CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 31, 6 February 1941, Page 14

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE.

I A new and interesting romantic team makes its screen bow in "I Take This' Woman," which is showing at the Regent. The combination comprises Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr and the teaming of these two distinct personalities is successful because of a story which is ideal for such a blending of talent. The glamorous Miss Lamarr appears to be an actress who is best suited to torrid love scenes with great lovers of .the screen, while Tracy's characterisations have always been rugged heroes who approach romance from other than passion angles. But two such opposites are skilfully united in "1 Take Thib Woman" and the co-starring of them in a romantic theme is intriguing.

OPERA HOUSE.

"Convoy"' is continuing for an extended Wellington season at tne Opera House Clive Brook makes the most of his part as a naval captain in command of a light cruiser, and tmother main role is played by John Clements. The story deab with the convoy ot a flotilla of' merchantmen through the North Sea, and it is an eventful voyage if ever there was one Navy co-operation makes the fights most realistic.

MAJESTIC THEATRE.

"Night Train to Munich" will be shown finally tonight at the Majestic. "Forty Thousand Horsemen" commences tomorrow,

ST. JAMES THEATRE.

The St." James Theatre will show "The Texas Rangers Ride Again" for the last time tonight.

"Torrid Zone," starring Ann Sheridan and James Cagney, opens tomorrow.

PLAZA THEATRE

A colourful page out of the early history of California is pictured a 1 the Plaza Theatre in "The Mark ot Zorro." It stars Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, and Eugene Pallette, and it is a romantic, exciting tale of the days when California was still under Spanish domination. The acting throughout is superb, and the producer has developed to the full the rich background and atmosphere of the times. Linda Darnell • makes a charming senorita. The eupporting programme is very entertaining.

PARAMOUNT THEATRE

"The Girl from God's Country" and "Sandy Gets Her Man" conclude tonight at the Paramount. / "It "All Came True" and "Ladies Must Live" open tomorrow.

TUDOR THEATRE

"I .Married a Nazi" is showing at the Tudor Theatre. The picture stars Joan Bennett, as the art critic on New York's smartness magazine, and Francis Lederer as the man she learns to fear. Liberal laughs are brought to the programme in the associate feature, "The Bride Wore Crutches."

TIVOLI THEATRE

"Edison the Man" and "Blondie Brings Up Baby" conclude tonight at the Tivoli.

There can be few who have not read or, at least, heard of the popular story, "The Stars Look Down," by Dr. A. J. Cronin. This grand story of the coalmining industry and of the men who toil and sweat below the ground made Cronin's reputation. This story has now been filmed, and, if anything, has been strengthened by its adaptation to the; screen. It co-stars Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, and Emlyn Williams. The second feature is "Talking Feet," starring Hazel Ascot.

REX THEATRE

"The Mystery.' of Mr. Wong" and "Alf's Button Afloat" conclude tonight at the Rex.

"The Firefly," starring Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones, and "Viva Cisco Kid," starring Cesar Romero, open tomorrow.

ROXY THEATRE

"Thunder Afloat" and "Castle on the Hudson" screen finally tonight at the Roxy.

"You're Not So Tough," starring the "Dead End Kids," and "Little Tough Guys," and "Rhythm on the River," starring Bing Crosby, open tomorrow.

PRINCESS THEATRE

The Paul Muni feature "We Are Not Alone" and "At the Circus" (the Marx Brothers) will be screened finally tonight at the Princess Theatre. Tomorrow "The Roaring Twenties" with James Cagney and Priscilla Lane in the leading roles, and "The Girl From God's Country" will be. presented.

HUTT JUBILEE CARNIVAL

The carnival arranged by the 50 Thousand Club of Lower Hutt and the H.V.R.S.A. is steadily going ahead and nightly crowds assemble at the Recreation Ground. Every evening something special is offered in the way of amusement, in addition to the big array of mechanical devices the committee has secured. The high light tonight Will be a visit of the Trentham Military Band, which will be heard in some stirring selections. There will also be displays of athletics by the pupils of Anton Koolman and Alf Jenkins.

The Horticultural Hall is being well patronised to see the fine collection of relics of the Hutt Valley displayed there. Tonight at this exhibition Mr. Alan Mulgan will speak on the Treaty of Waitangi.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

KING'S THEATRE.

STATE THEATRE

"Dance, Girl, Dance" concludes tonigm at the fung's. The March of Time's first full-length feature, "The Ramparts We Watch" opefis tomorrow. Few reviewers will compare "The Ramparts We Watch" with a Hollywood motion picture, for Hollywood has never produced a film which can be used in comparison. It could not Be done in fairness to the industry from which we get our pictures of make-believe. "Ramparts" is not a picture of make-believe, but an honest, undissembling picture of the trials and tribulations of a small community prior to, during, and after the last World War. It is a picturisation of the events leading up to the current war and a warning of the perils which might be ahead. The technique as well as the .theme is daring. As the 73 principal players with important speaking roles and the 1400 extras file across the screen in a dramatic unrolling of memorable events, they are making their motion picture debuts. Not one has a famous face in the Hollywood sense of the word. They are just plain folks, average citizens reliving a true story before the cameras to help bring audiences a clear conception of their position in the world today.

Much beautiful colour photography, particularly in scenes of Spanish dancing during a fiesta at a South American "rancho," is an outstanding feature bf "The Devil on Horseback," one of the two big features at the State Theatre. Lili Damita. Fred Keating, and Jean Chatburn head the cast. Del Campo, described as a noted South American baritone, has a fine voice which he uses effectively in four numbers. The story tells of a young Spanish nobleman's infatuation for a film star and of the amusing situation that arises when, during a tour by her near, .the Spaniard's domain, he falls in with "the suggestion of the actress's Press agent and pretends to abduct her. Buck Jones, and his famous horse Silver are the stars of a dashing Western story, "Outlawed Guns." the second big feature. The spirit of England during the first Christmas of the air blitz is demonstrated in a finely-conceived and executed picture released by the British Ministry of Information and entitled "Christmas Under Fire."

DE LUXE THEATRE. "You're Not So Tough" and "Three Men From Texas" conclude tonight at the De Luxe Theatre. "We Who Are Young" and "The Fatal Hour" open tomorrow. SUBURBAN THEATRES. Grand (Petone).—"The Ghost Comes Home," Frank Morgan and Ann Rutherford, "Sergeant Madden," Wallace Beery. Palace (Petone). —"Four's a Crowd" and "Heart of the North." State (Petone).—Tonight, "Strange Cargo." Tomorrow, "Spring Parade," Deanna Durbin. Ascot (Newtown).—"Golden Boy," Adolphe Menjou, Barbara Stanwyck; "Forged Passport," Paul Kelly, June Lang. Empire (Island Bay).—"South of the Border." Gene Autry. Smiley Burnette; "Return of the Frog," Gordon Harker Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"The Man From Dakota," Wallace Beery; "Tropic Fury," Richard Arlen, Andy Deyine. Rivoli (Newtown).—"Anne of Windy Poplars," Anne Shirley, James Ellison; "The Defence Rests." Edward Ellis. Anita Louise. Regal (Karori). —"Foreign Correspondent," Joel McCrea,' George Sanders. King George (Lower- Hiitt).—"The Roaring Twenties," James Cagney. Priscilla Lane. De Luxe (Lower Hutt). —"These Glamour Girls," Lew Ayres and Lana Turner; "Quick Millions," the Jones Family. . . Capitol (Miramar). — "Sherlock Holmes," Basil Rathbone and Ida Lupino; "Everybody's Hobby," Irene Rich and Henry O'Neil. ■ f Prince Edward (Woburn). —"Blackmail," Edward G. Robinson and Ruth Hussey; "Stage to Chino," George O'Brien and Virginia Vale. Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Mutiny on the Bounty," Clark Gable and Charles Laughton; "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady," Jean Muir and Warren William.