ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 257, 27 July 1936, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

Double-feature Programme at De Luxe Theatre Incidents in the construction of the huge Government power project at Boulder Dam. are incorporated in the IIC Warner Bros.’ drama “Boulder J Da,n ’” starring Ross Alexander and Patricia Ellis which is now showing at the De Luxe Theatre. The story carries a glamorous romance in which a pretty singer m a dance hall inspires a shirker to make something of his life. There are scenes showing the construction ot the dam, including the wrecking of n runaway dynamite car. Also on this programme is “The AVidow From Monte Carlo. In this rollicking comedy drama a series ot thrilling, although amusing, lead to a rather amazing climax. B arren AVilliam is the major who sweeps the duchess off her feet and into lus arms alter an informal flirtation at the Casino at Monte Carlo. Dolores Del Rio, as the duchess is ns beautiful and charming as ever. An additional feature is the Orchestra De Luxe, under the leadership ot Mr. L. D. Austin, and the AVurlitzer organ. “Shoiv Boat” in Second Week at Regent Theatre The new version of "Show Boat,” which continues to draw great crowds to the Regent Theatre, is an entertainment that embraces in lovely settings the romance, the excitement, the humour and fbetragedy of life on the Mississippi. Magnolia Hawkes and Gaylord Ravenal, a river gambler of fascinating personality, are the central characters. Flush with money, the Ravenals break away from the show boat to seek excitement in the false gaiety and glitter of city life. AA hen the gambler is cleaned out he deserts Magnolia and his child, but her old father finds her and puts her name in “electrics on Broadway. Magnolia’s daughter Kim also wills stage fame, and is the star at the theatre where her father is the stage doorkeeper. Beautiful Irene Dunne, as Magnolia, sings “Make Believe,” “After the Ball.” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man” adorably, while Allan Jones makes an. ideal Ravenal. To cap all there is Paul Robeson singing “Ole Alan River and ‘‘Ah Still Suits .Ale.”

“Mr. Deeds Goes to Toxvn” at Majestic Theatre “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” which is now showing nt the Majestic Theatre, is one of the year’s outstanding comedy-ro-mances. Gary Cooper as a rusticated young poet who becomes heir to a huge fortune is at his best. Opposite him is Jean Arthur, who lias been scaling fame e ladder with a sure grip in the last year or two. A small-town young man, Cooper, inherits 20,000,000 ’dollars. He goes to New York, and the newspapers are on his trail to see how he uses the money. Jean Arthur, a bright young journalist, gets ahead of her paper’s rivals with the news by the process of using her undoubted charm on the innocent Mr. Deeds. A crook lawyer, excellently played by Douglass Dumbrille, schemes to defraud Mr. Deeds, but finds that be is not as green as he looks. Supporting players include 11. B. AVarner, George Bancroft, and AValter Catlett. A varied supporting programme completes a fine entertainment. “Petticoat Fever.” The gay stars of “AA’hen Ladies Sleet” —Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy—■ are together again in another merry mixup, “Petticoat Fever,” which comes to the Majestic Theatre on Friday. It is the gayest romance of them all when dazzling Myrna Loy drops out of the skies right into the arms of fickle Bob.

“The Ex-Mrs. Bradford” at Plaza Theatre

Tlie mystery story, “The Ex-Mrs. Bradford,” at the Plaza Theatre, is so involved that its screen unfolding would be uninteresting if it were not for the lighthearted and witty dialogue of William Powell and Jean Arthur in the chief roles. The happy-go-lucky comradeship of the pair lightens the progress of the mystery, and with enlightening events crowding the stage the way is set for as tense a round-up as anyone could wish for. To tell anything of the solution would lie to ruin the climax, which is a piece of breath-taking suspense. “Sutter’s Gold,” Drama at the St. James Theatre No one can visit California without learning that Johan Sutter was the man who first discovered gold in that State, a discovery which led to the world rush of 1849. “Sutter’s Gold.” now at the St. James Theatre, cries back to Switzerland, where Sutter flies the country. He hears about California as a land where they reap four crops a year. So Johan treks west, but makes Vancouver in the winter. At that time of the year his only means of reaching the land of his dreams is to ship to Hawaii by a sailing vessel and then return to California. On the voyage Sutter finds that the vessel is a slaver full of islanders in chains below and. the captain proving to be a brute, Sutter heads a mutiny successfully and lands everyone safe on the mainland. 'Without money for goods, seeds and implements, the Sutter settlement looks like a failure, until one day the Russians offer him Fort Ross, adjoining lands, and £lO.OOO on easy terms. He becomes involved with the Countess Elizabeth Bartoffski, an Anglo-Russian adventuress, and under her influence is beginning to lose his head. Sutter discovers gold in quantity, but cannot keep the find secret, and the world rushes in and tramples on his rights. Down and out, his Elizabeth deserts him, and he dies a broken old man on the steps of the Capitol at Washington. Edward Arnold gives a convincing portrait of the intrepid Swiss.

“Escape Me Never” at the Paramount Theatre

Elisabeth Bergner makes n generous appeal as Gemma in “Escape Me Never, a version of Margaret Kennedy’s play ot the same name. In one way it is a sequel to that intriguing book and play, “The Constant Nymph,” by the Mme authoress. In “Escape Me Never ’ we find Sebastian and Caryl Sanger grown to man’s estate, with the former strongly “tainted with music.” Gemma is somebody’s outcast with a baby when she. is picked up in Venice starving by Sebastian Sanger (Hugh Sinclair). Eventually they marry. This does not mean an.ithing much to Sebastian, in whom the loose morality of the Sangers is inherent. Indeed it is Sebastian who makes the whole complication by fascinating the wealthy Fanella (Penelope Ward), and that, too, after that inconstant >!“ s declared her love for Caryl (Griflith Jones). There is a grand explosion when Cnryl finds Fanella in Sebastian’s room, and does his best to throttle him. Still Gemmajind Sebastian are necessary to one another; and Fanella retreats to Caryl’s forgiving arms. “Little Miss Nobody” Showing at State Theatre “Little Miss Nobody” is a hilarious eomedy of a nameless little orphan whose -pranks constantly get her into hot water, and who could portray the role better than Jane ‘Withers? Jane is the mischievous, nameless orphan who wins “Trouble lot her first name. She tries hard to be good, but only succeeds in getting in bad. Het heart is as big ns the sky, and many of her scrapes arise directly from the tact that she is constantly frying to shield her bosom pal. Bet tv Jean. She is sent to the reformatory. En route there she makes her escape and finds refuge in a pet shop owned by an escaped convict, Harry Carey.