PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7200, 24 April 1930, Page 8

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

DE LUXE “TALKIES.” CHARLES ROGERS AND NANCY CARROLL IN “ILLUSION.” Charles (Buddy) Rogers, that personablo young juvenile-hero, and the equally delectable partner of the recent Paramount opus, “Close Harmony,’ Nancy Carroll, were seen and heard in their“ second co-featured all-talking picture, Paramount’s “Illusion,” at the Theatre Dc Luxe last evening. Rogers is a young magician who had learned his stage tricks through an early up-bringing in tho circus. Nancy Carroll is the girl who was raised in tho same environment and who is the partner in their successful stage act. She is in love with him. But Buddy, through his charm and suave appearance, gets himself invited to the parties and fetes of gay Park avenue society. He falls for a wealthy heiress, played by Juno Collycr. Meanwhile N.aucy becomes disconsolate, and in tho same meanwhile June learns the true story of Buddy’s background. Who tells Buddy she can never marry him. He goes to 1 a theatre where Nancy is playing the old act with a new nartner. The thrilling climax of the act comes. Four rifles blaze at Nancy. Their lead bullets for which she was supposed to have substituted harmless graphite ones by a sleight-of-hand trick, zing through the air toward their human target. Nancy is struck. She collapses. For the rest of it, see it yourself.. An excellent supporting programme includes an all-talking comedy “The Sleeping Porch”; a song number, “Travellin’ Alone” and the most recent Paramount Sound News. “Courtin’ Wildcats/’ All-Talking Western Comedy. Hoot Gibson portrays a college youth and a tenderfoot with a wild west show in “Courtin’ Wildcats,” high-speed all-talking picture coming to the Theatre Do Luxe at 2 p.m. next Saturday, Hoot, who has had considerable experience driving in auto races, performs some hair-raising stunts at the wheel of a racing roadster, Eugenia Gilbert has tho role of leading lady, and the notable cast includes Harry Todd, Joseph Girard, Monty Montague, John Oscar, Jim Corey, James Farley, Pete Morrison and Joe Bonomo. The picture is based on a Saturday Evening Post story by William Dudley Policy.

AT THE PALACE.

LAST NIGHT OF “SUNNY SIDE UP.” “Sunny Side Up,” tho bright musical comedy being shown at the Palace Theatre finally to-day and tonight, gives many fine proofs of the value of a cheerful, optimistic demeanour in facing the everyday problems of life. Janet Gaynor (Molly Carr), the leading character in the story, is a bright, happy girl with ambition, with whom a wealthy young society man, Charles Farrell (Jack Cromwell) falls in love. Jack had had a previous attachment and had quarrelled with the lady, and Molly disinterestedly advises him to make tho lady jealous by paying attention to someone else. Jack invites Molly and some of her friends to visit his part of New York, with the view of Molly taking part in a big charity fete. Jack’s mother hears that her son is paying tho expenses of the, visitors, and casts unjust aspersions on Molly, who at onco returns to her,-humble home. The mother accidentally learns of the mistake she has made, and invites Molly to come back as an honoured guest, and all ends happily. The play contains many scenes of the rich and the poor of New York, and here and there songs which have become popular are introduced in the story—especially is this the case in the Fourth of July celebrations. The music of the production, an outstanding feature, was composed by de Silva, Henderson and Brown, the wellknown Broadway trio. Plans Rapidly Filling for “Last of Mrs. Cheyney,” Showing on Saturday. Fascinating Norma Shearer comes to the screen of tho Palace Theatre on Saturday in “Tho Last of Mrs. Cheyney,” her latest Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr starring production. In tho title role of Frederick Lonsdale’s well-known stage play, Miss Shearer clinches her hold on stellar talking screen honours. Tho story is built around the adventure of a beautiful London society “Raffles” and a member of nobility who loves her, even when she robs his home.

KOSY THEATRE. TOLSTOY’S “RESURRECTION” AND AMUSING COMEDY. Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, “Resurrection,” now showing at tho Kosy Tbeatro is a drama of love, degradation and exaltation. It has been presented on the stages of fourteen countries in eleven languages. The universal story and intensely dramatic situations arc what Hollywood sophisticates call “ready made cinema.” The star of the picture is Rod La Rocquc and the featured player is Dolores Del Rio. Misa Fazenda’s experience aboard a tramp steamer is one of the amusing scquonces in “Five and Ten Cent Annie.” Not only Louise Fazenda, but Clyde Cook and William Demarest are featured in this Warner Master Picture comedy, Tho story is the uproarious romance of Miss Fazenda as a store belle and Cook as a street sweeper who inherits a million. But the action carries the lovers from the big city to the high seas and back again.