KING GEORGE THEATRE and PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 22, 23 October 1930, Page 5

KING GEORGE THEATRE and PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE.

"810 RITA."

•, .A little Mexican town is being plas.!^|;terod witn signs oirenng a rewaiNi of 10,000 dollars lor the arrest of a mysterious oantut known as tfno ilinKajou, whoee most recent offence was the t«o- - bery of a Texas bank. In the town there is a mysterious Goringo named Jim, who has <won iboth the aiioctions of tne beautifod Kita Ferguson, and tie hate of General Savenoff, wiio desires her for hunself. Rita, however, retuaes to :believe the jlies ttiat the rascally Bavenoff tells of Jim until at a gorgeous party at his Villa, given in Kita 's honour, he offei's apparent proof that Jim is a captain of the Texas Rangers and i.s to arrest Eitia^a tbeioyed brother, whom Ravenoff informs her is the Kinkajou-Bxoken-4ieai'ted Rita dismisses Jim, but saves his life fTom assassins who lie in wait for Mm. General Ravenoff has conceivod the idea, of totting lip a palatial barge, anchoring it on the Mexica* side of the j Rio fcrrande and making of it a cabaret. and gambling resort: Here one evening he stages another gay party, hoping to impress Rita with his wealth • and poweT. Jim appears in disguise, ibut Rita recognises him. His explanations .bring renewed faith and love. She occupies Raveuott''a attention while. Jini cuts the boat's cables, thereby allowing the : craft to drift to the American side of the river. There he arrests Ravenoff aa Kinkajou aixd clears Rita's brother of ail siispieion. There follows a beau>tiful wedding. ««THE LEATHEBNECK r' j Robert A-rmstrong, featured player in ■ sapport of William. Boyd in the new P.B.G dnaana of the United States Marines "The LoatheTrieck,-' ' whieli eomos to the Prince Edward theatre on y 29th inst won his first acting honours 1 in a prize fig&ting story "Is.Zat So?" Since that experience on the stage, he has beon engaged in nearly hundred fights on the screen. And several of them a-re in his latest picture effort..in which *^c" Hii^'l^fpHam Boyd v aud Alan Hale, his two Marine Corps paddies. Diano Ellis is leading, woman. ■ ■■.■■•■■ "THIS IiIAD WOB-liD." An episode of the World War, dealing with the conflict 'between love and patriotism, has been admirably conceived in *«This Mad World, >'a Metro-Ooldwyu-Mayer jail-talking prodwtion \»4dch comes to the King George theatre on Saturday, November Ist, Although ao actual warfare is depicted the production is given a realistic military a** moaphere and is made particularly effectivo through being filmed from a ■stage viewpoint the entire action taking place fcetween four p.m of one day and 10 ajn of the next. A capable east helps put this picture across, Kay Johnson giving a sympatheic performance as the General's wife 3Basil Rathbone, as the spyj Louise Dresser, as his mother; Veda Buckland, 90 a maid, and Louis Natheaux, as a 00-eonsipirator. - | "NIGHT PARADE." How BToadway revelß after dark is seen and -heard in Radio Pictures' alltalking "Night Parade," one of the; ' year's outstanding dramatic achiever merits coming on Wednesday, 29th inst to the King George Theatre. Plotting, thrills, romance- —all blonds to make "Night Parade" an attraction . /that is winning the plaudits of critics and fans the country over. I As a background for the story in which Hugh Trevor, Dorothy Guilliver, Aileen Pringle, Lloyd Ingraham, Lee Shumway, Robert Ellis and 61>heTs have the outstanding roles, it is a fast-mov-ing panorama of life as it is lived along the great White Way. ' ' The theme has to do wit|t a young boxing champion, who- is not only the idol of the world, but the object of devotion on the part of his father and foster-sister. A plot is hatched in l»b.e .labyrinth of Manhattan night life whicTi seriously threatens the love, honour and: /standing. of Bobbys Murray, played by Hugh TrevoT. How it works out forms tremendous drama. "Night Parade^ is taken from the »taga plajr .Trrltten by George Abbott, Edward Parambre and Hyatt Baab. In 'the Radio Pictures' production, the

ion p{noAt iren^ s3u;Wßs Siq .ifrreui pue uotv>B t^lai peiuatriSnn si .£eid ajfo^e b'- possiole in tiie narrow confines of itlhe stage. ,* ' "ANNA CHBISTEB." Metro-G-bldwyn-Mayer's screen adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's widely - known drama " Anna Christie'•' starring Greta Ganbo in hoi* first talking role, will open on Saturday at the : King George Theatre. The picture in said to b<? the most distinguished of Clarence Brown's directorial efforts. .The production has been particularly looked forward to 'because of general curiosity concerning Miss Garbo's , v(>.?.; and h.er reputed Swedish accent. It is said, that Miss* Ganbo began work on tho picture -without a preliminary ■■voice test, but having once staxve. broue all existing records for length of dialogue sequences. From all repor>3 her voice is perfectly suited to iiaJGrophone. requirements. :..-... .; ; j (Jri~:t. Gfarbo's performance as Anna, is tlceJJO.fc« to be tie finest thing : has ever done, the tragic sincerity of thj n*le being of the type to which the d-.stii!£ui»?heo actress is particularly well suaed. .. The suj>porting east contains Charles ! BioKford George P. Marion, Marie :l>r«'JsSy;r ik her first straight role, James T. Mack and Lee, Phelps. "TTNDEB THE GBEENWOOD TREE.' ' li Under the Greenwood Tree, " the . screen dialogue v adaptation -of Thomas Hardy's fampus novel, and an • all-■ ,talkie of the brightest merit, is being shown at .thp. Prince Edward Theatre on Monday. Among the principal, 'artists' are. Marguerite Allan, the charming British star, while opposite her is John Batten/ the young New Zealandx^ The picture is a flawless interpre--1 tation'..of English country life, with per I-Scet photography, and tie singing and ■harmonising of the famous GothamjQuartet will txV long remembered. There lare supports.