PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7295, 4 August 1930, Page 8

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

KOSY THEATRE. “CHANG" A TRIUMPH. Undoubtedly, “ Chang," now showing at tho Kosy Theatre, is a magnificent screen triumph. In this story of the wilds, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack have given the world a picture that is nothing short of marvellous. The whole drama of tho picture is played iu the jungle. It is the soul of the wild. Hero is a little family—father, mother, children, and an almost human monkey. They carve from tho jungle a tiny clearing, build a house on stilts, to be protected from the wild animals. It is all marvellous melodrama, a human story, set against the pitiless jungle background, with intonate glimpses of wild animals that baffle description. “Chang,” taken by the intrepid Cooper and Wchoedsaek in the jungles of Siam, reposes in th 6 British Museum. After a number of expert scientists and zoologists had seen this production, they declared that in fifty years-' time many, of the animals seen (herein would have become extinct. “The Loves of Carmen." The girl with the heart of a wanton, the mind of a child and the soul of a woman, “Carmen," at last will be depicted by one who understands the emotions of tho famous character b ( r. from the prolific pen of Prosper Mernmee. Probably for tho first time the celebrated story of the little gipsy girl with the flaming eyes and liery emotions will be portrayed by a real Spanish beauty, one who doesn’t need a vivid imagination to conceive of tho proverbial passions of Old Seville, for through her veins courses the blood of Spain. She is Dolores Del Rio, reared in' romantic Mexico by parents of Spanish nobility. Like “Carmen," Miss Del Rio has found herself precipitated from her own circle of friends in the Mexican capital to stardom in films as a result of her unique beauty and emotional power. DE LUXE THEATRE. “DEVIL-MAY-CARE," ALL-TALKING AND SINGING ROMANCE

Ramon Novarro, dressed in the handsome uniform of a lieutenant of Na* poieon Bonaparte, making his escape from a firing squad; climbing into a beautiful young woman’s boudoir in the dead of night; masquerading as a footman; duelling his way to fame and fortune —these are some of the sequences of “Devil-May-Care," Novarro J s all-talking musical romance which is showing for two moro nights at the Dc Luxe Thetre. The new picture, adapted, from the French play, “La Bataillo des Dames,’'’ is said to bo a perfect vehicle for the romantic Novarro. The story tells of the adventures of Armand, tho exiled Napoleon’s trusted lieutenant who schemes to bring back his liege to the throne of France. When he falls in love with Lconic, ardent Eovalist, complications begin. Director Sidney Franklin chose Novarro’s supporting cast with an eye oh the musical phase of tho production. Dorothy Jordan, formerly of “Garrick Gaieties," “Twinkle, Twinkle” and other Broadway musical comedies, has tho leading feminine role, this being her first feature venture into films. Marion Harris, well-known revue singer, has the prominent role of countess Louise. Others in tho cast include John Miljan, William Humphrey, George Davies and Clifford Bruce. The six soijgs in this musical romance were written by Herbert Stothart, co-com-poser of “Rosy Marie." The songs arc sung by'Novarro, Dorothy Joidan, who comes to the screen from the Broadway musical comedy stage, and Marion 'Harris, well-known revue singer. The supporting programme includes a special selection of talking and singing featurettes, and episode 9 of “The Ace of Scotland Yard.” PALACE THEATRE. “SONG OF KENTUCKY" BIG RACE TRACK TALKIE WINNER. Stupendous and colourful in. the sweep of its scenes and dramatic in its more intimate moments, “A Song of Kentucky," Fox Movietone all-talking and singing romantic coAcdy-drama, opened an engagement on Saturday at the Palace Theatre. There are many thrilling moments in the picture, which has a race track background and shows tho actual running of the Kentucky Derby in one big scene. Lois Moran, beautiful and talented screen star, and Joe Wagstaff, former musical comedy star on the New Work stage, arc cofeatured iu the leading roles. Wagstaff is a newcomer to the screen, but is destined to go far. During the action of the play he sings two songs, “Sitting by the Window" and “A Night of Happiness." 'He has a splendid voice and puts just the right amount of infectious boyish pep into his part. Miss Moran needs no introduction, us ..she is well-known as one of (ho most talented actresses and one ot the most beautiful women in alhtalking pictures. It is enough to say that she has never appeared more charming nor has she ever been moro intelligently cast. Tho supporting programme includes an all-talking comedy, entitled “The Syncopated Trial," a novelty act, tiawaiians, “South Seas," and a Fox Movietone News. THE REGENT. TWO MORE NIGHTS TO SEE “ROOKERY NOOK" Wholesome, sparkling comedy is always a, welcome change on the stage or screen, and for that reason “Rookery Nook" is as popular a success as a talking film as it was as a farcical comedy at the Aldwyeh theatre, London. Ralph Lynn, Tom Walls, Winifred Shotter, Mary Brough, and other members of the original cast act in this riot of nonsense which met with extraordinary success during its London run. “Rookery Nook’’ provokes a kind of laughter that is new to film goers. It is British, in the best tradition of farce. Pleasing to watch-de-lightful to hear. No cast has ever spoken like these English players, and no east has ever had such uproariously funny things to talk about. Two moro nights arc allotted to picture fans to enjoy this “world beater." WEDNESDAY’S PROGRAMME. MANY FINE SONGS IN “CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD"

The marvelously dramatic battle hymn of France is the tremendous theme* of <f Captain of the Guard,” the

Universal all-sound production which opens at the Regent ' theatre at tho matinee on Wednesday. Besides this thrilling nuis’C, Charles Wakefield Cadman, for the first time in screen history, wrote several beautiful love songs especially to be sung by John Buies, who is co-starred with Laura La Plante in the film. “Captain of the Guard" is a romantic love story besides an inherently dramatic epic, and Sam do Grasse, James Marcus, Stuart Holmes, Evelyn Hall, Claude Fleming, Murdock MacQuarric, De Witt Jennings and others have prominent parts in the- picture, which was directed by John Robertson.