AMUSEMENTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 148, 8 June 1936, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS

COSY THEATRE “THE MUSIC GOES BOUND.” The newest form of jazz—swing rhythm—and one of the most intriguing popular numbers that have come to radio and dance bands, is featured in “The Music Goes Round,” the new Columbia musical that is being screened at the Cosy Theatre. It is what the Americans call a “natural” in talkie entertainment. That is to say, it is a front-ranking picture that has brought crowded houses wherever it showed. The cast is headed with Harry Richman and Rochelle Hudson, and includes some of America’s best musical-comedy stars. STATE THEATRE “THE LADY CONSENTS.' How thoroughly has this modern life destroyed man’s age-old primitive instinct to battle for love. The answer is to be found in “The Lady Consents”, the comedy-drama now being screened nt the State Theatre, where Ann Harding, in a role new to her, is co-starred with Herbert Marshall. The picture gives Miss Harding full scope for powerful drama and witty, sophisticated comedy that marked het success in “Holiday” and “The Animal Kingdom.” It is the atory of n doctor too susceptible to the charm of his attractive clients, and Ann Harding and Hefbert Marshall bring out all the Highlights in the narrative. REGENT THEATRE “LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.” One of the stories best-loved by the novel-reading public—Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “Little Lord Fauntleroy”— has come to the screen in modern form with Freddie Bartholomew in the title role, along with Dolores Costello Barrymore. Nearly everyone has read the book; quite a few will remember the silent version. Both were released many years ago, and those who enjoyed the old picture will appreciate the modern version which includes in its cast Mickey Rooney, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Una O’Connor. WILLIAMSON’S TO-NIGHT PLAY AT HASTINGS This evening, beginning at 8 o’clock at the Hastings Municipal Theatre J. C. Williamson Ltd. will present for the first time to local playgoers Ivor Novello’s breezy, joyous and very cleverly constructed and genuinely humorous comedy “Fresh Fields,” and to-morrow evening will fee staged Emlyn Williams’ sensational dramatic triumph “Night Must Fall,” both of which productions proved outstanding successes in London, and recently they attracted record audiences to the Grand Opera House, Wellington. The specially selected company of high class comedy and dramatic artists which will appear in “Fresh Fields” and “Night Must Fall” is headed by the two brilliant New Zealand actresses, Miss Ethel Morrison and Miss Elaine Hamill. Miss Morrison is unquestionably the finest artist on the Australian and Now Zealand stage to-day. This high position she has won by her incomparable characterisations in a number of leading parts, many of her triumphs being achieved •in London and New York. What Marie Tempest is to the English stage Miss Morrison is the same to the stage on this side of the world, and on and off of it by her art and her charming personality she has endeared herself to many thousands of people, and she is particularly appreciated by her fellow artists with whom she is a firm favourite.

It was really fortunate for so young an actress as Miss Elaine Hamill to have had the companionship of Miss Morrison in her early successes, and the fact that she is so accomplished must reflect to an extent on the high standard environment into which she walked when she left New Zealand for Australia two years ago.

“NIGHT MUST FALL” TO-MORROW NIGHT

To-morrow evening Miss Morrison, Miss Hamill and the J. C. Williamson Ltd. company will present Emlyn Williams’ famous murder drama “Night Must Fall.” The author introduces his play with a brief prologue, a judge, in scarlet and ermine, is heard dismissing the appeal made by “Baby Faced” Dan’s counsel on th charge against Dan of murdering two women. The action cl the play opens in the sitting room of Mrs. Branson’s bunglalow in Essex. Mrs. Branson is being treated by a masseuse and bullies unceasingly. Mrs. Terence, a cook, Dora, a servant, and her niece aro the only other occupants of a household which is invaded by Dan, a baby-faced page boy from the Tailbeys hotel, who has created a minor crisis in Dora’s life. This household becomes plunged in all the excitement following nation-wide publicity given to the murder of a Mrs. Chalfent. In “Night Must Fall” Miss Morrison rises to great heights as a dramatic actress, and Mr. Lloyd Lamble, a brilliant young actor, and Campbell Copelin, Harvey Adams, Katie Towers, Phyllis Baker, Norman Shepherd and Enid Hollins are all seen to the greatest advantage. Miss Hamill, as the niece, will appear in a totally different character to that which she takes in “Fresh Fields.” In “Night Must Fall” the drama is relieved by some clever and genuine comedy scenes. The box plans for both productions arc at Fail’s.