ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 299, 14 September 1937, Page 16

ENTERTAINMENTS

"Wings of the Morning” at

Plaza Theatre

A new personality is introduced to the screen in Annabella, who heads the cast of "Wings of the Morning,” 'Twentieth Century-Fox release, now at the Plaza Theatre. The cast; also includes Henry Fonda, Leslie Banks, and John McCormack. Brought to the screen in all the beauty of natural teehnicolour, "Wings of the Morning" provides a thrilling mixture of drama, spectacle and surprise. including the spectacular changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, and the most sensational Derby ever run.

“The Thirteenth Chair,” at St. James Theatre

The screen adaptation of Bayard Veiller's famous mystery play. “The Thirteenth ('hair,” is now at the St. James Theatre. With the greater facilities of the studios it becomes more dramatic than ever. The picture required a new technique for much of it was filmed in deep gloom. .The sound men had to manoeuvre their microphones over each player as the vital lines were spoken, when it: was impossible at times to sec their faces. The players include Dame May Whitty, Madge Evans and Lewis Stone. "The Street Singer's Return.” Arthur Tracy, the famous street singer, will appear at. the St. James Theatre on Friday in a musical romance entitled "The Street Singer’s Return.” Regent Theatre Screens Comedy Romance, “I Met Him in Paris” Claudette Colbert is seen at the Regent Theatre with Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young in Paramount's “1 Met Him in Paris,” an up-to-date comedy and romance, laid in both the old world and the new. An American girl vacationing abroad, Miss Colbert is faced with the perplexing problem of choosing between two men, equally charming, equally handsome, with whom she is equally in love. Most of the action takes place in the Swiss Alps, with scenic backgrounds and winter sports sequences of grandeur. The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles. "The Singing Marine.” Described as a “star-spangled spectacle of syncopation.” the latest, musical film of Dick Powell’s, “The Singing Marine,” will come to the Regent Theatre shortly.

Thrilling Aerial Drama at De Luxe Theatre

•‘Guardians of the Air,” which is now at the De Luxe Theatre, stars Charles Quigley as a trained flyer, a Government agent, and Rosalind Keith as a newspaper reporter assigned to the airport where planes take off to carry couples across the border for Mexican marriages. Russell Hicks operates a trans-border cafe which is popular with the honeymooning couples. Quigley begins operations with a passenger piano catering for romantic couples crossing the border.

Story of Student Doctors at State Theatre

Paramount’s “Student Doctors Can t Take Money,” is the present State Theatre attraction, with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in the leading roles. Both enact their parts with the charm that has made them a favourite film pair. The story is of a dilemma which arises when McCrea finds it impossible to take a fee from a patient, which would enable him to wed Miss Stanwyck. "The Toast of New York." Friday’s attraction for (he State Theatre will be "The Toast of New York,’ in which Edward Arnold. Cary Grant, Jack Oakie and Frances Farmer are featured. Majestic Theatre Shows “Love on the Run” Joan Crawford and Clark Gable are seen in their new starring Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, “Love on the Run,,” which is at the Majestic Theatre. Prominent in supporting roles are Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen. Mona Barrie and Ivan Lcbedeff. Gable portrays a newspaperman, and Miss Crawford an American heiress. “The Good Earth.” Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer's film of China, “The Good Earth,” will begin its season at the Majestic on Friday. Musical and Dramatic Films at Paramount Theatre With James Melton and Patricia Ellis in the leading roles, • “Melody for Two,’ is being shown at the New Paramount Theatre in conjunction with "The Case of the Velvet Claws.” "Melody for Two” is a sprightly musical comedy. Warren William appears at Perry Mason, the brililant attorney-detective created by Erie Stanley Gardiner, in “The Case of (he Velvet Claws.” a murder drama.

“Kid Galahad.’’ A caustic film critic, Pete Harrison, of “Harrison’s Reports,” reviewing “Kid Galahad,” Warner Brothers boxing feature, to be presented at the New Paramount Theatre on Thursday, says: 'This is probably the best prize-fighting picture ramie. The boxing scenes have an authentic flavour and are thrilling, particularly the last bout, fought bv the hero. Besides the prize-lighting angle, the story has a strong human and romantic appeal; and the performances are excellent. Warner Brosi have a ‘winner’ in Wayne Morris, who. in addition to being the real he-man type has a winning personality and a naivete that will appeal to both men and wotnon.” Others in the cast are Humphrey Bogart, Jane Bryan and Hurry Carey. Specially selected sporting short sqbiects will also be featured on this programme. Story of Michael Strogoff at King’s Theatre Dealing with the efforts of a courier of the Tsar, to reach a besieged Russian army \at Irkutsk during a sudden rebellion of the Tartar hordes, “Michael Strogoff.” now at the King’s Theatre, abounds in breathtaking occurrences. These inelude the shadowing of the courier by a woman spy and his rescue of the spy from the attack of an enraged bear. Also screening is “They Wanted To Marry,” the comeilyromanee of a reporter and a daughter of Park Avenue. “Quality Street” and "Yon Can’t Buy Luck.” The double-feature programme to begin at the King's Theatre on I'Tiday consists of "Quality Street” and "You Can’t Buy Luck."