AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 234, 3 October 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

PLAZA THEATRE. ' A microscopic view of Hollywood's inside life—the side that never reaches publication in the newspapers or motion picture , magazines—is to be' seen in the new film which was presented initially at the Plaza Theatre on Saturday evening. The absorbing question of how stars become stars and the vivid story of 'their few great triumphs and many disappointments, both large and small, form the basis of "Hollywood Speaks," which should stand to all "screenstruck" young men and maidens that all is not gold that glisters in the gaudy Film Capitol. Strange things happen when the great Klieg lights are doused, when the actual business of film making is over for the day. The price that budding artists must pay to bloom, the wear and tear of extremely hard work, followed by a world's adulation, all tell upon the physical and nervous make-up of these people, whose whole existence is wrapped in in such things. The wild parties of Hollywood, around which so much has been written for the avid eyes of ardent "fans," are so much "hot air," but the star of the screen is subjected to worries and troubles that take far more out of his or her constitution, physically and morally, than any number of "wild parties" could ever do. The glamour that surrounds the name of Hollywood, however, is not entirely fictitious. It is there, but it is tinsel. Fleeting and haughty in style, it is not really synonymous with the city's name, being only a disagreeable accompaniment to the music of fame. The film is for these reasons strikingly different from the usual screen production, and it shows some fine realism in acting. Genevieve Tobin as the world's heroine, Lucien Prival in the male lead, Ralf Harolde as a very odious villain and Leni Stengel as a typical Hollwood wife, are all very vivid in their impersonations. The whole film is fine entertainment and a splendid lesson. Among the supEprts to the picture are seasonal "Snapshots of Hollywood," with many intimate and informal glimpses of the great ones of the films, two ludicrous cartoons ("Chinatown Mystery" and "Lighthouse Keeping"), an. Australian news reel and a most entertaining "Secrets of Nature" product. AMATEUR COMPETITIONS. ' The National and Highland Dancing Society has decided to lend support to the effort now being made by Mr. Neville Carleen to revive the one-time popular Auckland Amateur Competitions, which will be continued this evening in the West End Theatre, where Miss Jeane Horne will judge some of the fancy dancers' classes. RIVOLI SKATING RINK. To-morrow the Rivoli Skating Rink will present, by public request, its "Vice Versa Carnival," which proved such an outstanding success on August 30. As many patrons as possible are asked to come "reversed," i.e., dressed in the clothes of the opposite sex.