ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 25 May 1934, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

STATE THEATRE. “MAX OF TWO WORLDS.” Francis Lederer, acting sensation of the European and Broadway stage, is presented in this RKO-Radio production, which will have "its final screening at the State TheaIre to-day. Heralded as an artist with irresistible chann and amazing talent, Lederer more than lived up to all advance notices. Stellar honours are shared by Eli.ssa I-andi, who gives a strong and vivid portfraygl as the blonde siren of the story v i.,A, finished production with tremendous appeal, “Man of Two Worlds” is the type of picture destined to be popular with every class of audience. Excellent featurettes include a comedy starring Ruth hitting, who sings in her inimitable style, also Clark and McCuldock eomedy. Newsreel? Flashes. “MORNING GLORY.”

Kalharine Hepburn and Douglas .Fairbanks, junr., comprise the sensational star team presented ill RIvO-Radio Pictures “Morning Glory,” which opens at the State to-morrow at il a.in. Since she swept to stardom in her first picture, “A .Bill of Divorcement,” and “Little Women," the dynamic Mies Hepburn has been the talk of the cinema world and has remained the screen’s most interesting personality, hairhanks, junr., long line been one of the screen's most popular young stars. A eupporting east, commensurate with the brilliance of the co-stare, is to he found in

“Morning Glory,” with Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan, Frederic Santlev, C.. Aubrey Smith. Richard Carle, Tyler Brooke and Don Alvarado playing important roles. Miss Hepburn is seen as a girl who fights and wins a gallant, struggle for stage recognition. and young Fairbanks portrays a New York p'aywright. Menjou. in a characterisation which ranks in importance with those of the co-stars, portrays a Broadway producer. Lowell Sherman directed. The screen story' is based upon a play by Zoe Akins. KOSY THEATRE. “PARACHUTE JUMPER.” The exciting comedy-drama of the air, “Parachute Jumper,” which stars Douglas Fairbanks, Junr., with Leo. Carrillo, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh and a huge cast, will end its run at the ICosy Theatre, this evening. The supports include a comedy; a travel-talk; a novelty item; and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in “One Good Turn.”

‘ABOVE THE CLOUDS” AND SAXO

PHONE BAND.

Those picture patrons who like their film fare packet! with thrills, replete with romance, craufmed with death-defying exploits and crowded with sensational are advised to see “Above the Clouds, the Columbia production dealing with the exploits of newsreel cameramen, which opens to-morrow morning at the F? os y Theatre. Robert Armstrong, Richard Cromwell and Dorothy Wilson arc featured in this film. A well varied supporting programme will include chapter two ot “The Perils of Pauline.” To-morrow, also Monday and luesday, at the evening sossion only, a specially added attraction will bo provided by the appearance on the Kosy stage of lorn Katz and his internationally iamous saxophone band. Their novel performance will lie presented at 8 o’clock.

REGENT THEATRE. “WALLS OF GOLD.” Sally Filers, Norman Foster and Ralph Morgan, “Walls of Gold” screens finally to-night at the Regent Theatre. The supporting programme is an excellent one and includes the latest lox News reels, a thrilling novelty “Camerathrills, ” cartoon and a Cinernagazine. Plans are on view at the Central Booking Office.

‘LUXURY LINER” AND SAXOPHONE

BAND.

To-morrow a double attraction of a particularly novel kind begins at tho Regent Theatre at both matinee and evening sessions. There is the appearance on tu© stage of “Tom Katz” Saxophone Band in bonie of the “hottest” of syncopation, lhat the saxophone is an instrument ot art as well as jazz music has been demonstrated in Australian theatres for the past fi'e years by the Tom Katz who. arc now making their New Zealand reappearance, alter five years. Attired in smart uniforms tins sextet of saxophones' present a novel and delightful stage offering. George Brent. Zita .Johann, Vivienne Osljorne A nee White and Vcreo Toasdalc hea.d the strong cast of “Luxury Liner,” the main featuio on the picture portion of this programme. The action of the film centres around a physician who secures tho post ot snip & doctor for the voyage so that he may a tempt to effect a reconciliation witli wife, who has eloped aboard it with another man, and around the nurse who * his assistant. NEW PALACE THEATRE. “GENERAL JOHN REGAN.” “General John Regan,” the uproariouslyfunny oomody which commences at ttie Palace Theatre to-morrow, is an adaptation of George A. Birmingham’s Irish story of a village which erected a statue to a famous soldier who actually only existed in the fertile imagination of a practicaljoking American tourist. Henry Lth\aius, who won fame on tho stage and screen as “The Flag Lieutenant,” plays the light-heart-ed Dr O’Grady, who persuades the whole village of Ballymoy that it gave birth to a general who liberated Bolivia. Henry Edwards has never done anything so funny and so good as his delineation of Hi O’Grady, a young Irish medico with a tremendous gift of blarney. The settings are delightful. An excellent supporting programme includes “What tho Stai? Foretell,” a scenic picture of Wales, a musical film review, and a gazette. “THE CROOKED LADY.”

With a east of English stage and screen favourites, and a strong story, “The Crooked Lady,” which screens finally to-night at the Palace Theatre, makes good tare. Major Barton eaves the lives of Captain James Kent and his batman, Slim Barrett, and, in doing so, loses his own. Kent and Barrett, on returning to England, cannot find employment, and join a gang of crooks, with unexpected results. BULLS TOWN HALL. On Saturday evening Carl Lacmndc’s great song hit, “Moonlight and Rretzcls,” will be screened at the Bulls Town Hall. Eco Carrilo and Mary Brian load a wonderful cast, including 50 of New York’s most beautiful show girls. Jack Denny and his Waldorf-Astoria orchestra supply the music, which includes eight song hits. Supports include “Strange as it Seems,” Universal News, and Oswald the Rabbit and Ham and Egg cartoons.