ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 284, 28 August 1935, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

“Break of Hearts,” Hepburn

Romance, at Plaza Au inspiring story of self-sacrificing devotion gives Katherine Hepburn excellent opportunity for enhanced distinction in "Break of Hearts,”-now showing at tlie Plaza. She is east as an aspiring girl musician who falls in love with an eminent symphony orchestra conductor, played by Charles Hoyer. She goes through all the ecstasy of love at first sight, the serenity of happy marriage, the heart-ache of lost love and rapture of love regained. Hers is a difficult part but she p ays it with complete confidence and real distinction, exploiting to tlie full the advantages of her complex personality. The supporting programme ir-> good. "Our Little Girl." "Our Little Girl,” which is said to be Shirley Temple's greatest picture, comes to the Plaza Theatre on Friday. ' Our Little Girl” is a poignant story, tenderly conceived, freighted with heart-tugs, yet leaving the audience strangely happy. Hundreds of novels and short stories tn print and typescript were read before this particular story was selected for Shirley. When the list thinned down to 30, the producer discovered that “Our Litt.e Girl” was ready-made for the adoraole star. It tells the story of a happy familydisunited by suspicions, threatened witn wreckage, and of a lit.tle girl who runs away from her home when she finds all the joy and safeguards gone. The supporting cast includes Rosemary Ames. Joel McCrea, Lyle Talbot, Erin O’Brien-Moore, Jack Donohue and Poodles Hanneford-.

“David Copperfield,” Dickens

Classic, at De Luxe

It has remained for that swift anl supple medium, the sound screen, to bring back the full glories of Charles Dickens, and none of the previous Dickens films in point of artistry, in the fidelity of the acting, and the settings, have approached the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production of “David Copperfield.” at the De Luxe Theatre. The cast is a nota! le one, and with the continuity supervised by Mr. Hugh Walpole, the most ardent Dickensian, will find it difficult to pick holes in the picture. The

story begins with the birth of Davicl anil continues through lira extraordinary, changing environment and circumstances of David’s life. The film cannot fail to make the strongest of impressions. Newsreels and organ music by Barrie Brettoner are also-included in the programme.

“Flirtation Walk,” Comedy and

Music at St. James

Bringing with it enchantment and thrilis, "Flirtation Walk” gives good entertainment at the St. .lames Theatre. Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, popular screen lovers, and Pat O'Brien head an all-star cast. .Songs include "Mister and Misses is the Name,” “No Horse, No Wife. No Moustache,” and "Flirtation Walk.” There are interesting supports’. "Sweet Music." Rudy Vallee, world famous radio crooner, comes to the St- James Theatre on Friday in the latest (Ind most pretentious of Warner Bros.’ mammoth musicals, “Sweet Music.” Vallee will be beard in a halt dozen catchy songs written especially for the production. Ann Dvorak also sutgs and dances in spectacular numbers. Still another songbird who will be beard in the picture is Helen Morgan, torch singer, who made such a hit in 'Show Boat.” The picture, which carries a definite plot, is filled with romance, drama and hilarious comedy. It is the «tory ”1 a young college boy who organises a band and makes good as a crooner and orchestra leader iti the big night clubs and over the radio. He falls in love with a beautiful dancing girl and helps her up the ladder t 0 success, alt|iough she thinks he is jealous of her and is trying to ruin her career. Scores of beautiful girls are seen in the dance numbers and spectacular ensembles.

Paramount Theatre Shows Double-Feature Bill

Love tangles and marital mix-ups form hilarious situations in "Warner Bros.’ picture, “The Kansas City Princess,” which is now showing at the Paramount Theatre. The additional feature is _ “No Ilscape,” starring lan Hunter and Binnie Barnes. It is a gripping adventure romance thfit races on to a terrific climax. "Red Hot Tyres” atul “The Secret Bride." An exceptionally strong two-feature programme commences at .the Paramount

Theatre to-morrow (Thursday). “Red Hot Tyres.” First National romance >f the automobile racing tracks, is wheduled as the first attraction. The picture is a dynamic love drama that blossoms during thrilling auto races in which daredevil speedsters battle for racing honours. Lyle Talbot and Gavin Gordon enact the roles of racing demons, and Mary Astor takes the feminine lead. The second feature i« "The Secret Bride,” said to be Barbara Stanwyck’s finest dramatic attraction. The cast includes Warren AVUliam and Glenda Farrell.

“Charlie Chan in Egypt,” New

Thriller at State

In "Charlie Chan in Egypt," which is the feature film in the programme scrceneii at the State Theatre, Fox Films has produced a most exciting story. It carries Charlie Chau to the mysterious land of the Pharaohs and the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Charlie Chan holds the audience spellbound. A strong supporting east includes “Put” Paterson, Thomas Beck. Rita Cousins and Stepin Fetchit. The supporting films are a most entertaining lot. “The Informer.” Beaching supreme heights in characterisation and in strength of emotional appeal, RKO-Radio’s "The Informer./ which comes to the State Theatre ex. Friday, ranks as one of the most powerful dramas ever brought to (lie screen. Superbly enacted a brilliant. ca»r, tlie picture, under the direction genius of John Ford, brings to vivid, unforgettable life the characters mid scenes ot Liam O’Flaherty’s widely-read and njtmli-dis-cnssed novel. In the role of "The Informer,.” Victor McLaglen reaches even greater heights than those to which lie attained with his universally praised performance in "The Lost Patrol. Against the colourful background of Dublin, Ireland, the picture has the troubled years just after the World War as itg period.

“Drake of England,” Dramatic Film, at Regent Theatre

Roaring adventure on the Spanish Main, intrigue in the Court of Elizabeth of England, the rise of Drake from freebooter to conqueror of the Great Armada, and through it all delightful romance—these are the ingredients that make “Drake of

England,” showing at the Regeut Theatre, one of the greatest to have come out of Great Britain. Matheson Lang, one of England's eminent aetors, is the Drake to the life as we have imagined him from school books of history. "Lady Tubbs." A motion picture that may easily rank as <>ue of the season’s most enjoyable comedies is "Lady Tubbs,” the Universal screen play which opens an engagement at the Regent Theatre on Friday, with Alice Brady starred and Douglass Montgomery and Anita Louise in featured roles. The film play has a rollicking, dashing quality about it that makes picture of rare delight. Alice Brady ! s most happily cast as the plain-spoken cook in a railway construction camp who inherits a fortune and adopts the spurious title of “Lauy Tubbs” in order to further the romance of her niece with MontgomI ery, son of title-worshipping social lights I wiio have* previously looked with disdain on fhe young girl because she lacks ac- . ceptable family connections. The story I opens on a new railroad under construc- | tion in Kansas and then shifts to the | luxurious beauty of a Long Island estate. I Director Crosland has maintained a tempo of fast fun, and; the story trips along swiftly and joyously to its climax.

“G-Men,” Gangster-War Drama, at Majestic Theatre

Insight into the activities of the United States Department 'of Justice is granted by the thrilling gangster film “G-Men,” which is now showing at the Majestic Theatre. This picture is concerned with the efforts of- the Federal agents to hunt down a gang of desperate criminals. Brick Davis (James Cagney), a budding attorney, determines to hunt down certain killers, and enlists as a Federal agent—a “G-Man.” Things work to an exciting climax. "McFadden’s Flats.” The memorable battles between the McFaddens and the McTavishes in their classic feud is the background of the amiable and always interesting Paramount film, "McFadden’s Flats,” which opens on Friday at the Majestic Theatre, to introduce Walter Kelly, famous American stage actor, to the screen. Supported by Andy Clyde. Jane Darwell, Richard Cromwell and Betty Furness, Kelly acts the role of the battling Irishman who rises from brick-laying to wealth without once

relenting in his fetid with his Scottish enemy. Underneath the wordy battles o: these two old hardshells is a genuine afe<tion. When Kelly gets into financial trouble, Clyde secretly supports his credit at the bank and enables him to complete the modern tenement flats of his dreams. But Kelly, under the delusion that he is wealthy, splurges and soon gets into trouble again. He learns the truth, and finally conspires with Clyde to get George Barbier, a millionaire builder, behind the business. The friendship of the two old feudists is finally cemented when their children fall in love. The whole is written and directed with rare insight into the lives and thinking of the people it iiort-

“Sanders of the’ River” Still at New Opera House

Thrills and perils of-a journey through the black heart of Darkest Africa are. brought to the screen in Alexander Korda’s London film, "Sanders of the River.” based on the late Edgar 'Wallace’s colourful tales of Central Africa under British rule, at the New Opera Holse. Paul • Robson is in the role of Bosambo, Leslie Banks the British District Commissioner, and Nina Mae McKinney the lovely slave girl Lilongo. The supporting programme includes the Walt Disney specialties. “Three Little Pigs,” "Bird in Spring.” and “Mickey's Service Station.” "Kid Millions.” Eddie Cantor’s musical extravaganza lor Samuel Goldwyn. "Kid Millions.” comes on Friday to the New Opera House. The banjo-eyed comedian is funnier than ever as a boy of the Brooklyn waterfront who turns out to be the sole heir of Professor Wilson, who left a fortune in buried treasure in Egypt. Everyone who. has previously seen Cantor will.probably welcome the return of this film, and those who have never seen him need only be referred to the success of "Kid Millions,” when, the latest of these productions, it was in ■Wellington, a few months ago.