AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 42, 20 February 1933, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

PLAZA THEATRE. Women patrone of the Plaza theatre this week will find much interest in the dresses worn by Anna Neagle who, as Hermione, sharee the honours of "The Flag Lieutenant" with Henry Edwards, the latter being in the role of Dicky Lascelles. These dresses were specially designed for the star by Doris Zinkeisen, the Continental expert who created the feminine clothes for "Carnival" and "The Blue Danube." Anna Neagle at one etage wears an afternoon ensemble composed of a white niarocain skirt, with a royal blue jumper trimmed with white, a white Panama with a blue ribbon, white buckskin shoes and a blue and white bag. Miss Zinkeisen also created two beautiful evening dresses to ibe worn during the naval dance scenes. One of these was of pale pink chiffon, with a very tight bodice and a very frilled skirt trimmed with pink chiffon roses. With ihis Anna Neagle carries an evening bag of pink chiffon trimmed with pink chiffon roses. The other evening dress is in blue chiffon, with a godeted skirt, with a blue and silver scarf attached. It lias been said to be the most striking dress worn by 5-iss Neagle in the whole film, its charm relying not only on its design and cut, but on the exactness with which it suits her. "The Flag Lieutenant" is in tone a lappy romance, with plenty of action scenes in the story. ST. JAMES' THEATRE. Filmed with the express purpose of entertaining a world audience, "The Mummy," the latest of Carl Laemmle's masterpieces to be released at the St. James' Theatre, provides several sequences which are literally amazing in production value. This film tells the story oE an ancient mummy of 3700 years ago, which is brought to life by the accidental reading aloud of a spell from the magical Book of Thoth by a reckless young Englishman, who pays a terrible price for his sacrilegious acts. Karloff, who has of late dropped the name Boris on the screen, gives a magnificent portrayal as the mummy which, comes to life, and lives for a while in this modern world, an evil anachronism if ever there was one. Zita Johann plays the role of the young Anglo-Egyptian reincarnation of the ancient high priestess of Egypt, whom the mummy attempts to restore to their own day by the use of his weird powers. However, this girl is modern in character and outlook, and her love for a young English explorer (David Manners) eventually saves her from an unearthly fate. THORNDIKE SEASON ENDS. The final performance of the Dame Sybil Thorndike Company in His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night, in the amusing Napoleonic comedy, "Madame Plays Nap," marked the occasion for prolonged applause by the audience, until the famous actress appeared on the stage and spoke a few sincere words of thanks for her excellent reception in Auckland. She also thanked the audience on behalf of her company, who had all enjoyed their local visit. Her husband, Mr. Lewis Casson, also spoke some words of appreciation of his welcome, and he stated that Auckland j -would definitely top the list of towns which I had most appealed to him during his Australian and New Zealand tour. MUNICIPAL BAND. The usual Sunday evening concert in Albert Park given by the Municipal Band, i attracted an appreciative audience last I night. A fine concert was also given at the Zoological Park yesterday afternoon. The band will give a programme at Kohimarama on Wednesday evening. ST. PATRICK'S CONCERT. The annual concert will be held in the Town Hall on St. Patrick's night, March 17, when about 700 performers will be seen on the stage. The pupils are to be included from 20 schools.