AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE “LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY’’ “Little Lord Faimtlcroy,” with Freddie Bartholomew, (V Aubrey Smith, Dolores Costello and Henry Stephenson, will conclude :m extended season at the Regent Theatre to-night. “Ah Wilderness!”: To-morrow — The highest price yet paid for the film rights of a stage play was realised when Metro-Goldwyn-.Mayer secured the rights of “Alt. Wilderness,’ ' which will commence a season at the Regent Theatre to-morrow. The play, a brilliant ellort which ran for nine months at the 'Guild Theatre. New York. is. the masterpiece of a great dramatist. Eugene (I Neill, and toward the end the suspense achieved is something to wonder ail. Wallace Beery appears as Cnela Bid. a role famous throughout. America, and Lionel Barrymore, master of an emotional role, as the understanding father. Aline MacMahon and Beery provide a quantity of (he best possible humour and Erie Linden’s portrayal is equal to any other juvenile actor’s best. Cecilia Parker and Spring Byington also have prominent roles. Not- the least attractive feature of the film is the beautiful photography.,.. Also screening is the sailing on her trials of the R..M.S. Queen Mary.

MAJESTIC THEATRE DOUBLE BILL TO-DAY “Millions in the Air,” a comedyromance intended as a. gentle jibe tit American amateur radio programmes, heads the double bill at ihc Majestic Theatre to-day. The liltn is the first full-length feature to be devoted to such it theme, and all the comedy and dramatic possibilities of this new radio entertainment medium are brought into the story. John Howard, long prominent as a Broadway luniodian, lakes the pail of an Italian vegetable peddler. He has been seeking for 20 years for someone, to appreciate ids vendition of “Rigoletto, and in the person of Catherine Doucel. a middle-aged dowager who also labours under the impression that she can sing, lie finds a kindred spirit. The two of them make an effort at convincing their studio audience and furnish much of. tUp exhilarating comedy in the picltire. I lurry Setnels is the Greek Hondini hearing the prepossessing name of Nikolas Popadopolis. who undertakes lo free himself after being soundly roped nnd v chained, while Benny Baker, the comedian with ilie boyish countenance, serves as his manager. Also screening will ho

“It’s a Croat Life.” a tale of the lumbet camps of America, with .Toe Morrisot and Chic Sale.

KING’S THEATRE ‘•PEG OF OLD DRURY” .Spectacular scenes of 1740 London are a feature, of the British amt Dominions historical film "Peg of Old Drury,’ which concludes to-night- at the King’s Theatre. These include an elaborate reconstruction of the Drury l.ane Theatre in the eighteenth century, in winch "shots” of Anna Neagle as Peg \\ ofliiigtou and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as David Garrick in excerpts from various Shakespearian plays were taken. A crowd of 4CO extras dressed in period costume thronged the theatre. Olliers who will be seen in these scenes are Margaretta. Scott, who plays Kitty Clive. Peg's hated stage rival: .lack Hawkins, who plays Peg’s former lover. Michael: and Hay Petrie, who lias the role, of MrRich. tiie theatre manager. —“To-morrow: “Show Them No Mercy’ ’ — Merciless gangsters prove no match for the bravery of a girl lightingJ'or the tilings site loves most in. 20tb Century's "Show Thom No Mercy L which ron'ies to-morrow to the King’s TheatreThe thrilling anti-crime picture features Rochelle Hudson as its Heroine, with Cesar Romero. Bruce Cabot- and Edward Norris in the- supporting cast. Miss Hudson lirst encounters (lie gangsters when she and her husband stumble into their hideaway to seek shelter from rain. Shirley Temple has the leading role i i "Captain .January.” which starts on Friday.

The third korero of the Gisborne Savage Club’s 1036 season will he held to morrow evening in the City Hall and will t a he- the form of a parcel night foe the benefit of "Mother Hubbard's Clipboard.” A good programme has been prepared, an outstanding fentuvo being the appearance ol the Alabama Minstrels in old Time melodics ami gags