AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 247, 18 October 1934, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

ROXY AND TIVOLI. Probably the most successful comedy pair ever teamed in Hollywood was that of Wheeler and Woolsey—Bert' and Bob — whose last mutual effort opened yesterday at the Koxy and 'l'ivoli Iheatres jointly. This is "The Cockeyed Cavaliers," which subscribes to the curient vogue tor things historical on the screen by placing ius i setting in the colourful old days of English history when morals were nut known in I polite circles and the general motto of ! the community was "every man for herself." Once more Dorothy Lee becomes the bright young thing of the piece, while her not so innocent sister, Thelina Todd, lives up to her screen reputation ot success!ul seduction of the more helpless and unfortunate lace of beings known as men. Rollicking adventures pile thick one on top of another, until the spectator is laughter-weary and side-sore. Bob Greig, the Australian stage actor, is also in the cast, together with Franklin Pangborn, Henry Seel ley, and others. The two theatres are screening, in addition to "The Cockeyed Cavaliers, ' a film version of one of the most successful comedies ever staged in New York in "Half a Sinner." That is its film title, but on the stage it was called "Alias the Deacon." in the stage play on Broadway was Berton Churchill, who has his old role on the screen. Joel McCreu and Sally Blane have the main romantic parts in the film, while others in the cast are Mickey Koone.v, Russell Hopton, Spencer Charters and Alexandra Carlisle, etc. CRYSTAL PALACE AND RIALTO. A polished drama oi jewel thieves and beauteous ladies, in whicl. there is to be found mole titan the expected amount of romantic entertainment, forms the basis of "Solitaire Man," to be offered to current patrons of both the Crystal I J alaee and Kiuito Tneatres. Herbert Marshal', one of the screen's most finished and popular stars, has the lead in tiiis film, in which the feminine interest is supplied by Elizabeth Allan. Both ol tnese .players are English, as is Lionel A twill, who has a line character role. May Kobson, the sterling actress from Australia, has another excellent part to play, while Mary Boland, the sole American in this Hollywood film, has a good comedy role. Ihe Crystal Palace and Kiuito will both also screen the rollicking comedy-romance "Call it Luck," teauumg Herbert Mundin and Pat i'aterson. Once more these two stars are English. John Boles, a gooil American, has the male romantic lead in "Call it Luck." STRAND THEATRE. The popularity of West has hardly decreased among Auckland film-goers since the release ot "She Done Him Wrong" some months ago. This same film has been enjoying a great revival season at the Strand '-theatre, in conjunction with the first-release ot the thrilling drama, "Doubli; Door," which gives Colin lap ley his first great chance as an actor. He is cast as Dr. John Lucas. The Strand will liurouuce a new musical production tomorrow, entitled "Thank Your Stars," and featuring the irrepressible Jack Oakie, the late Dorothy Dell, Koscoe Kariis, Arliue Judge, Alison Skipworth and Ben Bernie and his band. NATIONAL AND PRINCE EDWARD. "The House of Kothschild," with George and Florence Arliss, Loretta' Young, liobert Young (no relations, this romantic pairj and Boris Karloil' heading the cast, will conclude its five-weeks' season this evening at the National Theatre. With it is screening Walt Disney's Teclinicolour "Silly Symphony" cartoon, "Funny Little Bunnies." The National to-morrow will present the new English murder drama, "The Crime On the Hill," starring Sally Blanc, ol' Hollywood, with the late Sir Nigel Playfair (in his last film), Lewis Casson (son of Dame Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson), and Anthony Bushell, also late of Hollywood. STATE THEATRE. The emotional drama which makes Dorothea Wieck's performance in "Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen" so admirable wiil entertain patrons of the Stale Theatre, Upper Syinonds Street, only this evening, alter which it will be replaced by a revival of that splendid musical "Flying Down to Kio," in which exotic Dolores Del Kio and striking young Gene Raymond arc romantically teamed. That brilliant English dancing star, Fred Astaire, of the now dissolved Fred and Adelc Astairo partnership, brings to the screen his widely acknowledged talents. Many spectacular dancing sequences are shown in "Flying Down to Rio," notably one staged on the wings of a giant 'plane speeding over the Caribbean Sea. TUDOR CINEIVfA, REMUERA. That unusual production of the English studios, "Friday the Thirteenth," starring Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, Gordon Harkcr, and Sonnie Hale, will be screened finally to-night at the Tudor Cinema, Remuera. It deals with the adventures ot a party on a London bus at the time of an accident. LONDON THEATRE. Comedy and drama are featured in the two films now showing at the London Theatre. These are Gene Garrard's "Lucky Girl" and "Reunion," the best ex-servicemen's film yet produced. COMMUNITY SINGING. Mrs. Albert Russell and Mr. Matt Guthrie acted as song leaders at the community "sing" held yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall in aid of the metropolitan unemployed relief fund. Mrs. Ross Brodie gave several solo numbers, which were appreciated by the audience. Mrs. Barrington Snow was once more accompanist. AMUSEMENT GUIDE. PICTURE THEATRES. PLAZA—Shirley Temple dnd James Dunn In "Baby, Take a Bow." NATIONAL—George Arliss lr, "The Mouse of Rothschild." PRINCE EDWARD—"Man in Possession" and "Sporting' Blood." MAJESTIC—Madge Evans and Robert Young In "Paris Interlude." REGENT—WiII Hay and Claude Alllster in "Those Were the Days'LONDON—Stuart Rome in '-Reunion" and "Lucky Girl." STRAND—Mae West In "Sli« Done Him Wrong" and Mary Morris In "Double Door." ST, JAMES*—Clifford Molllson and Wendy Barrle in "Freedom of the Seas." ClVlC—Katharine Hepburn in "Spitfire." ROXY AND TlVOLl—Wheeler and Woolsey in "Cockeyed Cavaliers" and Joel McCrea In "Hair a Sinner." ADELPHI—Guest Night. AMBASSADOR—"Above thr Clcuds." ALEXANDRA—"The Crime Doctor." BIRKENHEAD—"BerkeIey Sauare." BRITANNIA—"The Crime on the.IIIll." CAPlTOL—"Midnight." CRYSTAL PALACE—"The Solitaire Man." DE LUXE—"The Crime Doctor." EMPIRE—"Queen Christina." EMPRESS—Guest Night. GAIETY (Takapuna)—"Clearing the Range" GREY LYNN CINEMA—Guest Night. KING'S (Northcote) —"I've Uot Your Number." KINGSLAND—"Meet My Sister." MAYFAIR—"It Happened One Night." REGENT (Epsom)—"Stingaree." RIALTO—"The Solitaire Man." STATE (Onehunga)—"Registered Nurse." STATE (Symonds Street) —"Miss Fane's Baby is Stolen." STRAND (Onehunga)—"l Like It That Way." TUDOR—"Friday the I3tn." VICTORIA—"Rome Express." WEST END —Guest Night.