ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 49, 27 February 1943, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

DE LUXE THEATRE

A really good comedy must have come probability about it, and that is the case with "Kisses for Breakfast" at the De Luxe, with Dennis Morgan,. Shirley Ross, and Jane VVyatt In the leading toles. Succumbing to a handsome tenor, with the aid of moonlight and cocktails, an heiress marries him to scandalise her friends. The honeymoon makes no progress for a female ghost of the hero's Bhlmmerlng past has him knocked on the head. This merely causes him loss of memory and a year later he marries much further south, on a cotton plantation. On his second attempted honeymoon he returns with wife No. 2 to pay a visit to her cousin, wife No. 1. What follows carries one along Irresistibly in a helpless sea of mirth. "Timber," with Leo Carillo, Andy Devine, and Dan Dalley, Jun., is a stirring backwoods story with a mystery woodsman's jinx, amidst magnificent scenery. MAJESTIC THEATRE. As a- cantankerous but likeable old philosopher Lionel Barrymore in his latest picture, "Dr. Gillcsple Calling," now showing at the Majestic Theatre, is confronted with a problem a little beyond his control. The picture has an unusual theme, and is given an unusual slant, with three murders and a broken romance. The patient is a young man with mental trouble and an insane desire to kill Dr. Gillespie for some fancied wrong. Philip Dorn, as a young psychiatrist, is put on to handle the case, but is not conspicuously successful, largely because- of the extraordinary cunning shown by the patient, whose acting is one of the features of the picture. Touches of humour help to soften some of the grimness of the story, and Donna Reed adds a satisfying feminine touch. The supports are varied and topical, and include the latest pictures from Papua. TIVOLI THEATRE. "The Great American Broadcast" and "Out of the Fog" form the double feature programme at the Tivoli Theatre tonight and on Monday. Tomorrow's special programme contains "Unfinished Business" and "A Close Call for pllery Queen," The former offers a combination of comedy and drama, Irene Dunno, as a small town girl in New York seeking an operatic career, falling in love with one man but marrying his brother, with romantic complications. The/male parts are played by Preston Foster and Robert Montgomery. William*'Gargan and Margaret Lindsay have the leading parts in the other film, Gargan bringing new freshness to the. role of the master of mystery: in these-splendid stories of crime investigation. :■■:..::. ' ST. JAMES THEATRE. , Going bankrupt brings.on a lot of fun for Irene Dunne and Patric Knowles in their latest picture, "Lady in. a Jam," which started at the St. James Theatre yesterday. It is sheer comedy, with the vivacious Irene at her best as a j'oung- lady both irrepressible and irresponsible. Much of the action takes place at her aunt's ranch, where the young lady Roes to retrieve her scattered fortune. Here a young doctor decides that her mental condition requires close study, and gets a - job as her chauffeur to do It. That is where the fun starts. The supporting programme is Varied, and includes some pictures of action in the Solomons. gTATE theatre Tales of the bad men—and, of course, the hero men who always shoot just a little more quickly—have made the western prairies of 'America productive of red-blooded adventure films, and it has been evident over the years that adults derive just as much entertainment as the rowdy matinee children. Now at the State Theatre is a programme that is entirely western. "Prairie Qunsmoke." with Bill Elliott arid fax Bitter, is crammed with the sort of' «xcUement that keeps one on the edge of the seat, and "Bad Men of the Hills" brings back the popular Charles Starrett, supported by Russdl Hayden. Every foot of film has its thrill, and there is more than the average ingenuity in the plot. . PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Rio Rita,'" with 1_ popular' numbers, is showing as • one of the features on a highly entertaining programme at the Paramount Theatre.- its song appeal is by no means the sole reason for its popularity. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are in the talented cast, and make full. use of talent which has placed them on a plane as a comedy star duo. The film version of "Rio Rita" is taken well beyond the limits of the stage production, giving n&w high lights In plenty. Its return Ik sis welcome as the other feature. "Those Kids from Town/ '"which gives delightful entertainment in experience born of caring for evacuees from the East End of London. Bransby Williams, Shirley Lenner, and Percy Marmont are leading lights In this bright show. ROXY THEATRE. "Affectionately Yours." Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, Rita Haywortli; "Destination Unknown," William Gargan. KING'S THEATHE. "Son of Fury," Tyrone Power, George Sanders, Gene Tlerntfc', Roddy McDowall. OPERA HOUSE. "The Bride Came C.0.D.," Bette Davis, James.. Cagney, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallctte. TUDOR THEATRE. "Phantom Submarine," Anita Louise, Bruce BeYinett; "Secret Evidence." TIME THEATRE. "Quiet Wedding," Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr;'"The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date," Warren William. ..-•.---■ PRINCESS THEATRE. "The Firefly,"' JcancUe MacDoliald, Allan Jones; '"Invlt&tiou to a" Murder," Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell.' PLAZA. THEATRE. "Bedtime Story," Fredrlc March, Loretta Young. ,•■.... .. . . . SUBURBAN THEATRES Empire (Island Bay) .—"A Yank in .the R.A.F.," Tyrone Power, Betty Grable•; "Four Jacks and a Jill." Kino George (Lower Hutt).—"Woman of the Year," Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn. De Luxe (Lower Hutt).—"Canal Zone," Chestej Morris, Harriet Hilllard; "The Ghost Train," .Arthur Askey, Carole Lynn. Ascot (Newtown).—"Honeymoon for Three," Ann Sheridan, Cieorge Brent; "When the Daltons- Rode;" -Randolph Scott, Kay Francis. Rivoll- (Newtown).—"The Real Glory," Gary Cooper; "Niagara Falls." Kipema (Kilbirnie).—"Reap the Wild Wind," Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard. Capitol (Miramar).—"Ride 'Em, Cowboy," Abbott and Costello; "The Great Impersonation." Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Ball of Fire," Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper; "Top Sergeant," Leo Carilio;. ' Regal (Karori).—"Marie Antoinette," Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power. Prince Edward (Woburn). —"Ship Ahoy," Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton; "Bad Men of Missouri," Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris. Seaside (Lyall Bay).—"Deep in the Heart of Texas"; "Hit Parade," Kenny Baker, Mary Boland. State (Petone).—"Sergeant York," Gary Cooper. PaSaoe (Petone). —"Invisible Agent," Jon Hall/" Ilona Massey. Khandallah Pictures.—"lnternational Lady," Ilona Massey, Geo. Brent, Basil Rathbone; "Man at Large," Marjorie Weaver, Richard Derr. Ngafo Citizens' Pictures.—"Topper Returns," Roland Young, Joan Blondell; "Blue, White, and Perfect," Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes.