ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 100, 26 January 1928, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

z REGENT THEATRE. Starring Olive Borden, , supported byNeil Hamilton, Marie Dressier, Mary Alden, aud Jerry Miley, .“The Joy Girl,” a William l-yx production, is the current feature at the Regent Theatre. "The Joy Girl”,is the story of a romantic girl who sets out in search ot adventure aud a wealthy husband. Her quest takes tier through seashore resorts, night clubs, fashionable homes, and other playgrounds of the rich. In support are a gazette and comedy, with excellent music by the orchestra. Peg o’ the Ring, a dainty and daring acrobat, provides th% vaudeville turn. MAX, MORITZ, AND AKKA. Those astounding, “almost humans,” Max. Mortiz, and Akka, famous screen monkey ‘‘stars,” will open a season of one week at the. Regent Theatre soon. The appearances on the stage of these chimpanzees has proved sensational throughout Australia. At the Melbourne Tivoli, they had a triumphant season of six weeks. They appear on lie stage dressed just as human beings, sit at table, eat with knives and forks, drink and smoke, and will be seen on roller skates and bicycles. Other feats include boxing, dancing, laughing, talking . in their own monkey talk,, playing music, and doing a hundred and one things that ordinary mischievious children might do. The monkeys will appear twice daily. In view of the phenomenal interest being taken iu this remarkable attraction, the mauugeme:« is <#»deavouring to arrange for a longer season than the one week previously announced. An announcement will be duly advertised.

NEXT REGENT THEATRE PROGRAMME. The third of the Regent Theatre’s douile-feature programmes will be screened to-morrow, the attraction being “Figures Don’t Lie,” starriug Esther Ralston, Ford Sterling, and that remarkable production, "Stark Love.” In "Figures Don’t Lie.” beautiful Esther Ralston lias a role iu which she should appear to advantage, while Ford Sterling is cast as “Howdy” Jones, a successful but absent-minded business inau. It is a part made to order for the man who won a name for himself as a comedy character actor in “Drums of the Desert” aud "Stranded in Paris.” Sterling takes the part of st man who keeps check on his engagerwnts through the aid of a string on his linger, and an attractive blonde secretary, while telling his associates he owes his success to punctuality, efficiency and good memory! Paramount’s new novelty drama. “Stark Love.” is the story of a group of Americans who are still living the life their forefathers led iu Queen Elizabeth day. The plan is at the theatre and the Bristol. KING’S THEATRE. “Silk Stockings.” a gay farce, starring popular Laura la Plante, heads the current programme at the King’s Theatre. This is a frivolous comedy of the type that suits the bedimnled star best, and concerns itself with the experiences of a young married couple who are plunged into various hilarious situations. John Marron. Otis Harlan, William Austin, Marcella Daly, and Heinie Conklin support ‘lie star. Good supports are shown, and delightful music supplied by the orchestra. JUS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. "Oh. Y’ou Wonderful Girl" fills tlie programme now being presented at His Majesty’s Theatre bv Gayle Wyer and his Band-Box Revue Company. The plot concerns the love affair of a commercial traveller who is forced by tlie inclemency ' tlie weather to spend tlie New Tear in a small village. Gayle Wyer is the traveller, and Vera Benson tlie lady in the ease. That very capable comedian. Charles Norman, is again responsible tor the majority of the laughs. Many bright numbers fill the revue, and the pretty and sprightly bullet of six form an animated background for most of these. DE LUXE THEATRE. “Man Power.” slurring Rleliurd Dix, is the current picture at the De Luxe Theatre. "Man Power” is not a war picture, although there is a llas'h of the bnttlcfrout to indicate that the hero had been an officer before reaching tlie lovyly I state of a wanderer hopefully looking for il job. Glimpses of Mary Brian, beauti- I ful daughter of the president of the Stoddard Manufacturing Company, start him on a career as a mechanic. What he does with a tractor after that is startling. To save the inhabitants of a valley from ‘the menace of a broken dam. he pulls ( supplies through a rain storm over a alipporv road, over ditches, aud up mountain sides. Good supports aud music complete the programme. “THE FAIR CO-ED.” In her new Metro-Golilwyu-Mayer picture, "The Pair Co-Ed," which to-mor-row will be screened at the De Luxe Theatre, Marlon Davies plays a girl’s role In a girl’s picture. Miss Davies has equal facility for ballroom or slum, stately gown or rags, comedy or drama, nation or international role—but in comedy she is at her best, especially If she ran l>e her real self, as she is In tills unusual story of college life ami romance. "The Fair Co-Ed" tells of a girl who would not attend her college because the principal banned students' curs—and of a youth, star basketball player of the college team, who caused the" girl to reverse her decision when she saw him. But another girl is interested iu him. The leading mau iu "The Fair

Co-Ed“ is a star athlete, new blood for the screen. Other favourite supporting players make the east a strong one. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Jackie Clarke and the Royal Australian Sunbeams provide entertainment de luxe at the Paramount Theatre this week, where they iill the first half of the excellent programme. The picture which fills the second half is "The Clinging Vine,” starring Beatrice Joy, supported by Tom Moore and Robert Edeson. Splendid musical items are contributed by the . orchestra. . The management of the Paramount Theatre announce that they have retained the "Sunbeams’’ for a further week's appearance. They will appear in a complete change ot programme, and will stage another comedy, revue entitled "Carnival Time.” which promises to eclipse even tlieir first effort. "Hullo, New Zealand.” As usual, the inimitable Jackie Clarke, Australia's Jackie Coogan, opens the show, in company witli Baby Doreen, who is indeed "everybody’s darling," iu a new " number. "My Girl Said ‘Yes.’ ’’ Jean tv hite’s clever dancing is then made a feature in the “Copeilia” toe dance, which is followed by a Hawaiian specialty by Thelma Forest and the Tiny Tots. The Radiant Ballet are then to the fore, with Alice Johnron leading them in u catchy sone and dance, “Honeybunch.” Phyllis Robertson and Gwen Jones tlen give a further exhibition of whirlwind dancing, which is appreciated in the first week’s performance. "Butterflies and Roses” is a delightful spectacular ballet number, led by Noni Miles. Harry tlssher. the wonder boy soprano, who created such a favourable impression with his singing, and "Baby Your Mother,” will give new songs, while the Acrobatic Sunbeams will show more stunts in an entirely new act. ■Jolly Old Sailors,” by Jackie Glarke and the Tiny Tots, is a comedy gem which should be thoroughly eujoyel by all. Alice Johnson introduces another jazz eccentrique, and the performance firtshes with a rousing song by Valda Chatty assisted- by’ tlie Merry Twinkiers and the full company. A special comedy-drama, '• Lonesome Ladies.” is featured in this programme, in which the stars are Anna Q. Nilsson and Lewis Stone. It is a story of a tired business man who turned Don Juan, and a clever wife who made him a tired business jnan once again. The box plan is at the theatre daily from 10 a.m. "ROSE MARIE.” I Tins morning at the Bristol the box plans Will open for the ordinary reserved seats in tiie dress circle and stalls for tlie first three nights of the sesaon. The company will make tlieir first appearance here to-morrow night at the Grand Opera House, and tlie first niatinee will be given on Saturday. There are, critics state, many exquisite scenes in "Rose Marie.” tlie' beautiful spectacular play—it is more than a musical comedy, though tlak'e are some side-splitting incidents in tlie various acts. There is the scene of the Canadian Rockies in the first act, and this in itself is u.nforgetable. It is one of the most beautiful pictures ever presented on the stage. Then in addition there is tlie grand ballroom scene in the second act. while tlie Totem pole lodge is also impressive, aud the dance one of tlie great features of the performance. As for tlie play itself there is much more than the usual semblance of a plot. It is described as a musical play, but it is quite different from tlie light musical productions. It is really founded on a melodrama that contains a murder, and ’ is elaborated and amended so as to include tlie elements of operetta, musical comedy, revue, and spectacle. To suit tlie changing aspects of the story, the composers. Herbert Stothart and Rudolf Frinil liavevmade their music as varied as possible, and some of it brings reminiscenees of tlie work of composers of world-wide renown. There arc softlyllowing love songs, rousing marches, strange and blood-stirring barbaric themes, lilting dance tunes, and excited outbursts in tlie Puccini style. The company is a remarkably strong one, and includes such high-class artists as Stephanie Desie as Wanda, tlie Indian halfbreed girl; Harriet Bennet, who has scored a success in tlie title role; Reginald Dandy as Jim Kenyon, tin- lover- Frederick Bentley as Hard-boiled Herman; George Bryant as Black Eagle; Yvonne Banvard ns Lady Jane; Doris Johnstone as Ethel Brander: James Hughes as Sergeant Malone; Lou Vernon as Emile La Flainnie; and Noel Allan as Edward Hawley- ’ THE CHERNIAVSKYS. There is ouc remarkable lesson to be learned from the wonderful young musicians, Leo. Jan, aud Mischel Cherniavsky, and that is that .the work of tlie musicians, when presented with power, definitely stimulates the minds and emotions of the general public. A well-known critic, writing ot the Cherniavskys. says: ‘‘They are three young priests from tlie Temple of Muses, who have been projected into the world to bring comfort to tlie hearts of tens of thousands. Tlieir music brings with it a message of hope aud joy—hope and joy that will tend to develop expanding ideas in those privileged io hear it. One loaves tlie presence of the artists and the eoneci't hall they play in, but one never entirely leaves the presence of their haunting music, for its essence seems to cling permanently to one. and makes for increased happiness and optimism. If I wanted to do a good turn to anyone. I would rcconiiiiend them Io listen to the Chernhlvskys’ music, ami that as often as possible.” Tlie trio are to appear nt .tlie Town Hull Concert Chamber on Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday next. Seats are o.". gale at the Bristol-.

EMPRESS THEATRE. / "Tho Missing Link,” Syd Chaplin s latest side-splitting comedy, k the current leaHiro at the. Empress Theatre. Chaplin is seen as a starving young noct, wandering about a London dock, who is tnkcu- by Lord Dryden, a. famous big game hunter bound for Africa, to hunt down the Missing Link, a terrifying animal. The absurd situations "he manages to get into before he Anally captures tho Missing Link make the film a riotous one. In support are a gazette, scenic, and comedy, with capital music by the orchestra.

QUEEN’S THEATRE. “The Flag Lieutenant,” a British romance of the Royal Navy, is the current feature at the Queen's Theatre. The setting o£ the romance of “The Mag Lieutenant” Is the deck of a battleshipThe story is filled with the salt tang ot the. sea, and the spirit of daring and, gallantry is the essence of the drama. Thft friendship of two men is the theme, and tlie sacrifice of one, that the other get his chance, is the main climax ot the picture. “H.R.H..” a film dealing with the life of the Prince of Wales, is also shown, and appropriate music is supplied.

ADELPHI CABARET. At the eud of this week the Adelphi Cabaret will close until March 1. This week, however, the cabaret will be open every afternoon and night. To-morrow am! Saturday there will be special nights for the opening of the “Rose Mario” tea son.