THE “COSY” THEATRE.

Otaki Mail, 5 July 1933, Page 2

THE “COSY” THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT. ~ “KOCKASYE.” Whether a woman be good or bad — whether she be lady or vixen—whether she sings torch songs or lullabies, she is, at heart, a woman who longs for and thrills to a great, clean, honest love, according to Constance Bennett in “lfockabye, ” her newest K.K.O. Radio picture, which opens to-night at the Cosy theatre. ‘ * Roekabye ’ ’ is a marvellous story for displaying the talents and personality of Constance Bennett. It is drama that covers its real seriousness with a light, sophisticated touch that once in a while slips very frankly and engagingly into downright comedy, recovers, and then plunges on to very tense moments that make you sniff or haul out the old hanky. A most intriguing person is Judy Carroll, swinging like a pendulum front the Judy that was born in the gas house district to the Judy whom Anthony De Sola, theatrical manager, lias trained, educated and developed into a lady so poised and clever that even the publicity-seeking world of the theatre has not guessed her antecedents. '‘Kockabye” we told you. is a marvellous story—too marvellous to have its splendid ending revealed. Constance Bennett displays all the facts of her brilliance —she is gay and tragic, just a hurt child crying in her mother's arms one minute and a woman lighting for her happiness the next. You’ll love the kitchen scene with Joel MeCrea and find a new use for toy balloons! Paul Lukas and Joel MeCrea rue an interesting contrast as the two whose love is equally line and true. Jobyna Howland is a riot as ‘ ‘Bnooks and little June Filmer is the sort of curlyhaired child everyone will gurgle over. George Cukor has directed “liocka'live’’ with his usual genius for naturalness and spontaneity. The production has been lavishly mounted and .Miss Bennett exquisitely gowned.

THURSDAY. ‘•THE CALENDAR.” Edna Best and Herbert Marshall, •stars oi' the British Dominions talking Him adaptation of ‘‘The Calendar,” the Edgar Wallace turf drama which is to screen at the Cosy theatre on Thursday next, present one of the most outstanding screen and stalling combinations ever seen or*heard by the moviegoer. They made their initial bow together in ‘‘Michael and Mary,” the picture now generally acknowledged as being the English ‘‘.Seventh Heaven.” They created in this production a most enviable iilm reputation and so popular have their portrayals become wherever the film has been shown, that they were immediately selected for the two main roles hi ‘‘The Calendar.” These parts call for sonic extremely line and genuine acting, and they fulfil their parts with that added zest and naturalises.-, that comes with so few talking picture productions. Gordon Marker, Britain's greatest character actor, is also cast in a stellar role in ‘‘The Calendar,” and in company with the rest of an excellent cast, renders an outstanding performance. T. Hayes Hunter, roe ot the most brilliant men directing films in*England to-day, handled tiro megaphone. The jockey club enquiry scene' in the British Dominions film, ‘‘The Calendar,” have been highly praised. Nothing could be more perfect, ‘‘The Daily Telegraph” says: ‘‘There is an episode of profound interest in ‘‘The Calendar.” It shows the stewards ot the jockey club sitting in judgment on

the ease of an owner who i- accused of having said tliat his horse would not try to win, and then of having changed Ills wind about it. The horse did win. but only through disqualification . f the actual winner. The impressive and painstaking manner of the enquiry, the ‘human interest’ of the evidence call-

ed, the variety of wit nos-e~, the scrupulous* observance of fair play, aud the sporting tradition ami the "Client i novelty of the affair, makes this episode one of the best that the screen has ever shown.'’