PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7066, 27 January 1933, Page 11

PALMERSTON PICTURE PROGRAMMES

REGENT THEATRE MAURICE CHEVALIER IN “LOVE ME TO-NIGHT” Maurice Ohovalier’s latest starring Paramount picture, “Love Me Tonight,” and featuring Jeanette MacDonald, Charlio Ruggles, Charles Butterworth and Myrna Loy, comes to the Regent theatre this evening. Liko previous pictures starring Chevalier, “Love Me To-night” is done in a humorous and whimsical vein, and is set to music* Most of tho musical numbers, all written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, noted song-writing combination, are sung by the French star and Miss MacDonald, but other members of tho cast join in at ono time or another. Chevalier is cast as “‘the best little tailor in. France” —a business man with a big heart and few lunds. Chevalier and Miss MacDonald are soon in love, but their romance seemes futile when tho difference in their social positions is revealed. An amusing, and, at the 3ame time, romantic climax straightens matters up to everybody’s satisfaction. Among an entertaining solection of short subjects are an Old Tirno Novelty; A Betty Boop Talkartoon, entitled " Stopping The Show,” a Fox News showing the English and Australian teams meeting on the Sydney Cricket Ground for the opening of tho Test matches, and other items of interest. To-morrow, Monday and Tuesday, the Regent will screen a special film depicting Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s arrival at New Plymouth, the reception accOrdod the famous aviator and other happenings in connection with tho termination of his momorable trans-Tasman flight. PALACE THEATRE NOVEL COMEDY WILL PLEASE PICTURE-GOERS Six strikingly beautiful women vie with, as many rib-tickling acc-comcdi-ans for honours in RKO-Radio Pictures’ fast moving comedy, “Ladies of tho Jury,” concluding to-night at the Palace theatre. The screen charmers aro Jill Esmond, a favourite of Broadway, Kitty Kelly, lately of Ziegfeld’s Follies, Lita Chcvret, winner of many beauty contests and featured Pictures’ actress, Florence Lake, screen ingenuo, Helen Millardo, blonde and bewitching young lady and Susan Fleming. Interpreting tho humour which is uppermost throughout tho colourful story are Edna May Oliver, tho star, a sure-fire laugh-getter, Ken Murray, noted vaudevillian, Rosco Ates, the stuttering comedian, “Guinn” Williams, Kate Price, Cora Witherspoon and Tom Francis. In character and romantic roles are Morgan Galloway, Leyland Hodgson, George Andre Beranger, Charles Dow Clark and Robert Montgomery. A very Sue array of short items is also presented. Among these are a comedy, “Stop That Run,” a cartoon, “In tho Bag”; an enthralling mystery drama, entitled “Self Condemned,” and a News. Will Rogers In “Down To Earth.”

Will Rogers’ newest comedy, "Down To Earth," comes to the Palaqe theatre tO-morrow afternoon. It is said to focus all the brilliance that has made him tho keenest and most quoted observer in America to-day. While in a sense the picturo is a continuation of Rogers' first talkie, "They Had To See Paris," its tkomo and locale arc completely different. The story opens with Rogers as "Pike Peters," the Oklahoma millionaire, back home again With his family after their Paris jaunt. The stock market is shot to pieces, and Peters is greatly worried, but his wifo has an insatiable desire for social honours and his son aids her in extravagant spending. The failuro of a bank forces Peters to apply for a local loan, and, that failing as a result of Mrs. Peters’ love of elegance and display, ho goos to Chicago with the same result. How he gets his family down to earth again forms the basis of tho situation. "Down To Earth" is called the most important picture of Rogers’ career. It was written by the author of "They Had To See Paris," Homer Croy, specially to fit the star’s talents. Admirably chosen foaturettes include a comedy entitled "Here Comes The Circus”; an item of the Magic Carpet series, "Havana Ho," and two Eox News reels showing many events of topical interest. KOSY THEATRE LEW AYRES IN "THE PENALTY OF EAME" A successful career ou the screen demands concentration of talent and energy almost to tho exclusion of every other artistic pursuit, in the opinion of Lew Ayres, brilliant young star whose most recent cinema triumph is to be scon in "Tho Penalty of Fame," concluding to-day at tho Nosy theatre. Ayres should know. Tho boy who won the hearts of the world in "All Quiet on the Western Front" has grown into the young star who has vindicated his screen presence of tlioso early years. Tho sudden success allowed him an amount of leisure and the opportunity to indulge many of the cravings ho had always had for self expression. His youthful energy manifested itself in scores of hobbies and artistic pursuits. Excellent supports, headed by a Slim Summerville comedy, are attached to "The Penalty of Fame" programme. "Dhting Danger"—McCoy Western.

“Daring Danger,” Tim McCoy’s new western for Columbia, is to-mor-row’s attraction at the Kosy theatre. It- will remain for three days. Tim, as usual, plays 'a fast-riding, hard-fighting, two-gun role in a story about a dangerous gang of cattle rustlers. When Tim McCoy learns that tho man with whom he has an account to settle is a membor of the gang that is rustling the cattle from his sweetheart's ranch, ho dares anything and everything to get them. He throws himself pell-mell into one daring situation after the othor and eventually secures the proof he is after.