ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 221, 19 August 1931, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

AT THE REGENT. LAST NIGHT OF “EAST LYNNE.” That brilliant trio—Ann Harding, Clivo Brook and Conrad Nagel—will finally bo scon in tho superlativo dramatic offoring, “East Lynno,” at tho Regent Theatre tonight. CHARLES CHAPLIN’S “CITY LIGHTS” ON SATURDAY.

Commencing Saturday next for threo nights and three matinees, Palnicrs'tqnians will have the privilege of seeing “City Lights.” Great interest in two competitions is being shown by tho school children. As school “breaks up” on Friday, more than usual is evident among many students, 'who, with tho happy thought of “no more homowork for a whilo,” aro busy preparing for the “Charlie Chaplin impersonation” competition. School girls and boys aro reminded that competitors must attend tho Regent Thcatro at 1 p.m. on Saturday next.. Tho Chaplin puzzlo competition is drawing forth many good solutions. Entries for this must reach tho manager of tho Regent Theatre before 5 p.m. on Friday. The first ten correct solutions opened will receivo the prizes advertised.

DICIC BARTHELMESS IN “SON OF THE GODS” TO-MORROW.

The famous gardens of Monte Carlo wore reproduced on ono of tho huge sound stages at tho First National Studios for “Son .of the Gods,” tho Richard Bartholmess 'special which comes to tho Regent Theatre to-morrow. Those gardens with their terraces, fountains and promenades, peopled with gay pleasure-seekers from the world over, form ono of tho scenic spots of tho Riviera. Tho entire stage, covering two acres, was used for tho sot. It is in this setting that tho first love scenes between Barthclmess and his leading lady, Constance Bennett, take placo. Frank Lloyd directed “Son of tho Gods,” which, liko tho immortal “Broken Blossoms,” has a Gliineso mood throughout tho story. It was adapted to tho screen by Bradley King from the novel by Rex Beach. The cast includes Mildren Van Dorn, E. Allyn Warren, Anders Randolf, Claudo King, Geneva Mitchell, King Hou Chang and many hundreds of American and Chinese extras. The production is entirely in dialogue, and one scone is made in tcchnicolour. Flans aro now open. KOSY THEATRE. GARY COOPER IN “FIGHTING CARAVANS.” “Fighting Caravans,” the thrilling and spectacular drainfi. of tho battling pioneers who beat new trails across tho i\orth American continent, is the tremendous attraction which the Kosy Thcatro will show, starting from this afternoon, for three days. Gary Cooper and Lily Damita head an exceptionally large and forceful cast of well-known screen lavourites in this epic picture of the forefathers of the west. “Fighting Caravans” has been filmed on the same gigantic scale which made “The Covered Wagon” a never-to-be-torgotten screen presentation. The 'lives, the equipment, the characters, even tho dangers and privations of those forward-pushing days, have been reconstructed and brought to life on tho screen. Into the intense atmosphere of the frontier caravan is introduced a tender romance between Gary Copper, the swaggering, devil-may-care junior scout of the expedition, and Lily Damita, a French girl immigrant whose lather dies during the gruelling march, leaving her alone with a giant wagon and a valuable cargo to carry on to the land of gold. Her romance with Cooper blossoms in danger and bursts into lull bloom as the caravan straggles into Eldorado.

PALACE THEATRE. “THE WIDOW FROM CHICAGO.” Heading the list at tho Palace Theatre is. .First National’s melodrama hit, “The Widow from Chicago,” which begins its engagement with “Hot Heiress.” 1 The picture is entitled to bo labelled allstar, including as it does Edward G. Robinson, Neil Hamilton, Frank McHugh and Alice White. Neil Hamilton plays opposite Miss White in an interesting role that ends by making him a hero, though he just escapes the villain class. Tho lovo story is said to be very original. Outstanding in the cast is the figure of Edward G. Robinson, who created the unforgettable gangster rolp in the stage version of “The Racket.” He portrays an entirely different type of gangster, one more human, subtle and realistic, in “The Widt‘.v from Chicago.” In smaller roles are such well known players as Betty Francisco, Leo Shumway, Brooks Benedict, E. H. Calvert and Harold Goodwin. Edward Cline directed the picture, which was adapted by Earl Baldwin from the thrilling crook melodrama of tho same title. “The Hot Heiress” is' one of most hilarious and human comedies of the year. There are three songs in keeping with the spirit of the piece. They aro “Like Ordinary Peoplo Do,” “You’re the Cats ’ and “Nobody Loves a Riveter.” Ben Lyon, celebrated for his fine work in “Hell’s Angels,” is featured with beautiful Ona Munson. “The Hot Heiress” is modern, suffused with the gaiety of youth, and amusing in the extreme.