CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 64, 12 September 1940, Page 5

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

ST. JAMES THEATRE. "The Man From Dakota" will be screened for the last time tonight at the St. James Theatre.' "Lucky To Me," starring Stanley Lupino and Phyllis Brooks, opens * tomorrow. MAJESTIC . THEATRE. The fourth film in the popular Dr. .Kildare series, now showing at the Majestic Theatre, continues on the high standard of the precedin, three. ■ This series has attracted much attention and appreciation by its quality, and by the life-like portrayal of the characters. The latest film, "Dr. Kildare's Strange Case," is more than just ■ another chapter in the life of a young hospital interne. Kildare shows again that he is of the stuff of which ideal doctors are made, but at the same time the film reaches great heights of dramatic intensity. Lew Ayres, Loraine •Day, and Lionel Barrymore head the cast. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Tundra" and "Smashing the Money Ring" conclude tonight at the Paramount Theatre. "Suez" and "She Couldn't Say No" open tomorrow. - vi ■ I ' OPERA HOUSE. The Opera House will show "Safari" for the last time tonight. Rightly acclaimed as one of the dramatic events of the year, "The Old Maid," after an extended season at the Regent" Theatre, has now been transferred to the Opera House, where it will begin tomorrow. The stars are Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, and George Brent, and the story deals with two cousins who live in the same old house in aristocratic Philadelphia, in the period between 1861, .When the Civil. War broke out, and the 1880's. Despite the luxury and wealth with which they are surrounded, they hate and envy each other for twenty-odd years. Then the daughter of "the sour old maid"—this young girl played by Jane -Bryan—is able to bring mutual understanding to them as their grey hairs and lined faces tell they have entered middle age. , ' , BOXY THEATRE. , "Invisible Stripes" and "The Biscuit Eater" conclude tonight at the Roxy Theatre. . . Dreamy days on the Mississippi, thrilling adventure, comedy, and pathos, written as only Mark Twain couM write of them, mark Mickey Rooney's first solo starring vehicle in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," sequel to "Tom Sawyer," which opens tomorrow at the Roxy Theatre. The second feature is "The Crooked Road," starring Edmund Lowe and Irene Hervey. REGENT THEATRE. Taking up the story of the Lemp family where "Four Daughters" left off, the sequel, "Four Wives," heads the new bill at the Regent; Priscilla, Rosemary, and Lola Lane and Gale Page play the title roles, and the new film has the same cast as "Four Daughters," including John Garfield, who died in the original story; he returns in vision form in the new picture.. Others in the original family portrait who are prominent in "Four Wives" are Jeffrey Lynn, Claude Rains, May Robson, Frank McHugh, Dick Foran, and Vere Lewis, the gossipy "gate-swinger" of "Four Daughters." There is a new addition to the family, too. Eddie Albert, the ..young comedy star, plays the young -'doctor for, whom Rosemary Lane successfully sets her wedding/ bonnet in the film. Also added to the cast is Henry O'Neill, in the role of, Albert's father. Still other additions to the family tree are four girl babies. KILBIRNIE KINEMA. "Geronimo" and "Blackwell's Island" conclude tonight at the Kilbirnie Kinema. „ , _ „ "The Hunchback of Notre Dame' commences at the Kinema tomorrow. Starring Charles Laughton in the title role, this vivid version of the renowned Victor Hugo classic offers the brilliant character actor his greatest film role. Unfolded, against a variety of lavish and spectacular settings, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" boasts a cast of more than 100 featured players. The second attraction is "Twelve Crowded Hours," a thrill-packed action story, featuring Richard Dix. REX THEATRE. "High Flyers" and "Double Danger" conclude tonight at the Rex Theatre. The drama-packed story of Harry Faversham, who is accused of cowardice when he resigns from his regiment on the eye of its departure to join Kitchener's Army in the Sudan, and who redeems himself by some .of the most daredevil feats on record, is unfolded in the technicolour film "The Four Feathers-," which opens tomorrow. Paramount's scholastic comedy-drama, "What a Life," starring Jackie Cooper, is the second feature. RIVOLI THEATRE. Cleverly blending spine-tingling melodramatic action, mystery, high speed romance; and amusing incidents, "The Saint's Double Trouble," which is showing at the Rivoli Theatre, proves to be one of the most thrilling films in the popular series based on the Leslie Charteris novels. George Sanders again plays the Saint. Based upon the dangerous consequences of mistaken identity, Columbia's "Fugitive at Large," with Jack Holt playing a dual stellar role, is the second feature. PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE, WOBURN. . "Grand Jury Secrets," with John Howard cast as a newspaper man, Gail Patrick as the young lady in question, and Harvey Stephens as an assistant district attorney, is showing at. the Prince Edward Theatre. "The Covered Trailer," starring James, Lucille, ana Russel Gleason, is the second feature. KING GEORGE THEATRE, LOWER HUTT. Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, and •Mischa Aver are the stars of East Side of Heaven," showing at the King George Theatre. A "March of Time and newsreel complete the programme. PALACE THEATRE, PETONE. 1 At the Palace Theatre Laurel and Hardy return 'in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Balfes opera "The Bohemian Girl." The second attraction is "A Night at the Opera, starring the Marx Bros. ~ GRAND THEATRE, PETONE. Strange dances of savage . African tribes, their weird ceremonial rites, in which the skull of a dead Sultan is a symbol of worship and # Dungie authority, are revealed in Universal s thrilling drama, "Zanzibar," showing at the Grand Theatre. Anita Louise and Edward Ellis are in "The Defence Rests," the second feature. STATE THEATRE, PETONE. "Nurse Edith Cavell" concludes tonight at the State Theatre. Herbert Stothart contributes Mis first complete screen operetta score since "The Rogue Song" in the Nelson Eddy-Ilona Massey co-starring musical. "Balalaika," which ppens -tomorrow. "Balalaika" is a screen version of the London stage musical success by Eric -Maschwitz. The cast supporting Eddy and Miss Massey includes Charlie Ruggles, Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill. C, Aubrey Smith, and Joyce gompton.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

KING'S THEATRE. The type of literature with which Thorne Smith gladdened many hearts presents obvious difficulties in translation to the screen, and of his several stories "Turnabout" has probably the most obstacles. But today nothingseems beyond the ingenuity' of film technicians, and the result in "Turnabout," which is showing at the King's Theatre, is a delightful comedy retaining a rich flavouring of the Thorne Smith brand of risque wit. Adolphe Menjpu. that sleek, debonair rake of the silent days, heads the players. John Hubbard and Carole Landis are the bright young couple responsible for the title. TiVOLI THEATRE. "The House Across the Bay" and "Drums Along the Mohawk" conclude tonight at the Tivoli Theatre. A completely different type of picture for Sonja Henie is "Everything Happens at .Night," in which parry! EYZanuck presents the famed skalh'sg star in a combined dramatic and comedy role. The film opens tomorrow at the Tivoli. Theatre. Sonja's amazingly developed acting ability makes her perfectly at home in the story and, of course, there are sequences in which Sonja disports not only on skates but on the sheer, shimmering ski slides of the Alps. The screen's first family go prospecting for gold and dig up ghosts, bank-robbers, and one gold nugget (lost from a miner's watch chain) in their latest 20th Century-Fox picture, the Jones Family in "Quick Millions," which is the second feature. PLAZA THEATRE. The Plaza Theatre will show *Little Old New York" for the last time tonight. The riotous comedy, "Sailor's Lady," starring Nancy Kelly and John Hall, opens tomorrow at the Plaza Theatre. The navy is the background for this 20th Century-Fox picture. There is laughter from ship to shore. And, of course, it is grand when the gobs land to take the girls in hand. Smart, full of surprises, the picture moves along at a fast pace to a riotous climax when a sailor's sweetheart stows away her adopted baby on the flagship and scuttles the navy's war games. Nancy Kelly, one £>f Hollywood's most versatile young stars, has a fine comedy part in "Sailor's Lady." Opposite her is Jon Hall who plays the role of a sailor engaged to marry Nancy. This is Hall's first screen appearance since his great success in "Hurricane" a few! years ago. A fine supporting cast includes Joan Davis, Dana Andrews, Mary Nash, Larry Crabbe, Katharine Aldridge, Harry Shannon, Wally Vernon, and "Skipper" (Bruce Hampton) the sea-going baby. DE LUXE THEATRE. "The Light of Western Stars" and "Pride of the Bluegrass" conclude tonight at the De Luxe Theatre. | "The Proud Valley" and "Smuggled Cargo" commence tomorrow. STATE THEATRE. The Lone Wolf, the light-hearted, light-fingered rogue of the screen, returns in another adventure in romance and robbery in "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady," which heads the new programme at the State Theatre. Warren William again portrays the adventurer extraordinary who baffles police and underworld with ease as he steals fortunes in gems and feminine hearts. The Lone Wolf has ample opportunity to pursue both his famous specialties in the new film, for he has pretty Jean Muir as his leading lady and a 10,000----dollar diamond necklace as the object of his burglarious tendencies. The second feature film on the programme, "My Son Is Guilty," is set against the vivid background of "Hell's Kitchen," New York's renowned slum section, and the beat of warm-hearted Patrolman Tim Kerry, played by Harry Carey. Back ■to the paternal hearth comes Kerry's, son Ritzy (Bruce Cabot), out on parole after serving a prison term. But big Tim. is not the only one glad to see Ritzy back. There is Julia Allen (Jacqueline Wells), the childhood sweetheart, who fervently hopes that Ritzy's gaol sentence will have ended his thoughts of illegal activity. And there is Claire Morell, widow of the leader of Ritzy's old gang, who perceives a way to use Ritzy's intimate connection with the police force to her own advantage. ASCOT THEATRE. Victor Herbert's beautiful musical romance "Sweethearts," filmed entirely in Technicolor, is showing at the Ascot Theatre, and stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The programme is complete with bcanaal Sheet," starring Otto Kruger and Ona Munson. It is a dramatic newspaper story of an infamous editor's exposure by his son. REGAL THEATRE, KARORI. "Our Neighbours, the Carters" and "Those High Grey Walls" conclude tonight at the Regal Theatre. i With Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine heading a cast of outstanding players, and with a story filled with drama, suspense, and mystery, David O. Selznick's latest production/ "Rebecca," opens tomorrow. The film was brilliantly directed by Alfred Hitchcock, known internationally as a master of intrigue, crime, and mystery on the screen. "Rebecca" is the film version of the best-selling novel of the same name by Daphne dv Maurier. The perennial question of the other woman is acutely presented in "Married and in Love," the associate film. TUDOR THEATRE. Despite an extended season at the King's Theatre, it was obvious that Wellington was not ready to part with Walt Disney's "Pinocchio," so it is continuing at the Tudor. A toymaker who wants a son to love, a cricket that wants a gold badge, and a puppet that wants to be a real live hero are the principal figures ..of the enchanting cartoon. The supporting film is a topical drama, "Conspiracy." EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY. As the title aptly indicates, "The Angels Wash Their Faces," the Warner Bros, picture which is showing at the Empire Theatre, presents the six "Dead End" Kids in the somewhat unfamiliar guise of law-abiding citizens, but let no one conclude from this that they are not still rough, tough, and aggressive. "Quick Millions," starring the Jones Family, is the associate film. CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR. "Forgotten Woman," starring Sigrid Gurie, and "Almost a Gentleman," featuring James Ellison and "Ace," the wonder dog, will conclude tonight at the Capitol Theatre. Tomorrow, Deanna Durbin will be seen in her latest film, "It's a Date."