PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7412, 20 December 1930, Page 8

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

REGENT “THE GRAND PARADE," ALL TALKING AND SONG, OPENS TO-DAY Said by prcvicwers to bo one of the outstanding screen productions of tho current dialogue and sound season, “The Grand Parade,” a Patke minstrel picture, featuring Helen Twelvetrees and Fred Scott in the leading roles, will be on view at the Regent theatre, commencing to-day. In addition to Helen Twcivetrecs, the noted stage actress who plays the leading role, the feminine contingent inefufles Marie Astaire, vaudeville and musical comedy singer and dancer, Lillian Leighton and other notable stage and screen players. Fred Ncwmeyer, who directed “The Grand Parade,” scouted through musical comedy, high opera and concert fields for the leading male members of his cast. The principal role is filled by Fred .Scott, a national favourite on the concert stage. Russell Powell, a comic opera favourite for many years, will portray another of the minstrel troupe with whose fortunes tho story is concerned. Richard Carle, Tom Malone, Bud Jamieson and Jimmie Adams are others who have singing and talking roles. Edmund Goulding wrote the scenario and dialogue for Howard Emmett Roger’s original story. A versatile man is Russ Powell, screen character actor and former musical comedy and light opera star. Powell held a university degree as a civil engineer, aud has also studied architecture. Twice he left the stage to practise the latter profession, but each time his unusually good voice brought forth such tempting oilers that he returned. For fnorc than ten years past Powell has been a notable character in the motion picture world. While he has filled several speaking roles since the advent of talking pictures, he will sing for the first time in a decade in “The Grand Parade.’ Plans are now on view. “Seng o’ My Heart” Commences

Christmas Eve

Across the years the voice or romance calls young hearts to happini/ss. Youth pledges itself to youth, aud clothes its dream in bridal array'. Inspired by the memory of his own blighted romance, a great singer dispels the shadow which falls across their happiness and guides their destiny to a joyous conclusion. A screen romance of y'oung love and gay comedy, mingled with the poetry of song. A picture you will cherish for its bubbling humour and tender sentiment, its freshness of theme and richness of melody'. Here arc the songs McCormack sings: “Then You’ll Remember Me,” “A Fairy Talc by' the Fire,” “Just for To-day/’ “I Feel You Near Me,’ ‘Kitty, Mv' Love,” “The Rose of Tralee,” “Loughi Scrcni I Cari,” “Little Boy Blue,” “Ireland, Mother Ireland,” “I Hear You Calling Me,” and “A Pair of Blue Eyes.” Maureen O’Sullivan, J. M. Kerrigan, John Garrick, Tommy Clifford, Alice Joyce and Farrell MacDonald arc the supporting artists. The season will run from Christmas Eve nightly until Tuesday, December 30. Matinees on Saturday and Tuesday only. Plans are now open. KOSY THEATRE RINTY’S “MILLION DOLLAR COLLAR” That far-reaching arm of the police service—the Forest Rangers—is involved vitally in one of the thrilling sequences of “The Million Dollar ColCar,” Warner Bros.’ big underworld story, starring Itin-tin-tin, which comes to the Kosy' theatre to-day for a xun

of three days. Incidentally, the scenes in which the activities of the Forest Itanger Service are shown were filmed on a national forest reservo with several Hangers actually present while the scenes were being made. The San Bernardino Kange in Southern California provided the locale, and its area is under the constant surveillance of the Forestry Department. “The Million Dollar Collar,'' however, does not confine its action to the wilds, for if is essentially an underworld story with its opening sequences dealing with a sensational daylight robbery in a great city. Bin-tin-tin, as the star, appears as an unwilling party to the robbery, after which he, with the other members of the gang, takes refuge ifi a mountain hotel rendezvous while *se ail'air “blows over." With Bin-tin-tin in the cast of “The Million Dollar Collar" are Matty Kemp, Evelyn Pierce, Philo McCullough, Tom Dugan, Grover Liggon and Allan Cavin. Ross Lcderman was the director and the story is by Bobert Lord. PALACE THEATRE

“THIS MAD WORLD" WILL APPEAL TO MOVIE-GOERS

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s all-talking production, “This Mad World," featuring Basil Bathbone and Kay Jgikjj.son, will open at the Palace theg§jFe at 2 p.ni. to-day. The picture, adopted by Clara Beranger from Francois do Cured's play, "Terre Inhumaine," is a gripping lovo drama arising out of the World War. It is reported that the production is unique in the respset that it resembles a stage play moro closely than any drama yet adapted for screen purposes. Characteristics of the work which lend it to this situation arc its small cast, consisting of only live persons, and its unusual time clement, which limits the action of the play to the hours between I o’eAick one afternoon and 10 o’clock the following morning. In line with the experiment of keeping the picture in play form, William do Millo was selected to direct the production, Mr. do Millo having an established reputation not only as a motion picture deVctor but as a playwright. The new do millo production deals with a phase of the World War rather than with actual military operations, the drama being based on an emotional crisis brought about as the result of a meeting between a French spy and the wife of a German general who is billeted in the home of the spy’s mother on Gentian occupied territory. Notably good talkie featurettes are presented fn support of the stellar attraction. Ailuiophoncs arc available at the iTalaeo theatre for the use of patrons whoso hearing is defective.

MAJESTIC, FEILDING For this week-end this popular theatre has an attraction that should greatly please patrons. Eddie Dowling, the Broadway star, is to be scon in “The Itainbow Man," a drama of unusual interest, with a supporting cast of favourites including Sam Hardy and Marion Nixon, and also a very wonderful child actor, Frankie Darro, who is said to be exceptionally clever. The song hits of "The Baiubow Man" are "Sleepy Valley,” "Smile, Little Pal," and "Bainbow Man,” and Dowling’s voice is cl.imcd to record to perfection in these popular songs. In the programme is a Mickey Mouse cartoon entitled "Barnyard Concert.” For Monday and Tuesday "Officer O’Brien" is the' attraction, and on Wednesday and Thursday (Christmas Day) "Barnurn Was Bight" will be screened. For the Friday and Saturday the ehgerly awaited special attraction," T*.e Cuckoos” is listed. Plans aro at Messrs. Carthow and Eons, stationers, Fcilding. Telephone reserves may bo arranged for on the Majestic phtmo, 167.