ENTERTAINMENTS'

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 17 November 1937, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS'

! CURRENT ATTRACTIONS j STATE: NOW SHOWING, RALPH LYNN IN THE HILARIOUS COMEDY “ALL IN.” FRIDAY, IRVING BERLIN’S MUSICAL TREAT, “ON j THE AVENUE.” I | Uproarious laughter will be heard to- ' night at the funniest picture Ralph 1 Lynn has yet appeared in. It is entit--1 led All In” and as the name implies | Ralph is in everything right up to his I ncclc - As a perfect ass he causes roars j of merriment all the way through and , will give the audience a great hour and a half of unrestrained laughter. Archie 1 Slott, last of a long and unsteady line of Slotts, has been strictly brought up by his aunt, Gcnesta Slott. Archie finds that he has been left a racing stable, and with il the Derby favourite. He visits the stable, is mistaken for a tout, •ind ducked in a pond, but is rescued by Kay, daughter of Toop, who manages j the stables. Then Archie is inveigled into buying for £5.000, an all-in wrestling stadium worth nothing at all. With it he buys a lot of trouble, in the shape of s °mc tough wrestlers who pester Archie j for arrears of pay. In a fit of bravado, V I Archie tells his aunt about the [and is promptly tricked into signing ! it away for conversion into a Working I Girls’ Home. The next day—Derby Day j—Archie learns that the Dean of Plinge | is to take possession of the stables, and, with the help of the wrestlers, hatches I a Plot to thwart him. From then on the | picture continues in a most hilarious manner right to an exciting climax. Box Plans arc now open at Begc’s for the supreme musicalc of Hie year, "On the Avenue.” Irving Berlin the well-known song writer, composed six new song hits, while the cast of Madeline Can-oil, Dick Powell. Alice Faye, and the sensational comedians, the Ritz Bros., make this production a lender in musicalc. "On the Avenue” commences on Friday.

MAJESTIC: NOW' SHOWING. "THE GREEN PASTURES.” COMING FRIDAY. CLARK GABLE, JOAN CRAWFORD AND FRANCHOT TONE, "LOVE ON THE RUN”

1 Throughout tht? length and breadth I of the land "The Green Pastures” lias ! been the subject of much et ui roversy land difference of opinion and Nehsonj inns will now have the opportunity uf j forming their ideas as to the merits of I the entertainment provided with the I presentation to-day and to-morrow af- ! ternoon and evening. The "Green PasI tures” has been called blasphemous, j even in New Zealand, but in the eyes of i most people its naivete redeems it from I that charge. Based on the Pulitzer ! prize-winning stage play, which enjoy!cd a continuous run of five years on i the American stage, the film version lias been banned in England, Canada and Australia, bm an outcry by the public keen to see the film caused the ban to be lifted in the two former countries. "The Green Pastures” has a cast of 800 including the world famous Hall-Johnson Choir whose rendering nf many negro spirituals is outstanding in an outstanding film. Hilarity is (he keynote of next Friday’s attraction. the Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer film. ‘Love on the Run,” shirring Clark Gable. Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone Sparkling with clever dialogue and kiugliloaded situations plus the magnetic personalities of its famous stars. “Love on the Run” is breezy adventurous entertainment. A bracket of special supporting vignettes includes a Pete Smith speciality, “Wanted a Master.’ a subject which will have great appeal lo all dog lovers. Plan! for all attractions are now on view at tbe Majestic Confectionery.

REGENT: NOW SHOWING. “LONE COWBOY,” AND “A LADY’S PROFESSION”

There is great entertainment value in the programme now showing at the Regent. The main feature, “Lone Cowboy,” with Jackie Cooper, Lila Lee and Addison Richards in a most unusual type of picture, the story possesses the same heart appeal and human interest that made "The Champ” an outstanding success. It is a poignant story of a little wide-eyed child lront the city slums who, through circumstances, becomes the ward, companion and admirer of a cold-eyed ranger. It hits heart tugs and thrills, plus the colour of a western setting. But while the locale of “Lone Cowboy” is the western trails it is by no means an ordinary Western it is a powerful story that would be equally impressive in any setting, though perhaps not as colourful. The second feature, “A Ladies’ Profession," with Alison Skipworth, Roland Young, and Sari Maritza, is a very clever comedy. Patrons who have not yet attended the guest night evenings are advised to do so. These evenings are now very popular and this particular programme provides entertainment for the whole family. Commencing Friday are two special week-end attractions. “Laughing at Life” and “We Have Our Moments. ’ Plans are now open at R. A. Thomas’s (telephone 59u).