ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 293, 7 September 1931, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. “The Chance of a Night Time,” another picture that had its original inspiration in the gifted pen of Ben Travers, and in which some of the great “Ben Travers’’ stars of former pictures again delight with • their fresh, clever acting is at the Regent Theatre. It is an excellent picture and prov.des as good, if not even better, entertainment as any of the former successes—“ Rookery Nook,” "Plunder,” “Canaries Sometimes Sing,” and “Tons of Money.” As one has learned to expect, now, when one sees the name Ralph Lynn at the head of a cast, it is a picture in which the fun moves rapidly all the time, so much so that possibly some of it is missed because of the continuous laughter from the audience. Again Lynn is exactly suited to hif part and he plays it with all the original, fascinating touches that made him an immediate success wlien he appeared first in "Rookery Nook.” Playing opposite Ralph Lynn are two fine artists, Winifred Shotter and Sunday Wilshin. \ GRAND OPERA HOUSE. “Laugh and Grow Rich,” the American comedy at the Grand Opera House is the biggest laughing hit since "Rookery Nook.” Again one has to award the palm for rich, caustic, wholesome, and natural humour to Edna May Oliver, who was so admirable in “Cimarron.” As Sarah Austin (the wife of shiftless Joe Austin),, a boardinghouse-keeper, Miss Oliver is responsible for a notable screen achievement. Joe, steals.her savings and invests them' in oil, and when all seems at an end, the oil comes to light, and there is an interlude of lavish expenditure. The other picture is "The Sin Ship,” a production by Lois Wolheim, the rugged actor who also plays the leading role. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Paramount has assembled a brilliant cast to interpret “Ladies’ Man,” the sensational drama no- being screened at the Paramount Theatre. William Powell, suave and sophisticated, has the title role —that of a man who is chased by women. He himself wants only their money—until at last he loses his heart to a beautiful woman. KILBIRNIE KINEMA. Ruth Chatterton’s latest picture, “Unfaithful," a dramatic sensation, is at the Kilbirnie Kinema. Playing opposite Miss Chatterton is Paul Lucas. There are good supports.

ST. JAMES THEATRE. Tom Meighau, as a man of might with methods of his own for regenerating dissipated young men, presents a really striking performance that must.appeal to all who see it in ‘‘Young Sinners,” a worth-while drama which has caught on with the public at St. James Theatre. The play is true to life, and it points an excellent moral that might with advantage be taken note of by parents and children alike. The scenes in the mountain resort are convincing, especially so is the one in which the ne’er-do-well, restored mentally and physically to manhood, is able to hold his own.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. A picture play that should be seen by all is “The School for Scandal,” which won unstinted approval from a delighted audience on Saturday evening at the Majestic Theatre. Sheridan’s imntortal English comedy with all its sparkling wit and biting satire is as fresh to-day as ever it was. It is doubtful if it has ever been played, better than by the cast responsible for the present screen version, for it has been splendidly done. Basil Gill is very fine as “Sir Peter,” Madeline Carroll makes a charming Lady Teazle,, and another outstanding performance is lan Fleming’s “Joseph Surface.”

. DE LUXE THEATRE. Shipmates,’ at the De Luxe Theatre can take its place,.- with the best light-comedy successes of the year. The humour is delightfully refreshing, and a r—->"t ro n '"nce neatlv woven into it is pleasing indeed. Robert Montgomery gave a fine nerformance as the sailor liver, and Dorothy Jordan was charming as his sw--»thenrt.\the daughter of the admiral of the fleet. In “Shipmates” Montgomery is a deckhand, and his easy-going manner is the cause of his being continually in trouble. The orchestra, under Mr. L. D. Austin, plays “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” and the “Wiliam Tell Overture” in conjunction with Mr. Paul T. Cullen, who readers “Reaching for the Moon,” with vocal refrain. V ■ \ KING’S THEATRE. Scoring a new triumph in “A Connecticut Yankee,” which is at the King's Theatre. Will Rogers is ■ nt the height of his ability. Mark Twain’s famous comedy has found a fine interpreter, and Will Rogers keeps the house amused during the whole of the performance. ‘