PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7201, 26 April 1930, Page 2

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

PALACE TO-NIGHT.

ALL-BRITISH CAST IN “THE LAST OF MRS- CHEYNEY."

Sidney Franklin, who directed the picturiaation of “The Last of Mrs. Oboyney," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer alltalking vehicle for Norma Shearer, which will be screened at the Palace theatre to-night, selected a 99 per cent. British cast, headed by Norma Shearer, Basil Rathboue, George Barraud ana Herbert Bunston. Norma Shearer was born in Montreal, Canada. Basil Rathbone, who plays the romantic male lead, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. George Barraud, who also has one of tho important roles, claims London as his birthplace. George K. Arthur, Moon Carroll, Herbert Bunston, Cyril Chadwick and Maude Turner were also born in England. ‘ ‘ Hollywood Revue ’ ’ Has Superb Oast — Opens at Palace on Wednesday.

With the greatest cast of stars that has ever contributed to tho making of one motion-picture, “The Hollywood pevuey" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer J s huge musical extravaganza, comes on Wednesday to tho Palace theatre. Stars of stage and screen stars of vaudeville, opera and radio, stars of all the wonderful amusement fields of the twem ticth century, in one huge parade, with twenty song hits, abundant comedy, tuneful melodies and dialogue that sparkes, to say nothing of tho largest dancing chorus of beautiful girls that ever dazzled an audience are features of this entertainment. Marion Davies gives one of her famous male masquerades, assisted by a chorus of six-foot-ers, and she sings and tap dances; John Gilbert and Norma Shearer give a version of “Romeo and Juliet." Conrad Nagel makes his debut as a singer; Bessie Love gives generously of her talents; Joan Crawford ravishes the eye and sings a crooning melody; Buster Keaton takes one of his dizziest falls.

DE LUXE “ TALKIES." HOOT GIBSON IN ALL-TALKING WESTERN COMEDY. Hoot Gibson will whiz into tho De Luxe theatre at 2 p.m. to-day in “Courtin’ Wildcats," a high-powered Universal all-talking action picture jammed from start to finish with laughs and thrills. Hoot starts out as a cob lego boy in this one, and engages in some lively studies not on the books. Ho finishes up by raising hi-jinks with a wild west show, courting a beautiful man-hating lady performer for added excitement. The beautiful man-hater is portrayed by charming Eugenia Gilbert, and the romance between her and Hoot is of a highly original nature. It is a romance bursting with action and laughs until Hoot, in a wild auto ride, finally tames the two-fisted girl and persuades her to “be herself." Hoot is up to all his old exciting tricks, with a new slant to all of them, and plenty of new ones thrown in. He does some hair-raising auto driving, plays tag with the police in roadhouse raid, and puts some altogether unscheduled “wild west" into the wild west show. Action and humour fight for place all through the film, the humour being of the original, inimitable Hoot Gibson brand. Very entertaining short items are included in the supporting programme, such as an all-talking comody, “Traflic Troubles," featuring Sid Saylor, a novelty dancing and talking act by Bennie Rubin, and the usual interesting News films.

KOSY THEATRE. A REAL THRILLER ! “My Official Wife/’ now showing at, the Ivosy theatre, is a startlingly vivid picture of old Russia. The glittering ladies, the'gold-laced domineering officials; clattering Cossacks, plotting Nihilists; the wan and ragged hosts of the peasantry all pass before us in stirring panorama. There is the story, too, of Helene, a beautiful Russian Countess, and of the reckless young noble Saseha, for whom she harbors hatred which will be satisfied only with his death. How the two with the fest of the mighty are brought low, and love, without . knowing each other’s identity—how the bitter waters, are turned into sweet —is told superbly. Tn this picture Conway is featured with'lrene Rich. “The Hove.”

Noah Beery, who was Sergeant I<ejaune in Herbert Brenon’s “Beau Geste,” supports Norma Talmadgc in “The Dove.” He plays the part, of Don Jose Maria y Sandoval, “dc bes’ damn caballero in all Costa Roja.” It is the part of a villain who is rather likeable, for his egotistical desire to make *”110 grand gesture” and be thought “de bes’ damn caballero” causes him to do some gracious deeds.