CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 18, 20 July 1935, Page 7

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

KEGENT THEATRE,

In the v screen presentation of "The Scarlet Pimpernel," the producer, Alex-ander-Korda, .has captured all the romance .; and glory, from the pages of Baronessv.Orczy's well-loved story of the tLondbn societyvfop, whose special pleasufeds-'tq, deny the guillotine its intended. victims. Alexander Korda has; achieved success with other his-' torical. films and his latest production; certainly enhances his reputation. Thousands have thrilled to' the • adventures in .book form of. "The, Elusive' Pimpernel,", and during the past week' at the Regent Theatre large audiences; have thoroughly enjoyed;the picturised version. ;It .is a pictui-e well worth, while and has "been retained at .the Regent" for another, week. Although due credit must be given to the producer. Leslie Howard in the title role has scored a real triumph. His characterisation- is masterly and is certainly some .of-the best seen in Wellington. •From the drawing-rooms and clubs of 'London, where' he is greatly admired by the ladles,'the background changes to the troublous times in Paris in 1792 .There, the guillotine is. at work cutting short the lives of many an aristocrat. J Sir Percy ,Blakeney and his helpers ivmake these unhappy people the main object ; of 'their • attention, and with audacity and cunning cheat the guillo 'tine. Merle. Oberon plays opposite 'Jaeslie1 Howard 'as his pretty French wife. Although necessarily the revolutionary scenes have their place, it must riot'be imagined that the pic-ture-is a succession of gory terrible sets. Far from it. Much of the action takes place m'London. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is a film which can be recommended as one of the best of its kind. There is a good supporting programme, including another of the im-mensely-popular Walt Disney Silly Symphonies, "Goddess of Spring."

CLEM DA WE FUN. ,

■ Last night was the Al Pereira. wrestling night'■ at thp Clem Dawc Revue Company's New Opera House show. Tonight is the grand gala/farewell night. The-company tonight bids farewell to New Zealand after a fifteen months toUr, during which it has become not staler and-staler ■to New Zealand audiences but fresher arid.fresher; and it will say au revoir on a, glad note, with a promise 'to' come back again. Last night the large and. appreciative audience was tickled with the comedy of the wrestling; Mr. Dawe is some wrestler at his weight, but the difference between the sizes of the men was such that it can be called a contest between Goliah and David. Pereira, a splendidly-made fifteen-stoner, looked willing but shy, while Mr. Dawe is a bit shy in weight but not in any other respect. ' Pereira would make a finewrestler for the famous scene in "As You Like It," where Orlando throws the professional wrestler; if. you put a headlock on Pereira he seems to do the rest himself. Not least among the comic effects was the ceremonial entry of the two stars from auditorium to stage. The balance of the programme last night was bright and breezy. The audience gave every frolic a good reception, and Was particularly amused by the military . prisoner sketch, in which the prisoner is Clem Dawe, the seregant is Eric Edgley, and the officer, is Les White. . The parts in this sketch are not spoken but sung, and. the use of; classic and heroic music in grotesque situations is exceedingly comical; Eric Edgley, who is almost as varied in gifts as Clem Dawe himself made the sergeant a real war figure of the Old Bill type. The programme as a whole was equally diverting, and a company with such a repertoire of,comedy, sketch, dancing, music, song,'and beauty can be relied on to proyfde special entertainment for tonights faraweu,■■■* '-■■ ■ ■;,-;' ;■ -.!■■'' .•". '~.

DE LUXE THEATRE.

A wealth of, British.stage?a,nd radio talent has been "brought together in "Radio Pirates," the bright and tuneful film which made its first appearance at the De Luxe Theatre last night. Mary Lawson, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Leslie French, and Willie Jenkins are the four crazy.people who begin to attract attention to themselves, their business, and their music by starting a pirate broadcasting station; and setting Scotland Yard on their track. The idea comes when Willie Jenkins makes the error of ordering too many copies of one of his songs and: it becomes .imperative that something should ,be done to save him from bankruptcy. The pirate station has5 the advantage of being in possession of really melodious songs, although there is supposed to be no sale for them, and of a team ot mimics who can imitate anything from a description of: a boxing-match in the, best ringside accent to an Italian tenor, and with the assistance of a small boy who "is "able to impersonate, a whole team of film.stars it scores a great success. Thelexcitement at the ti.tt.<c. is intense, and when the pirate station caps its other pranks by broadcasting private proceedings at Scotland Yard and causing Big Ben to run wild the bright film reaches a smashing climax. There is not a dull moment in the picture, . which is further enlivened , by Teddy Brown, the famous xylophomst, and Ray Fox and his band. The sup■porting programme includes newsreels, a novelty pictorial film which contains interesting items, a coloured cartoon of antics under the sea, and finally Mr. Barrie Brettoner, the dashing young organist, who presents old friends and new in attractive musical guise. ;

PARAMOUNT THEATRE

An excellently-balanced combination of rippling comedy and well-construct-ed'drama kept interest alive at the Paramount Theatre last evening, when "The Man with Two Faces," a murder story, and "The Church Mouse,' a light but not shallow comedy, opened their Wellington season. It is not for nothing that Edward G. Robinson is in the first flight of dramatic and character actors. Broad American in most of his roles, in "The Man With Two Faces" he not only has what might be called his usual part, but also the playing of a difficult foreign character; and his performance is impeccable. He and all the players are seen as members of a theatre company, producing a newlywritten play that marks the "comeback" of a once stellar actress, whose brilliant promise was ruined by an unhappy marriage with a man who ex-: erted a hypnotic. influence over her. He'was reported killed, and her whole life was changed. But the "dead" Returns, having found it convenient to be non-existent. Thereafter the problem is to'rid society of a man'who is a fevy grades below the lowest form of animal life. Louis Calhern, as Stanley Vance, the rightly unwanted husband, makes himself thoroughly disliked by his sheer acting ability. Mary Astor, who has the role of the wife, has a hard part to play, and she does it well. Laura ,La Plante is the star in "The Church Mouse," and she is the mouse; but her charm is altogether foreign to rodents. She is the highly efficient stenographer with a complete lack of personality who insinuates her way into a big banking concern, and her way into the heart of the head of the film is paved with comedy of the brightest. Lan Hunter is her employer, a man with an eye for beauty. Also on the programme is a • Universal News, with Graham McNamee.

CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR.

"Roberta," the queen of all musical romances, is screening at the Capitol Theatre tonight, and features the everpooular Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Irene Dunne, the "golden-voiced girl," and Randolph Scott. Spectacular new dances, lovely melodies, and brilliant fashions are introduced in "Roberta." The fast-moving story revolves about the comedy-rich situation of an AllAmerican football player falling heir to a fashionable Paris gown shop.

EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY.

Robert Montgomery and Helen Hayes are co-starred in "Vanessa: Her Love Story," the M.G.M: production to be screened'at the Empire Theatre this evening. The story concerns two youny people who, through a misunderstanding, are separated on the eve of their wedding. Two Hal Roach comedies, a Ktzpatrick Traveltalk, and two newsgreels will also be screened.

MAJESTIC THEATRE,

Murders and merriment, with every moment packed with thrills, make "Mr, Dynamite," this • week's picture at the Ma.iestic Theatre, something out of the ordinary in entertainment. Edmund Lowe, witty and clever, takes the title role in a part especially made for him by Dashiell Hammett, author of "The Thin-Man." The story opens with the murder, of a young man outside a gambling resort which he is leaving with £10,000 in his possession, though robbery .was not the motive for the crime. :. Dynamite comes to elucidate the mystery, which, of course, baffles the police, and then follows the killing ofa famous musician who is shot while playiiv,' in ..his. own home, With these two crimes still unsolved the musician'.1; secretary is exterminated to complete the trilogy of murder. Needless to say, it is left to the hero to unravel the complexities of the plot and conduct the audience to a satisfactory conclusion. As Mr. Dynamite's secretary, efficient but not taking any active part in the solution of the murder mysteries, Jean Dixon provides many of the laughs of this always bright picture, while Esther Ralston, as vivacious as ever,, takes the" part of a young lady at first under suspicion but ultimately cleared through .the efforts of Dynamite. The picture will be voted one of the best of its kind; 'An unusually attractive 'list of; supports includes n newsreel, an animated cartoon featuring Oswald the Rabbit, a musical revue of dancing, singing, and laughter, and a travelogue of beautiful Hawaii. For all-round excellence the programme is hard to surpass.

ST. JAMES THEATRE.

The sound of applause, little heard in Wellington theatres since the coming of the cinema, greeted not once but many times the first screening last night at the.St. James Theatre of the musical romance "Naughty Marietta, which fully justifies the claims,of itsproducers as the most striking presentation of its kind yet released. The singing of the two principals, Nelsou Eddy, the young operatic baritone who makes his debut in this picture, and Jeanette Mac Donald alone commends it. The entire production is pervaded with the atmosphere of old France and Louisiana. ; The'story is briefly that of the lovely P.rincess Marierde la Bonfain (Jeanette Mac Donald) who is being forced by her uncle (Douglas Dumbrille) to marry the odious Don Carlos de'Braganza. To escape this marriage, which is 'sponsored by King Louis XV, she exchange's identities with her servant,' Marietta, and, armed with the latter's credentials, leaves France as one of forty "casquette" girls bound for the French settlement of Louisiana to find husbands. .The .ship is captured by pirates, who land with their fair captives in the: Everglades, but are routed by a band, of woodsmen uiider Captain Richard Wamngton (Neison Eddy), who commences a quaint courtship of Marietta. On arrival at St. Louis, Marietta discovers'that she cannot go through with.her contract of marriage, and in getting out of.it places, herself in a very awkward position, from which she is rescued-by the, captain. When,all is'gOingOwell for the young couple, a ship arrives with the uncle and Don Carlos aboard. The real identity of Marietta is disclosed, and she is ordered back to France. Captain ; Warrington, is threatened, vvitn execution if'he so much as sees her again, but in a burst of .melodious daredevil try* he breaks in on the schemes of Don Carlos arid Louis, and, substitutes his and' the audience's idea of a perfectly happy ending. As the governor of the settlement and his consort, Frank Morgan and Elsa Lanchester reveal themselves as stars, of no mean,; ■ magnitude. - The. ■■- supports include ■ newsreels, a travel-talk, and n new and amusing.Laurel and Hardy comedy. .',.' .'■' ■V, -..: 'V: • I

KQXX-THEATRE.

Edna May Oliver and-trames Gleason are teamed - again; iin • "Murder; on a Honeymoon,".-a mystery-comedy Avell fortified with ; laughs. arid suspense, now screenirig at "the Roxy Theatre. The usual mystery plot- formula has everyone- under suspicion- for the murder :of a racketeer iwith; an un-usual-angle featuring crime committed aboard an aeroplane en route from .the mainland to Catalina. A thrilling love story, "Romance •in Manhattan," will be -the supporting, feature. Francis Lederer is co-starred, with Ginger Rogers in this poignant story of a friendless, penniless • immigrant boy who looks towards . America as the Promised Land, and whose gallant fight for romance and happiness brings him into a series of gripping episodes in the substratum of the metropolis.

SHOHTT'S THEATRE,

Columbia's "Let's Live Tonight," costarring*those two. continental favourites, Lilian Harvey and Tullio Carminati, is the main feature at Shortt's Theatre. It tells the story of an eager young American gin, summering in Monte Carlo, who falls in love with a man she believes to be a poor but honest gigolo. A rather poignanttheme develops when she discovers that he is a wealthy, debonair mah-of-the-world preferring to love often but not too strongly. Victor Schertzinger, who also directed "One Night of Love," produced "Let's Live Tonight." In addition, he composed two popular song numbers, "Love Passes By" and "I Live in My Dreams. Tullio Carminati sings "Love Passes By." The balance of the large cast includes Janet Beecher, Tala Birell, Luis Alberni, and Claudia Coleman. The second attraction is "Attorney for the Defence," a dramatic picture starring Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, and Constance Cummings.

REX THEATRE.

Two admirably-chosen features are now showing at the Rex~ Theatre. "The Girl from Missouri," the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture which is the major attraction, brings Jean Harlow to the screen in one of the most entertaining pictures to come out of Hollywood in recent months. Miss Harlow is seen as Eadie Chapman, on the hunt for a millionaire husband, in a role that only Jean Harlow could handle. Lionel Barrymore plays the part of T. R. Paige, a financial and political power, who tries to turn heaven and high water to prevent Eadie from 'marrying his son Tom (Franchot Tone). In "Flesh," the additional feature, Wallace Beery, Karen Morley, and Ricardo Cortez have the principal parts. As the slow-witted champion wrestlei; of Germany, who befriends and eventually, marries a woman released from prison, Beery's performance is of the best.

ARTCRAFT THEATRE,

Another big attraction. "Chu Chin Chow," will be presented to Artcratt patrons this evening. It is an enlarged version of the play by Oscar Asche. Each scene has been planned with a lavish hand/the glitter and pomp of Oriental ceremony have achieved a new impressivenes's in presentation, while imaginative genius coupled with great knowledge of period styles has set up an entirely fresh standard in the costuming of Eastern characters. George Robey, Anna May Wong, and Fritz Kortner head an international cast. Patrons are advised to make early booking.

KILBIRNIE KINEMA.

"Sequoia," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's drama of a wild animal revolt against man, opens for a three-day season at the Kilbirnie Kinema tonight as something quite out of the ordinary in motion picture entertainment. "Malibu," a full-grown deer, and his pal "Gato," a full-grown puma, take prominent parts in the picture and their acting is phenomenal. There is a wholesome love story between Jean Parker, as a naturalist's daughter, and Russell Hardie, a ranger. The additional attraction is "Murder' in the Clouds," an air mystery thriller starring Lyle Talbot, Ann Dvorak, and Gordon Westcott. The supporting programme includes Laurel and Hardy in their latest comedy riot "Oliver the Eighth." Matinees will be screened on Monday and Tuesday at 2 p.m.

STATE THEATRE.

One of the most exciting dramas of the underworld, stage, and society is ''Star of Midnight," now showing at the State Theatre. Picture patrons have seen William Powell in several suave impersonations of roles ranging from detective to playboy, but in this latest Hollywood release he is cast as Clay Dalzell, a lawyer, who finds himself embroiled in one of the most mysterious cases of disappearance, then murder, gangster plot and counter-plot, that an ingenious mind has ever (evolved. In order to secure some imIportant letters left by his attractive assistant in the apartment of a young nlan about town, Dalzell visits the young man, secures the papers, and learns that his host is mixed up in a gangster feud. The disappearance of the leading lady of the play "Midnight" adds to the mystification of everybody concerned, and then comes the strange shooting down of Tommy Tennant, a newspaper reporter who has chanced on clues, and both Dalzell and his ! friend Tim Winthrop arc under suspicion, as they were both nearby when the murder occurs. The girl who disappears from the play is prevented from proving the innocence of another man under sentence, who. however, has nothing to do with the latest murder. A maze of plot and counter-plot, follows, and the unmasking of the criminal provides as exciting a climax as has ever been seen on screen or stage. Ginger Rogers and William Powell make an ideal team. Miss Rogers reveals a flair for straight acting as distinct from her undoubted talents for dance and song, and her scatter-brain intelligence as Donna Mantin, Dalzell's assistant, proves of valuable help to the lawyer in solving the crimes--incidental to the main romance between them. Leslie Fenton, Ralph. Morgan, Russell Hopton, Vivian Oakland, Francis McDonald, and many others play dramatic roles. The novel twist to the theme—wheels within wheels,- as it were—make "Star of Midnight" enthralling entertainment, leavened by comedy, beautiful settings and frocking on the part of the women concerned, and crisp, snappy dialogue that intrigues with its inferences. The i topical portion of the programme us rich in local interest—the views of the liner Normandie are especially interesting, and the Maori Rugby team is seen in work-out phases. The Dionne quintuplets are also seen. Supporting features are in keeping with the rest of the bill, which is definitely of good entertainment value.

PLAZA THEATRE,

"The Dictator," a colourful story of I Denmark in the eighteenth century, is now showing at the Plaza Theatre. In the title role, Clive Brook, one of the greatest of English actors, gives the finest performance of a brilliant career. The acting in the picture is excellent, and the exciting plot deals mainly with the intrigue and fast-moving life in the court of King Christian VII of. Denmark. The director, Victor Saville, who has been responsible for many British successes, has made the most of the witty lines and the dramatic situations provided by Benn Levy, a leading English playwright who wrote the scenario. The pomp and dignity of Royalty in the period in which the film is "laid make a spectacular pageant through Which moves Clive Brook, most impressive in. the part of Frederick Struensee. a : German country doctor who catches the fancy of a half-mad king, and-rises to a positiion of unprecedented power, only to lose everything for the love of a beautiful queen. Clive Brook is not alone in his triumph in this fine production. As Queen Caroline Mathilde, sister of George 111 of England and the unhappy consort of a dissolute king, Madeleine Carroll gives a magnificent performance, bringing the requisite amount of charm and emotion to the role to make it an outstanding one. She and Clive Brook achieve fame as a new pair of screen lovers. Emlyn Williams gives a fine ■characterisation in the role of the young but weak and repulsive king, while Helen Have, as the domineering and cunning queen mother, also assists to keep the acting on a high plane. The supporting cast, is excellent, and the photography, costuming, and light"ing effects are good. The supporting programme includes a Gaumont-Bri-tish Magazine, Cinesound News, and Gaumont-British. News.

KING'S THEATRE.

Ramon Novarro is teamed with a piquant new English personality, Evelyn Laye, in "The Night is Young," the glamorous new' Viennese musical romance now showing twice daily at the King's Theatre. ■>• Oscar Hammerstein 111 arid Sigmund Romberg, who created "Desert Song" and "New Moon," wrote the libretto and haunting Continental music of this new production, which revolves about; the Imperial ballet and is staged with spectacular settings and gorgeous costumes. Novarro, as the young archduke, sings superbly, and Miss Laye, too, has a glorious voict* plus much beauty. The story deals with the young archduke's forbidden love affair with a ballet girl. Clever little touches such as the musical marionettes, the comedy song of Charles Butterworth, and other delightful details add unique charm. Continuous comedy is provided by that trio of favourites, Charles Butterworth, Edward Everett Horton, and Una Merkel. The selected supporting subjects comprise a newsreel, Irvine Cobb comedy, Fitzpatrick Traveltalk, and a musical cartoon filmed in technicolour.

BROOKLYN PICTURES,

The main attraction at the Brooklyn Theatre tonight is "What Every Woman Knows." the drama of a girl who bravely faced the world that sought to take her lover away. Helen Hayes gives a sterling performance in the main feminine role. There are good supports.

REPERTORY SOCIETY.

"Sheppey," Somerset Maugham's vivid drama, was again presented successfully by the, Repertory Society in the Concert Chamber last evening, the third night of the season which will end tonight: From the opening scene, where "Sheppey" is met among his fellow-workers at Bradley's hairdressing and barber's saloon and where the news of his winning a large sweepstake prize is first received the interest of the audience is won and held. The conflicting personalities of his family and the varied effects on them of sudden wealth make interesting studies and are exceedingly well interpreted by the players. The title role is taken by Mr. W. Fergusson Hogg, who plays "Sheppey" with sincerity and Understanding. His scenes with Bessie Legros, a woman of the streets, and Cooper, a thief, whom he befriends, are particularly well acted. Mrs. Craig Mackenzie, as Bessie Legros, give an excellent performance and also when she appears to "Sheppey" later as the spirit of death, her lines are beautifully spoken. The tempestuous and selfish nature of Florrie Sheppey's daughter is admirably played by Miss Kathleen Smith and as her fiance, Mr. R. E. Pope gives a true portrayal of the bombastic, "knowall." young schoolmaster. The cast also includes Miss Coralie Smythson, who as Sheppey's gentle wife plays excellently, Miss Margaret Pearson, Mrs. G. H. A. Swan. Messrs. L. D. Webster, E. S. Harrowell. E. E. Le Grove, G O Cooper. F. H. Dawn. A. E. Law, L J Maule, and F. G. Hayes-Towns. •The pleasure of the large audience was shown by its long and sustained applause and by its tense silences. The play will be presented finally tonight.

JUBILEE CHOIR.

The first concert of this season to be given by the Jubilee Choir in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on next Thursday, July 25, will be in aid of the Upper Hutt Orphanage. The assisting artists who have generously given their services are Miss Teresa McEnroe (soprano), Mrs. Wilfred Andrews (contralto), and Mr. Stanley Rodger (baritone). The choir performs solely for charity, its efforts last year meeting with worthy response from the public and its claims to recognition musically having been fully established also. The fact that the programme contains an entirely new range of choral numbers should prove an extra attraction. Among the new numbers to be sung by the choir will be Roberton's "Eriskay Love Lilt," Dr. Ames's "The Lass with the Delicate Air" Sir Arthur Sullivan's "The Beleagured," and A. R. Gaul's setting of "Daybreak."' Mr. Frank Oakes will conduct the choir, and the accompanist will be Mr. Maxwell Fernie. The box plan is now open at the D.I.C,

RIVOLI THEATRE,

All the charm and whimsical romance of Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night" have been recaptured and embellished by the great director in his newest Columbia production, "Broadway Bill," a film which undoubtedly ranks as Capra's greatest achievement with the camera, and which is now showing at the Rivoli Theatre. Delitly and with the artistry that is singularly his own, Capra has woven about tne simple story of a man and a girl who forsake the luxuries of life for the freedom of a nomad's existence, a delightful, heart-satisfying romantic drama. Particularly odifying are the portrayals by Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy in the co-starring roles. Baxter is grand as the life-loving Dan Brooks; Miss Loy is utterly delightful in a role more charming>and colourful than her characterisation in "The Thin Man." The large and imposing cast acquits itself admirably under Capra s direction and includes Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson, Clarence Muse, Margaret Hamilton, Raymond Walburn, Lynne Overman, Frankie Darro, and Edmund Breese. "Transatlantic Merry-go-round," a musical comedy with a cast of fifteen stars* will be the second attraction.

PRINCESS THEATRE.

A character endeared to millions by the books of Gilbert K. Chesterton comes to life on the screen in Paramount's "Father Brown, Detective, the principal feature now showing at the Princess Theatre. As acted by Walter Connolly, he is the same amiable, eccentric, and foxy old character who catches; thieves with kind words and intelligence where the police of the world had failed with their modern detection! methods. Paul Lukas, Gertrude Michael, Robert Loraine, Una O'Connor, and Halliwell Hobbes appear in the featured cast. Comedy and melodrama are expertly interwoven in "Happiness Ahead, First National's introduction to the screen of a new team of romantic lovers, Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchinson. and which forms the supporting attraction. The star cast includes Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, and Dorothy DareThere is a well-varied selection of short subjects.

OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN. The double-feature programme, "Girls Will Be Boys" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much,"' is showing at Our Theatre tonight. One of the most hilarious and entertaining screen attractions offered for a long time is the 8.1.P. production "Girls Will Be Boys." It. is a story that carries with it abundant, laughs and some uproarious situations and surprises. Ine Man Who Knew Too Much,' a melodramatic thriller starring Leslie.tsanKS and Edna Best, is the second attraction. .The story is exciting from start to finish.

REGAL THEATRE, KARORI.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most important production for the current year is undoubtedly "The Merry Widow, and this spectacular picture heads tne weekend programme at the iiegaj Theatre this evening. Two very popular stars, Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette Mac Donald, share the major, honours. The supporting programme is excellent.

SEASIDE PICTURES, LYALL BAY.

At the Seaside Pictures tonight at 7.30 a double-feature programme will be screened. "The Return of the Terror" a mystery thriller from the pen of Edgar Wallace, features Mary Astor and Lyle Talbot. "Strangers of the Evening," with Zasu Pitts, the popular comedienne, is a comedy-mystery story. The supporting programme is of outstanding merit, particualrly Good Badminton," which gives a new interest in that popular game. The theatre has been electrically heated.

NEW EMPIRE THEATRE, PETONE,

To those who shouldered the difficult task of translating: to the screen "Jew Suss," Herr Feuchtwanger s famous novel, showing at the New Empire Theatre tomorrow,' ..tribute is due for the faithfulness, of its adaptation and the ingenious, elimination of the controversial. Conrad Veidt gives a moving portrayal of Suss which must be counted among the very finest work he has done for the screen. He has obviously studied the character and let no shade of expression or attitude escape him.

PALACE THEATRE, PETONE,

Bitterness of hate, lust of power, futility of conflict, and glory of faith are the elements that go to make up "The World Moves On," Fox Film's "story of a century," which opens tonight at the Palace Theatre and marks the appearance of Madeleine Carroll, glamorous star of "I Was a Spy." Miss Carroll is co-featured with Franchot Tone, and the work of both won the praise of the New York critics and the plaudits of the crowds. There is a distinguished supporting cast which includes Reginald Denny, Siegfried Rumann, Louise Dresser, and many others.

GRAND THEATRE, PETONE

Paul Muni comes to the Grand Theatre tonight in "Bordertown," the most colourful and the most powerful drama in which he' has yet appeared. The plot is crammed with thrilling action, dramatic situations, suspense, and a most unusual triangular romance. In the cast with Muni are Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Palette and Robert Barrat.

DE LUXE THEATRE, LOWER HUTT.

Tonight at the De Luxe Theatre, Lower Hutt, the attrac r tion will be "Sing As We Go," the Gracie Fields production written specially for the inimitable mistress of comedy by J. B. Priestley. The picture contains some of the funniest sequences ever filmed, as well as a number of comic song hits sung as only Gracie Fields can present them.

MAYFAIR THEATRE, IUPPER HUTT.

Mr. George Arliss, the; screen's most famous dramatic actor, will be seen this evening in "The Iron Duke" at the Mayfair Theatre, Upper Hutt. It is a story of the victor of Waterloo, and reveals the tremendous part Wellington played in the councils of Europe. There will be specially-selected supports, including a Cinesound newsreel. "Little Miss Marker" will be shown on Wednesday.

VOCAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC,

The most comprehensive group of modern British solo and concerted vocal music ever submitted to a Wellington audience will be presented by Miss MoJ'y Atkinson, mezzo-soprano, and Mr.. W. Roy Hill, tenor, at the Town Hall Concert Chamber on Monday next. Apart from this unique feature older composers will be represented by Elizabethan "Ayres," Brahms's Lieder, and the first movement of Schubert's "Trio in B Flat' Modern British composers to be heard are Vaughan Williams, Delius, Warlock. Bantock, Dunhill. Gibbs, Hoist, Rowley, Grainger, Quilter, and Bridge. Assisting instrumentalists will be Misses Ormi Reid, Freda Meier, Margaret Connell, and Messrs. Samuel and William McLean and Stanley Oliver. Programmes and 'box plan are 'at Begg's.

TRAMWAY BAND BENEFIT CONCERT.

On Sunday evening the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band is holding one of its popular concerts in the Kilbirnie Kinema at 8 o'clock. A very interesting programme has been arranged, the following popular artists assisting:—Miss Christina Ormiston, whose sweet soprano voice is so favourably known to concert goers; Mr. Henare Tahiwi, the melodious Maori tenor; Miss Irene Clark, in some clever elocutionary items; Mr. Edward Spicer, in favourite tenor songs; and Master Edward Sundberg, whose ability on the xylophone is a great drawing card. The band will play the following selections:—"Bohemian Girl" (Balfe); selections from the "Pirate;; of Penzance (Sullivan): "Stars and Stripes" (Sousa); "The Mill Wheel," and a trombone duo, "Ida and Dot," under the conductorship of Mr. E. Franklin. Patrons are advised to be early. A silver coin collection, is to be taken up.