ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 70, 16 December 1937, Page 19

ENTERTAINMENTS

Double Attraction At Opera House The Warner Bros, production at the New Opera House, “Empty _ Holsters,” stars Dick Foran in a typical riding, fighting and singing role. The film* is up to his usual standard, so that devotees of the outdoor melodrama will receive their money’s worth. A comedy of errors i s enacted in “Times Square Playboy,” the supporting feature, which stars Warren AVilliam, June Travis and Barton MacLane. Paul Robeson At The King’s Theatre Paul Robeson stars in “Big Fella,” at the King's. He has a role unlike anything he has ever done. The foolery of Joan Davis and the wisecracks of Jane Darwell ar e the outstanding features of “The Great Hospital Mystery,” the second feature. “AVce Willie Winkle” and "It Happened Out West.” , Kipling's colourful characters Jive glamorously, adventurously and courageously on adventure’s last frontier in the Twentieth Century-Fox picturieatiou of his famed “AVe AVillie AVinkie,” which opens to-morrow at the King’s Theatre, with Shirley Temple and A'ictor McLaglen in the starring roles. Explosive excitement and fast action paced with comedy and tender romance, with Flarold Bell AVright’s new hero making the wild AVest wilder when he tackles a band from the badlands, mark the noted outdoors author’s story, “ft Happened Out West,” featuring Paul Kelly and Judith Allen, which is the second picture. Drama And Comedy At The De Luxe Lewis Stone heads the cast of “The Man AVho Cried AVolf,” at. the De Luxe Theatre. “The End of the Road,” the other feature, stars the, popular Sir Harry Lauder. “I Promise to Pay” and “Behind the Mike.” Chester Morris and Leo Carillo play the leading parts in “I Promise To Pay,” Columbia’s thrilling drama of the Shylocks of the loan market. It comes to the De Luxe to-morrow. The other feature is “Behind the Mike,” with AA illiam Gargen and Judith Barrett. Bright Musical Romance At State

“You Can't Have Everything,” at the State Theatre, features the crazy Ritz Brothers. Alice Faye performing excellently, and a supporting cast, including Don Ameche and Charles Winninger.

“Flight From Glory.” A beautiful woman is faced with a love problem composed of three men, one of whom she admires, the second of whom she pities, and the third of whom she secretly loves but avoids because of duty to the second. Such is the complex heart problem AA'hitney Bourne is called upon to solve in “Flight From Glory,” gripping drama of an aerial legion of lost souls, which begins at the State Theatre to-morrow. Set in the rugged atmosphere of the Andes, the story reveals a unique cross-section of life among a despairing group of outcast aviators engaged in flying rickety , planes over treacherous mountain passes. “Ali Baba Goes To Town.” Eddie Cantor's new attraction, “Ali Baba Goes to Town,” is the State Theatre's Christinas attraction.

The Rudd Family At The Neiv Paramount

The Rudd favourites, but this time with troubles and hardships, things of the past, are twice as funny as in "On Our Selection,” in their new Cinesound eomedy. “Grandad Rudd,” starring Bert Bailey, showing at the New Paramount Theatre. In addition to Bert Bailey, as "Grandad,” the cast includes such old favourites as Fred MacDonald (Dave), George Lloyd, John D’Arcy, Les AVarton and Elaine Ham-ill.

“The Silence of Dean Maitland” and “Feather Your Nest.”

Drama is the stirring keynote of Cinesound's screen epic, “The Silence of Dean Maitland,” which begins at the New Paramount to-morrow, drama, tensely human and vividly real. Delicately woven around a man—of the church —and a youthful indiscretion that sent his best friend to prison for 20 years for a crime he did not do. and sentenced himself to a life of torturing memory and hypocrisy, the story of “The Dean” opens 20 years ago, in the peaceful English seaside village of Glenville. George Formby, among the screen’s most popular comedians, is the star of “Feather Your Nest,” which is the second attraction. AVith his übiquitous ukelele and broad Lancashire grin, Formby goes through the paces in high-geared humour, guaranteed to have everyone rolling and rocking in their seats.

“Under The Red Robe” Still At The Plaza

In “Under the Red Robe,” with Annabella, at the Plaza Theatre, a thrilling story is told of France in the early seventeenth century. ‘‘Okay For Sound.” A brilliant comedy with the largest cast of stage and screen revue personalities ever turned out from British studios has arrived in New Zealand, and will begin at the Plaza Theatre to-morrow. The film is “Okay For Sound.” a G.-8.-D. attraction starring the unsurpassable comic team —the Crazy Gang. The Crazy Gang is composed of three of London’s m-ost celebrated humour duos —Nervo and Knox, Flanagan and Allen and Naughton and Gold, all of whom have entertained per meduim of radio and recordings. In "Okay For Sound” they run through the most hilarious set of situations in which they are supported by an all-star cast of topnotch musical and comic artists. “Easy Living” At The Regent Theatre “Easy Living,” showing at the Regent Theatre, is typical of the new screen style of crazy comedy. Jean Arthur and Ray Milland provide the romance. “Mr. Dodd Takes The Air.” A AVarner Ilrothers' production as bright and entertaining as the celebrated “Air. Deeds Goes To Town,” “Mr. Dodd Takes the Air,” will begin at the Regent Theatre to-morrow. A succesful radio singer, Kenny Baker, makes his screen debut in this picture, which should prove his introduction to many future screen successes. Comedy, music and romance all abound in the film, which concerns the adventures of a small-town electrician who wins fame as a singer. Jane AVyman supplies an appealing feminine interest, while Alice Brady. Frank McHugh and Gertrude Michael provide numerous comedy interludes. A great deal of amusement is caused by an operation performed on the young singer who suffers from quinsy, which changes his voice from a rich baritone to n clear tenor.

“Jericho,”’ Colourful Drama At Majestic

“Jericho,” at the Majestic Theatre, with Paul Robeson, is the story of a giant negro soldier who is wrongfully convicted of murder.