AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17029, 14 August 1929, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

THE PALACE "Mademoiselle Parley-Yoo" will close to-night at the Palace. "Mademoiselle Parley-Yoo," a, sequel to "Mademoiselle Prom Armenlieres," contains several new and bright ideas. "Mademoiselle" and her husband John run a revue, and the story of a stolen ruby is told against a background of stage production. British beauty is well to the fore in a shapely chorus, while the theatre scenes are

so convincing- that some people will hardly credit thai they were all produced in a complete theatre built in lhe studio. Five-year-old Johnnie Ashby's clever mimicry of a ventriloquial doll is a bright idea, as is also the scheme of showing the climax of Ihe drama played on the stage in shadowgraph}-, with the audience applauding iii assumption that it is a sketch in the show. As "Mademoiselle," Estelle Brody has her best part since "Armenlieres," and is particularly at tractive. John .Stuart is aguiu anxious about her quilo innocent association with other men, and Humberston Wright appears as the stage doorkeeper. "Kinty of the Desert," a Warner -Master picture, starring Hin Tin Tin, commences at to-morrow's matinee. The rousing Western thriller is a Harvey Gales adaptation of it Frank Steele story. The cast, includes Audrey Ferris, Carrol Nye, Paul Pan/.er and Otto lloil'iiian. Unify is cast as a deserted dog who finds a home with old man Marlowe and his granddaughter Mary, keepers of a dime museum. Rirfty adopts this family and a litter of imppies as well, and all goes merrily until he i.s falsely accused of having attacked Pa! Casey, .Mary .Marlowe's husky young lover. MAJESTIC THEATRE

"Love Never Dies,' starring Colleen Moore, which will be, screened at the Majestic to-night, is based on the stage play by Jane (Vnvl and Jane Murfin, "Lilac Time," and i.s the most pretentious production in which Colleen Moore has appeared. The tenderness, pathos and realism of her characterisation of the little French girl makes "Love Never Dies" a most discussed picture, ihe supporting east includes Gary Cooper, Burr Mcintosh, George Cooper, '. "leve Moore, Kathlyn McGuire, Eugene Besserer, Fmile. Chautard and Jack Stone. The second feature is "Home sick" the Sammy Cohen comedy. Sammy Cohen has firmly established himself as a comedian. Cohen's acting, and the aclmg of his two supports, Marjorie Beebe and Harold Sweet, combined with an original plot, make "Homesick" a laugh from start to finish. The story concerns Sammy Schnable, who after, cleaning out his friend Ambrose in a

game of poker that lasted for 48 hours, had enough money to finance himself for a cross-country bicycle race from New York to Los Angeles. Both are after the same girl in California, and when Sammy starts. Ambrose follows and does his best to collect his losses from Sammy. The latter wins the race, but when he gets to tli3 giiTs house ho finds Ambrose there ahead of him, claiming the girl as bis bride. The resultant argument between the two suitors is most amusing. In addition an English (iazette will be shown. -'•Tarzan The Mighty"— One of the most thrilling and adventuious novels written, has been brought t" the, screen by Universal and the Majestic Theatre, announces that it has scheduled the, film'version for showing here, screening I hursday and Friday night's and at Saturday's matinee. commencing to morrow night. The story, which Cniversal has made into a chapterplay, is from Kdgar Bice Burrough's book, "'lhe -Jungle Tales of Tarzan." The screen name is "Tarzan the Mighty." Headers who have thrilled at the* nere mention of the name 'tarzan, will welcome this announcement. Tarzan—the ape-man—raised from childhood by a jungle ape falling in love with the only white woman he had ever seen—protecting, her from the terrors of the jungle —fighting the animals whose ruler he had once been—these and a thousand other attributes that spell romance, courage, strength and adventure, have been brought into the chapterplay to bold and delight audiences.

"RIO RITA"—OPERA HOUSE It is only at very rare intervals that theatregoers in Gisborne have an opportunity ni' seeing such a production as "Kin'Pita' - adequately interpreted by a first class company and orchestra.

The Gisborne season will commence at the Opera House on Monday next. The, critic id" the Dominion, in describing the opening night- at. Wellington, writes: •' Tlio Rita' comes to Wellington flushed with an enormous success attained in Australia, where it has been running to capacity business for the past year. After witnessing the premiere perform ance in New Zealand at His Majesty's Theatre, one has metaphorically to take one's hat off to Sir Benjamin and Mr. John Fuller, not only for their enterprise in securing a musical comedy so Lavishly endowed with all the elements that make for success, but also in securing so excellent a east, and a production to set it oft" to the best advantage. Here in this comedy, with its bizarre Mexican setting and' story (with its tropic loves and hate), there is a wealth of coloring, melodious music, fine dancing by a'delightful ballet and, best oi all. the golden voice of Miss Gladys Monerieff. Scanning back to the days of •Kaliuka' and 'The Maul of the. Mountains.' it can be said with truth, that Miss Monerieff outclasses in the title role of 'Rio Pita,' all her efforts of other days, attractive as they were. Her voice, so velvet in texture, so appealing in musical quality, is more satisfying than ever in the half dozen numbers that grace the score. "Yet Miss Monerieff is only one, of several admirable performers, ' amongst whom must be mentioned the excellent comedy and dancing effort of Miss Janette Gilmore, and the sound comedy role so well done by Mr. Dave Mallen and the, stalwart heroic showing of Mr. Leslie, Pearce."