AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19852, 13 February 1930, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

CRYSTAL PALACE. No further P roof of the excellence of "Sunny Side Up" is necessary than to mention that drawing to the close of the fourth week of its Christchurch season, it is still drawing capacity audiencc3 nightly to the Crystal Palace Theatre. This pic'ture, produced by Fox, written by do Sylva, Brown, and Henderson, the three musicians, who here reveal that they have as happy a knack with the pen as with the composer's manuscript, and starred by Janet Gaynor and Charles l''arrell, is indeed the most successful talkie ever screened in Christchurch. Those people who like their film entertainment served to thom artistically garnished and well made in the first instance have recognised the qualities of "Sunny Side Up," a bright, romantic story, tuneful music, and some of the most spectacular and costly ballets ever staged for the sound screen.

"WHY BRING THAT UP?"

THE TWO BLACK CROWS ON THE SCREEN. The Two Black Crows, the greatest comedy team in America, or indeed, perhaps, in the world to-day, make their appearance on the talking screen at Crystal Palace Theatre next week in "Why Bring That Upi" their first venture in pictures. And on the screen they are funnier and more absurd and altogether more entertaining than they ever could hopo to bo on the gramophone. "Why Bring That Up?" is the story of a pair of funny men, black-face men, men who are very sure of themselves and success when on the stage, but just men off-stage. Evelyn as an unscrupulous bird of prey, sees to that, and the manager for the comedians, the small and earnest Harry Green, is just as determined that his men shall be tree of such encumbrances. A battle of wits therefore ensue*, carried on practically the length of the pic* ture, ' always vastly amusing and exciting, one black crow against tho other, the manager against one or both, (he girl against the manager: a grand mix-up in the midst'of which Moran and Hack shine to great advantage, seizing great opportunities for funny things to say. Tho dialogue of "Why Bring That Up?" is very bright and witty and clever, three good factors that one docs not always find in dialogue. It is also all finite new, and the story is a very good one. The singing and dancing of the Broadway scenes leave nothing to be desired, and altogether, whoa one considers the personalities in/ 1 the fame of the two stars, and the excellence of the spectacular snd musical scenes, there is a picture that can rank with tho best. lloran and Mack are at all times a droll pair, the one tired, weary, bored, the other quick and snappy, tho foil for the weary one s wit; Harry Green, too, is a funny man, and when these three are holding the screen there is bound to be unbounded comedy afoot. The box plans for "Why Bring That Upi" are now open at Tho Bristol • Piano Company, where seats may be reserved.