CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 117, 20 May 1941, Page 10

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

MAJESTIC THEATRE. h By rights, a report of "Gone Avith I 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 wholly Scarlett. Leslie Howard is outstanding, and Olivia de Havilland surpasses anything she's ever done. REGENT THEATRE. Margaret Sullavan and Charles Boyer head the cast ot "Back .Street," now screening at the Regent Theatre Miss Sullavan. is cast as Ray Smith, young shop assistant in the Cincinnati of 1900. Charles Boyer is a young banker from New York. They meet and fall Ln love, but fate prevents their ever marrying. He leaves for New York, marries a society girl, and ultimately is the father of a daughter and son She refuses several offers of matrimony, and for nearly 30 years ■follows'all over the world the man she loves. 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," now showing at the Opera House. The title speaks for itself. Six sjhort subjects on the first part of the programme cover a wide range of topicalities. ST., J AMES THEATRE. As the Bower of the north which attracts all bees of trouble for- miles around, George Formby is his plain, delightful self in "Call a Cop," the comedy which is continuing at St. James Theatre. If his face is his fortune, it is also the very good fortune of the audience, and George, with a background of shipyards, police, and sabotage, has ail the scope he needs for his ' particular and stimulating variety of fun-making. DE LUXE THEATRE. Comedy, romancej 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; 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. Vivien Leigh, whose sensational Academy Award-winning performance as Scarlett O'Hara made her the most glamorous personality on the screen today, is the" star in Columbia's "21 I Days Together," exciting romantic drama with Laurence Olivier and Leslie Banks also starred, which is show-' ing at the Tivoli. The associate, film is "Rhythm on the River," starring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin. REX THEATRE. "Everything's On Ice/ starring Irene Dare, and "Wolf Call" head the programme at the Rex Theatre.

KING'S THEATRE. Charlie Chaplin's first talking film, and one of th<- 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 arc. 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. STATE THEATRE.. "Let's Make Music" and "The Fargo Kid" conclude tonight at the State Theatre. "Thrill-a-minute" entertainment is offered in 20th Century-Fox's latest mystery hit, "Michael Shayne, Private Detective," which will be the main feature at the State Theatre from tomorrow. Based on Brett Halloday's adventure novel, this fast-moving film stars Lloyd Nolan in the title role and has lovely Marjorie Weaver at the head of a powerful supporting cast. Full of thrilling action from start to finish, "Romance of the Rio Grande," which will be the associate feature, has a cast headed by Patricia Morison, Lynne Roberts, and Cesar Romero. 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 Hornleigh on Holiday," with Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim, is the associate featurelength attraction. 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. ROXY THEATRE. "Dr. Cyclops," starring Albert Dekker and "Champion Chumps," with Joe E. BroA-vn and" Martha Raye, are the main films at the Roxy Theatre. SUBURBAN THEATRES. Capitol (Miramar). —"I Married Adventure," Mrs. Martin Johnson; "Quick Million," Jed Prouty, Spring Byington. State (Petone). —"Escape," Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor. De Luxe (Lower Hutt) .—"Drums of the Desert," Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray; "Meet the Wildcat," Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay. 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 Stanwyck and Fred Mac Murray. Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"l Take This Woman," Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr; "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island," Sidney Toler, Pauline Moore. Rivoli (Newtown).—"The / Middle Watch," Jack Buchanan; "Fugitive from a Prison Camp," Jack Holt, Marion Marsh. Regal (Karori). —"Tin Pan Alley," Alice Faye, Jack Oakie. Ascot (NewtoAvn). —"Charter Pilot," Lynne Bari, Lloyd Nolan; "The Gay Caballero," Cesar Romero. King George (Lower Hutt). —"Keeping Company," Ann Rutherford, Frank Morgan, Irene Rich. Prince EdAvard (Woburn). —"Sporting Blood," Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan; "Trouble Brewing," George Formby. Vogue (Brooklyn).—"The Doctor Takes a Wife," Loretta Young, Ray Milland; "Broadway Musketeers," Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan. Empire (Island Bay).—"New Moon," Jeanette Mac Donald and Nelson Eddy; "Down Went McGinty," Brian Donlevy.