AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16923, 11 April 1929, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THE PALACE . The latest comedy bv that yiimitable comedian, Harold Lloyd, open,oil last night at. the Palace, where it proved thoroughly amusing to everyone. Every Lloyd production is firmly built, on a solid foundation of a real story. In ‘•.Speedy," bis latest Paramount release, Harold emphasises the wholesome thought that the real joy of living is to he found in helping someone else. He depicts the young lad who is so wrapped up in hasehyll that it causes him to lose every job he gets, yet when the crisis appears, it. is Harold who jumps in the breach, and saves the day for the one lie loves, lfis experiences in thwarting “the crisis give cause for many hilarious laughs, without which, after all. no Lloyd comedy would be complete, as the comedian specialises in producing comedies of the kind in which the situations are highly amusing to the audience, yet are anything but funny to the hero. He is ably supported in “Speedy” by a notable cast. He introduces to the film-going public a new star, Ann Christy. The supporting programme is of the usual high standard offered including a Paramount overseas Gazette, showing the principal events of the day m Italy, Germany, and iSew \ork. MAJESTIC THEATRE. “How to Handle Women,” the Glen Tryon comedy feature, “The Collegians,” and Gisborne Howlers’ Easter lournanieut. will lie the features to-niglit at the Majestic. Glen Tryon is cleverer and funnier than ey.cr before in “How to Handle Women.” One of the newest stars in tilmdom, his original form of comedy is rapidly leading him to a. place at the top of the ladder. “How to Handle Women” is said to ho the best vehicle that Universal could have selected for Tryon's type of portrayal. The story is that of a small town newspaper cartoonist who, in order to impress iho girl he loves, assumes the identity' of a Prince Henery of Volgaria. With high pressure salesmanship and his own cartooning lie tries to sell the peanut- crop of Voigaria to American bankers for a large sum of money. His success with Hie girl as the result of this diplomatic coup is something that must be seen to be appreciated. The clever ph»,t and the humorous character of the- bogus prince ruling a peanut kingdom fit Tryon perfectly. Marian Nixon, as the leading lady, is an admirable heroine for Trvon. M iss Nixon's charming personality appears to great advantage in this picture. A local film showing the Gisborne howlers in tjio Burton Cup Easter Tour nament should prove of great interest to local bowling enthusiasts, whilst “The Collegians” No. 19. entitled “The Winning Goal,” and two gazettes are the supports.

Music-lovers will be given an opportunity to-morrow evening of hearing a first-class concert organised by the Savage and Rotary Clubs for the benefit of the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts movements. The Savage Club orchestra will be a feature of the concert party, and this fact alone should be of sufficient interest to fill the hall, since the orchestra has won for itself a reputation almost Dominion-wide. Items will be given also by some of the best-known local artists, and the public is assured of a concert of the very' highest order. A substantial augunientation of the funds of the allied youth movements is hoped for from the joint efforts of the Savage and Rotarians.