AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 212, 21 August 1931, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS

COSY TALKIES, HASTINGS. “PARLOUR, BEDROOM AND BATH.” “Parlour, Bedroom and Bath” — with Buster Keaton wading through the trials and tribulations of a “wifestealer”—is the current attraction at the Cosy Theatre, Hastings. The picture, adapted from the celebrated stage farce, provides the frozenfaced comedian with one of the liveliest vehicles he has had since the advent of talkies. Buster plays the timid Reggie Irvir.g, who gets himself advertised as *■ “great lover” and then finds life nothing but complications in which too many pretty women and a jealous husband figure largely and hilariously. Edward Sedgwick did an even funnier job with this eomedy than with his last two Keaton vehicles, “Forward March” and ’ “Free and Easy.” Hilarious interludes include a riot at a fashionable hotel when the jealous husband starts shooting, gnd a race between a tiny roadster and a train. BIG BRITISH COMEDY TO-MOR-ROW.

Vide—“News of the World”. “Compromising Daphne”—converted stage play, and a very good one at that. Those who like to enjoy a real laugh should on no account miss this. The laughs come quick and fast from the moment the film begins.” Such if the treat in store for the theatregoers of Hastings when this sparkling and vigorous alLßritish Comedy opens its three day session, to-morrow at the Cosy Talkies. The pick of the English' stage are in the cast including Charles Hiektnan, Jean Colin, Phyllis Kouslain, C. M. Hallard, Margot Grahame. “Compromising Daphne” all the ingredients of gay vivacious and amusing farce—one young mantwo girls—two fathers and twins! A man agrees to compromise his girl to precipitate an early marriage, but compromises her friend by mistake—see the amazing and amusing consequences. In addition the supports include Fox Naws, Cartoon, Corned v and a very fine musical novelty. Intending patrons are advised to'book early at Hall's bookshop. Theatre phone 2283. ARCADIA TALKAS, HASTINGS. “PRESENT ARMS.” For once the Marines do not win a war' They do storm the citadel of Honolulu society and capture the hearts of debutantes therein. The method used provides the hilarious theme of Radio Pictures’ “Present Arms,” which screens the last time to-night at the Arcadia Theatre, Hastings. Further proof that “Present Arms” is designed for laughing purposes only is seen and heard in the array of comedians in the story. Five of them vie for the laugh honours. They are Ken Murray, Louise Fazenda, Ned Sparks, Eddie Fay, Jr., and Bennv Rubiu. All succeed in capturing their share. Of espeeial interest is the initial film debut of Ireno Dunne, former Ziegfeld prima donna, who has the leading feminine roje. She reveals al! the essential film qualities of a screen actress, and a singing voice of unusual charm. The new song. “All My Life,” sung by her, is especially captivating. The Tiller Sunshine Girls, dancers from England, also make their film debut in “Present Anns” in two elaborately costumed and prepared danee numbers. “LET’S GO NATIVE” TOMORROW. “Let's Go Native,” Paramount’s I mad tnid merry melange n£ fun,

frivolity and music which comes to the Arcadia Theatre to-morrow, presents what is believed to be the most imposing aggregation of Hollywood's younger comedy and music celebrities since “Paramount on Parade.” Jeanette MacDonald and James Hall play the romantic leads, and sing two gorgeous songs, “My Mad Moment” and “It Seems tp be Spring.” Jack Oakie and Sheets Gallagher provide much of the fun m a wayward taxi driver and a tropical island king respectively. Oakie sings three songs, “Joe Jazz,” “Let’s Go Native” and “I’ve Got a Yen for You.” There will be three sessions to-morrow, at 2.15 p.m., 4.45 p.m. and 8 p.m. Reserves may be made at the theatre shop, ’phone 4336.