ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 132, 2 December 1930, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. With one exception, the cast in Frederick Lonsdale's smart ami willy cumccl.v, "On Approval," at the Urgent Theatre, is tho same■ as that In that other great success, "Kuokery Nook," and if possible Lonsdale's noted legitimate stage success bids fair to be even more popular than'it was on the stage. Tho acting throughout is par excellence, and the sparkling wit. has tho audience simmering with merriment, throughout. Tlie self-t-cntrcd Duke of Bristol loved the adorable Helen Haylc, and milliard Wcyms, a real genial Englishman, loved Maria Wislak, a shrewish woman with an income of £25,000 a year. Maria did not know whether. she really liked Richard or not, _o she decided lo take hi in on approval' for one month. They go to her Scottish mansion, only to find that Helen ami the Duke have also gone there. And then the fun start*. At the end.of three weeks they become heartily, sick of each other. Tlichard thinks 'Maria was the world's champion nagger, and Helen thinks the Duke the most scltlsh person on earth. _ach one of the injured party tells tho oilier tho truth. What happens then forms the most piquant of comedies, and leads up to "a delightful climax- The remainder of tlie programme is up to the high standard of the main feature, especially a short film which features Madame Maria Kurenka, of tho Chicago Opera Company ? in three vocal - numbers. Laurel aud Hardy_ figure in another of their ridiculous comedies, nnd a most interesting news reel completes a most entertaining programme. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Man Trouble," a most human and interesting . all-talking picture, and the race .or the Melbourne Cup, are the leading attractions of. the programme now* being presented at the Paramount Theatre. "Man Trouble" details tho adventures of a beautiful girl and a romantic minded newspaper . writer who fall in lore, following a meeting in unusual circumstances. Dorothy Maclcalll fills the leading feminine role, and Milton Sills appears in another lead part, while Kenneth -lacKcnna acts the part of the lover. Miss MacLaill and Miss Sharon Lynn both sing appealinly In the cabaret scenes. Tlie champion race- . horse Pilar Lap, in the race for the Melbourne tjup, issoen romping home at the head of the field, cheered by the crowd, which had generally expected him to win. ST. JAMES THEATRE. The fascinating actress, Clara .How, has never been seen to such great advantage as in lhe all-talking picture comedy, "Love Among the Millionaires," which heads lhe excellent programme now- In its third night at (lie St. James Theatre. Tho role of "Pepper," tlie daughter of an ex-railwayman who conducts an eating-house for brakemen, suits Clara Bow admirably, and brings to light strong evidence of her versatility as au actress, corape- ' tent to show to advantage in emotional or comic vein. It is the finest effort she has given '■ lo (lie talking screen. Pressing Miss Bow very closely for star honours in "Love Among the Millionaires" Is the astonishingly clever performance of "Penny," Pepper's sister, by Mltzl Green. The work of (his young child ' is exceptionally fine, and both in singing and acting she reveals gifts ihat are far above those vouchsafed to many adult, stars of' the picture screen. The supporting cast could hardly be bettered. Four pleasing Paramount novelties form the first part of the goodly pro- i gramme. ' On Friday next there will be shown for the i first time in Wellington the operatic all-colour ; epic, "Bride of the Regiment." Box plans are ( at The Bristol. : KING'S THEATRE. The modern divorce problem is treated in a '. most unusual way in "Tlie Divorcee," at the King's Theatre. Norma Shearer'is seen as , Ihc daughter of a physician, who discovers, af- : ter- three years of married life, that her litis- ' hand has been false to her. She is bitterly hurt, but forces herself to believe that his ac- ', tion is simply a phase of the current moral , code of modern civilisation. When, however, she . attempts to meet him at his own game, he lool_ , at the matter from an entirely different viewpoint, and deserts her. The wife abandons ' herself to a. period of free living until the _ -"utility of her actions is revealed to her, aud ' she contrives to win-back her husband. , ARTCRAFT THEATRE. i The story of a circus clown who fell in lovu ) "with his ward is told in "Painted Faces," the .. Cinema Art all-talking picture, starring ,loc E. , Brown at the Artcraft Theatre to-night. An j. excellent supporting cast includes Helen Foster, f Barton Hepburn, Dorothy Gulliver, Lester Cole, _ Sojin, Mabel Julienne Scott, Alma Bennett, Purlicit Pratt, Walter Perry, and many others. . Frances Hyland wrote the story around Boppo, * a-clown acrobat, whose chief joy in life is his little ward, Nancy. AVhen she joins Ihc circus during school vacation of her eighteenth summer, he discovers that she is a young lady and that his fondness for her is much more serious ' and. disturbing than it had ever been before, t But Nancy likes the sleek sheik type bctlcr c than the wide-mouthed, funny-faced comedian r who has always been daddy to her. and on this t preference, hangs a story full of surprising situ- I ntions and dramatic thrills., Frederic and ' Tanny Hatton wrote' the dialogue. Brown's £ Jines are all spoken in the inimitable German t dialect for which he is famous. He not only t gives an acrobatic performance, but docs sleight-of-hand tricks. SEASIDE PICTURES, LYALL BAY. ~ A double-feature programme will be screened t at the Seaside Pictures, Lyall Bay. to-night, t. "The Vagabond Lover," starring Kudy Vallee n and Sally Blanc, is a delightful comedy-drama i, with four catching songs. "Second Wife," s starring Conrad'Nagel and Lila Lee, is a power- £ ful drama of second love. A rich widower with v a young son marries a young woman, but she v realises that memories of tlie first wife are v. overshadowing their happiness. With the child ?. of his first wife dying, and his second wife :! hourly expecting to become a mother, the htis- i hand is called upon to choose which of the two he wishes to be with. How the problem }' is solved makes a powerful drama. Seats may , be reserved by telephone. '■ OUEEN'S THEATRE. _ •lack Mulhall. popular screen -star, plays the ii lead in "The Fall Guy." now screening at the b " Queen's Theatre. The picture is a happy com- V lunation of gripping situations and laughter, w and is a first-class entertainment. "The Fall J 'Guy" made a long-run record on the legitimate stage in New York, and the film version lias all of lhe play's attractions plus the intimacy and warmth made possible by the speaking screen. . There arc excellent supports. ' EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY. ~ ;A-special double-feature programme will he <; screened at the Empire Theatre to-night. The main attraction is "This Thing Called Lave," c starring Edmund Lowe and Constance Bennett. ( Tho picture ceptres on tho idea of a s modern marriage, in which tho wife stipulates j that she Is to receive a salary, and that neither -, she nor her husband is to ho denied other ' lovers, provide a great deal of entertainment J and amusement. Tho supporting picture is I "The liac-eteer." j SHORTT'S THEATRE. ,Sacha Guitry's play, "Sleeping Partners," gave Seymour Hicks one of his most popular J roles' on the legitimate stage in England, and s his .transcription of it. tor tho talking pic- c ture' screen, now running at Shout's ( Theatre, has been equally successful. The t bright.and witty dialogue that has mado him famous on the stage runs through the pic- . tiire. and so refreshing is its humour that l it does not at any timo become dry or irk- c some. Supporting Mr. Hicks is Edna Best, * another beautiful singe artist of some note in England. REGAL THEATRE, KARORI. A stirring drama of icy'wastes, of human passions, and of love, is given in "High Voltage," which is being screened at the Regal Theatre, Karori. Tho story is ono of the best that William Boyd has boen cast in, and is outstanding In its merit. There arc many high lights, particularly when the party is imprison- ' cd. Playing opposite William Boyd is a wellknown player, Owen Moore. On Wedncstlay and Thursday next "The Flying Fool' will be screened. CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR. The Miramar Boxing Club have engaged the Capitol Theatre to-night. No pictures will he screened. "Alias''French Gertie," a dramatic picture of the underworld, commences to-mor-row and will be shown for two nights only. Bebe Daniels, in her first dramatic talking role, plays the part of a lady "Raffles." Ben Lyon plays opposite this attractive star. Norma Tarmadgo, in "New York Niglils," commences on Friday. OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN. Gary Cooper is starred in "Seven ' Days' Leave," the Paramount picture which is sliow-ing-'at Our--Theatre to-night. Tho story is that of a scrub woman who, having no sou- to send to,, war, invents'a son of iier own lo top the stories being told by other scrub women, and who-finally sees her story vindicated when a soldier comes to London on leave of absence and helps her out. Excellent sound featurettes complete the. programme. KILBIRNIE KINEMA. - A feature full of hilarity will commence screening to-night at tho Kiibirnie Kinciua. "Free and Easy." starring Buster Keaton and Anita Page,'deals with the humorous tiffurts or the comedian to star in a film colony, which eventually, after a lot of comical trouble, he does. ... Varied supports will also bo screened. Seats may be reserved at the theatre and the Bristol. SONG. DANCE, AND STORY. , -."A review of the year's work in song, dance, and story," "aptly describes the entertainment to- be given at tho Concert Chamber this evenins by the pupils of Dorothy Parlette (dancing) and Maude Fnrrant (elocution). Miss Farrant promises a scries of short plays (some in costume) and sketches, most of which are entirely new In style and presentation, while tlie single items nave been selected with a view to showing the pupils at their best, and satisfying every lover of juvenile talent. Those interested in dancing should be attracted by the programme arranged by Dorothy Parlette, who has. besides the usual solos and duors, created no fewer than seven'beautifully dressed ballets covering almost, every phase of dancing instruction. Brilliant lighting effects ' and a special surprise promised in "The I Babies' Ballet" should help lo make the "1030 Pol. I'ourrt" a brilliant entertainment. I

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