AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 174, 24 July 1936, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

CITY SHOWS. Widely differing pictures are featured on the bills of city theatres. Current programmes are as follow: —St. James', another week of the original comedy "Petticoat Fever," with Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery; Civic, William Powell and Jean Arthur in the brilliant mystery-comedy, ".The ex-Mrs. Bradford"; Embassy, extended season of Jeffery Farnol's "Amateur Gentleman"; Majestic, "Drift Fence," with Larry > Crabbe, Tom Keene and Katlierine de Mille, and "F Men," with Jack Haley', and Grace Bradley; Regent, a modern comedy, "One Rainy Afternoon," starring Francis Lederer and Ida Lupino; Strand, third week of "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, a tip-top comedy, with Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper; National, ''The Prisoner of Shark Island"; Plaza, Loretta Young and Robert Taylor in "Private Number, a human comedy; Roxy and Tivoli, Richard Dix, in "Special Investigator," and a five-star cast in "Broadway Hostess"; Stat, Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in "The Scarlet Pimpernel."

AMUSEMENTS GUIDE.

HIS MAJESTY'S (Fullers) — The Hart-, O'Brian Revue. PICTURE THEATRES. REGENT —Frances Lederer and Ida Luplno in "One Rainy Afternoon." EMBASSY —Douglas Fairbanks, Jun., and Elissa Landl In "The Amateur Gentleman." LONDON — Robert Armstrong and Ann Solhern in "The Hell Cat" and Zasu. In "Sing: and Like It." 1 ST. JAMES'—Robert Montgomery and Alyrna Loy In "Petticoat Fever." MAJESTIC—Buster Crabbo and Tom Ream in "Drirt Fence" and Jack Haley In •"F Man." AMBASSADOR —"The Bishop Misbehaves." ASTOR —"The Perfect Gentleman." BRITANNIA—-'The Melody Lingers On." CAPITOL —"The Three Musketeers." GAIETY—"We're Only Human." GREY LYNN —"Whlpsaw." KINGSLAND —"Thanks a Million." MAYFAIR—"Red Salute." PRINCE EDWARD—"O'Shaughnessy's Boy" and "Gentlemen of the Navy." STAR (Newton) —Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon -In "The Scarlet Pimpernel." STATE (Symonds Street) —"A Tale or Two Cities." STRAND (Onehunga)—"Honeymoon for Three." TUDOR —"Escapade." VICTORIA —"A Night at the Opera."