AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 233, 1 October 1936, Page 16

AMUSEMENTS.

REGENT THEATRE

EMBASSY THEATRE.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. I There are some splendid laughs in store for Majestic Theatre ■ patrons on Friday, ! when a double-feature programme of con- ' siderable merit is to open. The two pie- ' tures are "Kelly the Second," with Patsy 1 Kelly and Chariey Chase, and an air I thriller, "Sky Parade," with Jimmy Allen | and Katherine de Mille. The first is the story of ail attempt to make a boxing champion out of Guinn ("Big Boy"! Williams by Patsy Kelly and the inimitable Charley. Whether they succeed or not is to be seen. Charley is already well known to picture-goers through his hilarious "shorts," and Fat.sy Kelly has made herself tremendously popular in the same manner, although she has been seen in a number of full-length features. The second attraction is an air thriller of the most popular type. Jimmie Allen, the lead, is famous throughout America as a story-teller on the wireless, some of the adventures lie has created being little less than amazing. William Gargan also appears in the film as a hard-boiled stunt pilot, and as a result of heroic acts byJimmy is oble to marry Miss de Mille. Others in the cast include Kent Taylor and Colin Tapley, the New Zealander. AMALGAMATED THEATRES. Programmes at theatres under the control of Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd., are as follow:—Civic, "Show Boat," with Paul . Robeson, Irene Dunne and Allan Jones; Plaza, "The Story of Louis Pasteur" ; Strand, last day of "Under Two Flags," with Ronald Colman and Claudette Colbert; National (to-morrow), James Cagney in "G-Men," and "Broadway Gondolier," with Dick Powell and Joan Blonde!!; Roxy and Tivoli, "The Big Noise," with Guy Kibbee and.Dick Foran, and "Public Menace," with Jean Arthur and George Murphy. RONA OLSEN LECTURES. "What the future holds for you" will be the subject of a lecture to be given by Rona Olsen, international lecturer, in the Lewis Eady Hall to-morrow afternoon. On Saturday she will speak on "Life and You, Your Greatest Need."

The flowers and scent of the lielitrope play a strange part in the story of "Forgotten Faces," which stars Herbert Marshall and Gertrude Michael, and opens a season to-morrow at the Regent Theatre. Herbert Marshall, a gambling house proprietor, believes that all his luck depends upon his favourite flower and scent, the heliotrope. He always wears a sprig of it in his button hole. One night he returns home and finds his wife, Gertrude Michael, with another man. He kills the intruder and goes to'prison for 17 years. When he is released he finds his wife blackmailing the people with whom their daughter has been left, and Ijy haunting her with the scent of heliotrope sends her to her death. Both the leading players will _ be remembered for their performances in the wartime story, "Till We Meet Again," which was recently screened at the Regent. Miss Michael was raised to stellar rank;to play opposite Herbert Marshall and 'made a great success of it. This time they are supported by a promising young player in Jane Rhodes, a young lady whose success in recent films indicates that she is well on the way to stardom. Others in the cast are James Burke, Robert Cummings and Robert Gleckler. ST. JAMES' THEATRE. The star of the famous "Seventh Heaven" and the sensation of "Magnificent Obsession," Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor, respectively, have joined hands to bring to the screen a fine modern romance, "Small-Town Girl," now first feature on the bill of the St. James' Theatre. Miss Gaynor was never more charming than she is in this production. For the first time she is allowed to dress up, and therefore reveals an almost different personality. With the most rising young man of the screen as her partner Miss Gaynor is undoubtedly at her best, and one of the best suited screen teams to date seems to have been discovered. Many audiences who have seen the picture claim that Robert Taylor is just as good as in "Magnificent Obsession," and that is saying a good deal. Taken from a novel by Ben Ames Williams, the plot of "Small-Town Girl" concerns a country girl who marries a handsome young doctor while he is drunk. Her efforts to win his affections when she falls in love with him are amusing and entertaining. Others in the cast are Lewis Stone, James Stewart and Binnie Barnes.

Another of those emart comedies that never fail to draw the crowds, "Personal Maid's.Secret" will open at the Embassy Theatre this evening and, featuring the promising young actress Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull and Anita Louise in the main roles, should be successful. The story is said to be as subtle as the title, which promises some hilarious episodes. The dialogue is reported to be truly witty and the story to twist in unexpected fashion to make the plot seem even more amusing. In addition to the main feature another of the beautiful colour features of the same type as "Changing of the Guard" will be screened, the title being "Carnival Day."

AMUSEMENT GUIDE. PICTURE THEATRES. LONDON —Ricardo Cortez and Richard Bennett in "Big Executive." MAJESTIC —Otto Kruger and ( j, lorl ® in "Dracula's Daughter , an s ken Maynard in "Western Frontier. regent George Brent and Madeleine Carroll in "The Case Against Mrs. Ames." EMBASSY —Ruth Donnelly and Warren Hull In "Personal MaM's Secret. ST. JAMES'—Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor In "Small Town Girl. AMBASSADOR —Guest Night. ASTOR —"Strike Me Pink." BRITANNIA —"Charlie Chan's Secret." CAPITOL —"King or the Damned." GAIETY —"On the Friendly Road." GREY LYNN —Guest Night. KINQSLAND —Guest Night. PRINCE EDWARD —"Tillie and Gus" and "The Woman Accused." STAR (Newton) —Wallace Beery in "Wesi Point or the Air" and Paul Lukas in "The Casino Murder Case." STATE (Symonds Street) — "Petticoat Fever." STRAND (Onehunga)—Guest Night. TUDOR —"Street Singer's Serenade." VICTORIA—Guest Night.