Palmerston Picture Programmes

Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7506, 3 July 1934, Page 10

Palmerston Picture Programmes

PALACE THEATRE “SONG OF TILE PLOUGH” It has been left to Sound City to show us on the screen an authentic day in the life of the British farmer. Such is “Song of tho Plough,” which commenced at the Palace theatre on Saturdays A simple but delightfully entertaining story, backed by the charm of rural England, complete with a pastoral beauty which at times is enchanting in the panorama of rolling downs, charming village homesteads and fertile valleys. Heal old traditional songs of the English countryside are a prominent feature. A famous old "pig” song is sung by Albert Richardson, the sexton of Burwash, the home of Rudyard Kipling. An especially selected supporting, programme includes a Cinesound News, Kinograph Tonereel, a senic entitled “Gems of Britain," and Mickey Mouse's latest cartoon, . “Mickey’s Gaia Premiere.” Reservations may be made at

the Central Booking Office, ’phone 7178; or at the theatre after 6 p.m., ’phone 5050. “High Finance.” “High Finance,” commencing at the Palace theatre to-morrow, is stated to be a picture of. .timely and fascinating interest, and bears a startling relation to recentchaotio events in the financial world, dealing with huge city operations such as formed the basis of sensational newspaper headlines during recent months. Gibb McLaughlin is seen as a tyranical financier whose lust for power completely warps his mind to the human elements of life. Ambitious and merciless, his code is one that allows no mistakes from his subordinates, and his own servants tread in fear and trembling of his anger. The time comes, however, when he himself becomes entrapped in the spider’s web of his own weaving and he finds himself charged with a grave fraud. But not before his egotism has nearly wrecked the romance of his daughter. Gibb McLaughlin is supported by Ida Lupino in the role of the daughter, a part that adds an intriguing blend of popular romance to the unfoldment. John Batten, the young New Zealand actor, is also prominently cast.

KOSY THEATRE STARS OF FILM AND SPORTS WORLD ACT IN “EVERY WOMAN'S MAN” ! ■ In addition to Max Baer, tho cast of “Every Woman's Man,” which will conclude its season at tho ICosy theatre with to-day’s sessions, includes Myrna Loy, Walter Huston, Otto Kruger, Vince Barnett, and the boxing champions, Primo Camera and Jack Dempsey. The supporting programme includes an uproarious new Laurel .and Hardy comedy entitled “Their First Mistake," and the seventh chapter of “The Perils of Pauline.” “Six of a Kind.” Hollywood has five famous mixed comedy teams- and three of them are together in “Six of a Kind,” coming tomorrow to the Kosy theatre. Charlie Buggies and Mary Boland, W. C. Fields and Alison Skipworth, and George Burns and Grade Allen are all tossed into the cast. The Ruggles-Boland team starts an auto trip across the country. To help pay expenses. they take the Burns-Alien team along, but with annoying and laughable results. The situation is further complicated by W. C. Fields as a Nevada sheriff, Miss Skipworth as an hotel keeper, two detectives'chasing Ruggles, who is "suspected, of bank robbery, and other elements Which add to the gaiety. The supi plementary subjects will be of a high j standard of excellence, and will comprise ‘a Walter’ Catlett comedy, "Gold Nuggets”; a Betty Boop cartoon, “She Wronged Him Right”; a Sportlight, “Jumping Giants”; a Paramount Pictorial novelty, and a Paramount News.

STATE THEATRE LAST DAY OF “AUNT SALLY” Tho world’s funniest Apache dance, performed by a great comedienne and an American gangster, is ono of the many highlights of the bright musical comedy, “Aunt Sally,” which will have its final screenings to-day at tho State theatre. Cicely Courtneidge is Sally, and her dance with a gangster who is determined to kill her manager is one of tho cleverest things in Cbmic acrobatics yet seen on the screen. The picture not only ranks with the most lavish of Hollywood spectacles, but discloses Miss Courtneidge as the most versatile mirth-maker among British comedy actresses. Framed for nothing but fun and jollity, “Aunt Sally” flitters along with irresistible swing, radiating snappy turns, spectacular dancing ensembles, with a bevy of lovely show girls, lilting songs with magnificent choral work and deliciously comic sequences. In support are Sam Hardy, who came all the way from America to play his role of the night club king; Hartley Power and Ben Weldon, as gangsters, and Billy Milton, Phyllis Clare and Tubby Clpen. Catchy melodies and happy lyrics are features of the seven songs In the film. These are “You Ought to See Sally’ on Sunday,' “We’ll All Go Riding on a Rainbow,” “The Wind’s in the West,” “My Wild Oat,” “I Want a Fair and Square Man,” “Ain’t She Dainty?” and "If 1 Had Napoleon's Hat.” Debroy Somers’ Band, England’s most famous broadcasting combination, plays all these numbers, and several of them are set to fine spectacular backgrounds. “The Constant Nymph.”

"The Constant Nymph,” the GaumontBritish picture which opens at the State theatre to-morrow, was directed by Basil Dean, based on Margaret Kennedy's famous novel, is a constant favourite. There is little need to recapitulate a story which through the medium of stage and screen is familiar to most. Sufficient it is to say that the subject matter of this picture brings laughter and tears in the presentation of the story of the luckless Tessa, of her steadfast love for Lewis Dodd, and her eventual death in a Brussels garret. “The Constant Nymph,” too, introduces a new star to the screen in Victoria Hopper, whose brilliant performance as Tossa is of a very high order indeed. She plays the role with a whimsicality that borders on pathos, and her performance will leave few eyes dry. Brian Aherne is Lewis Dodd, a delightful study this, while Leonora Corbett plays the role of Florence Dodd. The "Sanger’s Circus" has as its protagonists Mary Clare, Leggy Biythe, Jane Laxter, Jane Cornell and Beryl Lavenclc, while Lyn Harding is excedent as the composer, Sanger. Other prominent players are fritz Shultz, Tony do Lungo, Jim Gerald and Atnolo Stewart. The scenes in the Austrian Tyrol were lihned at the location of the story, and in fact on the exact spot where the story was written. The music of the proauction is a notabie feature, particularly the performance of the symphony at the Queen's Hall by the London Symphony orchestra. To all who seek entertainment, and to whom "entertainment” means tender romance, caretrco irresponsibility, tinged with poignancy and tragic circumstances, wo earnestly recommend “The Constant Nymph.” REGENT THEATRE Kay Francis comes to the screen of the Regent theatre to-morrow in her latest starring picture from Warner Bros., "The House on sGtli Street,” a colourful drama based bn the novel by Joseph Santiey. Miss Francis plays the part of one of the most beautiful and most popular of Broadway butterfly chorus girls whose beauty and charm get her Into trouble The characterisation Is said to be the most dramatic role of her career, the romances and tho tragedies in the life of this show girl giving Miss Francis the opportunity to run tho gamut In emotion-

al expression. The story centres about me unusual incidents in a mansion on 56th street, built by a millionaire New York clubman tor his chorus girl bride. At the height of her happiness, Uie young wife is torn from husband and homo anct sent to prison on a cnarge .of murdering a lormer lover tnough inndeent. Eater she returns to tno same house, now a fashionable gambling house, as mistress of a Blackjack game. Coiounul scenes take place in the lamoua oiu Casino tneatre, now omy a memory, at the time wnen Floradora was tne most popular musical show of tho day; at sherry's and Beimonico's and otner renuezvous of tho Broauway playboys of the early part of the century. The story then leaps across tne years covered by the World War and comes down to modern times, winding up with a spectacular denouement in the 56th su-eet house. Miss brands Is supported by a sterling cast of notable players including Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Haliiday, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh. Sheila Terry and William Boyd, Robert Florey directed the picture.