ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 157, 31 March 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

Two Films Screening at De Luxe Theatre Two big pictures contribute to a long programme of laughter and. excitement at the De Luxe Theatre. With the assistance of .vivacious Florence Desmond, the English comedian. George Forinby, causes roars of laughter through every minute of "Keep Your Seats, Please.” When, in t.he second picture. "The Gin bn the Front Page.” a society girl tries to run the great city newspaper she has inherited. several things move a r a fast rate. Gloria Stuart and Edmund Lowe head the cast. George Wall.'U'e in a special short is an ndrled attraction. Friday's ITogramine. •“Florida Special.” which will begin on Friday, satrs Jack Oqkie and Sally Eilers in a mixture of comedy, melodrama and romance.- In the associate feature, "Girl of the Ozarks,” starring Virginia Wiedler, the eharm of a section of America where life retains primitive simplicity and moves with the ’.tempo of a placid mountain stream is translated to the screen. The eight-year-old girl star plays the part of an umlcr-priVilegcd mountain girl whose spirited nature leads her from one difficulty to another. “Three Smart Girls” Still at St. James Theatre • After a season of nearly a month, the comedy. "Three Smart Girls” and the lure of Deanna Durbin's charming voice and personality still continue to draw crowds to Hie St. James Theatre. Novel and .original situations are provided in this cmnical story. Deanna Durbin is a distinct success jn the leading role, her.rich singing being outstandingly remarkable for a fourteen-year-old girl, while her frank and impetuous manner delights all. She is heard, in several varied songs ranging from romantic numbers to grand opera, and gives the same effortless performance in each. “Craig’s Wife.” Rosalind Russell, who has made an astonishingly swift ascent to stardom, heads the east of “Craig's Wife," which will follow "Three Smart Girls” at the St. James 'Theatre on Friday.

“Trail Dust” and “Wives Never Know” at King’s "Hopalong” Cassidy, in the person of William Boyd, rides again in "Trail Dust,” now at the. King's Theatre • in conjunction witli the comedy, ‘‘Wivew Never Know." The onjinous threat of drought and the villainy of unscruptrlotw beef'dealers who plan to use it to enrich fhemt-elvcs* by forcing up the price of’beef is the story of "Trail Dust.” The funniest husband and wife in pictures. Charlie Ruggles and Mary Roland, are together again fo r the eleventh time in a delightful comedy of a great love which almost goes wrong in "Wives Never Know,” which is the second feature. “Dimples'' and “Back to Nature.” In conjunction with Shirley Temple's latest romance. "Dimples.” the comedy "Back to Nature” will open at the King’s Theatre on Friday. The Jones Family, America's favourite film folk, go "Baek to Nature” in a trailer with all the comforts of home. Featuring. Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane. Dixie Diinbar, 'Pony Marfin. Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell. George Ernest, Florence Roberts and Billy Mahan. “Back to Nature” is a merry film of the* Joneses turning the great outdoors upside down ns they trail the romance trail in a trailer. “Lloyd’s of London” Now at Plaza Theatre Considered purely us .entertainment "Lloyd s. of London." now at the Plaza Theatre, is gripping in every foot, loading tn an excellent climax: remarkably well acted; lavishly produced, and steeped in the.atmosphere of Old London and the England of Nelson's times. Then., too, as an historical study, in which tact is cunningly blended with fiction, it is of absorbing interest,- especially to a British audience. In the strong cast, Freddie Bartholomew, Tyrone Power. Sir (■Uy Standing and ('-. Aubrey Smith are outstanding, and Madeleine Carroll makes a dainty heroine. Four Stars in ‘’Libelled Lady” at Majestic Theatre With an exciting plot with a generous amount of humour as leaven to the dramatic situations . and hilarious climax, enacted by four famous stars. William Powell. Myrna Loy, ■loan Harlow. and Speneei Tracy, there could have been little doubt of the success of "Libelled Lady." now at the .Majestic Theatre. “Libelled Lady" has as its background a large New York newspaper which is threatened with .a five million dollar libel suit as the result. of publishing a highly-coloured story about, an heiress. Boy Tenor in “Rainbow on the River” at State ; With the i'harming voice of Bobby Brei’u. the nine-year-old lyric tenor, up-

lifted in numerous songs, and the famous Hall Johnson choir singing negro songs, "Rainbow on the River." at the State Theatre, earns commendation if only for its music. Bobby plays the role of a child orphaned by the turmoil of the American civil war. He is mothered by a negro woman, former devoted slave of bis family, but it is discovered that lie has a grandmother, and he is transported from poor easy-going melodic south to rich, hard, artificial, Victorian New York. A strong cast includes May Robson, Charles Butterworth, Benita Hume, and Alan Mowbray. “Charlie Chan at the Opera." Warner (Hand again appears as Chan, the biand, inscrutable Chinese detective, in "Charlie Chan at the Opera." which will begin at the State 'llicatre on Friday.

“Beloved Enemy,” Story of Irish Rebellion, at Regent

The theme of a love between two people that goes beyond the limitations of reason and prejudice has never been more beautifully told than in "Beloved Enemy," a film of the Sinn Fein rebellion starring Merle Oberon and Brian Aheine, now at the Regent Theatre. Indeed, the quiet certainty of it dwarfs into unimportance rhe bitterness of the rebellion going on around the two lovers. Alierne is the leader of the Sinn Feiuers. a gay. courageous will-o'-the-wisp who slips from tile clutch of lhe English soldiery as easily as quicksilver slips through tile lingers. He hates them I'niiatically, lull when lie meets by chanei* 'he lovely daughter of an English diplomat sent to mediate in the trouble, racial feeling fades into the background. “Show Boat” Returns to Paramount Theatre The splendid voices of Irene Dunne, soprano, Allan Jones, tenor, and Paul Robeson, bass, are heard again in the beloved old songs and seveial new ones in the latest film version of "Show Boat,” which is now playing n return season at lhe Paramount Theatre. Charles Winninger as the captain of the "Show Boat.” provide most of the humour of the pichin*, and with his wit he almost lakes lhe picture from the stars.