CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 15, 19 January 1939, Page 7

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE. "Love Finds Andy Hardy" will be shown finally tonight at the Majestic Theatre. "Marie Antoinette," starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power, commences tomorrow. ST. JAMES THEATRE. . "The Count of Monte Cristo" con- i eludes tonight at the St. James Theatre. "It's In The Air," starring George Formby, commences tomorrow., PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "The Crowd Hoars" will be shown finally tonight at the Paramount Theatre. "The Case of the Stuttering' Bishop" and "Penrod and Sam" commence tomorrow. ; ROXY THEATRE. y, "Spawn of the North" and "Marry the Girl" conclude tonight at the Roxy Theatre. ■The endeavours of a psychiatrist to play Cupid and marry off his best friend to a nofed actress is the theme of "Carefree," which opens tomorrow with Fred Astair'e. and Ginger Rogers in the stellar roles. However, the scheme runs into unforeseen difficulties when the patient falls in love with her doctor instead of with the man she's supposed to marry. Bing Crosby's latest picture, "Sing. You Sinners," is the second feature. It is a comedy built around a madcap California family, composed of Bing, his mother, two brothers, and the fiancee of one of the brothers. REX THEATRE. "The Widow From Monte Carlo," which is showing at the Rex Theatre, is. a gay and rollicking romance ..based on the play by lan Hay and A. E. W. Mason. Besides Louise Fazenda the cast includes Warren William, Dolores Del Rio, Colin Clive, Herbert Mundin, Olin Howland, and Warren Hymer. "Frisco Kid," the second feature, is a dynamic drama of the days when vice and crime were rampant on the Barbary Coast and the vigilantes represented the only potent law. Cagney heads the cast which includes Margaret Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez. and Lili Damita. TUDOR THEATRE. "There Goes My Heart" will end its Wellington season at the Tudor. Theatre today. Fredric March and Virginia Bruce are at the head of the cast; Miss Bruce as a madcap heiress who tries to run out on her fortune, and March as a reporter who tries to run out on his boss. "Algiers," which is also ending, stars Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr. NEW PRINCESS THEATRE. "It's Love I'm After" and "Breakfast For Two" conclude tonight at the New Princess Theatre. ■ Presenting the beautiful international star, Danielle Darrieux in her initial American screen role, Universal's "The Rage of Paris,"; a dashing -. romantic comedy, comes to the New Princess Theatre tomorrow. Douglas Fairbanks, jun., is co-starred with the versatile French actress who appeared in some of Europe's most distinguished films, including -the prize-winning "May- . -erling," :before going, to Hollywood. ; i-The associate feature is "Mother i KGarey's Chickens," starring Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison. ■ ; KILBIRNIE KINEMA. Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, Edgar Bergen (with Charlie McCarthy), and George-Murphy head the cast of Universal's "Letter of Introduction,' which is the main attraction at the Kilbirnie Kinema. While this picture contains dramatic-punch and glowing romance, the prominent role played ■by Charlie McCarthy in the cast accounts for the preponderance of laughs in this production. Burgess Meredith is cast in a comedy role for the first time on the screen in "There Goes the Groom," the associate film, in which the subject of amnesia is also introduced for the first time in feature pictures Ann Sothern and Mary Boland are corstarred. CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR. Edward G. Robinson is. at his best , in "The Last Gangster," which is showing at the Capitol Theatre. Of added .interest is the first appearance in this picture of Rose Stradner, the beautiful Viennese actress. A stirring drama of a woman's lust for vengeance and the fury of a mob whipped into frenzy by small-town bigotry brings Warren William, Karen Morley, and Lewis Stone to the screen in Paramount s the second feature. "SEASIDE THEATRE, LYALL BAY. ■ Comedy entertainment at its best is provided in "Kelly the Second" at.the Seaside Theatre. It is a refreshing .and delightful comedy feature with a bit of an Irish flavour administered by such popular sons and daughters of Old Erin as Patsy Kelly, Charley Chase, ;Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Edward Brophy, Pert Kelton, and others. Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor have the leading roles in "Small Town Girl," the associate attraction. OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN. "The Three Maxims," starring Anna ' Neagle, Tullio Carmanati, and Leslie Banks, heads the double-feature programme showing at Our Theatre at reduced prices. It is a film which runs the whole gamut 'of emotions from the boisterous light-heartedness •of the early circus scenes to the tense-] ly dramatic climax, when the two, ■ men, previously staunch friends, begin quarrelling about the girl and find | that they have to put on their sensational and dangerous trapeze act, with one of the men determined to kill the other. The second attraction is "Orphan of the Wilderness," starring . ;; Brian Abbot and Gwen Munro. REGAL THEATRE, KARORI. Some five years ago Cinesound pro-, duced Australia's first talkie comedy, "On Our Selection," and to the same Australian Studios falls the honour of making George Wallace's first interna-,-tional comedy, "Let George Do It." The film is showing at the Regal Thea:tre. To hold an audience for a feature length comedy, there must be more :than a series of gags or funny situations lightly strung together. There must be a story packed with human interest to back up each situation. There must also be swift-moving action and. pathos close to laughter; and all these are contained in this film. "Change of Heart," 20th Century-Fox comedy hit which proves marriage is a laughing- matter, is the second attraction. EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY. Mysterious and intrigue-ridden Morocco forms the romantic setting for "Bulldog prummond in Africa," which is showing at the Empire Theatre. When John Howard, playing the role of the intrepid amateur sleuth, learns that an international spy ring has kidnapped his best friend, hie does not hesitate to leave England and ■track the thieves down in their Moroc- ■ can stronghold. A combination of thrills and laughs and romance is the Warner Bros, mystery-melodrama, "The Invisible Menace," which is the second feature, \yith Boris. Karloff as its star.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

TIVOLI THEATRE. ! Bette Davis and Leslie Howard are well remembered as a team for their '■ outstanding work in "Of Human Bondage, and "The Petrified Forest,'' but, fine as were both of these, their clever comedy, "It's Love I'm After," which is showing at the Tivoli Theatre, brings them to the screen in their finest picture. The story is an intricate tale woven around the life lof a great Shakespearian actor and j his leading lady, who are of course j Leslie • Howard and Bette Davis "We're Going To Be Rich," the second feature, is a surprisingly differlent and thoroughly enjoyable 20th Century-Fox production. With . Vie- j tor McLaglen in his finest role as a somewhat irresponsible devotee of the "get-rich-quick" idea of getting on in the world, and with Gracie Fields as his devoted showgirl wife,. "We're Going to Be Rich" presents a broad, lusty story of life in Australia and South Africa.' RIVOLI THEATRE. An all-horror programme is showing at the Rivoli Theatre. Thrills and mystery are rampant, and laughs and romance play hide and seek with chills and fantastic,- happenings in "Mad Love," starring Peter Lorre, which is the main attraction. Lorre is cast as a mad surgeon, working uncanny medical magic, performing bizarre experiments. _and figuring in an amazing plot. Visions of the strange,, the unreal, and the uncanny are conjured up in "The Raven," the associate film. Based on the immortal classic by Edgar Allan Poe and co-starring those two super "monsters" of the screen Karloff ("Frankenstein") and Bela Lugosi ("Dracula"), the graphic architectural descriptions in the film I are .actually startling. Although the story is laid in modern surroundings, th unique settings include faithful reproductions of the imaginative creations of Poe. KING'S THEATRE. That there is not the slightest sign of any cessation of interest in Walt Disney's masterpiece, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which is enjoying such a remarkable season at the King's Theatre, is hardly to be wondered at. Beautifully coloured, with charming music and full of quaint originalities, "'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" provides an entirely different type of screen entertainment. No one, young or old, can fail, to be captivated by its charm, the antics of the animals and birds which inhabit the forest, with the seven dwarfs being most refreshingly original. The picture has a humour all of its own. and the oftener one sees it the more ihis dawns on one, and yet at the same time it has its • moments when even a silent tear may be shed. The current week's supporting programme is good and in keeping with the high standard of the main feature. . ■. PLAZA THEATRE. "Room Service" t will be shown finally tonight at the Plaza Theatre. "The Lady Vanishes," starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave, opens tomorrow. STATE THEATRE. "Mysterious Mr. Moto" and "Variety I Hour" conclude tonight at the State Theatre. "Straight, Place, and Show," starring the Ritz Brothers, who are supported by Richard Arlen and Ethel Merman commences tomorrow. The film shows the Ritzes off to the races, where they buy horses, sell horses, rent horses, steal Horses—-in. fact they are a little hoarse themselves before the story reaches its climax. Based on a 1 play by Damon Runyon and .Irving Caesar, the comic story is spiced by a romantic triangle between Arlen, Ethel Merman, and Phyllis Brooks. The Ritzes play a trio of down-and-out pony track operators thrust into racing when Richard Arlen bestows a thoroughbred on them. In characteristic fashion they build the story up to a series of hilarious sequences topped by their having to ride the competing horses in a race so that their own entry can win. With the unerring showmanship vision that has been responsible for several of the most entertaining and successful picture series, 20th Century-Fox has again directed its production talent and resources to the creation of a new series of action pictures, dramatising the exploits of "The Camera Daredevils," the first of which, "Sharpshooters," is the supporting film. The heroes of this new series are two devil-may-care newsreel photographers. In the featured roles are Brian Donlevy, Lynn Bari, and Wally Vernon. In "Sharpshooters," Donlevy is given full opportunity in the type of reckless, romantic action role for which he is noted. PALACE THEATRE, PETONE. Hilarity and adventure run riot on the highways in "Time Out for Romance," the thrillingly amusing Twentieth Century-Fox production which is showing at the Palace Theatre, with Claire Trevor and Michael Whalen in the main roles. "The £5 Man," the associate attraction, is^ an ingenious mixture of thrills, laughter, and romance with Judy Gunn and Edwin Styles in the leading roles. | GRAND THEATRE, PETONE. ' Hilarious hillbillies, like the kind that romp through "Li'l Abner," "Barney Google," and "The Mountain Boys" comic strips, provide plenty of fun in 20th Century-Fox's comedy, "Kentucky Moonshine." which is the main film at the Grand Theatre. The Ritz Brothers are starred in the film as mountaineers. They look hillbilly, and they talk hillbilly. STATE THEATRE, PETONE. "Breaking the Ice," starring Bobby Breen, is showing at the State Theatre. Two of the most talented children in the entertainment business combined their highly specialised efforts in the making of 'Breaking the Ice." These children are eleven-year-old Bobby Breen and six-year-old Irene Dare. Breen, a topranking singer of radio and screen, sings five new numbers, in■. a story which has an appeal both to youngsters and adults. Miss Dare, who makes her film debut, is the youngest figure-skater in the world.