AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 215, 11 September 1931, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

TO-NIGHT'S CHANGES.

A clever satire on British, society and ■politics, "The Woman Between," opens a season at the Civic Theatre. Owen Nares and Adrianne Allen, London stage stars, head a talented caet. The colourful operetta, "Viennese Nights, ,, is entering its third week at the St. Jamee , Theatre. There is a new supporting programme. The main feature at the Plaza Theatre is a performance by Raymond, the hypnotist, who will demonstrate the humorous side of the art. "June Moon.' , a comedy starring Jack Oakie, and "'lt Pays to Advertise," 5 are the principal films. The story of a girl's struggle to live down her unfortunate past is told in "Hush Money,** now" slowing at the Majestic Theatre. Joan Bennett and Hardie Albright are the principals. A daring matrimonial comedy, "Many a Slip," featuring Lewis Ayres and Joan Bennett, is the attraction at the Strand Theatre. The hilarious Ben Travers farce, "The Chance of a Night Time," with Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter, opens its second week at the Regent Theatre. Res Beach's drama of the Yukon, "The Spoiler6,"_ is screening at the National Theatre, witli Gary Cooper, William Boyd and Kay Johnson in the cast. The features at the London Theatre are a film of the Liverpool Grand National, the comedy, "Why Sailors Leave Home" and the drama, "The Silver Horde." COMEDY'S EXTENDED SEASON. The Ben Travers iarce, "The Chance of a Night Time," has met with such an excellent reception at the Regent Theatre that its season has been extended. Ralph, Lynn is excruciatingly funny as a wellintentioned lawyer, who falls out with, his fiancee, and through untoward circumstances finds himself at a big country house party, where he becomes a substitute for a professional dancing partner who has failed to arrive. In no character on the film has Ralph Lynn risen to better heights of comedy than in this scene where he partners Miss Winifred Shotter as the star turn at a fancy dress ball. Sunday Wilshin appears as his scornful fiancee, and Kenneth Kove as her second suitor—a triumph in. vapidity. The dialogue is exceptionally bright. PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE. There will be a special matinee for children at the Prince Edward Theatre to-morrow. Many prizes will be sriven. Comedies, scenics and the musical comedy, "New Moon," will be screened. EXHIBITION BY HYPNOTIST. Signor Martini M. Kimbel, hypnotist, will give a demonstration of his art at the Scots Hall to-morrow evening and on Monday evening. Manifestations of sonambulism, catalepsy and clarivoyI will be carried out.