AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18956, 5 March 1936, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE “HERE COMES THE BAND” AND “THREE ON A HONEYMOON” Ted Lewis and his band make their first screen appearance in “Here Comes the Band,” to be the first feature at the Majestic to-morrow. The film presents a new type of musical entertainment, a gay romance centring about a series ol popular songs, it is filled with typical American tunes, such as “Headin Home,” “Roll Along. Prairie Moon, “Your’e My Thrill," “Me- and My Shadow” and “Peanuts." The last number is rendered bv a chorus of move than ICO voices in a dazzling ami spectacular setting. In the course of the plot there is a plagiarism case over, the ownership of the number “Headin’ Home ' a chorus of negroes, cowboys and “hillbillies rendering the song in delightful fashion in the courtroom, the scene being faintly reminiscent of the courtroom scene in “Tell Ale To-night,” where “Quests O Quella” was sung so beautifully. To students of music in particular the many examples of rural American folk songs should prove of exceptional interest. .In addition there is an hilarious comedy sequence in a radio station, where many of those tunes are sung in burlesque style. The second feature is the comedy, “Three on a Honeymoon, teatilling Sally Filers, Charles Slarrett and Zasu Pitts. "David Copperfield". concludes tonight.

KING’S THEATRE

MONTE CARLO FILM Ronald Colman, dashing, suave and sophisticated, and the always charming Joan Bennett have combined to make ‘The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” a memorable film. It commenced what is assured to be a popular season at the Ring’s Theatre to-day. A 20th Century production, the film fully upholds the excellent reputation whioii this company lias enjoyed from the presentation of its first film. Romance and comedy go hand in hand in this lascinatiiig tale. Colman is seen as an impoverished Russian prince* who goes to Monte Carlo with his meagre savings and causes a great- sensation by winning a fabulous sum and breaking the sporting club’s bank. He returns to Paris find divides half his winnings among iris friends. He devotes the remainder of liis money to the pursuit of a beautiful girl, played by Joan Bennett. Actually tlie girl is employed specially by the sporting club to lure Colman hack to the gambling tables once more. She leads him a merry chase through the gayest Continental centres, until finally she falls in loVe with her intended victim. She tries to dissuade him from returning to Monte Carlo, but. he takes no heed, and there is a dramatic climax. The chief attraction on the supporting programme is tlie film of the scenes of the funeral of King George V.

REGENT THEATRE

'THE IRISH IN US’: TO-MORROW

Warner Bros.’ “The Irish In Us,” with James Cagney, Pat O’Brien and Frank McHugh in the leading roles, screens at the Regent Theatre to-mor-row. It is said to be one of the most entertaining pictures of the. season, combining riotous comedy with tense drama, pathos and a most unusual triangular romance, involving the love of two brothers for the 'frame ’ girl. The cast as well as the director and most of the crew are Irish, including that inimitable trio,, Cagney, O’Brien and McHugh, as the three sons of Alary Gordon, herself born in Ireland. Once a happy family, a rift sets in when Cagney and O’Brien fall in love witli the same girl, Olivia de Havilland. The film presents what is said to be the longest and most fiercely fought ring bout in history. Although it takes but 15 minutes on the screen, it was five days in the making. Cagney and Harvey Parry, a former boxing champion, arc the contestants. J. Farrell MacDonald and Thomas Jackson also have important roles. The picture was directed by Lloyd Bacon, an Irishman, despite his English name. The screen play is by Farl Baldwin, based on the story by Frank Orsntti.

“Moscow Nights” closes its successful season to-night.

REPERTORY SOCIETY

Next Thursday night at tile Opera House the public will be given the opportunity of seeing a play that is the choice not only of the Gisborne Repertory Society but also of patrons of the theatre who require not a drama nor yet a farce, but something which gives a good sustained and interesting plot combined v/itli a deal of humour. “Laburnum Grove,” which is being produced for the Gisborne Repertory Society hv Miss Ellen Millar, is a play which should appeal to all and which should have the approval of tho most fastidious. The comment of the Daily Herald, London, when the play was produced in 1933. was “one of the most entertaining offerings the London stage has given us for years,’’ and many other comments by London critics are to the same effect, if not even more praiseworthy. Those who prefer something with a most interesting and mysterious plot as well as those who desire something with the humour necessary to provide a good evening’s laughterwvill be well catered for. « :