AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17408, 5 November 1930, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE “In tho Headlines,” (lie Warner Bios.' talking mystery special, opens at the Majestic Theatre to-night, and picture enthusiasts will be given an unusually fine entertainment. “In the Headlines” is an amusing comedy drama, centreing around a star newspaper reporter whose ability to dig out news becomes temporarily side-tracked when he falls in love with a girl reporter. It is a fastmoving newspaper yarn, with thrills and suspense. Giant Withers is very good as the hero reporter, securing scoops, solving murder mysteries, and continually arguing with his editor. Marion Nixon is the cub reporter who falls in love with tho hero, and who eventually helps him solve the double murder mystery, being kidnapped and finally rescued by the hero. Edmund Breese is good as the fast-talking city editor who is always fighting with the hero hut who is, nevertheless, fond of him. Clyde Cook, good as always, furnishes most of the comedy as the newspaper photographer. Pauline Garon, as the hero’s half-sister, the blonde friend of (he real murderer, also contributes a, nico performance. Tho supporting featureltcs i are a .■well-chosen lot, opening with a Universal talking newsreel, and including two musical numbers, one by Guidio Giccolini, operatic star, and his pianist, Erie Zardo, and Grace Johnson, cohiedienne. Comedy is provided by Hatty Tate, in “Selling a Gar,” a most laughable production, and Barlram and Saxton, musical comedy loam.

THE REGENT Gaiety, music and youth—these are flie headlights of “ Why Leave} lloiiie?” the musical comedy version' of “Cradle Snatchers,’’ which starts at the Regent to-night. Classed its one i of the best comedies lo reach tho i screen, (his talking, singing, dancing Foxie Movietone feature speeds from one hilarious situation to another with never It dull moment. Complications begin when three college students, compelled to break off a meeting with as many chorus girls for lack of t funds, learn of three women who are j willing to phy well for their services' as escorts. These women have! learned that their husbands are pre-j tending to go oil a hunting trip, blit j are really taking out tho throe chorus: girls. Determined to teach the men a lesson, they decide to do a little “stepping out’’ themselves, and have been in search of youthful instructors. The boys seem to fill the bill, and they initiate the women into the mysteries of “Boom Boom” steps. Meanwhile j the husbands, with sortie trepidation,l pick up the chorus girls, and arrive at j a secluded mountain roadhouse —artel then the fun begins! Walter Catlett., j Sue Carol, and Nick Stuart, have the principal roles. Included in the featurettes are a Sound Gazette and a, talking ctnuedy “ In and Out,” “Oswald the Rabbit” cartoon, “Hardy Gurdy,” and “Vernon’s Aunt,” a talking comedy. i

A pianoforte recital which promises to bo of outstanding merit is to be given in St. Andrew’s Hall to-morrow evening. Mr. Irwin Moore, who has arranged the programme, has undertaken to make brief comment on music in the way of introducing the performance, which is to bo contributed by pianists who are* well known in Gisborne. Works 61: a number of the world’s great composers will he drawn from, and will be presented mainly as solo items, together with a few duets. The instrumental items wilt be interspersed with carefully selected vocal numbers, which should add tho finishing touches to what should prove a most pleasing programme. Those included in Ihe programme arc: Misses \ . Cox. J. Rjivenhill, W. Sunnau, E. Halbert. B. Quigley, M. Aston, M. Dennis, R. Leach, V. llnvenhill, L. Darya, A. Adair, and Mr. 1/. Schwa be.