hero is congratulated for settling a dangerous criminal. Olive Brook, and Evelyn Brent give excellent performances. A special announcement is made in respect,to prices.

CRYSTAL PALACE AND ALEXANDRA Tho public dearly loves a mystery and no better one has been transferred to tho screen than "Tho Bishop Murder Case," now screening a.t the Crystal Palace Theatre, Mount Eden Pond," and at the Alexandra Theatre, Green Lane. It is tho screen version of Van Dine's thrilling romance with Philo Vance in the Held to unravel the tangled skein. A special announcement is made in the advertisement of the Crystal Palace conccrning prices of admission.

COMMUNITY SINGING. An attractive programme has been arranged for the community sing at the Town Hall during the lunch hour tomorrow. Misses Reta McCully, Kay Christie and Messrs. A. Mannall aiul W. Brough will contribute to the gaiety of the hour. "Uncle Tom," with his accustomed mirth and merriment, will be the leader. Last week it was computed that there were at least 1400 to 1500 present. Given a fair day to-morrow's sing should have a record, attendance. The admission is free, except that during the hour a collection is taken up and the proceeds, after paying for rent and advertising, goes to Auckland city charities.

ROXY THEATRE,

A delightfully diverting and absorbing drama of life in an English trading post in West Africa opens at the Boxy Theatre to-morrow. It is "Vengeance," with Jack Holt and Dorothy Kevier in the leading roles. The story is well knit together, and the dialogue is to the point. Meadham, the man who has for several years been in charge of the trading post, lias asked the London office for relief. In answer to this request, Charles Summers is sent' out. He arrives with his young and charming wife. He is censured for his poor judgment in bringing hor to such an ungodly place. An intense antagonism develop); between Meadham and Summers because of Summers' poor judgment in handling the natives. Summers' wife breaks under the strain of h-er husband's cruelty and the ravages of the tropical climate. She appeals to Meadham. They fall in love. The complications that result from this situation complete the action of one of the most absorbing stories of the tropics ever screened. RIALTO THEATRE. At the Rialto Theatre' to-night the last screening will be presented of "High Society Blues." To-morrow a new programme will be headed with "Puttin' on the Ititz," an all-dialogue musical spectacle starring Harry Rich-mail. The present in. the cast of Richman alone is sufficient to assure plenty of entertainment, for he has been one of New York's gieatest attractions in musical comedy and night clubs for years. Second only to Richman and Joan Bennett, leading lady, is James Gleason, an outstanding liguie in the theatrical business, who does everything there is to do about the theatre except take tickets. Ho is the auhor of "Is Zat So?" and "The Shan3i°ns of Broadway." In addition to writmg these plays, he starred in them as well.

TUDOR THEATRE. The brilliant comedy-drama "The Laughing Lady," with Ruth Chatterton in the pi mcipal role, will be scveened this evening at the Tudor, Remuera. 10-morrow and 011 Thursday evenings a double feature bill will be presented. 1 lie Paramount special, "The Love Dooan adaptation of the successful stage play The Boomerang," in which Richard Dix and June Collyer are the leading artists, is a picture full of laughs and entertainment. The second feature is Painted Faces," a thrilling dramatic story of a clown's tender love and his terrible revenge portrayed by Joe E. •Brown and Helen Foster.