ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 43, 18 January 1935, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KOSY THEATRE. “STATE FAIR” AND “TAXI TO PARADISE.” To-night at tlio Rosy Thrallo the final screening will take plant! of Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers in 1 heir great masterpiece, “Slate Fair.” “Taxi to Paradise,’’ a comedy of numerous comical “mix-ups, will also be ricrccnod. “SUNSHINE SUSIE” AND “AMONG THIS MISSING.” The lilting tune “To-day I" Feel So Happy” istill rings in the-ears of people who remember the sueecosftd musical “Sunshine Susie.” which will be screened tomorrow at tin l Kcs.v T’healre. Here it is again with Jack Huibort just as funny as ever, and accoinpanietl bv the fascinating Continental star Renate Alnller. “Among the Aliasing” is the i-eeontl feature on the programme. 'The lilm’s east include such well-known performers as Richard Groinwell. Henrietta Grosman. Arthur Hold, lli!lie Seward ami Ivan Simpson. The istory. brit fly, eoneerns ail ageti waif who- unwittingly falls in with a gentleman jeweb thief and bis gui.ekws aeeompliec. Acting as tlieir rook anti lioinsckcepor in the rear of an old antique shop where stolen loot is ‘remade into “antique” jewellery. (he old, i woman learns that the boy is in love with j a sweet, voting girl, but in hound to the ! illicit protessiou by the domination of his | older it rvociare. Relentlessly she persists in I her efforts to regenerate the boy and the climax is one of poignant pathos and dramatic intensity. REGENT THEATRE. “DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY.” A picture that will grip the thoughtful is “Death Takes a Holiday,” which will ! lie finally screened at the Regent Theatre j 10-night, with Frederic March in the star | role. Included in the east arc Evelyn Venable. Sir Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Gail Patrick, Helen Wcstiey, Katherine Alexander, Kathleen Howard and Henry Travers. “MADAME DU BARRY.’ | “Madame Du Barry,” the Warner Bros, production depicting the .intimate life and loves of the tainous beauty who ruled the court of King Louis XV, comes to the Regent Theatre to-morrow with Doloria Del Rio in tlie stellar role. Although the intrigues of the court, as in any story of Du Barry, will be apparent, Edward Ghotlorov, the author ot the current 'screen play, is said to have concerned himself ‘with the lighter side of the king's favouiite. The picture, while billed as a comedy drama, with the emphasis cn the comedy, also is a mammoth spectacle with its gorgeous reproductions of the court, the palace at Versailles, the famous Colonnade Gardens, where the grand ladies and resplendent courtiers disported themsilves in gaiety and luxury, while the people starved. Nor is the picture without its dramatic moments when Du Barry fights intrigue with intrigue, usually outwitting her enemies, who would gladly thrust a dagger through her beautiful back. Yet even it. these more intense' sequences, the- itrepcss ihle Du Barry usually managed to end them with a laugh— at the expense of the enemy. There is a gorgeous and novel dance staged by the' famous Albertina Raseli dancers. The picture lias an unusually large cast of talented players in the principal roles and hundreds of others in minor parts. Dolores Del Rio has the part of Du Barry, with Reginald Gwen playing opposite her as King Louis XY. Others include Victor Jory, Osgocd Perkins, Verreo Teastlale, Ferdinand Gootselialk, Dorothy 'Tree, Anita. Louise, Maynard Holmes, Henry O'Neill, llobart Cavanagh and Helen Lowell. BULLS TALKIES. “I LIKE IT THAT WAY." A rollicking, robust comedy-drama that will keep you in a hilarious mood from first reel to final fade-out, is Universal’s new film production, aptly titled “I Like It That V ay,” which will bo screened at Bulls to-morrow. Backed with song hits, drama, eomedy and spectacular dance numbers, this picture will set a new standard in screen entertainment. With Gloria Smart and Roger Pryor in the title roles anil an excellent supporting cast, it is a true successor to “Moonlight and Pretzels.” An excellent, “short” on t lie supporting programme is “Broadway Yariotys,” an outstanding and novel entertainment.

PALACE THEATRE. “'IREASURE ISLAND.” Huge crowds continue to besiege the Palace Theatre to see “Treasure Island” and although the season has been extended tlie demand for seals has practically maintained the same high level of the past few days. The final screening of this remarkable programme take place tonight and no further extension is possible as the film is required in Stratford tomorrow. The programme is excellent m every detail—a Metrotone newsreel and the latest Laurel anti Hardy comedy, “Bus\ bodies,” should be thoroughly "enjoyed by all. The spirit of breathless atl- \ enture in the worlds most famous pirate story is portrayed very vivdly in “Treasure Island,” it mirrors all tne greatness of the most widely read fiction book about pirates ever written, anti with “Long John Silver” playetl by Wallace Beery, “Little Jim Hawkins” by Jackie Cooper, “Billy Bones” by Lionel Barrymore, “Captain Smollett” by Lewis Stone, j “Dr Livcsey” by Otto Kruger, Nigel Bruce as “Squire Trelawney,” and “lieu Gunn” by Chic Sale, uric can readily appreciate that “Treasure Island” is an event in motion picture history and on no account should it. be missed. “THE BLUE SQUADRON.” | , Those who have seen aviation pictures | arid havo been disappointed at the tin reality ot them will oe pleasantly thrilled by “The Lluc Squadton,” a romance of the air, which commences at the i'alace tomorrow. "The Blue Squadron” stirs to fever pitch the imagination ant] enthusiasm of audiences, it presents something entirely new in aviation narratives, which couples this more timely peacetime angle of air heroics with an enveloping lomanee tnat sweeps the stars ‘ t.o now heights. In tact the almost unbelievable tnrills which abound in tins j spectacular drama or daring and seJt- ! sacrifice are at times completely o\erI shadowed by the tense anti gripping love ! story that truly classifies “ino Blue Squadron” as one ot the best screen 10mances of tne year. A parachute jump in the Dozen wust.es of the Alps, leakage of fumes which overcome the pilot, and a descent in a spot where enanecs o, rescue seem negligible serve as incidents which build up an enthralling love interest to greater and greater degrees until the powerful denouement in the finaj fude-out. In “the Blue Squadron” John Stuart is an inventor whose talents have earned him the rank of Colonel, while Esmond Knight’s courage and daring have carried him to the rank of Captain. STATE THEATRE. “MARIE GALANTE.” For those who seek the ultimate in thrills anti a warming human stciv, the new Fox Film production, “Marie Gal ante,” can bo recommended without re nervation. The picture will have its final .screening at the State ’I lioatrc to-night. Ketti Gallian, exotic and lovely importation from die European stage, makes Iter screen debut in “Mane Galantca debut which should here and now bo sol down as one of the most notable in screen annals. She lias the qualities which should place her among the ft ally big personalities of the acreen- beauty, talent, groat personal glamour and charm. Mile. Gallian creates one of the most touching and poignant figures ever to reach the cinema. Spencer Tracy, forceful and dynamic, plays opposite her as the young American who tit first tracks her down as a suspect, then comes to her defettee. Together these two players weave a sp-ll of authentic romance, to which is addon the glamour of the story's setting —the fabulous and vivid life of the Canal Zone, with its mysteries, its passions and its secret streets. One of the finest casts assembled in seasons lias been _ recruited for “Marie Galantc” by Winfield Sheehan, its producer. Such stellar p.aycrs as Helen Morgan, Ned Sparks, Slcgiitd Rutiianii and Arthur Byron have leading roles. “HELL IN THE HEAVENS.” Described as a thrilling romance of death and danger in the rtkies, the new Fox Film production, “Hell in Hie Heaveii.%” starring Warner Baxter, will begin a season at the State Theatre to-morrow. Star of a long and notable series of screen hits, including “The Cisco Kid,” “Grand Canary,” “111 Did Arizona,” “Stand Up and Cheer” and “Baddy the Next Best Thing,” Warner Baxter is said to contribute his greatest performance in season,-; to the new l'ox film. This time he is cast as an American flier ill the Lafayette Escadrille, who is promoted by death to fill his captain’s place. Haunted by “the fear that he will afraid,” the lieutenant struggles to combat it. Love helps, in the form of dashing Conchita Montenegro. Ru.-sbll Hardio, seen recently in “Purtsued” and ‘‘As the Earth Turns,” has ail important juvenile role. Other members of the cast are Herbert Mundin, Andy Devine, Ralph Morgan, Vince Barnett, William Stalling, J. Carol Naish and Johnny Arthur. “Hell in the Heavens” was directed by John Blystone, with A 1 Rockett named as producer. Byron Morgan anti Tod Parsons fashioned the screen play, adapting it from a play by Hermann Rossinuu titled “The Ace.”