ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 6 October 1936, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT ATTRACTIONS ‘ MAJESTIC, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ATTRACTION . “SANDERS OF THE RIVER” AN t INSPIRING FILM r Based on the popular Edgar Wal- ; I lace stories of the same name “San- > ders of the River” is spectacular and > spacious entertainment with impres- • sive portrayals by Paul Robeson as “Bosambo” and Leslie Banks as 1 “Sandi.” Paul Robeson, “that human ; organ” is probably the only person adequately endowed racially, physically histrionically and temperamentally to play the native chief. Throughout he is a dominating figure while his magnificent voice is superbly recorded in many African melodies. Banks’s District Commissioner Sanders is inspired acting; the combination of ruggedness and quiet resLaint fits the character of the District Commissioner who ruled the strength and wisdom over a large part of West Africa. Banks was one of the late Edgar Wallace’s closest friends and “Sanders” was Wallace’s favourite among the hundreds of characters his fertile brain created. “Sanders of the River” is so vivid, so majestic, so sincere and such a shrewd intermingling of travel, romance and drama, that it cannot fail to be among the most successful films of the year. On Friday next commencing at the 2.30 session comes a rare screen aphievement, a history making production in the first all-outdoor, allcolour action picture “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” with Sylvia Sydney, Fred Mac Murray and Henry Fonda in the leading roles. Rich in romance, action, comedy and appeal “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” would be a great picture in the usual black and white but as presented in nature’s own colours it brings to the screen a rare beauty such as has never before graced the sheet of filmdom. Gorgeous mountain backgrounds spring to life in nature’s own breathtaking colours, while the story is as enduring as the towering pines that shelter it. Patrons are reminded that plans for the season are now open.

GINGER ROGERS, “IN PERSON,” TO-NIGHT. WALLS-LYNN-lIARE AT STATE TO-MORROW

Ginger Rogers in her first solo starring picture “In Person” (a thoroughly enjoyable sophisticated comedy), will be seen for the last time at the State to-night. In “Foreign Affaires,” the new WallsLynn comedy produced by GaumontBritish, which opens to-morrow, Tom Walls has discarded his apparently endless youth and appears as a gay old dog with riotdus history behind him, an empty bank balance and extravagant tastes. His Captain the Honourable Archibald Gore has an aristocratic bearing and the grand manner, and out of these he has managed to make sufficient capital to indulge his fancies in wine and horses. In' this up-to-the-minute GaumontBritish farce he plays the disreputable old Captain to perfection. And yet he never lets you forget that “good claret runs under me shirt!” Aristocratic of bearing, he swaggers gloriously—with never a penny in his pocket. Luck breaks well for the gallant captain, however, and he makes a good win on the Turf. Then the sunny Riviera claims him. Here the scenes are glorious, the sea blue and the little Continental towns gay and light-hearted. But there is a Casino! Again the Captain finds himself penniless—then dark doings are set’on foot. The sunshine is still there, the gaiety and the opulence—but there is dirty work somewhere and Robertson Hare means to find out!

REGENT, “PUBLIC NUISANCE NO. 1”, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. “SPEED”, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

“Public Nuisance No. 1,” which is the star attraction at the Regent for Tuesday, is a show full of bright song numbers, snappy dialogue and comedy. Featured in the main role is Arthur Riscoe Frances Day and that inimitable comedian Claude Dampier, well known for his “silly ass” roles. Their acting—clowning—dancing—singing—is one mad, glorious mix-up of the most riotously, nonsensical tomfoolery ever seen on stage or screen. The picture with that something that others haven’t got—that “Public Nuisance No. 1.” It’s radically different, indescribably funny, this story of a man who. because of his love of the good red wine, is sent to the Riviera as a waiter in his uncle’s hotel. How the girl helps' the man to empty a rival hotel and fill up his uncle’s, only to find that the uncle has sold his own and bought his rival’s —and of the man’s riotous attempt to empty it again, has been told in a picture that gives eighty hilarious minutes with the greatest pair of laughtermakers that have ever been teamed together. There is also an excellent array of shorts that make an evening’s entertainment on their own. Plans are now open at R. Thomas’s, Trafalgar-st. (phone 596 or at the Theatre after 7 p.m., telephone 1102). Thursday and Friday’s attraction at the Regent is “Speed”, an outstanding show depicting the lives of road motor racing drivers. Featured in the cast are James Stewart and Wendy Barrie.