AMUSEMENTS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 12073, 14 July 1936, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Town Hall "Death at Broadcasting House,” the | Phoenix Film Production, which is to he screened at the Town Hall Theatre commencing to-morrow, has a real broadcasting atmosphere about it. Not only Is the locale of tlie story the famous Broadcasting House the homo of British broadcasting, giving many intimate glimpses into what goes on behind the scenes here but tlie man who wrote the novel is Vai Gielgud, who writes plays for the 8.8. C. A brother of the famous actor, John del; gud, Val lakes a part himself in the lihu and acquits himself very erediabiy. The Regent A turbulent romance charged with lusty humour and lilting melodies brings Ginger Rogers and George Brent iu their first co-appearance iu "In Person” to the Urgent Theatre commencing to-morrow. Making her bow as a solo star iu the role of an exasperatiugly vain screen star, Ginger has, opposite her in the male lead, . a forthright young man who takes it upon himself to turn her into a humbler human being. Thu manner in which MW Rogers arouses Brent’s ardent interest causes a number of amusing complications.

An up-to-tho-sccond way of taking hff* oil tlie gold standard provides tbe lively tiiemo of K.K.O. Kadio’s musical coined/, which also opens to-morrow at the Kcgellt Theatre,'with Charles (buddy) Kogcrs Hie leading juvenile role. The story ih* volves the novel comic stratagems invent* ed by the modern father to outwit a duetive gold digger and opens his soar eyes to the charms of a girl who really loves him.