AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17947, 26 November 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE.

“Society Girl,” a delightful comedyromance now showing at the Majestic Theatre, is a highly diverting story of an unconventional love affair between a professional prize fighter and a pampered pgt pi society. In this entertaining picture Peggy Shannon gives a magnificent characterisatiin in the title role. James Dunn (of “Bad Girl,” “Over the Hill” and' “Dance Team” fame) interprets" the role of the prize fighter with conspicuous success. Determined to outdo the other members of her set by providing a novel party. Jmly Gelett (Peggy Shannon) arranged with a fight promotor for a number of ■prizefighters to entertain her friends. ' the men who give exhibitions at her luxurious mansion is Johnny Malone (James Dunn), who is in training for ft .contest for the muldle- ‘ weight championship. The girl attempts a flirtation with Malone, but he rebuffs her. The girl determines to make the man fall in love with her, and to the disgust of Malone's manager,,(fencer Tracy), she becomes a frequent visitor to the training camp, the prize fighter falls desperately in love, without realising that to the gn he is onlv a now., plaything. As a result of,his infatuation the boy negloc s hjs. training to such an extent that his manager loaves him, and when he Sts 8 his apponent he is so , badly knocked about that for a tunp his life is'despaired of. The girl then realists that his failure is entirely due to her influence over him and, ignoring me Seers of her society friends, sne goes to him ond offers him her love. The supports are of the popular type, an excellent night’s entertainment consequently being assured.

REGENT THEATRE In a score of ways or more “Susan Lenox Her Fall and Rise,” which opened a season at the Regent Theatre .tolday, is a remarkable picture. Greta Garbo plays the name pait. The story is that of an unfortunate but beautiful girl, who never had a chance, fighting against almost insuperable odds for the love of a man and a decent life. Th(> beloved Garbo makes of it a romantic triumph. In a series of sharp-etched shadowgraphs one sees her slappod into life, a little unwanted infant, by a storm.-drenched doctor, as her. tormented mothei lie. dead; reared with brutal indiffero jn a childhood of slavery m a crude mountain farmhouse. Suddenly into the dark blot of the last shadow of the ‘series walks the woman of the story, her tragic young face illumine .by flashes of lightning. She cowers in fear of great rolls of thunder as her foster-father announces that she .s to be married to a beast of a man whom she scarcely knows. JhO escapes and meets tho man ot her hqait, a young engineer, ..played b> Clark Gable, in a mountain lodge. It is-a case of love at first sight. Uicumstapees separate them, and the .girl,,fleeing from her brutal fosterfather, joins a circus. From this on her lover finds her in a series ot situations which lead to misunderstandings. Clark Gable offers a magnificent performance as the man who returns to atone for his recklessness. During the first half of the. programme lxo. .. ot the Bobby Jones "How llfay, Golf Series, ” entitled “ The Niblick will be screened. Another item ot interest will be a demonstration ot tennis by William T. Tilden.

The Makaraka-Matawkero Hall committee’s summer time dance to be held next Tuesday night, at the request of a large number of patrons, promises to be a great success. Airs Menzies orchestra will play, and dance novelties will be on the programme. Gomm s free bus will leave Waipaoa at 7.4.) p. m . and free Red buses will leave town at 8 p.m.

Preparations are now well in hand for the “plantation" dance to be held by the Athletic Basketball Club at the Orange Hall on Thursday next, and, iffldguig by the number of inquiries received by the committee, it should be a great success., It has been decided to give prises to • the two best dressed coons. The .music-\yill be provided by Mrs. MenziesV orchestra.