AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 77, 1 April 1938, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

CITY SHOWS. Picture programmes now screening at. city theatres are as follows: —Civic. Fred Astaire in "A Damsel in Distress": Recent. "The Barrier,"' starring Leo 0 arillo: Majestic. -John Wavne and Marsha Hunt in "Bom to the West." and "Love on Toast." -with Stella Ardler: St. •Tames". "Topper. ' with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett: Plaza. "The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel."' featuring Barry K. Ba rnes: Embassy. "Smilm' Through. with Xorma Shearer and Frednc March: Roxy-Tivoli. Bruce Cab..t m "Bad Guy" and Stuart Erwin in "AllAmerican Chump": Maylair. William Powell and .Tean ITarlow in "Libelled Lady": Strand. Eddie Cantor in "All Raba Goes to To-wn : State. Symonds Street. Franrhot Tone and .loan Crawford in "The Bride Wore Red": Star. Xewton. XVarner Baxter and Elizabeth Allen in "Slave Ship" and "The Case of the Black Cat : Prince Fdward. Xewton. Deanna Durbin in "100 Men and a Girl." STANLEY MCKAY'S "GAIETIES." To-morrow night at. His Majesty's Thearre. Stanley McKay's "Gaieties'* vaudeville and revue company, so popular in Auckland last year, is to begin it.s 1!?3B reason with the spectacular revue "J he Xavy's in Town." A highlight of the 'nitial show is the magnificent naval song >f ena concluding the first half 0 f entertainment, which was wmten and produced liv G. CJreig. of the Popular Hilo Duo. The cornedv jc m the hands of -T. Lawman. Australia s favourite hilling and singing comedian. and his support includes Diamondos. brilliant | nosing artists from ihe Folies Rcrgere*. 1 Paris: J-redo Fieres. Continental ar in. bajic violinists: the Big Four Mn'r Ha ? - | in on v Quattet: .Tames, the man with lhr |<icarettes: Heather Wright. cr-.-rnli i. dancer: and the Popular Hilo Du.». Hawaiian entertainers.

AMUSEMENT GUIDE. CIVIC SQUARE — cppedway. PICTURE THEATRES. CIVIC—Fr«I anrt Bums anil MVn 1n "\ Pamsfl In r'l«lres.s." MAVFAIR—WiIIiam Powell anil M'Tiis Loy In "l.il>ei]ed l.ady " REGENT—-1 «> Carr-1110 and Jean Parlcer Hi "The Parrler." STRAND —Eddie Cantor In "All Baha Gtw>s Jo T own." ROXY—Bruce Cabot and .lean Chatburn In "Pad Guy"' and c luart Erwin and Betty Furness in -All American Chump." MAJESTIC—John Wayne and Marsha Hunt in •pom in th» West" and c iella Ardler and John Pavne in "Love On Toa = t." ST. JAMES'—Cary Grant and Constance Bennett in "Topper." EMBASSY—Norma ?hearer and Fredrlc March in "rmilin' Throug-h."' PLAZA—Parry Barnes and Sophie Stewart in "Tho Return or the Scarlet Pimpernel." LONDON—rdward Arnold In "Bemember I a-l Nifrht"' and Dean Jay?er In "Wanderer or Wasteland." ADELPHI—"Make a Wish" and "Idol c»r the Crowds." AMBASSADOR—"ranfernns Number" and "New Faces or 193?" ALEXANDRA—"ExcIusive." ASTOR—"GirI In a Million" and "It Happened in Hollywood." AVONDALE — "-lowaway" and ••Flight From Glory." BERKELEY (Mission Bay)—"Ea?v l.;vln? " BRITANNIA—"Nig-hl Must Fall" and "It's All Yours." "UTOL— The Marine" and 'Devil's Playground." CRYSTAL PALACE—"~Iape Door" jjid "4 0 Nauphty Girls." DE LUXE—"His AfTair" and 'Cha::V Chan On Broad way." i EMPRESS—"You Can't Have F.vj-v thins" ■ and "A Doctor's Diary." .GAIETY—"-lulu) in a li'arup " OREY LYNN — in a M.auJ "More Than a Secreta: \ ." KlNG'S—"l'nder ihc d JVti>f " KINGSLAND—"I i.vi- « t , T. :n" and "Mucmlisht On the - MAYFAIR— The <~,od 1 an] "Hr-ad <t\er Heels " {PRINCESS—■ 1 't- Fni:l<" Z 'la" and "Plaz.n? -:\'-s." , PEERLESS (St- Helier's) — "Penlroal I Fe\ er "' PRINCE EDWARD- i ftO Men and • Girl" ; and "I«< \ .1 1? Driving " ! REGAL— - V ;< k<• a Wish" and "Lift Train ! RIALTO -• -ia?-e Door" and "*0 jraufHiy REGENT (Epsom)—" The 3n r ° twvi ' 'sTAR (Newton) —"'" 3 lhr 1 fa«<- of Ulark Car STATE (Symonda Street)— Tae Pile STATE >> (D***' | P or *) —"Heidi or the Alps" and Be Happy STATE <Or'l«^l- Tb ' a 3713 " A IO fOnehunaa) —"Crime river I"n - 8T "*d""- '.nS'"MTaVt I«« Tor oer " TIVOLI —"Bad cuy" and "All American Chump." ruoon HJm ln rlcro*,* " Tnr y Ctre Him * Gun ~