AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16828, 15 December 1928, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

THE PALACE Cine entertainment is promised Palace patrons Ibis evening, when "Bringing Up Father” and “Varsity” will he presented. “For laughing purposes only.” This caution certainly applies I*o “Bringing Iff) Cnthev,” the newest Mot.ro-Gold.wyii-Mayer comedy co-starring Polly .Moran mill Marie Dressier and featuring -I. Carrel! MacDonald. The picture shows a mmriniotiial mix-up and inter-family (igliT, Polly Moran being the wife of a successful Imt plobian business man, while Marie Dressier as his sister, is married to a sundae shop keeper, and does not possess any' social aspirations. As the sisters-in-law, Polly Moran and Mary Drossier create much laughter. J. Cam’ll MacDonald as Jiggs also proves an expert in mirthmaking when he is extracting a boot less foot from a rat-trap, dodging ti rolling pin, and .stealthily returning home at 2 a.m. Gertrude Olmsted as daughter Ellon, introduced an appealing touch of romance, which Grant Withers, us a young nobleman, ably shares with her. Jules Cow.ies, Teucn Holtz, Andres do Segurola, and Rose I Bone also appear in the cast. “Varsity,” Charles (Buddy) Rollers’ first starring Paramount picture, is unusual, in that, although a picture of college life, it contains none of the customary embellishments which have hitherto appeared on the screen as eharaeterislie of college life. .It: does not show any football scenes, or scenes of any athletie event. It has no dean's daughter to encourage the hero. Ukeles are missing entirely, and then are no references to club, fraternities or any undergraduate social system. “Varsity” tolls the story of the Jove of a father for his son. With horoitj self-effacement the father sa-ves flu son from dangers which best him. It is a truly soul-stirring picture full ol human emotions. MAJESTIC THEATRE Owing to the success of the loeal film “A Daughter of Gisborne,” the production uili lie shown again, to-night at the Majestie Theatre, in con junction with "The Four Clitslier,” featuring Marion Nixon, and “Heart Trouble.

starring Harry Langdon. These three matures should form an interesting triple laot.ure programme that should command liberal support. Probably every motion picture fan enjoyed "The Collegians' for (hoi ilia nil loss, youthlul. exuberance. Those, same people will enjoy "The Four Flasher” for the same reason.--it is youth, 'bubbling, gay, sometimes serious and often frivolous. “The • Four Flasher.” with Marion Nixon and George Lewis, is unusually entertaining. II is a rare combination of dramatic story and comedy. .Miss Nixon is pretty and enacts her role with ease, while Lewis is very effective in Ins role, playing wi’tli the same iuesoap able charm, which made him so populai in "The Collegians.” The story is well (imstrueled. In “Heart Trouble, ’ Harry Lnngdon’s most auspicious production for First National, telepathy is used as an audience laugh provoker. Harry’s parents have just retired for Iho night and their last thought concerns the whereabouts of their boy, whom they believe has become a soldier in Iho army of Uncle Sam. At that very time. Harry performs a certain’ad-, but doer not know what- be lias accomplished. The result is so pnwtarfu! and so fur reaching that it reacts upon Ids father and mother who find themselves in a unique situation. Some of the most beautiful girls ir Hollywood appear as Hula dancers m what is said to be ;i riotous copiedy, “'Why Sailors Go Wrong.” produced by Cex Films and featuring Toil McNamara and Sammy Colton. Iho picture will hi screened on Monday night. IHe girls spent several weeks in training unde) ; Hawaiian teacher m order to get (hr right- rhythm to the dance. The Uve boys who are enamored of these tropical maidens are Sammy Cohen and 'Jed McNamara —the incomparable Hebrew-Jrisn ccmiedv team—two shipwrecked cab drivers on -a cannibal island. Tins is t.l,e team that got its start under Raoul Welsh in “What Price Glory” and since that- time has played in several pictures, including some of ilw special Fox productions “Upstream.” “The Gay Retreat,” and “Colleen.” I<mllier details will be given in. Mondays issue. The choir of Wesley Church lias been bnsv practising Marnier's beautiful can* tala. “Bethlehem,” which will he given in the clinch next Wednesday evening at 7.50. The soloists will be Miss lhyllis Wheeler, *’ Miss Ella Pike Mr David Clark, and Mr. Stanley Vincent. Mr. David Clark will be the conductor, and Mrs. Scluvabo the organist.