CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 123, 20 November 1941, Page 12

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE. It needed Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney to make "Men of Boys Town," which heads the bill at the Majestic Theatre, the splendid picture it is. Actors Oj; a lesser calibre could never 'have brought out the true values of the story, which, though simple, required expert handling to prevent it from being drab. This pair make it live From the moment Fathei Flannagah and Whitey, the Mayor of Boys Town, start on the iob of trying to restore the faith of a lad who had it beaten out of him. until the time they succeed, the oicture is of intense interest. REGENT THEATRE. The year's most unusual picture. "Hold Back the Dawn," which opened I at the Regent Theatre today, stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, and Paulette Goddard in a romantic melodrama replete with excitement, thrills, and comedy. Boyer has the most colourful role of his career as a suave, cynical, worldly-wise European emigre who weds a trusting American girl just to get into the United States. Once over the border from Mexico, he intends tossing her aside. J His- plans are thwarted by his owni heart when he finds himself, for the j first time in his life really falling in ! love. OPERA HOUSE. "Intermezzo" will be shown finally tonight at the Opera House. "Navy Blue and Gold," starring Robert Young and James Stewart, opens tomorrow. j PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "It Happened One Night" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" conclude tonight at the Paramount Theatre. "Buck Privates" and "The House of the Seven Gables" open tomorrow. DE LUXE THEATRE. "Back in the Saddle" and "Man Betrayed" conclude tonight at the De Luxe Theatre. "The Invisible Ghost," a mystery drama, will head the double-feature programme opening at the De Luxe tomorrow, with a song hit comedy, "Moonlight in Hawaii," ais the second attraction. ST. JAMES THEATRE. "Aloma' of the South Seas" will be shown for the last time tonight at the St. James Theatre. "Bad Man," featuring Wallace Beery, Lionel Barryrnore, and Laraine Day, opens at the St. James Theatre tomorrow. In it Beery has a part very similar to his celebrated Pancho Villa. PRINCESS THEATRE. '"Shepherd of the Hills" and "Down to the Sea in Ships" conclude tonight at the Princess Theatre. ROXY THEATRE. "Night of January 16" and "East of Piccadilly" conclude tonight at the Roxy Theatre. | "Charley's (Big-hearted) Aunt," starring Arthur Askey, and "Bringing Up Baby," starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn, open tomorrow. TIVOLI THEATRE. Cary Grant. Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart are starred in "The Philadelphia Story," which is showing at the Tivoli Theatre. It presents a dazzling new Hepburn as a comedienne of the first rank, with versatile Grant and Stewart as her gay companions in a picture that is fresh, witty, and bright. The associate film is "The Golden Fleecing," starring Lew Ayres and Lloyd Nolan. SUBURBAN ENTERTAINMENTS. Empire (Island Bay).—"Hullabaloo," I Frank Morgan; "The Parole Fixer." Rivoli (Newtown).—"City for Conquest," James Cagney, Ann Sheridan; "Mexican Spitfire Out West," Lupe Velez, Leon Errol. Regal (Karori).—"Old Bill and Son"; ■'Code of the Secret Service." Ascot (Newtown).—"Gunner George," George Formby, Phyllis Calvert; "My Irish Molly," Binkie Stuart. Maureen O'Hara. Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"Rangers of Fortune," Fred Mac Murray, Patricia Morrison; "Dancing on a Dime," Grace Mac Donald, Robert Paige. State (Petone). —"Washington Melodrama," Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford. De Luxe (Lower Hutt).—"Tall, Dark, and Handsome,", Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore; "Fugitive From a Prison Camp," Jack Holt, Marian Marsh. Capitol (Miramar). —"A Night at EarJ *Carrolls," Ken Murray, Lillian Cornell; "I'm Still Alive." Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes. Grand (Petone) .-—"Hired Wife," Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne; "San Antonio Rose," Robert Paige. Palace (Petone).—"Gunner George," George Formby; "International Crime. 1' Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet," E. G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon; "Her First Beau," Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper. Prince Edward (Woburn).—"Flowing Gold," John Garfield, Pat O'Brien; "The Man Who Made Diamonds," Noel Madison, Renee Gadd.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

STATE THEATRE. Well-balanced and 'first-class entertainment is provided in the new pro- 1 gramme at the State Theatre. The main picture is a stirring story of sea cadets, "Naval Academy," and it stars the child actor Freddie Bartholomew, who is one of a group of boys who find themselves cadets at a naval college. Here the contrast in boys" natures is splendidly brought out as the lads from various walks of life meet on more or less a common footing, and with a common • future ahead of them. The new surroundings and environment in time iron out the differences, and the story shows very strikingly how the plastic character of youth can be remoulded into something really worth while. Sharing the acting honours with Freddie Bartholomew is Jimmy Lydon, who, as the tough kid from the reform school, gives an outstanding performance. The supporting picture is a rollicking Western, starring Charles Starrett, who mixes vocal action with action of a little more violent nature. KING'S THEATRE. -The King's Theatre will show "Western Union" finally tonight. "Man Hunt," starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett, opens tomorrow. PJLAZA THEATRE. "New Wine," which is showing at the Plaza. Theatre, will rank as one of the finest pictures shown m the year. "New Wine" is the story of the short, tragic life of Franz Schubert, whose romance and music have been the themes of half a dozen films and more plays on the legitimate stage. "New Wine" is on a still finer scale than most and is made the success it is by the leaders of the very fine cast: Alan Curtis as Schubert, llona Massey as Anna, the' Hungarian girl who was the inspiration of the composer's finest, fullest years, and Albert Basserman as Beethoven. TUDOR THEATRE. "Missing Ten Days," Rex Harrison; "The Richest Man in Town," Frank Craven and Edgar Buchanan.