AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 305, 11 December 1935, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

COSY THEATRE “DEATH AT BROADCASTING HOUSE.” The millions of listeners in Great Britain have had some real thrills in their time, but it is doubtful if they ever had anything to compare with the sensation of that radio play broadcast in the A.T.P. production, “Death at Broadcasting House,’’ which comes to the Cosy Theatre to-day. Imagine it I A murder broadcast to the world I For it was when taking part in this play that Sydney Parsons met his death. He was to be strangled in the play but, unknown to anyone at the time, the strangulation did actually take place and when Parsons’ iellowactors came into his studio to congratulate him they were horrified to find him dead. No greater sensation ever hit the vast city of London. Scotland Yard was called in immediately, but they found that they were confronted with one of the most baffling mysteries in the history of the organisation The lovely Hollywood star, Marian Marsh, widely known as the “Whoopee” girl, because of her brief but highly delightful and capable performance in the Eddie Cantor picture ol that name, makes a notable debut in | British pictures in the 8.1. P. merry, musical comedy, “Love at Second Sight,” which comes to the Cosy as the second feature to-morrow. REGENT THEATRE "NO MORE LADIES" A brilliant picturisation of a famous stage play screens at the Regent Theatre to-day, where “No Mure Ladies,” co-starring Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery, screens. With Joan Crawford cast us a beautiful young “modern,” and Montgomery as a charming Lothario, the picture is set against lavish backgrounds. It is a penetrating study, told with irresistible humour, of the problems of a 1935 wife who suspects her husband of unfaithfulness. Along with tho co-stars, sagaciously cast, is the tremendous array of talent implicit in such featured players as Charlie Ruggles, Franchof Tone, Edna May Oliver, Gail Pattrick and Reginald Denny. Fast, spirited, and very, funny, the story builds rapidly to a climax of pure humour, to a party which will go down in screen history as one of the funniest parties ever filmed. Without revealing too much of the plot, it should be explained that Marcia (Joan Crawford), suspecting her husband, Sherry (Robert Montgomery), decides to invite all his ex-sweethearts to their home for . a week-end. The resultant party, and its denouement, will cause you to chuckle for a long while after you have left the theatre. The supports include “Two Hearts In Wax Time”, an all-colour musical revue, and a Charlie Chase comedy. STATE THEATRE SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN "CURLY TOP.” The happiest picture of Shirley Temple’s career. “Curly Top,” screens to-day at the State Theatre. In “Curly Top,” a charming story of a little girl who captures the heart of a lonely bachelor and makes both their dreams come true, Shirley has two new songs to sing and several new and intricate dance routines for audience approval. In this Fox Film comedy-drama, John Boles is cast as a bachelor who adopts Shirley and her big sister, Rochelle Hudson. “NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS.” What famous statue would you bring to life, if you had the power to do so? Would it be some great and powerful king of a by-gone era, some great spiritual leader, or some noted statesman? In “Night Life of the Gods,” Universal’s thrilling and amazing novelty comedy showing to-morrow at the State Theatre, no fewer than eight mythological gods and goddesses are brought to life by Alan Mowbray, who plays the part of a scientist who discovers a formula with which to ani-

mate those cold, marble statues so familiar in every museum in the world. If you have often wondered what would happen if people came back from the dark ages to live to-day, your curiosity may be satisfied somewhat when you see this picture. imagine such stalwart figures as Apollo, Mercury, Perseus, Neptune and Bacchus walking down Broadway to-day. Or Venus, Diana and Hebe going on a shopping tour of some of our smart modern stores. Taken from. Thorne Smith’s daring and fantastic novel. “Night Life of the Gods” in its film version it is even more hilarious than it is in the book. Prominent among the players are Alan Mowbray, Florine McKinney, Peggy Shannon.

MUNICIPAL THEATRE

NO PICTURES TILL FRIDAY Owing to the Municipal Theatre being engaged there will be no screenings of pictures there till Friday next.