AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 167, 16 July 1936, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. 1 A splendid double-feature entertain- : ment is offered at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow, when the Clarence E. Mulford story "Bar 20 Rides Again" and the musical feature "Millions in the Air" will be screened. Mulford's stories of life in the West have become famous and some of his characters, Hopalong Cassidy, Johnny Nelson and Buck Peters, have become really famous figures among the heroes of modern fiction. This time Hopalong is-again played by William Boyd, and Jimmy Ellison takes the part of Johnny Nelson. Hopalong gets on the | track of a gang of rustlers, who have been terrorising the ranchers, and in his usual manner manages to clear up the position by wiping out the band, which he discovers in a hideout in the mountains. ■ The second attraction has in the leading roles Wendy Barry and John Howard, two musical stars of whom we do not see enough here. They are seen in a series of happenings which revolve about the ' amateur hour in a well-known radio station. There are plenty of opportunities to introduce some first-class musical numbers, and one performer who is sure, to entertain is Eleanore Whitney, who is • paid to be following in the footsteps of ? Eleanor Powell. Other supporting players i include Robert Cummings, Willie Howard, , Benny Baker and Inez Courtney. EMBASSY THEATRE. ' Thousands of readers have thrilled to j the adventures recorded in Jeffery > Farnol's famous romance, "The Amateur Gentleman," and it is said that on the ' screen the adventurer springs to life in 1 realistic fashion in just the setting that " is created in the mind of the readers 1 who have enjoyed tlio' story of the prize- ■> fighter's son who woi\ a place for himself 1 in the fashionable world of London. The , picture is Ito open this evening at the '! Embassy "Theatre. Douglas -Fairbanks, i jun., and Elissa Landi form a new team r as "The Amateur. Gentleman" and Lady ■i Cleone. Apart from the excellent per- ' formance of Douglas Fairbanks, jun., the ; film is said to be outstanding as an ' entertaining blend of romance and adven- ' ture, with a striking and attractive period 1 background, free from any suspicion of 1 "olde worlde" extravagances. As for " Elissa Landi, she is reported to act in her ■ usual finished manner, and to wear the . Regency period gowns and to assume I the Regency grand manner when tho occasion demands with considerable success. Basil Sydney, as the -rascally • Chichester, is another who plays a difti- , cult part with success, and he is claimed ■ to perform tho feat of making a double- ( dyed villain appear a credible human . being. Gordon Harker, Esme Percy and ' Frank Pettingel are others who add to the attraction of the film. AMALGAMATED THEATRES. There is wide variety of entertainment ■ shown in the programmes at the city picture' houses under the control of Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd. Programmes are as follow: —Civic (to-morrow): The screen version of the famous stage play "The Petrified Forest," with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis. Plaza: "The Witness Chair," with Ann Harding and Walter Abel. "The Singing Kid" (Al Jolson) and "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan." National: "The Country Doctor," with the Dionne quintuplets.