AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 101, 9 April 1936, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS

STATE THEATRE “ANNIE OAKLEY” Many of the striking sequences depicted in “Annie Oakley,” Barbara Stanwyck’s starring vehicle, closing at the State to-night, are based on actual occurrences in the colourful life of the Ohio girl who became the world’s greatest markswoman in the eighties Even Annie Oakley’s romance smacks of realism. As in real life, the film depicts how she marries the man she meets in her first exhibition match at the Cincinnati Gun Club. Her romance with this opponent is traced against the colourful background of “Annie Oakley.” There will be a special late session at 10.30 to-night. There "ill be five sessions at the State on Saturday, beginning at 10.30 in the morning. The feature will be “The Littlest Rebel,” starring Shirley Temple, Jehu Boles and Jack Holt. COSY THEATRE “I CIVE MY HEART” In the new 8.1. P. production, “1 Give Mv Heart,” starring Gitta Alpar, beautiful and famous Hungarian nightingale, which screens finally at the Cosy Theatre at the 8 o’clock session to-night, no expense has beeu spared to secure the correct detail and lavish settings which a film of this calibre so richly deserves. Miss Alpar brings to the screen a glorious voice that loses none of its beauty in the complicated business of recording and reproduction Her unforgettable renditions of such favourite musical gems as “I Give My Heart,” “Now 1 Have Found You,” “Dubarry” and “Before We Met” will endear her to all entertainment lovers. The story takes place in Paris during the Dubarry period, giving scope for some marvellous settings and dresses. There will be a special late session to-night at 10.30, at which “Nevada,” the film version of the Zaue Grey novel, will be shown. The sta»s are Monte Blue, Kathleen Burke and Raymond Hatton. On Saturday there will be a doublefeature programme, when, in addition to “Nevada,” Bing Crosby’s latest picture. “Two For To-night,” will be screened. The supporting cast includes Joan Bennett and Thelma Todd. MUNICIPAL THEATRE DOUBLE SILL The usual double bill at the Municipal to-night will be “Diamond Cut Diamond” and “Student Tour.” The former is a laughter-making expose oi confidence men and their tricks, with Adolphe Menjou in a humorous part. Others in the cast are Claude Allister, Benita Hume and Kenneth Kove. “Student Tour” has as stars Nelson .Eddy and Charles Butterworth. Music plays an important part in “Student Tour,” especially since the picture serves to introduce a new dance rhythm in the form of the “Carlo.” Gorgeously staged in a casino in Monte Carlo, this number is danced to fivefour time, something said to be absolutely new in popular music. REGENT THEATRE “ANNA KARENINA” Greta Garbo heads the cast of ‘‘Anna Karenina,” at the Regent Theatre finally at the 8 o’clock session to-night. Also in the cast are Basil Rathbone, Freddie Bartholomew, May Robson, Maureen O’Sullivan, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny and Cora Sue Collins. This stirring story, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy, depicts Russia at the height of her imperialistic splendour fifty years ago and gives the star opportunities for displaying her command of all shades of emotion. In spite of the large size of the cast Garbo has a particularly long part to play and is seldom off the screen. At 10.20 to-night there will be a special late session when “The Perfect Gentleman,” starring Frank Morgan and Cicely Courtneidge, will be shown. This film is also to be shown on Saturday.