AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18920, 23 January 1936, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE "ABDUL THE DAMNED": TOMORROW The great British International film, "Abdul the Damned." will commence a season at the Majestic to-morrow. The story of the last of the Sid tans of Turkey is ;i film brimful of intrigue, romance and action. Headed by the celebrated Continental star. Frit/ Kortner, who plays the title role, the list of stars includes jNils Asther (who, as Kadar Pasha, the sinister chief of police, lias for about the first time in his career a role that enables him to display prowess as an actor) ; the beautiful Adrieiine Ami's (as Thcresc, the Viennese dancer, who enters Abdul's harem to save her lover from the tiring squad); John Stuart. Fsine Percy, and Clifford lleatherlv. The settings are as exotic as they are wonderful.' All (he mystery and glamor of Turkey, and all the terror ami adventure of the most bloodstained chapter in (he country's history seem to have been caught, by the director. The dialogue is most intriguing and holds the interest from start to finish. To-night sees the last screening ot "The Captain Hates the Sea" and "Million Dollar Ransom." KING'S THEATRE TO-MORROW: "FRECKLES" •'Dressed to Thrill.'' which presents Hie European actress, Tut la Rolf, and Llive Brook, concludes at the King's tonight. A complete lumber camp was constructed, with schoolhousc quarters fm the workers and recreation and mess halls, for the screening of "Freckles," which will open a season at the Kings Theatre (o-morrow. The author of t Innovel from which the film is adapted, Gene Stratton-Porter, aimed at giving full expression to one of the vital phase* of life in America—life in a lumbet camp. The scenery includes views of the tiniberlands of California. The principal part of "Freckles" is taken by Tom Brown, as an orphan lad who goes to (he timber country to seek his fortune, and at the end of'many privations finds success and romance waiting for him. Mary Arden appears as the village schoolmistress, while the popular child actress Virginia Weidler also lakes a leading role.

REGENT THEATRE TO-MORROW'S ATTRACTIVE COMEDY Rustic English countrysides ami old-time London serve as dramatic ami romantic backgrounds for "The Bishop Misbehaves," opening to-morrow at the Regent Theatre. The story deals witt the madcap revenge of a young English girl on an old dodo who has embezzled her ailing father's money. Vailing to find justice in the courts, she resorts to tin ingeniously planned robbery, in which she is aided by a, young American architect—who sets himself up as a friend of Al Capone -and a cluster of enthusiastic but non-professional English characters. Into this melee walks the kindly Bishop of Broadminster, full of crime theories gained by a lifetime of reading detective liction. Humorous and suspense-charged episodes follow. Maureen O'Sullivan. the young actress who recently scored in "Anna Kareniiia." plays the romantic feminine lead opposite Norman Foster, a popular young loading man. Luetic Watson 1 portrays the character of Lady F.milv. (he bishop's dauntless sister. Reginald Owen acts the blaek-souled embezzler. Waller. "The Age of. Indiscretion" closes tonight.