ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 111, 11 April 1936, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

STATE THEATRE. “FOREIGN AFFAIRES.” In “Foreign Affaires.” the new Tom Walls-R.il ph Lynn comedy, opening at live State Theatre to-night, produced by Gaumont-British, Walls has discarded his apparently endless youth and appears as a gay old dog with a riotous history heh'nd him, an empty bank balance and extravagant tastes. Ilis Captain, the Honourable Arclvbald Gore, has an aristocratic bearing arid the grand manner, and out of these ho has managed to make sufficient capital to*indulge his fancies in wine and horses. Captain, the Hon. Archibald Gore certainly gets the most out of life. As a drinker of rare' wines, a judge of fast horses and spirited women, he is a seasoned expert. In “Foreign Affaires,” the up-to-the-minute farce, he plays the disreputable old Captain to perfection. And yet he never lets you forgot that “good claret runs under me shirt” ! Aristocratic of bearing, be swaggers gloriously—without a penny in h s pocket. Luck breaks well for the gallant captain, however, and ho makes a good win on the turf. Then sunny Riviera claims him. Tlere the scenes are glorious, the' sea blue and the little Continental towns gay and light-hearted. But there Casino. Again the Captain finds h:msotT penniless —then dark doings are set on-'foot.' The sunshine is still there, the gaiety and the opulence—but there is dirty work somewhere—and Robertson Hare means to find out ! Others in the splendid cast include Nonna Varden, Marie Lolir and Dianna CliurehTl. KOSY THEATRE. “DINKY,” Jackie Cooper, the Tttle star of “Skippy,” “Sooky,” “The Champ” and many other pictures, opens at the Rosy Theatre to-night in the Warner Bros, production, “Dinky,” which heads the big double-star bill. The picture has the best known child actors taking part, including Belly Jean Hanev as Jackie’s sweetheart. Jimmy Butler,' George Ernest. Edith Fellows,' Sidney Miller, Richard Quine and Frank Gernardi. The .scenes take place in a military academy for hoys and' in an orphanage next door. There are football and baseball games, cadet drills and every sport loved by the youth of America. There is also plenty of romance and glamour. The picture is said to appeal to grownups just as much as to children. Alary Astor heads the cast of grownujis as Jackie’s mother, with Roger Pryor, as a lawyer who is very much in love with the widow. Others in the cast include Henry Armetta, Henry O’Noill, Clay Clement, Florence Fair, Joseph Cretan, Addison Richards and Janies Burke. “ONE-WAY TICKET.” The second attraction is “One-Way Ticket,” which provides a dramatic insight into the romance of a prison guard’s daughter and a young convict. When Lloyd Nolan, the youthful prisoner, escapes by hiding rh the trunk of the gill he loves, without her knowledge, she lias to choose between her sense. of duty and her newfound romance. When she tenders her loyalty to Nolan, she goes all the way, and joins him in his efforts to escape the law—as his wife. The camera then follows the young couple through: their mad honeymoon until, as will ever be, “love finds a way,” and their obligations to society are discharged. Peggy Conklin, lovely, talented New York stage star, is admirably cast in “One-Way Ticket” as the prison guard's daughter. She plays the role with sincerity and charm. Nolan, too, is excellent as the rebellious convict, 'as are Walter Connolly, the captain of the guard; Edith Fellows, the little imp of “She Married Her Boss,” who is seen as the orphaned daughter of a murderess; . Nana Bryant, as Connolly’s wife, and Thurston Ilall, Gloria Shea and Robert. Middlemass in minor parts. REGENT THEATRE. . .‘-‘-A- NIGHT AT THE OPERA.” Funniest picture in ten years —Marx Brothers— Allan Jones —Kitty Carlisle—glorious singing—ninety minutes of joy. Those merry madcaps, the Marx Brothers — Grouelio, Chico, and Harpo—spent two years in preparation for the filming of their latest comedy, “A Night at the Opera,” screening to-night at the Regent Theatre, and believe us, it will be a great night’s fun. It. is worth waiting for! Here is a picture that is not only tops for the screamingly funny comedy you would expect from the Marx Brothers,. but one that is built around an intriguing plot, an inteicsting story and some truly brilliant singing bv two Broadway stage favourites, Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones. The action romps along at a sprightly pace as Groiicbo, Chico and Harpo go into the grand opera business in Italy, dash across the Atlantic and stage an opera in New York that has the city on its ear. It is opera such as has never been seen before, as the Marxes become matchmakers to further the romance of two unknown singers. Original comedy, sparkling dialogue, delightful opera and, of course, M.G.M.’s madmen, the Marx Brothers, vie in the funniest, most delightful funfeast that has come to the screen for some time. Supporting the .Marxes, in addition to Jones and Alias Carlisle, who are perfectly cast as the young lovers, are Walter King, who also has a fine singing role, Siegfried Rumann, ■Margaret Dumont, Edward Keane and Robert Emmet O’Connor.