AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 214, 24 August 1931, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

COSY TALKIES, HASTINGS - “COMPROMISING DAPHNE” “Compromising Daphne,” converted stage play, and a very good one at that, opened at the Cosy Talkies, Hastings, on Saturday. Those who like to enjoy a real laugh should on no account miss this. The laughs come thick and fast from the moment the film begins. Daphne and George are disappointed to hear that her father will not agree to a marriage within twelve months. Daphne, however, is ready with a proposition, and decides that George shall compromise her by being found in her bedroom. Daphne’s friend unfortunately arrives, and, occupying Daphne's room, is the unwitting victim of the plot. George has now to answer for what he believes to be two irate fathers, though in fact both are aware of the true state of affairs, and wish to teach George a lesson. Eventually, Daphne is taken away to Devonshire, and there, after a time, concocts another plot. She makes a “confession” to her father, and he decides to have George down to corroborate it. In the meantime # the father’s other daughter has become the mother of twins, and when George sees Daphne nursing one he is terrified, and denies any knowledge of the parentage. Daphne, of course, wins her point with father.

“EAST LYNNE” ON WEDNESDAP

In the dead of night she stole back to East Lynne to smg a last lullaby to her baby boy. And then came the dawn but not to her, for her eyes . Here is but one of the many hearttugging scenes of Frank Lloyd's “East Lynne,” Fox Movietone production which was suggested by the renowned novel, the story that has been read 'round the world, which comes to the Cosy Talkies, Hastings, on Wednesday. And with it comes Ann Harding, the screen's most charming and dramatic actress in the role of Isabel. But that’s not all. There is also Clive Brook as her lover, Conrad Nagel as her husband who could not forgive, and such eminent stars as Cecilia Loftus, better known to you perhaps as ’Cissie” and Beryl Mercer in what is without question the greatest cast ever assembled in any talking picture. Here is one of those pictures that come but onee in a lifetime. And if you want to see it we advise you to come early, or book your seats at Hall’s bookshop. ARCADIA TALKIES, HASTINGS. “LET’S GO NATIVE.” The New York musical stage has contributed four of the featured players in the cast of Paramount’s “Let’s Go Native,” big fun and music frolic now showing at the Arcadia Talkies. Jeanette MacDonald, Jack Oakie, James Hall and Skeets Gallaher all established reputations in Broadway musical comedy productions before entering moving pictures. Hall was the first to leave the stage for the screen, Oakie and Gallagher were next, arriving in Hollywood shortly before celluloid went articulate. Hall was Clara Bow’s leading man in two pictures, Oakie and Gallaghei did bit parts in the silents, being teamed for work in their first all-talking production, “Close Harmony.” Miss MacDonald’s debut was in “The Love Parade” as Maurice Chevalier’s leading lady. Her next part was the romantic lead in Dennis King’s “The Vagabond King.” In addition to this quartette of Broadway graduates others in the cast of “Let’s Go Native” are Kay Francis, William Rowell’s’ wife in ’ “Street of Chance”; Eugene Pallette, the blundering Sergeant Heath of the S. S. Van Dine murder mystery pictures; William Austin, the veteran English character player of “Sweetie” and Dr. Fu M»nchu pictures; and David Newell, the handsome youth who played supporting roles in “The Kibitzer,” “Marriage Playground” and a number of other talking pictures.