AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17061, 20 September 1929, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE For a, bright evening’s entertainment “The Kid's Clever," finally showing tonight, is an exceptionally good one, and , should draw good houses at Iho Majesiic i Theatre. Glenn Trynii, the versatile . comedian, conjurer and inventor, api pears in “The Kid’s Clever.” and when . one sees the latest stunts the conclusion | arrived at is that the. title is at least an i apt one. In the role of a young meciiani- ; eal wizard he invents a, strange device ) in the form of a fuelless motored cuini bustion automobile and speed boat. 'I he . story is lull of laughs. “Tarzan the i Mighty.” serial, chapter six, “The Fiery , Pit.” two gazettes and two comedies , complete the supports, 'Colleen Moore in her latest special production, “Why Be Good.” and | Estelle Brody and John Stuart- in an . exceptionally good attraction “Kitty,’ from the novel by Warwick Deeping, will | be presented on. i, Saturday at both the matinee and night- screenings. “Why Be'Good?” in which the vivacious Col- ! Iren Moore and Neil Hamilton play tinleading roles, is a fast-moving comedy, drama, with equal emphasis on the humorous and serious qualities of the story. Tho faults of the modern girl, as well as her virtues, are presented in an ( absorbing story that answers the ques--1 lion in the title. The plot centres round Colleen Moore in the role of a salesgirl, A romance develops with the son of the proprietor of the business, and the story progresses through a series of exciting incidents. With all the simplicity ol Warwick keeping's novel. “Sorrell and Son,” the film of the Deeping novel. “Kitty.” should prove of more than ordinary interests. A tale of devotion and perseverance, of war-time anxieties, and of the crumbling of the rigid prejudice, “Kitty” as a film bears all the truths of the book. “Kitty” may he taken as illustrative of the re-birth of the British film industry in work stamped with artistry, ft is well played, excellently told, conveying all the Deeping meaning, and, further, has views of delightful English countryside. In showing an old cottage nestling on tho wooded bank of the Thames the real English atmosphere has been caught. At the matinee “Tarzan the Mighty,” serial, chapter No. 6, also will he presented. THE PALACE The, two features, “Coney Island” and “The Ladybird,” which were most enthusiastically received at the Palace yesterday afternoon and last night, will lie finally screened there. to-night. “Coney Island,” which features Lois Wilson, is a story of love and sacrifice laid against the picturesque background of Coney Island. One of America's gayest of annual revelries is tho New, Orleans -March Gras Carnival, which is presented in “The. Ladybird.” Betty Compson, as the masked dancer of tho Red Domino Cafe, is starred in the picture. To-morrow’s double feature programme. commencing at- the matinee, is said to he screen entertainment in its finest form. “West of Zanzibar” and “Lady Rnbinhood” will be the features. “West of Zanzibar” is a Metro-Goid-vvyn-Mayer production, with Lon Chaney as the sinister “Dead Legs Flint,” paralysed “white voodoo” of a savage African tribe. A drama of primitive emotions in a wild jungle, the, picture shows Chaney in one hi the most, remarkable of his roles, that of a former stage magician who, paralysed in a light with Hie man who stole his wife’s love, follows his enemy into the Dark Cbntinent, using ids magic to terrorise and rule savages and to wreak a terrible revenge. The dramatic climax of the story is most gripping. Through tlie story runs a, delicate romance, this being enacted by Mary Nolan, as the magician's daughter, and Warner Baxter, a renegade physician in the jungles, who finds regeneration in her hive. Lional Barrymore plays the enemy whom Chaney relentlessly pursues. “Lady Robiniiood,” a- vivid part in which Evelyn Brent puts all of her vivid personality, os a sort of fiery Joan of Are, should prove the mounting popularity of this actress. Power, pathos, and passion light up her characterisation in such a way as to make it an outstanding performance. The story deals with the patriotic fervor of a girl, leader of a band of “Carbonari” who have revolted from the villainous rule of the Alcalde of Manzilla, at the foot of the Pyrenees. Mixed up in the swift action of the plot: is a, young American millionaire who is kidnapped from, his yacht and shaken out of his habitual boredom.