CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 14

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

I EEGENT THEATRE. * "Stolen Holiday," concluding tonight S at ■ the Regent 'i'heatre, is as fine _ a 1 dramatic production as one could wish *to see on the screen; The picture Jis remarkable for; its.', fine acting i by-fKay Francis, .'Who is r ably , sup * por-ted- by Claude Rains, lan Hunter, Skipworth,, and others.. ~ ' IP '.'Green- .'Light," ■' from the stirring : Story : ofheroism, sacrifice, rand love "s>y Lloyd C. Douglas■ : (author yof : SMagriiflcent Obsession"), .will.-,-start * tomorrow at the Regent Theatre. . *£*'' MAJESTIC THEATKF. ■■ ■ :^'"ivb'se Marie," starring Nelson Eddy * arid'/Jeanette. Mac Donald. which, is * in-'its" third-week at the Majestic I SEheatre, ■ .surpasses.. in every re- - spect'al? previous films of its type. Not * only for the beauty of the singing but } fee'the awe-inspiring, outdoor scenes, t tfhe '"high standard of acting, anh-the % ■'strength of the story, this picture will J live in the memory for many years to ! ftwne.'': In such numbers as "Rose * Marie," "The Indian Love Call," "Song *!6f"the; Mounties,".and selections from ;lhe'operas "Romeo and Juliet" and La * *P6sca,'' -the, stars .aregiven ample opJ&brtuhity to demonstarte their ability t Slid ; the result is a feast of song. Miss * ■Mao Donald is cast as a leading opera I singer who, on learning that her i brother- has escaped from gaol and is ; hiding in northern Canada,, sets oft to J find him, and meets and, finally falls %in love with Sergeant. Bruce, of the * Mounties (Nelson Eddy).; It is some 3 time before the tangle is unravelled ■ J and a, happy ending reached. The sups ports are very-good. \ An.M.-G,-M. newsreel of the Coro- ,• nation.is a feature of'the programme. I ■■'^r^ST."'-JAMES-THEATRE. I ■ 'TarV;an • Escapes"-will" be shown 3 filially ' ftonighjr .at - the St. James } Theatre.' ■■' ■ ■ . >, ""When You're-in'Love',' comes to the 3 St'.:J£Un.e.>s tomorrow. ■■■ I i- '"f ":; NEW, 'OPERA HOUSE. h ?"Larid- Beyond- the: Law," a story of 5 New Mexico1' in ■ the' :. days of the 1 pioneers, will'head, the programme at t the "-New Opera. House .tomorrow. It 3 iS-a'-vigoroUs Western film,:easily the I best' in .which Warner . Bros, have I Starred' their, singing cowboy, Dick '• »jt)ra'ri:.'-Th'ere"is:plenty of-action, tense I Situations 'in which, primitive passions * are unleashed, tender scenes in which ; Linda Perry plays opposite Foran, and >; catchy music which is in keeping with 1 the story. Foran portrays the part of '- a ■ harum-scarum youngster who joins 5 up with the forces of law and order, .- becomes a sheriff, and sets himself t against the killers and cattle thieves « who infest New Mexico. "Midnight i Court," a melodrama whose characters i are introduced to the audience at a 5 novel police tribunal, will be the i associate feature, with the popular i Ann Dvorak in the starring role. It is " typical of those timely, out-of-tne- * headlines pictures which Warner Bros. 5 turn out so well. John Litel. an exJ cellent actor who recently, left Broad-, « way for Hollywood, has .the . featured 5 male role. I NEW PARAMOUNT THEATRE. ! No more suitable ' attraction than ■■■ Warner Bros.' .highly controversial I "Green Pastures" could .have been s selected to inaugurate the new firstt release" policy at the New, Paramount * Theatre. The success of "The Green ' Pastures" in Wellington is an interesti ing proof of the man-in-the-street s i reaction to something unique in screen I entertainment. The, theme, tne Old * Testament,, as;'visualised: by .the. negro : of the Southern American States, is al--5 ready too well known to need iurthe. 1 explanation, but its treatment is so I novel as to place the film ma class by. f itself The vstory is toldtwith/considert able charm, the settings are magnifi- * cent, the humour is whimsical, the act- ; ing of the:iarge; cast is uniformly bnl- * liant, and the singing of the Hall-John-i son Choir-reaches the ultimatei in its t own sphere. Scenes such as the-ani- ? mals entering the Ark, the court of 1 Pharaoh, and the Babylonian revels1. i areT depicted on a wide canvas, so much so that one is forced to realise tte great advantage the screen has over I +Yip %taae for a play such as me Gr%n Pastures^ Yet the play ran for : five years on .'the American, stage. ir--.-...,. KING'S THEATRE. It-""Rnrripriand" and "The Accusing l-Finglr" conclude tonight at the King's I Theatre. * The love story which changed the > destiny of an empire, with the screens : new romantic sensation, handsome ! Tyrone Power and beautiful Made- * leine Carroll as: today's most talkedJ about'sweethearts, is told with stirring 1 beauty against.a magnificent setting in * the Twentieth. Century-Fox triumph, 1 "Lloydi of London," coming tomorrow * to the King's Theatre. Tyrone Power, ■i who catapults towards stardom with Ms performance in .the film is cast as ' an enterprising member of Lloyds, the i Sea? international ™«*«™» is« ? organisation, who brought to that firm \ fts gworld repute, and whose^courageous | lie at the moment of the Battle _ ol Trafalgar changed the fate of the British Empire. .Starring Freddie Bartholomew and Madeleine Carroll the 1 film also features Sir Guy Standing, C Smith, and Virginia Field. Hatted 7as the year's funniest, tartert ■gffi. Si. Ce^ry-Fo|g - ture will also be shown, with Stuart t featured,I', -■ >•-' >SHOBTTS THEATRE. '■ Miss Nobody" and "O'Malley 2 of conclude tonight at - S A^sSstW by Damok Runyon, '" dean- Of - Broadway, writers, serves as 1 the basis for the plot of 20th Century's * "Professional Soldier," which comes 5 tomorrow to Shclrtt s; Theatre. Star- : ring. Victor McLaglen and Freddie ' Bartholomew, it tells; of warlike ; ad- ! ventures in a strange European king- ; dom. Gloria Stuart and Michael * Whalen occupy the: chief supporting : roles. ."The Country. Beyond, the * Fox picture which will also be shown, -' featuring Buck, the giant St. Bernard, '. with' an all-star Hollywood cast, is ' perhaps the most famous of James • Oliver Curwood's tales of courage apd \ hardship in the Northern- . wastes. - Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly, and Rob- ' crt Kent are the leading players. • STATE THEATRE, PETONE. ' "Rainbow on the River" concludes • tonight at the State Theatre, Petone. 5 Cecil Kellaway, Australia's foremost • character comedian, has one of his con- • genial roles in Cinesound's latest proS duction. "It Isn't Done," which comes ? to the State Theatre, Petone, tomorrow. » It is a scintillating, modern comedy i romance- with Australia's new screen ■i "find," lovely Shirley Ann Richards, as ri Kellaway's screen daughter, Pat. Bril- ■■', liaritly enacted, "It Isn't Done" is the ' brightest and breeziest of entertainJ, ment.:' ~'-. ■! ■'■'.■QIIAND THEATRE,' PETONE. ii kow a flagrant miscarriage of jus'i tice sends a man to the electric chair !! and Kis son half-Way around the world 1 seeking evidence to vindicate' the ' father's name, js the dramatic theme ; of "Winterset," the screen version of ; Maxwell Anderson's gripping stage hit, 1 now showing at the Grand Theatre, I Petone, with Burgess Meredith, Margo • and Eduardo Ciannelli in the leading I roles. I PALACE THEATRE, PETONE. ': Showing at the . Palace.Theatre.ta- ! night is a double-feature bill. ■ of. thril- ■ ling drama and comedy. "She's Danger- ! ous" starring Tala Birell, is the story { of a girl detective trapped by a gang • of crooks. "Millions" features the fam- : ous English comedy star Gordon Hariker arid is lull of fun and merriment. • The supporting programme includes a ! cartoon, stranger ' than fiction ' series, Land a newsreeL

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

PLAZA THEATRE. | ; Of intense interest on the programme I i at the Plaza Theatre this week is the i first film of the Coronation proceedi ings to be shown in the Dominioa. ; The film, a Fox Movietone newsreel, portrays the wonderful spectacle of the , Empire's greatest pageant. The scenes ■ along the route and in the Abbey are ; extraordinary, and one responds to the ! unbounded enthusiasm of the massed ; crowds that saw the King and Queen ; go' by. Indeed, those who see the picture see a great deal-..more than many of those who were on the spot. Another timeiy "scoop" on the programme is a glimpse of the King and Queen and the two Princesses in their grounds, where the Royal Family poses for the cameraman. The other featured picture is "Girl in a Million," the season for which is to be extended for a. third week.- It stars.Sonja Henie, the world's champion ice skater, who shows she can act as well" as : skate. Adolphe Menjou and Jean Hersholt are also featured. ■ Entertaining supports complete; the -programme. DE LUXE THEATRE. "More Than a Secretary" and "Conflict" conclude tonight at the De Luxe Theatre. .'.'.■ A sprightly romantic, comedy, Universal's "When Love Is Young," comes to the De Luxe Theatre tomorrow, featuring Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, and Walter Brennan. The associate feature will be the mystery thriller. "The Man Who Lived Twice." starring Ralph Bellamy and Marian Marsh. . ■ ;■ -■.; : V ■■' STATE THEATRE. "Sea Devils," starring Victor McLaglen, Ida Lupino, and Preston Foster, is showing finally tonight at the State Theatre. ■ ■ "Stowaway," starring Shirley Temple, opens-, at, the ' State. Theatre tomorrow. ' . REX THEATRE. ■ San Antonio, Texas, site of the Alamo, where a vivid page of American history^ was written; sees the clock turned back to .1865 in the adaptation of a, Zane Grey story; "West of the Pecos," starring Richard Dix, which is showing at the Rex Theatre. Early, sequences of this exciting picture are laid in the San Antonio of the period immediately following-the Civil War. A mother's battle to save from destruction a family that is '.'builded upon sand," is the thematic'thread.iri R.K.O.Radio's "Strangers AH;", which is also on the bill. May Robson and Preston Foster head the,cast, .which includes William Bakewell, Florine McKinney, James Bush,- Susan Kaaren, Samuel Hinds, Clifford Jones, and"Leon Ames. PRINCESS THEATRE. "That Girl from Paris" and "Sensation" will be shown -at the Princess Theatre tonight for the last time. , A half-dozen of the screen's outstanding comedians, aided by a cast of Hollywood's most charming young i players, contrive to make of Paramount's ■ "College Holiday," which • isthe principal attraction ..commencing tomorrow at'the Princess Theatre, one of the funniest, gayest, and most hilark ous comedies with music to reach the .screen this - season. Jack Benny,. George Burns and Gracie Allen, Mary Boland,,, Martha Raye,, .Marsha. Hunt,. TSlea'riore Whitney, Lief Erikson, Johnny Downs, Olympe Bradna, Louis DaPron, Ben Blue, and Etienne Girardot are the principal players. A courageous English girl valiantly sacrificing her own desires for her daughter's is the dramatic role played by Katharine Hepburn in "A Woman Rebels," the associate . feature. Herbert Marshall, an English diplomat, plays opposite Miss Hepburn in this RKORadio picture. The stars are supported by' Elizabeth Allan,' Donald Crisp, Doris Dudley, and David Manners. ■ ROXY THEATRE. "Find the Witness" and "Three Married Men" conclude tonight at the Roxy Theatre. With the theft of the world-famous "Mona Bell" of Rembrandt as its motivating theme, "Woman in Distress," a fast-paced comedy-melodrama featuring May Robson, Irene Hervey, and Dean Jagger, will open at the Roxy Theatre tomorrow., The daring robbery of the Rembrandt painting from the modest Maine home of Miss Robson sets in motion a series of exciting escapades which culminate in a hairraising climax. Joseph Schmidt is starred in "A Star Fell from Heaven," which will be the supporting picture. This is a romantic musical comedy, a scintillating satire on the eccentricities of filmland, set in a Continental atmosphere and decorated with a delightful musical score, magnificently rendered by the famous 'pocket tenor." REGAL THEATRE, KARORI. A specially selected supporting programme is being shown at the Regal Theatre, including several 'slow-motion films of the famous tennis star, Bill Tilden, in action. The main picture presents a favourite star in his most spectacular role—Wallace Beery m Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's glorious outdoor action-romance, "Viva Villa. A dramatic revelation of ecstatic first love, a young, exciting new personality, and a daringly different emotional story are features of "Girls Dormitory," the 20th Century-Fox production opening tomorrow at the Regal Theatre. Simone Simon, brilliant Continental star, makes, her American debut as the lovely young girl trapped by an emotion she does not understand. Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chatterton are starred with Simone, and the cast also features Constance Collier, J. Edward Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar, John, Qualen, and Shirley Dearie. OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN. Jack .Holt; virile.herb of- many wellknown motion pictures,- throws himself into a welter of intrigue, crime, ■ and questionable courtroom trickery, *to give the public a dramatic answer in his latest starring vehicle, ."The Defence Rests," which heads ;the' doublefeature programme now showing at Our Theatre at reduced prices. Jean Arthur appears in the feminine lead. The second attraction, "Unknown Woman," starring Richard Cromwell arid Marian Marsh, is- an. exciting action drama built around a milliondollar bond robbery and the efforts of under-coyer agents to solve the crime. KILBIRNIE KINSMA. ' "East Meets West," starring . George Arliss, which is showing at the Kilbirnie Theatre, is melodrama of a robust nature, with Arliss giving a characteristic performance as a crafty Sultan who replenishes his exchequer by deft diplomacy involving Great Britain and an Eastern Power. The picture is a rich offering for all lovers of spectacle and drama. "Fire Over England," from A. E. Mason's celebrated novel depicting that romantic period of history preceding the defeat of the Spanish Armada, will be the other feature. Supporting Flora Robson. as Elizabeth, in this magnificent production are Leslie Banks,.Laurence Olivier. Vivien Leigh, and Raymond Massey, together with a cast of thour sands. • CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR. "Magnificent Obsession" and "The Plot Thickens" conclude tonight at the Capitol Theatre. What happens when a girl who has ! full intentions of marrying a millionaire discovers she is in love with a supposedly penniless young man forms the theme of "Smartest Girl in Town," a romantic comedy starring Gene Ray- • mond, and-Ann Sothern,: which opens ■ tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre. • "Sally of the Regiment," the other feature,,. has not only spectacle, but ; thrilling action, tense drama, comedy, ■ and laughable situations. Wallace ■ Ford is starred in the role of a Bowery . tough fleeing from murder suspicion in i New York who joins the British Army , arid falls in love with the sergeantmajor's daughter.

TIVOLI THEATRE. "Anthony Adverse," Warner Bros, masterpiece based on the vivid story of Hervey Allen's monumental literary classic, is screening finally at the Tivoli Theatre. Fredric March, the star,, is ably supported,by Olivia de Havilland, ' who has her first great emotional role. -Others in the cast include Edmund Gw'enn, Anita Louise. Claude Rains;, and Hay ward. "The Gay Desperado." and "Wives Never Know" will be.the new features tomorrow. ■''■'.■. Selected short subjects are being shown from 7 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. RIVOLI XHEATKE. For the first. time- the rugged, twofisted Clark Gable of old and lovely Jeanette- Mac Donald, with. the voice that thrills, are brought together, with Spenuer Tracy sharing stellar honours, in "San Francisco," the main feature a* the Rivoli Theatre. "San Francisco" has drama, love interest, comedy, and spectacle. The story is the story of the Barbary Coast of thirty years .ago, opening on New Years Eye. hn-o, —?i.i»iuing through one or ■ «=r dramas of ' the century, 'the -San Francisco earthquake arid. fire. A dilemma faced by a;woman—gaol on the one hand,- or dishonour in the eyes of two children- whom she "adopted and brought up as her own on the other— is, the .basis of. the tensely dramatic and gripping Paramount motion picture, "Valiant is the Word for Carrie,' which is .'also;- showing, introducing Gladys, George. ■ faj-ous stage actress, to the_ screen. ' . . . Mystery Matinee. With the restrictions now lifted on children attending the theatres large numbers will be-attracted to the Mickey Mouse1 Mystery Matinee to be held at the Rivpli Theatre, Newtown, on Saturday'at'l.3o p.m. -■•Some, fine children's: pictures have been selected for the occasion, ndne of;which, it is stated, haspreyjously been shown to a juvenil? audience ■■in_ ! Wellingtdn., In addition to* the special' programme each child will receive...a^free-gift, of- chocolate. The prices of admission have been re.duced.so.as to.allow..the'entire theatre to be- available .at- 6d. per head. EMPIRE THEATRE; ISLAND BAY. "Ramon'a," a ■T^venti.etb Century-Fox triumph,"is"screening at the- Empire Theatre," .featuring! jLoret'ta Young arid Don Ameche. at 'the- head of an exceptional ■'■ cast" ' .including Kent Taylor, Pauline ; Frederick, Jane Darwell, Katherane'v-De' sMille, -and John Carradine.v -0ne..,0f 'the -year's outstanding .. cinema." achievements, "Ramona".: sets ''■hew. standards : in' the fields. 0,f,.c010ur,;.: sq.enic ..beauty,; and romance. Jt was. produced entirely in the new perfected, techni'colour. , JUNIOR FARRELL; FAREWELL. 'For the farewell. to .Wellington's .talented,young.pianist Junior Farrell, which" is to:'take place in the Concert Chamber of .the-Town, Hall this evenirig,: an> ' attractive .-- and " varied- programme has. .been arranged, and it is expected- 'that •'•'many of those .who have' followed Junior's ■ career witn interest.-will be present. Junior himself will play; /works, by. Schubert, Beethoven; 'and Mendelssohn, and the programme . will' - - include . .sketches, Hawaiian ' numbers, ballets, songs <humorous- • and: otherwise), solo dances,. magic,. choruses, -and other items by artists and I .pupils.of. several; Wellington teachers. | Members of the Wellington" Juvenile Amateur, Theatrical Society will also take part;"' '■■'"'. , .-.