ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1944, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE. "Lost Angel." REGENT THEATRE. "Women Aren't. Angels." PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Lives- of a Bengal. Lancer," Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell; "French Without Tears." • . • TIME THEATRE. "Song of the Islands," Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jack Oakie; "True to the Army." PRINCESS THEATRE. "So Proudly We Hail," Claudette' Colbert, Veronica Lake; "Dr. Gillespie's New Assistsnt. ROXY THEATRE. "White Savage," Maria Montez; "You Can't Beat the Law." TUDOR THEATRE. "The Young Mr. Pitt," Robert Donat; "He Found a Star." Uph^^lm" ppur Serenade," o"^ ..GL able ' John Payne; "All-American «d', F£ a«ces Farmer and Johnny Downs. Noalo Citizens' Pictures.—"Forever and a Day, Robert Cummings, Merle Oberon, Brian [ Aherne, Anna Neagle, Ray Mllland. KING'S THEATRE. Technicolour adds to the already charming story told in "My Friend Flicka," the 20th I Century r Fox production, adapted from a best- !* bo°k. which is now being screened at the King s Theatre. Roddy McDowall, the boy If* °L Ho.y Green Was My va»ey" and "The Pied Piper," adds to his laurels as a boy who sets about the difficult task of taming and winning the heart of a beautiful young outlaw horse. How he succeeds, in the process nearly losing his own life in saving that of the filly, ♦ 2 1(*wlth a simplicity and naturalness that catch the sympathy of the audience. The picture contains shots of horses and the countryside to which every horse lover, and | others, too, must respond. Preston Foster and Rita Jackson are the adult principals. An unusually interesting first half includes a cartoon, a Magic Carpet subject, a sports feature and newsreels. ' STATE THEATRE. wi^ en T n& V? aker,\ I" "Dou ßhl>°ys in Ireland," 11 i £ Donnell, Lyn Merrick, and the Jesters, will delight all lovers of Irish songs and be welcomed by those who have not previously made the acquaintance of this singing star. The atmosphere is Irish throughout, and humour abounds. There is a pretty love story. Kenny, a 2 S. KSf f& roa^B » bad start by falling foul of the Callahans and their wholesome but peppery daughter, but it is not long until all the boys are taken to the bosom of the Callahan clan and the fun becomes uproarious. There is a brief cross-Channel flash where the boys do their bit. Supports are varied, including humour. PLAZA THEATRE. "Alibi" at the Plaza, is based on the re?2o* of .an actual criminal case in Paris in ■, aP. makes a good Job of the typo of crime film in which not the detection of the criminal but the means of proving his guilt is the big feature. Raymond Lovell and Margaret Lockwood are the principal characters and perform well in roles which It could be' only too easy to overdo. Hugh Sinclair is the detective-psychologist who finally brings the criminal to book by a most ingenious set-up which provides the star piece of the story. TIVOLI THEATRE. "China Girl" and "Babes on Broadway" make up a good bill at the Tivoli Theatre oene Tlerney, George Montgomery, and Lynn Bar figure In the first, and the other Is a JVUckey Rooney-Judy Garland feature, with Fay Bainter adding atrength to the acting. Tomorrow's special screenings will present a delightif m^ Cv al CoJ?l ed, 7 In "Cinderella Swing" I? uy,,£,!bbee' Gloria Warren) and a Tim Holt film "The Avenging Rider." ST. JAMES THEATRE. ' Popular Dick Powell Is back where he belongs again, this time with glamorous Dorothy Lamour. in "Riding High." a captivating mueica?e In Technicolor, which started at St James Theatre yesterday. With a batch of new and popular songs, and plenty of crisp T£ am^ nf dlal °eu« these two head a talented cast, and the result is grand entertainment. Powell can sing as well as act, and his rich w»h9 » «h£ a?S in several catchy numbers, £l™ * S^y catdiy. background In the form of a high-stepping chorus to help him out Popular Victor Moore adds his meed ftJtU^J\° Sh^ Swlngs merrlly alone from *l to, l J 1*- Thf supporting programme is varied and as usual very interesting. DE LUXE THEATRE. «M»en r % trOm} he devastated fertile countryside of Normandy in the Caen, Tilly, and CherTheaL™. at the De Luxe lheatre The vxctory being gained by the Allies Is shown in the long lines of sullen ESS o l°mt rS ' am°ng them two *irls who manned a pillbox. Among novel sights is a mine detector with long steel flails, which SiTm 1" **• «urface <* the ground to a considerable depth and a rapld-flring rocket gun Li« °; In^ ltaly New Zealanders are sf. en at work in the incredibly scarred hillS? S H,fRchard f rlen and Andy Dctl« heL story «rfS a. clev"and ludicrous detective Tp/n i t t ,me for mental Pa«ents. Gloria Jean celebrates her seventeenth birthday in a merry story of youth set to music. SUBURBAN THEATRES. DoST?" (Kllblrnle>-"Di*ie". and «who onßihe li Ri(ver» tOWn)-"China" ODd "^^ a n d 0?. UL e os t(Bc r a On°vo^-" FirSt C°meS CoUr^" anf^'stSeTS-^^ 3 °f Manha«-" ■'™?<&l* ll** y)--"^ S^adron" and Racers "6 °rße (L°W6r Hutt)—"The Forest "MDcl O dy UParad°e/" Hut« -"Bombardier" and Regaf (Karori).—"Marriage on Ice" and "Through Different Eyes " pHi?!L {^ wt°wn)-T"Randoni Harvest." "Booloo" (Petone)-- MaQ Abo«* Town" and •iSwVSSs*'-" 8"111 Days' Leav c"and"and State (Petone).—"Get Cracking." "A MAN'S HOUSE." hpß thn«. °nf *?f theme "A man' 3 «nemies shall be those of his own household," John Drinkwa «r's drama "A Man's House" tells of the disintegration of the household of a wealth! Jewish merchant in Jerusalem, when the teachings of Christ came into conflict wUh the established order. "A Man's House" will be presented in the Concert Chamber for a threenight season commencing next Thursday jtr Cedrlc B. Gardiner is the producer, and the cast includes Violet Compton, Ngaire McKenzie, Peter Harcourt, F. W. Page Pc er SS-vS Kelly- Percy **&*> 25

ayinn a Cbl e °£^%» 94 bf° UEht forWard ls available £3a,590, and out of this the directors recommend the payment of unchanged dividends of 5 per cent., plus a 1 per cent, bonus on the preference and ordinary shares. In addition it is proposed to place £5000 to £IM4I and Cariy forward a balance of The report states that production in the company's plants and factories has again been on the fullest scale. Some relief from service work occurred in the early months "of the year, but it was not long before supplies for the Armed Forces were again required, and only now was the pressure showing signs of easing. "However, It has been possible to produce more civilian supplies than ; the previous year," adds the report, "and we trust the year we have now embarked upon will allow a considerable change-«Mt to civilian production. 1-*