ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 3, 3 July 1943, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

TiVOLI THEATRE

'Hie Cat and the Canary," Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard 5 "Untamed," Kay Milland, Patricia Morrison, Akim Tamiroff. i Tho two pictures in tomorrow's special pro-1 gramme are "The Buccaneer" and "Bulldog Drummond's Bride." Tho first features Fredrlc March with Franciska Gaal In tho story of the famous pirate Jean Lafltte, and tho other John Howard and Heather Angel in a fastmoving thriller which' this time actually leads to a wedding, and not its further postponement, though this detracts nothing from tho excitement. ■ • KING'S THEATRE. | The King's Theatre, closed for several months for repairs, reopened last x night with Paul Muni, tho great star, in his latest film "Commandos Striko at Dawn." This timely picture concerns peaceful Norway, in which life flows smoothly, too smoothly, until tho Nazis j strike, and shows the gathering forces of resistance in the little land, led by a man who has only once aimed a blow in anger. The cynicism and tyranny" of the Nazis is re-; vealed as stimulating sabotage and assaaslna- \ tipn in a little community, followed by the 1 •Nazi murder of hostages and further blows by the oppressed. . The a'dventuros of Paul Muni, j as tho organiser of Norwegian resistance^ his j 'escape to England, and his final effort at j 1 guiding commandos to smash a German air- j field make an exciting movie. lv tho : cast are Anna Lee, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and that old star of the silent days, Lilian Gish. The supporting bill includes an amusing cartoon of Cinderella up-to-date, a * community sing, and a review of the New Zealand Second Divisions campaigns. ,<. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. The Warner Bros.' film play, "Meet John Doe," is a picture of tho present and the possible future, of the present because it dramatises the uncertainty, unrest, and mental distress of the John Does, the ordinary men and women, of the world, and of the future, becauso of its pointer of tho power of the people to meet and defeat selfish and unscrupulous political jobbers, and oppressors. The picture -is made by Gary Cooper as a down-and-out who lends himself, because- he has no choice other than starvation, to a political sfunt, and, though he is unawaro : of! what he is accomplishing, becomes the central figure and the inspiration of a . mass ■ movement of the John Does of America. The second film is an historic record of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. under General Freyberg from the fall of Crete to the Tunisian campaign, a record of the greatest interest. STATE THEATRE. Superb acting by both George Sanders and Herbert Marshall, make the "Moon and Sixpence," which started at the State Theatre yesterday, a picture of outstanding entertainment. They have taken Somerset Maugham's fine talo, and have sustained the strong romantic and dramatic flavour that made it one of this writer's best. It tells of tho career of a man who found life a restless affair,' and for those who are a little on the sensitive side it cannot be recommended; as it is sometimes very stark in its telling. Briefly, it Is the story of Charles Strickland, who deserted a wife and children, starved in a Paris garret, wooed and Jeft the wife of his friend, and finally ended up in Tahiti, whero he went native and came to an unpleasant end. The supporting pictures include a striking one dealing with Japan. PLAZA THEATRE. "Moontide," Jean Gabln, Ida Lupiuo. MAJESTIC THEATRE. "Tortilla Flat," Spencer Tracy, John Garfield, Hedy Lamarr. \ ST. JAMES THEATRE. "Wake Island," Brian Donlevy, Mac Donald Carey, Robert Preston. . TIME THEATRE. "Paris Calling," Elizabeth Bcrgner; "Badlands of Dakota," Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford. '■. ■■.'•. ■ PRINCESS' THEATRE. "Sin Town," Constance Bennett, Broderlclr Crawford; "Shepherd of the , Ozarks," Weaver Bros, and Elvery. ROXY THEATRE. ' "Ridin' On a Rainbow," Gene Autry, Mary Lee, Smiley Burnettc; "I Live on. Danger," Chester Morris. . * SUBURBAN THEATRES. Kinema (Kllbirnle).—"My Favourite Blonde," Bob Hope, Madeleine Carroll; ; "Moonlight In Havana." Ascot (Newtown). —"Shining Victory"; "Tho Great Mr. Nobody," Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie. Rivoli (Newtown). —"Navy Blue and Gold"; ."Mexican Spitfire's Baby." Regal (Karorl). —"Crossroads," William Powell, Hedy Lamarr; "Mrs. : Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." ' ' Capitol (Miramar). "South American George," George Formby; "Wildcat." Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Beyond the Blue Horizon." "Forget Me Not," Joan. Gardner. State (Petone). —"The Affairs of Martha," Marsha Hunt, Richard Carlson. i Palace (Petone). —"Mexican Spitfire Sees :'a j Ghost," Lupe: Vtlez, Leon Errol; "Rose of i Tralee." '_ • ! King George (Lower Hutt).— "Johnny Lager, j Robert Taylor, Lana Turner* , i De Luxe (Lower Hutt).-4"Sherloek Holmes j and.the Voice of Terror" M'.'TJie Gay .Vagabond." '• ■■-■■■ '■','■: ■^'■'-'i - ..'■■ -- -.' :