CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 27, 31 July 1941, Page 12

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE. The Majestic Theatre will show "Waterloo Bridge"'for the last time °"Boom Town," starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, opens tomorrow. j OPERA HOUSE. The Opera House will show "Peter The First" for the last time tonight. "Chapayev" which opens tomorrow, is the story of one of the most beloved of Russia's military commanders. The film tells of his leadership of the Red army against the White Guards after the October Revolution. With inferior equipment, he and his men harassed the enemy in a guerrilla warfare which has since been studied by military tacticians the world over. Much of the fighting was in the area in dispute today. .

ST. JAMES THEATRE. The St. James Theatre will show "The Trial of Mary Dugan" , finally tonight. "Buck Pirates," starring.Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, opens tomorrow. DE LUXE THEATRE. "East of the River", and "Here's I Flash Casey" conclude tonight at the De Luxe Theatre. . , "Reaching for the Sun" and "Lucky Devils" open tomorrow. PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Las Vegas Nights" and "The Great Train Robbery" conclude tonight at the Paramount Theatre. "Virginia" and "Those Were the Days" commence tomorrow. ■■• SUBURBAN THEATRES. King George (Lower Hutt).—"Nice Girl," Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Benchley. Rivoli (Newtown)/—"The Divorce of Lady X," Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon; "Blondie Plays Gupid," Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake. Kinema (Kilbirnie). — "Melody Ranch," Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante; "Mem Kampf—My Crimes." Regal (Karori).—"Escape," Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor; "The Hidden Staircase," Nancy Drew. Ascot (Newtown). — "Hullabaloo," Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey; "The Perfect Specimen," Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell. State (Petone).—"Go West," the i Marx Brothers. Empire (Island Bay).—"Danger on Wheels," John Payne,- Ann Sheridan, "Seventeen," Otto Kruger, Jackie Cooper. Capitol (Miramar).—"Ramparts We Watch;" "Gambling on the High Seas," Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman. De Luxe (Lower Hutt).—"A Date with Destiny," Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew; "Triple Justice," George O'Brien. Palace (Petone).—"lf I were King," Ronald Colman; "Bulldog Drummond's Bride." Grand (Petone).—"The Devil Bat," Bela Lugpsi; "The Crowd Looked On," Leslie Banks. Prince Edward (Woburn).—"The Road to Frisco," Ann Sheridan, George Raft; "Frontier Town," Tex Hitter, Ann Evers. Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Repent at Leisure," Kent Taylor, Wendy Barry; "On Dress Parade," the Dead End Kids.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

KING'S THEATRE. Vivien Leigh scores another notable triumph in "Lady Hamilton," a picture that .brings to the screen one of the world's historic' romances. It is the main attraction at the King's Theatre. As the kitchenmaid whose influence became felt in world affairs, she gives a flawless account of herself, whether as the vivacious and impul- i sive young wife of Lord Hamilton, j Ambassador at Naples, the dazzling Court beauty, the sea captain's lover, or as the woman left lonely and adrift after Trafalgar. . Laurence Olivier' plays Lord Nelson, and he overcomes the obvious physical handicaps of his part with superb ease. TUDOR THEATRE. Against the background of a midWestern university town is told the exciting and entertaining story of Ella Bishop in "Cheers for Miss Bishop," showing at the Tudor., Ella is played byr Martha Scott, and others in the cast are William Gargan, Sydney Blackmer, and Donald Douglas. The associate film is "Blondie Goes Latin." PLAZA THEATRE. Bruce Bairnsfather's immortal character "Old Bill" comes to the screen in "Old Bill and Son," now showing at the Plaza Theatre. The story concerns the adventures of father and son during the present war. Morland Graham plays the leading role, and others in the cast are Renee Houston, Rene Ray, John Mills, and Janine Darcey. The supporting features in- ( elude a newsreel showing the fighting in Syria. STATE THEATRE. j All the romance and clean thrills j of Kentucky, the old and the new,{ make fine entertainment at the State. Theatre. "Kentucky" certainly does not show very much of the early days of that colourful State* but those days] are used as a basis for the romantic j racing drama of today—how deeprooted are the fine traditions of the I Turf, and how the North-South feuds can still be carried on with something of the old bitterness. Filmed in technicolour, "Kentucky" shows some of the ingredients that have gone to produce world-famous racehorses, and it ends brilliantly with the running of the Kentucky Derby. Loretta Young, seen too rarely these times, gives one of her best performances as the horse-worshipping outdoors girl, heir to the Goodwin stables, who finally heals the long-standing breach with the Dillons by marrying the Dillon heir. There is a sound plot, and enough humour to make the production very palatable. Richard Greene and Walter Brennan head the male cast and head it well. "Dead Men Tell," the associate feature, brings Charlie Chan back to the screen, with his adventurous-minded son to complicate further a very good murder drama, which takes place on a small boat about to sail on a treasure-seeking cruise to Cocos Island. Sidney Toler is Charlie Chan. ; PRINCESS THEATRE. "Call a Cop" and "Murder in the Air 5' will be shown finally tonight at the Princess. "Sailors Three," starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert, and Michael Wilding, and "The Earl of Chicago," with Robert Montgomery, commence tomorrow. XIVOLI THEATRE. One of the most charming films of the year, "My Love Came Back," is showing at the Tivoli Theatre. Playing opposite Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn has an excellent opportunity to display the effervescent personality that first demanded attention in "Four Daughters." "Constantinople Express,", starring Rex Harrison, Valeric Hobson, and John Loder, will be the second feature. ROXY THEATRE. "Balalaika", and J "Dark Streets of Cairo" conclude tonight at the Roxy Theatre. "North-West Mounted Police," starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, and "Congo Maisie," with Ann] Sothern, open tomorrow. , . | REX THEATRE, "Over the W^ll," starring Dick Foran and June Travis, and "Little Miss Thoroughbred," with Janet Chapman; are showing at the Rex Theatre.- J