ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 154, 2 June 1941, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

State Theatre. —The great and inimitable Charlie Chaplin, who for a generation has maintained prc-criiinonec as the leading comedian of the fccrecn, returns io the screen in "The Crcat Dictator," the master work- upon which he lias bent hi.-, tireless energies these past two years and the picture which is causing international repercussions. The I heme Charlie chooses springs from the dreams of millions —the lighthearted ridiculing of the forces that oppress the average man of the workaday world. In order to achieve this, Chaplin selects as his central character the one personality alive in the world to-day who, more than any other human, guides those forces of oppression against, the innocent peoples of the world. He chooses Hitler. I'crhap-i it was one of the whims of I'roviilcnco that gave Chaplin (he truncated moustaches years ago which Hitler adopted much later. Whatever iho reason, most people are ready to agree that Chaplin made the moustache famous, and Adolph made it infamous. Regent Theatre.—America's nice girl has grown up into a glamorous young woman. Deanna Uurbin is no longer America's larouritc. little tjirl" of Diction pictures. I-i stead, Deanna is an even more potentially popular young lady who steps out ill all her glamour in "Nice Girl ?'' showing to-day to the Regent 'theatre. The story present's Deanna as a typical .-mall-town "nice girl" who tiies of being cue—so .-he escapes through a romantic escapade with a young New Yorker, played by Tone. Deanna thereby becomes subjeci r.f a town scandal which is quelled only after her "engagement" 10 Tone is announced. Then Tone reappears, to complicate a. situation which provides much hilarity before the' story reaches its surprise finish. I'rennan and .Miss Broderiek form a new team as town postman and housekeeper for the Betichlcy family". Deanna sings live numbers, illeluding Stephen Foster's "Old Kolks v Home'' and four new song-: "Perhaps," "Love At ].a.-l." "Beneath the Lights cf Home," "There'll Alwavs 15c An lingland," and ••Thank You. America." the latier a stirring patriotic number. Mayfair Theatre. — Naming six guns, thundering hooves red-blooded action and a well-worked out plot characterise the latest screen adventure of "1 topalong" t.'a-sidy in "Three Men From Texas," which shows ac the Mayfair Theatre to-niii'ht. The action lake- place in the California of (he turn of the century, when land grabbing by eastern speculators was at lis height. Cassidv. played as usual by William Boyd, i-a-ked by a citizen-' committee ill the harassed region, to bring law and order to the plaee and. unable to go. he sends hi- saddlemate, "Lucky." "Lucky." played by Russell lla.vden, gets himself into plenty ol (rouble "anil it is when Cassidy goes to California to extricate him, thai the action begins. Cassidy gets him oul nil right, and also succeeds in bringing law and order to the community—but not belore he or<■;.into some of the most exciting -crapes of Ins career. Gordon Darker, popular IJritisl: comedian, is to be seen in "Salcon Lar.