AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18236, 3 November 1933, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. An unusually logical yet thrilling mystery story is now screening at the Regent entitled “The Secret of the Blue Room.” The story opens on a wild and stormy night at an old castle. Gloria Stuart, her father, played by Lionel Atwill, and her three adriiirers (played by Paul Lukas, Edward Arnold and Onslow Stevens) are quietly chatting in the baronial hall, until the young journalist asks the owner to tell the story of the supposedly haunted blue room. It seenmd that about 20 years ago a woman was found dead in it, and a detective who had volunteered to stay the night there was also found dead in it next morning. Since then the room had been locked. Onslow Stevens offers to sloop the night in the blue room. Nothing is heard during the night, but in tho morning lie has disappeared. Tho journalist next night decides to get to the bottom of the mystery—but it would spoil the enjoyment of the picture to give any further details of the story, which holds one’s interest from beginning to end. Strong supporting features go with the main picture, including a good comedy, a cartoon and three newsreels. To-morrow Jean Harlow and dark Gable, the stars of “Red Dust,” will be presented in another male and female drama, “Hold Your Man.” MAJESTIC THEATRE “The Billion Dollar Scandal,” featuring Robert Armstrong, Constance Cummings, Olga Baclanova, Frank Morgan, James Gleason, Irving Richel and Warren Hymer, is the main feature at the Majestic. The story, briefly, deals with the sensational expose of a gigantic swindle, brought about, hy a masseur named Partos as an act of vengeance against a powerful financier. Being particularly skilful as a masseur, Partos has been hired to work for the financier. Overhearing several stock tip's, he suddenly finds himself rich enough to realise his ambition for his brother to mingle with the “best people.” The brother becomes infatuated with the financier’s daughter, and to halt their marriage, the financier “breaks” Partos. However, when a newspaper editor induces Partos to tell all he knows, relative to an immense swindle, headed by the financier, he accepts, as a means of revenge upon his former employer. An artistic musical treat is provided by the short feature “Moonlight and Romance.” To-morrow an outstanding cinema play, “The Woman in His House,” will be screened. This is adapted from Phillip Barry’s stage success, “The Animal Kingdom,” and features Leslie Howard, Ann Harding and Myrna Loy. Buck Jones in “Hell’s Trouble” will be the second feature. MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND CONCERT All who appreciate good music and variety of eiilertniiimoiit will wish success' to the concert now being organised in aid of the Mayor’s relief fund, in conjunction with the Gisborne Workers’ Association. The concert will take place on Wednesday next, at the Opera House, and an energetic committee is preparing an exceptionally interesting programme, The cream of local talent will lie available for the function, and there will be a wealth oi vocal and instrumental music, dancing, elocution, and novelty items. The cause is a good one, and backed to such good purpose by district entertainers, the project, seems certain of success.