ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 13 April 1934, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

RALPH LYNN In"“SUMMER LIGHT* NING”, MAJESTIC, SATURDAY Ralph Lynn’s asinine fooling lias always been highly amusing, and his work in the new film “Summer Lightning”, screening Saturday at the Majestic Theatre, is no exception. The story is a characteristic burst of P. G. Wodcliouse’s brilliant nonsense, and concerns a feather-brained young man who steals a prize pig with the clever intention of returning it later to win its owner's consent to his niece marrying the schemer. Ralph Lynn makes ail ideal Wodeliouso hero, trading in that absurdity which lias made the author famous the world over. These characteristic fatuities keep the plot moving at a great pace. The Wodeliouso dialogue is witty ' and extremely amusing, and situation after situation raises a great laugh. Miles Malloson, as a butler, is ail admirable comedy accomplice to the star, and the scene where they steal the pig at midnight is one of the “high spots ’ of the film. Winifred Shottor justly described as Lynn’s ideal partner, brings all her demure wickedness to the leading feminine role, and Dorothy Bouchior is a vivacious chorus girl out of the hero s past. Others who figure piominently and entertainingly arc Gordon James, Esme Percy, IT'cleu Ferrers, and espeeiallv Horace Hodges. “Summer Lightliing” is a laughter tonic. SEPECTACULAR DRAMA. REGENT THEATRE. SATURDAY “I Loved You Wednesday,” the Fox screen presentation of the successful Broadway play of tile same name, with a cast of notable screen personalities, starts a two day engagement on Saturday at the ’ Regent Theatre. Henry King’s all-star cast includes Warner Baxter, Elissa Landi, Miriam Jordan, Victor Jory and and Laura Hope Crews. The story revolves around tile glamorous figure of a ballet dancer in Paris who, seeking to heal the wounds left by an unfortunate love affair, goes to South America to launch on a professional dancing career. There she meets a handsome engineer who falls in love with her. Their work separates them, but they meet later in New York, each of them having a measure of fame. They are about to embark on a honeymoon trip aboard his yacht, when her Paris lover puts in a sudden appearance and complicates matters. The denouement is reported as a.distinct surprise. Two unusual features of the film are a dramatization of the work at Boulder Dam and I the Dance of the Maidens. The featurettes with the programme include the instructive bridge novelty, “Murder at the Bridge Table,” by Ely Culbertson, tile world-famous exponent of this popular game.