AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18484, 24 August 1934, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEAtfRE THRILLS. ROMANCE. COMEDY TO-MORROW Two exceptionally fine pictures will make Ihe Majestic entertainment for tomorrow particularly good. Romance, niixrii with exciting adventure, -is the keynote of the Warner Bros, picture, “The Life of .limmy* Dolan,” with Douglas Fairbanks, jun., in the starring role. The story deals with a left-handed (prize-fighter who. accidentally kills a man while drunk and is forced to change his name,..abandon bis profession, arid, practically penniless, becomes a homeless, friendless wanderer in his efforts to evade capture, by the law. He dares not enter the ring again for fear that his peculiar stance may give him away. Tii his wanderings, lie enters a farihihg 'family consisting of a woman, a girl,; and four children. Here lie finds romance and unexpected adventure which provides the story with a stirring climax. Playing opposite Fairbanks is Loretta You tig. . • Delightful,, whimsical comedy is the keynote of the “Countoss of Monte Cristo,'\ which also commences to-mor-row. The story concerns two extra girls, Janet arid Mimi (Fay Wray and. Patsy Kelly), who, acting on a sudden impulse, steal a car from a movie set 1 and ultimately citd up in a fashionable 'wither resort! Janet’s luggage, which is addressed to the Countess of Monte Cristo, assures her of every attention, from the manager and staff. After a few days of this expensive, living they decide to tell the manager of the hotel their plight. The sudden intervention of an international jewel thief checks tlveiV plans, and Jaririt is forced to accept art outfit of clothes to teplaco the imaginary ones stolen bV the thief. Dur-. ing these nicideiits a love affair springs rip between Janet arid Rimovsky (Paul. Lukas), another jewel thief, who lives’ under several aliases. The exciting events which follow lead to a happy ending. Included in this fine programme will be a Walt Disney cartoon “Mickey’s Mellerdrammev.” .. ~. The amuging comedv, “That's My \Vife,” will be screened for the last tifnip to-night.

KIM’S THfcATRE LAST Mbht BF “MY LIPS BETRAY” ; “My Lips Betray,” which is having a jnosl successful run at the King s Theatre, concludes its GisboCne season (to-night. Lilian lTarvey, star of a number of t’ontihental photoplays, who lias taken Aiherica’s motion picture audiences by storrii With her role in ‘‘My .Weakness-,” has John Boles as her leading iUnn iii the Fox film “My Lips Betray.” The. . story is laid in a ‘strange and mythical setting, and the principal .characters are a romantic king and a Mmi‘\ing cribariet entertainer. Through an crier by the, royal, if tipsy, chaiufeur, rumors, begin •that this young girl, who is on the: verge of being evicted by her landlady; for non-payment of rent-, is really the; king’s favorite. Things change with, (artiazing rapidity. Instead of being r poverty-stricken" entertainer, the girl becomes the centre of rivferyone’s atten - tion. She is eventually forced ihto accepting the situation. The king, goinu to investigate, finds a. girl who captivates him completely and makes Rim fall a victim to her charm. Ho finally decides to let rumor and romance take their courses.

Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook To-morrow Pe ; tille,d 7 jiere' Sinners Meet,”, A. A, Milne’s; celebrated stage play,, “The Dover Pood,” lias been filmed by RKORadio. Th'e picture, which, co-stars Inahn Wynyard and Clive Brook, of .fame, and feptfires Billie Burke, will /be. the attraction at the! Ring’s Theatre. Ib-’mormjv, Monday, and Tuesday. Todnorrow there will he the usual /four sessions, at. TO. 150 a.'m., 3 p.ih., 5 p.m., nml 6 p.'rii., , As a play, ‘‘Rover Road” was a sparkling fantasy .of., huffioiv. mystery ahd refinance, dealt with the amaz-, ing adventures of. a Mr Latimer (G-ji've; Brook), .a man who, was go 'disappoint-' ed in loye l<hat he deypted his fortuhe>j life and home to straightening but the. romantic tangles .of other unfortunate victims of Cupid., “They took the Dover Rond,” is a British saying, meaning that, one man’s wife eloped with another .Woman’s husband, or a love affair and flight that is not just, accord-,, ing to conventions. Latimer uses his! 1 Wealth and influence to halt ’eloping vouples and force them to remain as. his guests until they become Well acquainted With one another’s faults and are thoroughly cured of their infatuation. His trouble begins When, after neatly breaking rift the elopement' of two couples, the 1 women involved switch their affections to him. The role places CliVe Brook in the most grotesquely, comical dilemma of his screen career, it is said.

The production has been elaborately staged and brilliantly cast with Miss Wynyard as the eloper who eventually wins Brook. Billie Burke, as an eloping wife, Alan Mowbray as her lover-, and Reginald Owen ns Miss Wynyavd’s lo'ver, and Miss Burke’s husband, , JA, retinue-of statuesquely comical servants with high demeanor and frozen .serenity is characterised by Gilbert Emery, Walter Aymitage, Robert Adair, Phyllis Barry, and Katherine Williams.

regent Theatre

ROMANCE WITH CLARK CABLE and mYRNA l6y Yc-MoßroW “Men iii White,” commencing at the Regent to-morrow at 'tbe morning session, is a moving film of dramatic intensity which has starred in an excellent cast Clark 'Gable and Myrria Loy. The play is set in.a large hospital, and-, apart frrim the plot, interesting in itself, there are wonderfully illuminating ’glimpses of hospital life, including an amazingly good Sco'ri'e of the operating theatVU-, whe're-, SWftSicbd and robed .in xsbtles% whitfe, the d’defors and their staff P'oriforrh nri ’operation. The plot 'deals with a promising yUring surgeon who lias ah ’opportunity to.work with a leading man and .86 become a success himself—who a,, the same time" is in love With a beautiful poor-rich girl. The girl wants him to settle do\yn in a comfortable practice so that he can arrange to spend more time with her, and the young doctor's dilemma as to Whether lie will accept the girl’s suggestion or obey th‘e, call of his humanitarian work is the point of the whole drama.

As (he doctor Clark Gable gives nn attractive, performance, and acts ,%-i'h skill. M.yrha Loy is the girl, and her (narrow vision ns .regards ; the service | that, doctors Ctin do for the world is ’compensated by her charm and .aiding, jin the pari of Dr, IloehboTg, a mail who is devoted to the profession, .Tenn jllersholt does work that will linger j-long in the memory, Indeed, to hint must the honors for.the picture go, for his acting is indescribably 'good-. There is a youhg nurse, too, who is devoted