ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 47, 18 November 1932, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. Beautiful Kay Francis’s second starring vehicle for Warner Bros. “Street of Women” opens to-day at the Regent Theatre, with Miss Francis in the . mutt important role of her screen' caresr. “Street of Women” permits the star to establish her place rts “Hollywood’s bestdressed actress,” In the picture she is seen in twenty-two complete costume changes. -She is cast as a successful modiste engaged in wide social activities :>s well as business. The story concerns the difficulties encountered when a married man fallsl in love with the modiste, whose young brother is in love with her lovers daughter. The .complications bring both tragedy and joy, eventually settling-them-selves so that the situation is smoothed out for both couples; “Street of Women, ’ directed by Archie Mayo of “Bought” and I "Illicit” fame, .brings a daring story fo H the Regent screen, which is paralleled | daily in real life. It is handled with deli- | caev and cleverness. The cast, while K small, has been especially selected with 1 exact types and.characters m mind. Allan Dinehart, Roland Young, Marjorie Gateson, Allan Vincent, and Gloria Stuat't play the major roles in the story, which was screened from the successful novel by Polan Bank. Allan Dinehart, as Larry, and Roland,-Young, as Link Gibson — the two men' who-are equally, devoted to Natalie—are not drily brilliant actohs but splendid foils for each other. Marjorie Gateson, as Lois Baldwin, the socially ambitioqs wife of Lawrence Baldwin, plays a disagreeable role with a sureness and authenticity that wins for an uncongenial wife just the proper amount of sympathy and understanding.. Allan Vincent is Clarke Upton, Natalie’s hotheaded brother. Whose misunderstanding of his sister’s devotion to Baldwin plays havoc with four lives for a while. Ho plavs the part of an impetuous overidealistic boy with keen understanding. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. The reunion of Jack Holt and Ralph Graves, those two-fisted men whose bitter rivalry was featured in the spectacular films “Flight,” “Dirigible,” and “Submarine,” brings together in a new Columbia release “War Correspondent,” one of the most popular teams in the history of the movies. Lila Lee also is featured in “War Correspondent,” which has civil war in modern China as a background for the dare-devil exploits of the Holt-Graves team. The picture will be shown at the Paramount Theatre today. In “War Correspondent” Holtplays the role of a recklessly adventuresome American aviator, who fights as a •soldier of fortune in a Chinese army, while Graves has the characterisation of an up-to-date radio-newspaper war cor-, respondent. The girl over whom they battle is charming Lila Lee. . This is not the first time that these two he-ineri have struggled for her favour—she was H with them in that phenomenal success “Flight.” '“SUNSHINE SUSIE.” Paramount Theatre, AH British, In "Sunshine SuSie,” Gainsborough’s musical comedy romance, which will mark the opening of Uie Paramount Theatre, on Friday next as. an all-British house, the leading roles are taken by Renate Muller, a delightful musical comedy actress with, a pleasing personality and a charming voice, and Jack Hulbert, the . English character comedian, who in this film steps, to the forefront of British screen comedians. Renate'Muller has a rather shy, youthful personality. The story of “Sunshine Susie” deals with a. typiste in a bank, played by Renate Muller, who gets past the reception clerk, Jack Hulbert, and launches! a campaign against the bank director under the impression that, he is a humble employee. The situation leads to a series of complications, in which the typiste and the director come into conflict in the bank, in the board room, and in the Viennese beer garden. Owen Nares as the bank director adds the necessary romance to the picture. ST. JAMES THEATRE. “Mr. Bill—the Conqueror,” which will open dt St. James Theatre to-day, -is a delightful drama of the English countryside set in charming English scenery and beautifully photographed iu, every season and mOod. The story, handled with imagination and understanding is well characterised and is typically English in its sentiments and humorous relief. No matter what the title might suggest, there are only two features iu any way “historical” tbout the picture. One is the “lovelj’ land of Sussex,” so steeped in legend and story of the past, wherein the play is'set; the other is the indomitable spirit of the Norman King that inspires our modern “Bill” to get to work and solve his problems with the teuaeity and daring that marked the rule of the ancient monarch. Otherwise, in “Mr. Bill—the Conqueror.” there is the sort of delightfully different and refreshing entertainment relished so completely , because its kind is seen all so rarely. The , story and the settings breathe the very charm and beauty of the actual little villages of romantic Sussex, in which the film was made. They are so perfectly 1 portrayed that they transport those who 8 see them into the very heart of glorious t rural England. AVriting of “Mr. Bill—the f Conqueror,” a leading British critic said: “A delightful and typically English pic- ,f lure, enjoyable all through with . clever direction and excellent acting. Those who [ike British pictures will delight in this one . aS it simply breathes the countryside. A film which will please wherever shown. L Onc of the best British pictures for a a long time.” v

DE LUXE THEATRE. Joe E. Brown, affectionately regarded as the current king of comedians, follows up his “Fireman, Save My Child” success with “The Tenderfoot,” a First National picture now showing at the De Luxe Theatre.Hn his latest, wide-mouth-ed Joe portrays a Texas rancher who comes to New York with the last of his money, which he intends to invest profitably so he can lift the mortgage on his ranch. Armed with' his money and his six-shooters, Joe becomes involved with a theatrical producer, falls in Jove, buys a show which is a failure, miraculously and unwittingly turns the show into a howling success, gets mixed up with lawyers and ladies, eventually overcoming all obstacles, lifting the mortgage and Winning the girl. MAJESTIC THEATRE. The theme of “The Indiscretions of Eve.” which commences to-day at the Majestic Theatre, deals vQth the adventures of a young man who on New Year’s Eve becomes infatuated with a beautiful girl, only knowing that her name is Evi- Eve’s endeavours to discover her lover’s identity and the climax when all London “turns out” to.BpCed the lovers on. their way are, brilliantly, to an accompaniment of haunting melodies rendered by no less hnusical highlights than Messrs. Teddy Brown. Marius B. Winter, Lindars and Miss Peggy Cochrane. Steffi Dana and Fred • Conyngham as Peter and Eve make their screen debut in this film, and are ably supported by Lester Matthews, Muriel Aked. Arthur Chesney. Clifford Heatherley, Hal Gordon, Teddy Brown, and Marius B. Winter's band. "The Indiscretions of Eve.” .which was specially written, devised, composed and produced by Cecil Lewis for 8.1. P., is a romantic comedy extravaganza about Eve, a beautiful little brunette who falls in love with Peter, Earl of YVinchelsea and Waterloo, _on a New Year’s Eve, unaware of his identity. She quarrels with her fiance Ralph, who, on REPERTORY’ THEATRE. Not often is the Wellington playgoer given the opportunity of seeing so many well-known players in a really great play as in the next Repertory production of “Milestones,” the great period comedy by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock, which is to be presented at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week. The leading roles will be portrayed by Misses G. Helen Gard’ner, Mary Cooley. Dorothy Molenaar, and Mr. W, S. Wauchop, who is also directing the production. Others taking prominent parts are Mrs. E. S. Baldwin, Misses Vivienne Tait, Elsie Lloyd, and Messrs. L. H. Herd, 11. A. Painter, Gibson Stott, Ulric Williams. Carl Watson, P. Keesing, and G. H. A. Swan.

awaking next morning, is furious to find Peter occupying his bath room. This is the result of an accident the night before when Peter was knocked down and picked up by Ralph’s people. A quarrel ensues, and the Earl strides forth, still in night attire,-just missing the arrival of Eve. Then follows a vast comedy of errors with Evo eventually run to earth in a wax works factory, beneath a plaster mould. Unfortunately Peter is not aware that Ralph manages the factory and a slap up fight ensues. A honeymoon, however, looms in the distance, and all ends well.