CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 116, 19 May 1941, Page 4

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES \

MAJESTIC THEATRE. By rights, a: report of "Gone with the Wind," which is; showing at the Majestic Theatre, should be merely the statement: The greatest picture ever made —in every detail. "Gone With the Wind" is the most faithful filmisation of a novel the screen has, ever attempted. It contains; Undoubtedly the most beautiful technicolour photography conceivable. Clark Gable is naturally a perfect Rhett Butler. Vivien Leigh is wholfiy Scarlett. Leslie Howard is outstanding, and Olivia de Havilland surpasses; anything she's ever done. .-/.'•■■ REGENI THEATRE. : Margaret Sulla/van and Charles Boyer head the cist ol "Back Street," now screening at .the Regent Theatre Miss Sullavan is icast as Ray Smith, young shop assistant in the Cincinnati ol 1900. Charles' Boyer is a young banker from New York. They meet and fall in love, but fate prevents their ever marrying. ,'He leaves for New York, marries aj society girl, and ultimately is the ,'father of a daughter and. son She- refuses several offers of matrimony, and? for nearly 30 years *o!lows ail over* the world the man she oves. . : OPERA HOUSE. Dispensing' a very special kind of fun, the Marx Brothers —Groucho, Chico, and Harpo—have their imitators but still retain a monopoly in their particular province. They prove it again in their, latest success. "Go West," nqrw snowing at the Opera House. (The title speaks for itself. Sixtshort' subjects on the first part of the programme cover a wide range of topicalities. _ ■ ST. JAMES THEATRE. As tbJe flower of the north which attracts all bees of trouble for miles around, George Formby is his plain delightful self in "Call a Cop," the comediy which is continuing at St. James Theatre. If his face is his fortunte,'it is also the very good fortune of the audience, and George, with a background of shipyards, police, and sabotage, has all the scope he needs for his particular and stimulating variety of fun-making. DE LUXE THEATRE. Comedy, romance and melody are blended to splendid advantage in "Where Did You Get That Girl?" feature attraction at the De Luxe Theatre. The film goes with a swing from start to finish, with plenty of catchy melodies and tuneful singing". The leading roles are taken by Charles Lang and Helen Parrish. The associate picture is "Pride of the Bowery," a fast-moving comedy-drama written round the activities of the boys in the C.C.C. camps in America. The "Dead End" Kids play the feature parts. REX THEATRE. Two films of popular appeal, "Bulldog Sees it Through," and "Oklahoma Kid." are showing at the Rex Theatre. ROXY THEATRE. "Dr. Cyclops," starring Albert Dekker and "Champion Chumps," with Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye, are the main films at the Roxy Theatre. PRINCESS THEATRE. "One Night in the Tropics," starring Allan Jones and Nancy Kelly, and "The Man Who Talked Too Much" are showing at the Princess Theatre. TIVOLI THEATRE. -. -Blonde and lovely, Alice Faye portrays the 'first (.aha., greatest of 'America's glamour girls in' DarryJ F. Zanuck's production of "Lillian Russell," showing at the Tivoli Theatre. Don Ameche and Henry Fonda are also starred. The associate film, is "Gambling on the High Seas," starring Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Two screen favourites, Ginger Rogers and James Stewart, both 1940 Academy Award winners, are starred in "Vivacious Lady," the principal feature at the Paramount Theatre. A sleepy little college town is the venue of this brilliant and up-to-date romance which gives full scope to the talents of the co-stars. The associate feature, "San Francisco Docks," is a gripping story of the lives of waterfront folk, combining action and romance and starring Burgess Meredith and Irene Hervey. ' SUBURBAN THEATRES. Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"All This and and Heaven Too," Bette Davis, Charles Boyer. (Capitol (Miramar).—"l Married Adventure," Mrs. Martin Johnson; "Quick Million," Jed Prouty, Spring Byington. Rivoli (Newtown).—"Rhythm of the River," Bing. Crosby, Mary Martin; "Argentine Nights," the Ritz Brothers. the Andrews Sisters. ~ ' . Regal (Karori).—"lt All Came True," Ann Sheridan; "Angels Over Broadway." Douglas Fairbanks, jun. Ascot (Newtown). —"Sporting Blood," Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan; "She Couldn't Say No." King George (Lower Hutt). —"Four Wives" Priscilla.Lane, Rosemary Lane. Empire (Island Bay).—"The Sea Hawk," Errol Flynn; "Private Detective," Dick Purcell. Stale (Petone).—"Escape," Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor. Prince Edward (Woburn).—"The Lion Has Wings," Ralph Richardson, Merle Oberon; "The Doctor Takes a Wife," Loretta Young, Ray Milland. De Luxe (Lower Hutt).—"Drums of the Desert," Ralph Byrd. Lorna Gray; "Meet the Wildcat," Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay. Vog-uc (Brooklyn).—"Florian," Robert Young, Helen Gilbert; "Zanzibar," Lola Lane, James "Craig. . Palace (Petone).'—"Men Against the Sky." Richard Dix and Wendy Barrie; "Behind the News," Lloyd Nolan. Grand (Petone).—"Give Us Wings." Dead End Kids and "Little Tough Guys"; "Remember the Night," Barbara Stanwvck and Fred MncMurray. INCOME TAX. *. Obligations under the Land and Income Tax Act and amendment to forward returns of taxable income to the Commissioner of Taxes on or before June 2 are advertised in this issue.

KING'S THEATRE

Charlie Chaplin's first talking film, and one ol the finest films he has made, "The Great Dictator," is in its last week at the King's Theatre. In it the scoundrel of the age, Adolf Hitler, is held up to complete ridicule. On the screen, with but little exaggeration, the actions and posturings of a dictatorial tyrant are shown up for what they are. Chaplin has a dual role, that of an inoffensive little Jewish barber and his double, the great Adenoid Hynkel. PLAZA THEATRE. As suave and as nonchalant as ever, the well-known figure of crook fiction, the Saint, changes his background in his latest picture, "The Saint at Palm Springs," which is showing at the Plaza Theatre. George Sanders, cynical, a little superior, and sartorially splendid, plays the name part with his usual polish, drawling his way through one tight corner after another with supreme confidence. TUDOR THEATRE. Applauded as Shirley. Temple's happiest hit, "Young People," is the main attraction at the Tudor Theatre. Shirley sings five catchy tunes written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren. Jack Oakie is at his best in a particularly humorous role, and Charlotte Greenwood appears leaner, lankier, and funnier than ever. "Inspector Hornteigh on Holiday," with Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim, is the associate featurelength attraction. STATE THEATRE. The story of a small-town music mistress who becomes a headlined song writer for a swing band overnight is the background of the main picture on the programme at the State Theatre, MLet's Make Music." The featured players are Bob Crosby, who has a brother called Bing. and his band, and there are some entertaining moments when the band takes up the running. The supporting picture is a western, "The Fargo Kid."