ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 105, 28 January 1938, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

“My Dear Miss Aldrich” At St. James Theatre The equality of women is given a new demonstration in “My Dear \ Aldrich,” the amusing comedy wh ch Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Provides at the St. James Theatre to-day. With Edna May Oliver, Maureen O Sullivan and Walter Pidgeon to b pl “° “ ? the rate cast, this picture ranks I s better laugh films of the age. It t^J 13 ® story of a school teacher who inherits a newspaper. The managing editor strong in the belief that no v£Oinan is fltte “ ] “£ work beyond the home, attempts to blocz her at every turn until, ot course* he falk in love with her. Miss O’Sullivan has just been selected t0 (I c , o ’®F r 1 " , njford ” Taylor in London in A lank at Pidgeon, in reward for h is c * cellel E ing, has been signed to a long-term Metre Goldwyn-Mayer contract. Evc lf„ ber of the cast excels in his respective rok Edna May Oliver appears as a puzzle addict, in the most humorous role ot her brilliant career. • J. Farrell. Mae Don, Id, the veteran character actor, is a city editor. Janet Beecher is a militant feminist. Others in the cast are Rita Johnson, Roger Converse, Brent Sargent, Charles Waldron, Guinn Williams, and Paul Harv.ey, A Laurel and Hardy comedy, “A Perfect Day,” with the inimitable fat and lean funsters at the top of their form, heads an outstanding fir..t half. “52nd Street” Begins At State Theatre The famous block in New V'ork located on 52nd Street, bounded on the east by sth Avenue and on the west by Oth Avenue, and which contains in its small area more music, excitement, thrills, and entertainment than any other spot in the world, has been transferred to the screen in Walter Wanger’s “52nd Street, which begins to-day at the State, u-nd Street is based on a story which ranges from the springtime of 1912 to the swingtime of 1937. Its action unwinds along -'Manhattan’s night-club thoroughfare and dramatises its world-famous personalities. Kenny Baker, sensational radio star, heads the distinguished cast, including lan Hunter, Leo Carrillo, Pat Paterson, Elm Logan, Sid Silvers, Zasu Pitts, and a veritable army of night-club entertainers, including Jack White and Pat Harrington, of the famous “18” Club, Rocco and Saulter of the Kit Kat Club, Georgie Tapps of the Paradise, Cook and Brown of the Harlem Uproar House, Jerry Colonna, Al Norman, and as delightful an aggregation of buffoons and performers as ever stepped from a night club floor to the screen for the first time, lhe oZnd Street” girls represent a galaxy of the most beautiful of all showgirls. Eight great musical numbers are featured in the picture. Among the song hits are “Don’t Save Your Love for a Rainy Day,” “I Would Like to See Samoa of Samoa,” “Nothing Can .Stop Me Now, ’ “52nd Street,” “Let Yo|ir Hair Down.’ * 2k special ballad is introduced by Miss Paterson,' “I Still Love to Kiss xou Good Night,” and a comic number, “Twen-ty-three Skidoo,” is presented by Zasu Pitts. The music and lyrics for “u2nd Street” were composed by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina. Dance numbers were staged by Danny Darc. Bulldog Drummond Film And “Blonde Trouble” At De Luxe Bulldog Drummond returns to the screen in another “Sapper” story, with John Howard playing the part of Drummond. The new picture, “Bulldog Drummond Comes Back,” open to-day at. the De Luxe, with a cast headed by Lionel Bnrrvmore, Louise Campbell and Reginald Denny. “Bulldog Drummond Comes Back,” is the story of Drummond's fight against criminals who kidnap his fiancee. “Blonde Trouble” will be the second feature. It is described a e a fast. and fun-packed comedy. Elcanore Whitney, Lynne Overman and El Brendel are starred. “Stage Door” And “Annapolis Salute” At King’s The ordeals of girls in search of a career are vividly, portrayed in “Stage Door,” which has been transferred to the King’s Theatre. Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and zkdolphe Menjou take the leads. Miss. Hepburn is a society debutante determined, on a stage career, despite the opposition of her wealthy family. Her room-mate is Ginger Rogers, a carefree night club entertainer who yearns to go into musical comedy. With them are dozens of others, all fired with the one desire of winning footlight fame. “Stage Door” weaves a kaleidoscopic pattern of heartbreak and triumph through its drains; success for one menus disappointment tor another. A midshipman who endeavours to uphold the traditions of the U.S. Naval Academy, and a cadet who scoffs at them, clash with each other until their love for the same girl brings about a series of adventures which eventually seal them in friendship, according to the dramatic story of “Annapolis Salute..; the second feature. James Ellison is seen as a midshipman whose father, a petty officer in the navy, is giving his son the training advantages ho himeslf missed as a younger man. “Thin Ice” Continues At Plaza Theatre Sonja Henio and Tyrone Power are together in the Twentieth .Century-box picture, “Thin Ice,” which is continuing at the Plaza. Topping all her triumphs of “Girl in a Million,” Mfes Henie displays new beauty, new daring and new breath-taking thrills, rk romance of mistaken identity affording many hilarious situations, “Thin • Ice” concerns the romance of a beautiful skating star who falls in love with a man she believes to be a reporter, but who, in reality, is a prince. Sonja has come to a hamlet in the Swiss Alps to accept a position as a skating instructress ata magnificent hotel. Prince Rudolph also arrives with xklan Hale and Maurice Cass, each heading a rival contingent, to settle a neutrality pact. He feigns illness in the hope that the continual bickering between. Hale and Cass will lead to a quicker signing of the pact. Having escaped through the back door of the hotel, Tyrone goes to the village inn and registers as a reporter. Then he goes out to ski and meets Sonja. Their first meeting is. only casual, but when villagers see Honja entering a royal car that night with George Givot, whom they believe to be the Prince, the news quickly spreads that she is being favoured by Tyrone.

“Hurricane.” “Hurricane’' is a coming attraction at the Plaza Theatre.

“Maytime,” Musical, Still At Majestic Hollywood’s first spectacular musical picture of the new year, “Maytime,' is in its third week at the Majestic. With the glamorous Jeanette MacDonald and the picturesque Nelson Eddy reunited in the starring roles, this extravaganza adaptation of the succesful stage musical is far more beautiful than the original. Miss MacDonald and Eddy surpass their starring performance in those brilliant pictures, “Naughty Marietta” and “Rose Marie.” John Barrymore is excellent as the temperamental and tragic impresario, and Lynne Carver, a lovely stranger ,to the screen from Kentucky, appears with Tom Brown to provide the juvenile romance. Hunt Stromberg and Robert Z. Leonard, who respectively produced and directed “The Great Ziegfeld,” occupied the same positions in the production of the new picture. Miss MacDonald sings two complete operatic arias and parts of others. Eddy sings three excellent novelty songs. “Students’ Drinking Song,” i“Vive L’Opera” and “Virginia Ham and Eggs.” Together, they give a beautiful rendition of the folksong, “Carry Me Baek to Old Virgin.ny.” “Maytime” is an auspicious beginning for the new year. It sets a spectacular pace for Hollywood to follow in the months to come. Regent Continues With “The, Prisoner Of Zenda” Swashbuckling excitement and splendour will blaze on the screen of the Regent Theatre to-day when "The Prisoner of Zenda,” which has an admirable heritage of success in. the literary, stage and cinema fields, begins the#sccond week of its season. John Cromwell has enhanced the rich tradition of the original by a splendid job of direction. Ronald Colman is at his charming best in the difficult dual role of the adventurous Rudolf Rassendyll and as the roistering King Rudolf V, whom he resembles so closely. When the agents of the King’s brother, Black Michael (Raymond Massey), who is plotting to seize the throne, render the King, incapable of attending his own coronation by drugging his drinks, Colloncl Zapt (C. jkubrey Smith) and young Captain von Tarlenlieim (David Niven) enlist Rassendyll to impersonate the King at the coronation. Rassendyll does so well that be even deceives the lovely Princess Flavin (Madeleine Carroll), betrothed of the King, who proceeds to fall madly in love with him. Rassendyll loves ber, too. and is about to reveal the deception when it ig discovered that the King lias been kidnapped by Black Michael and his henchman, the dashing Rupert of Hentzau.

“Mr. Deeds Goes To Town” At New Paramount "Mr Deeds Coes To Town" will begin at the New Paramount Theatre today. It stars Gary Cooper and Jean zlrthur, and gives tlie former a breezy comedy role to which he ie wed suited. “Mr. Deeds’’ may be said to have started te modern screen fashion for crazy comedies. Gary Cooper is seen as a quiet young man—who plays the tuba- —of suddenly acquired extreme wealth who seeks adventure in a large city. He meets Jean Arthur, a girl reporter, who, without letting him know what her profession is, leads him to many wild escapades, which at the same time provide her with good “copy.”