AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 222, 19 September 1930, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

NATIONAL; THEATRE. "Redemption", Will fee presented finally to-fligM .'at the National Theatre. Tomorrow a new, programme will _ e screened. The headline attraction is "They Learned About Women,' with &US Van and Joe Schenck, wo , . America's cleverest comedians in tlieir audible screen debut. Bessie Love, who scored such a success with Anita Page in "The Broadway Melody," has the leading feminine role. \ A baseball match 6f the "world series" plays an important part in the story, which is said to have many points in common with the lives of Van arid Schenck, It concerns the adventures of Jack and Jerry, two noted basfcball' players, both of whom are attracted by Mary, the secretary and oWner of the baseball club. She consents to marry one of them and when he becomes temporarily infatuated With a chorus girl events take a dramatic turn. The baseball match, in which many professional players take part, provides plenty of excitement. There ares 10 songs in' all, written by the composers of "Ain't She Sweet/' ivhicli Was popular a few years ago,! and comedy situations abound in the film, which also includes some fine dance scenes.

REGENT THEATRE. The Regent Theatre will present "The Divorce" for the first time to-night. It features the talented Norma Shearer, a silent screen star who has made good on the audible screen. The story deals With the questions introduced by the freer divorce laws of to-day, and, taking an individual case, shows some of the great difficulties raised. Miss Shearer is cast as a young girl who lias ( been brought up with unconventional views on life. On the third anniversary of her wedding day she discovers that her husband has been unfaithful. A divorce follows and the girl's standards are cast overboard. She meets a former lover and makes plans to go and live with him. Finding out all that he means to his invalid wife, she sacrifices her plans and sends him back to his wife. It then comos to her knowledge that her husband is wrecking his own life and she realises that he needs her. Her efforts at a reconciliation and the way in which the two reconstruct their lives make a powerful climax to the picture. Included in the supporting programme is j a Laurel, and Hardy comedy. '

PLAZA THEATRE. "We are all brother# wider the skin" briefly expresses the theme of Will Rogers' second starring picture for FOx Movietone, "So This is London," which is now at the Plaaa Theatre. Based on the George M. Cohan stage success of a decade ago, it shows the Oklahoma wit and philosopher in the role of a Texan cotton mill ownor, a ma'n prejudiced against the English, mostly because they Were not Americans. Eventually business calls him td England, his son falls in love with an English girl, and in trying to straighten out the trouble, Rogers arrives at a mutual understanding with his English friends and finds tliey are fine people after all. Irene Rich plays the feminine lead.

LONDON THEATRE. '' Romance, adventure, intrigue, and love crowd every breathless moment of' "The Black Watch," featuring Victor McLaglen, now at the London Theatre. McLaglen is cast as a Government secret service agent, and a gorgeous plot, centring about a love duel with an exotic adventuress of ageless Asia, lifts one from mystery to suspense, suspense to thrills, aiid thrills to ecstasy. Myrna Loy, playing opposite the star, is beautiful and seductive, wanto'n and cruel, proud and ambitious, a woman who played at Ipve, won and lost, and to the end staked an empire on a kiss.

RIALTO AND TIVOLI. Tlio mystery drama. "The Mysterious Dr. Fti Manchu" is being presented at the Jtialto and- Tivoli Theatres. It is full of thrills and spine chills jind is Excellent enter tainnlerit. Warner Oland. is the star of this, screen version of Sftx Rohmer's sensational story. At the Kialto "Dance Hall," starring Olive Borden, will be a supporting feature, while at. the Tivoli Warner Baxter will be in support in the thrilling story "Such Men Are Dangerous."

EMPRESS THEATRE. Two excellent British pictures are being screened at the Empress Theatre, Newton. ! They are "Flame of Love" and "Song of Soho." In the former Anna Mity Wong is the star. She has a fine speaking voice of pure English, while her acting is splendid. Carl Brisson is the featured player in "S6n£ of Soh6." These two pictures make up a splendid evening's entertainment.