ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 69, 15 December 1931, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. "The Outsider,” an extremely unusual film, based on the play which Moscovitch presented some years ago at the Regent Theatre. The main star of the picture was certainly Harold Huth, who took the part of “the outsider” himself, Anton Ragatzy—the astonishing genius whose position with regard to orthodox body of surgeons and in particular to the crippled daughter of one of the most distinguished of them gives the whole point to the story. “Murder by the Clock." In “Murder by the Clock,” the new Paramount mystery picture which will begin screening at the Regent Theatre on Friday, a female character reminiscent of the weird, uncanny “Dracula,” rules the destinies of several people whom she eventually victimises. The name of this person cannot be disclosed here, for it would interfere with your enjoyment of the picture. However, among those who might be placed on the list of suspects are Mrs. Julia Endicott, an eccentric, austere matriarch whose unusual will precipitates a bitter controversy among her prospective heirs; the tight-lipper, cynical Roberts, for twenty years nurse and companion to Mrs. Endicott; Laura Endicott, beautiful and ambitious niece of Mrs. Endicott, and Jane, the flighty young maid in the Endicott employ. MAJESTIC THEATRE. Crowded sessions at the Majestic Theatre during the screenings of “The Flying Fool” speak volumes for the popularity of this great British aviation production, which gives ample proof of the rapid strides made by the Old Country in the motion picture field- Having /the: cooperation of the British Imperial . Airways, the producers have' succeeded in filming a production that is a succession ofof thrills, one on top of the other, from the opening until the dramatic climax ( wherein a fast plane pursues a huge Bentley racing car along the famous Dover Road. Henry Kendall, a popular London stage star, makes his first appearance_ in talkies. He gives a splendid convincing performance of .Floyd, a smart young detective, though to all appearances a positive "chump,” and picturegoers will look forward to seeing more of the Prinqe of Wales’s favourite comedian, A feature of the evening performances is the parade of the aviation queens, who wear some ravishing dresses, of original and futuristic design—a pageant of beauty. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Humour, pathos, and stark drama are . embodied in “Smart Money” at the Paramount Theatre. Gambling and blondes were the'cause of an unhappy finale to the career of “Nick the Barber,” who from a top-notch gambler in a small town rose to affluence in New York. KING’S THEATRE. '“Guilty Hands,” at the King’s Theatre, places Lionel Barrymore in the spot of leading featured players the most powerful role he has essayed for the talking screen. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Of unusual merit is “Girl of the Port,” the main attraction of a two-bill pro- - gramme, which is now at the Grand Opera House. The setting commences ou the fields of France, ,-but the majority of the scenes take/ place in the South Sea Island, with;half savage Fijians, their wild jungle dances, and a real fire-walking ceremony. “Man of the World.” William Powell comes to the Grand Opera House on Friday, in ;Paramount’s “Man of the World,” considered the most intense, and colourful drama of this suave actor’s astonishing career. KILBIRNIE KINEMA. With Victor McLaglen as the star. “Not Exactly Gentlemen” is the chief attraction at the Kilbirnie Kinema. Also being screened is “Too Many Crooks.’

DE LUXE THEATRE. “Ex Bad Boy” is the title of an amusing broad comedy of American rustie life which is now at the De Luxe Theatre. It is the comle effort of a gay. old man to prevent his beautiful daughter from marrying a gigolo. The girl i* attracted to this lounge lizard on account of his many affairs in the past, so the old man invents .a past for the son-in-law. of his choice, by the use of a photograph of a movie star on which he writes a lurid inscription, and makes the timid young man live up to it. The trick works wonders, and all is going well until the movie star makes a personal appearance in support of one of her own pictures. Then things become mixed and muddled, and the fun fast and furious, but it all works out to the happy ending. ST. JAMES THEATRE. Saturday night's large audience were enthralled and mystified, from start to finish, at the St. James Theatre, with the most exciting mystery production. “The Spider.” Adapted from the successful stage play of the same title, this brilliant masterpiece is enacted in a theatre, the . “Tivoli,” where “Charrtrand the Great,” a master magician, is presenting a performance of mind-reading, illusions, and other magic. The stage settings are superb. Edmund Lowe, in the role of ’’'Chartrand.” delivers a convincing performance, and proves that he is a versatile actor of no mean degree. His diction is perfect, and he gets into the “skin” of the part.