ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 8, 4 October 1927, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE.

Starring beautiful Florence Vidor, supported by Clive Brook, Jocelyn Lee, Norman Trevor, and Arthur Lubin,

'‘Afraid to Love/' a Paramount screen version of the famous play “The Marriage of Kitty," is the current feature at the Regent Theatre. The picture tells of a marriage of convenience, which results in a honeymoon of inconvenience and huiuorouf entanglements, all worked out with gay “Puree" as a picturesque background. After a series of extremely laughable adventures, the young couple discover that what was intended to be strictly a marriage of convenience has turned into a delightful little love affair, and all ends well. In support are a news, lauglmble comedy, and novelty song and cartoon, “Love’s Old Sweet Song," with variations. Direct from Sydney comes Margo Ramage and her dolls, in an entertaining marionette turn. Excellent incidental music is provided by the orchestra. “KNOCK-OUT REILLY." What is said to bo the greatest boxing ring battle ever featured in a film is seen in “Knock-Out Reilly/’ the big Paramount comedy-drama, starring popular Richard Dix, coming to the Regent Theatre on Friday next. The fight is no make-believe one, but a real match between Dix and no less a personality than Jack Renault, who once fought Gene Tunney for his title. The story concerns a steeLworker who becomes a prize-fighter for the sake of the girl he loves, the latter part being played by dainty Mary Brian. Jack Renault has the role of Killer Agerra, champion pugilist, who is *robbed of his title after a fight the like of which has never been filmed. A vein of delightful romance runs through the picture. In the cast are a host of famous boxing personalities, and the sub-titles were written by Jack Conway, noted sports authority and critic. A special J. C. Williamson vaudeville act on the programme will be Bower and Rutherford, English musical comedy stars. . DR LUXE HEATBE. “Children of Divorce,” now at the De Luxe Theatre, shows how convents in France are made ’convenient places for the inconvenient children of American divorced couples. Twenty-five beautiful maidens, blondes, and brunettes, figure in the picture, and one of the big scenes is a “wild party" in which the guests sing half a dozen different choruses a* once, while the orchestra blares for all it is worth. ' The story, - which is an adaptation of Owen Johnson’s novel, is cleverly told. Clara Bow and Esther Ralston. two great screen stars, do splendid acting in the film, while Gary Cooper and Ewar Hason take the leading male parts well. A pleasing atmosphere for the modem society drama is created by the beautiful prologue supplied by Miss Muriel Wilton, of Miss Minnie Everett’s school of dancing. A gazette and comedy are in support, with the usual excellent musical programme. “ROOKIES." “Rookies,” a comedy, is to be screened at the De Luxe Theatre, commencing on Friday, with a matinee on Saturday at 2.50. Featuring Karl Dane (“Slim/' of “The Big Parade”), and George K. Arthur, a dapper little fellow, this should show the greatest comedy team seen in one picture, for a very long time. It opens with a laugh, it is said, and closes with a thrill. There are fights, and plenty of them, riots, runaway army balloons, and daring dives toward earth with slim dependence on pack parachutes attached to the backs of the players. The story is laid against the background of a military training camp, and there is nothing funnier than a noncommissioned officer and a private soldier of the same company squabbling for the affections of the same girl.' The supporting programme will be in keeping and Mr. .Aarons has arranged a splendid musical programme to be played by the orchestra, while he will play special numbers on the Wurlitzer organ. The box plans are open at the Bristol and Aitken’s Book Arcade, or ring the theatre (telephone 23—080). PARAMOUNT THEATRE. A colourful adventu *e, melodramatic in several sequences. and with thrills a-plenty, with a beautiful story of the sacrificing love of a good woman for her husband, is “The Notorious Lady,” the First National feature now showing at the_ Paramount Theatre. “The Notorious Lady” features Lewis Stone, Barbara Bedford, and Ann Rork. “The Notorious Lady" is Barbara Bedford. The title is suggested by the notoriety she gets in going on the witness stand to swear away her reputation and thus save her husband (Lewis Stone) on the unwritten law. Stone goes away to forget, and eventually the truth of the wife’s sacrifice is learned by a_, philanthropic f riend. Most of the action is in Africa, the adventure for a diamond mine; intrigue, colourful background of river, mountains, and action galore. In support e.re a gazette and comedy, with delightful music by the orchestra. HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. ' Now in their ninth week at His Majesty’s Theatre. Clem Dawe and his merry followers of the Midnight Frolics company continue to evoke unstinted applause from patrons of . His Majesty’s heatre. Their current presentation is as good as any that has preceded it, and is the cause of one long laugh from curtain to curtain, a delighted audience leaving the theatre nightly. The sketches are bright and breezy, some of the best of which are “Selling a Car,” “The Surgery,” “Midnight," and “Blunders/* The Musucal Trio is again one of the big hits of chnw. ns is that daintiest of dancers, Phyllis Amery, who performs in her own delightful manner. The remainder of the company are all seen to advantage, and give splendid support -o ' the principals. KING’S THEATRE. “Tillie the . Toiler,” starring Marion Davies, is the current feature at, Jie King’s Theatre. In “Tillie the Toiler" Miss Davies has gone a bit further than comedy—she is in caricature. As the frivolous but lovable heroine of Russ Westover’s cartoon, she wears the Kind of clothes that only an empty-headed girl would wear in an office. Matt Moore appears in th j leading male lole as “Mac," and the supporting cast includes George K. Arthur, Bert Roach, Gertrude Short, Harry Crocker. George Fawcett, Estelle Clark, and Claire McDowell. No. 9 of the popular “Collegians” series, *a gazette, and New Zealand scenic are also screened, and delightful music is provided by the orchestra. QUEEN’S THEATRE. A cowboy turned banker in a wild and woolly Western town is Hoot Gibson’s latest role in “A Hero on Horseback," a Universal-Jewel photoplay, which is now showing at the Queen’s Theatre. In this picture Gibson has one of the most colourful characterisations in which he has ever appeared. It has the well known Gibson brand of breezy outdoor vigour,; with serio-comic drama, and a love theme. The picture is from Peter B. Kyne’s short story. “Bread Upon the Waters." No. 9 of the popular “Collegians” series, a gazette, scenic, end comedy are also screened, while capital music is supplied by the orchestra.

Y.M.O.A. GYMNASTIC DISPLAY. Mr. J. H. Duffy, instructor of the Y.M.C.A. gymnastic classes, and his assistant, Mr. 11. J. Steptoe, have ’much promising material among their pupils, and this fact was fully borne out in their second and last display given last night at the Opera House. All the exercises were performed with ease, and the performers’ cleverness evoked much applause, everything being done with neatness and dispatch. Exercise followed exercise so quickly that one wondered how human beings could perform so tirelessly. Mr. 11. Liardet was stage manager for tho display. Mr. H. Williams musical director, and Mr. 11. Parker in charge of the lighting.

ST. ANNE'S JUVENILE CARNIVAL. Last night another large attendance appeared at St. Anne's Hall, when good business was done at the various stalls and side-shows. Miss Margaret O'Connor and her pupils provided the evening's entertainment. To-night a display of dancing will be given by the pupils of Miss Kathleen O'Brien, when a very fine programme may be expected. There being only two more nights of tlie carnival, all those interested in its object should it an early visit.