AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19134, 1 October 1936, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE ‘•MR, DEEDS” TO-MORROW “Mr. Deeds Coes to Town” comes to the Regent- Theatre 10-mbriow. From under Irani; Capra’s magic wand has sprung a now Gary, Copper, humorous, amiable, and winning. He seems to have been inspired with the same spirit that olectrilicd Clark Gable into giving the best, performance of his life in “It Happened One Night.” .lean Arthur, too, is revealed in all her glory. “Mr. Deeds (loos to Town” has to do with a young man from a small town who suddenly inherits a fortune of £4.COO.COD. He is taken to New York against his will to receive the money. Gratters buzz around him like bees around honey. Newspapers label him the ‘‘Cinderella .Man.” The town goes wild. One of the reporters, a “sob sister” anonymously strikes up Ins acquaintance to get exclusive stories, remains to fall in love with him and, unconsciously, causes him so much woe that he attempts to give his fortune away. This move succeeds in getting him arrested for insanity. Assisting the stars is a east of such capable character actors as Lionel Standee. H. I>. Warner, Warren llymor, Muriel Evans, Ruth Donnelly, "and many others. Speed," a romance of the motor racing track, concludes its Gisborne season to-night.

KING’S THEATRE “THE KING STEPS OUT”: TOMORROW The two amusing and musical features “Love Before .Breakfast” ami ‘‘Hi Gaucho,” cud their season at the King’s Theatre to-night.. The first performance jn Gisborne oT “The King Steps Out,” Grace Moore's latest, production, will bo given at the King’s Theatre to-morrow. “The King Steps Out” is said to he a gay musical comedy set in Austria about.. 1 f>o years ago, many of the scenes dealing with life at. the court of flic Emperor. Miss Moore has the part of Elizabeth, daughter of the Elector of Hanover, and her mother designs to marry her to a man whom she does not know well and whose closer acquaintance she does not desire. She gets 1 1 or father to go to the court to plead for her with the Emperor. Accidentally the Emperor sees the princess and, mistaking her for a dressmaker, decides to seek more of her company. When lie realises who she is, his fall is not as great as might he expected. Miss Moore cannot help but impress her audiences with her acting ability. Walter Connolly is excellent as the Elector, a man who prefers the simple life, and likes to share his. beer with his chosen companions rather than bow and scrape at (lie court. Francbot Tone, whose part is that of the Emperor, does not, overdo the role, and carries off the swagger and. gallantry of the, monarch with complete success. The musical side to “The King Steps Out” is not as fully emphasised as in Miss Moore’s previous films, hut it is fully as attractive. Fritz Krcisler wrote the .songs. The two recent pictures in which Miss Grace Moore appeared were light comedies in which serious opera was mingled. The' present film sols out to be n romantic operetta, full of fun and fancy in the style ol “Naughty Marietta’’ : and it. achieves its aim to perfection.

MAJESTIC THEATRE “KLONDYKE ANNIE’’ AND “UNWELCOME STRANGER’’ Mae West gets religion—temporarily. That, is the theme ol "Klondyke Annie,” which commences to-morrow at. the Majestic Theatre, accompanied by "The Unwelcome Stranger.” with Jack Holt and Mona Barrie. “Klondyke Annie” is a picture that will intrigue all admirers of this star. Mae West, this time has a role that calls lor real histrionic ability, but although there is strong drama in the. film. Miss West herself—her familiar poses and inimitable "wisecracks”.—is always the centre of interest. A strong east, supports the blonde star Victor MoLaglon as the hard-hit-ten Bull Brackett, skipper of the tramp steamer Java Maid. Philip J!ee,| as Jack Forrest, the representative of law and order in the Alaskan gold-rush town of Nome, and Helen Jerome Eddy as Sister Annie Aldon. one of a hand qf missionaries' who are fighting a losing battle in the godless goldfields. The second feature is of an unusual type. Jack Holt, a stalwart Columbia star, enacts bis favourite, role in this picture. “The Unwelcome Stranger." Holt, who is regarded as one of the best authorities on horses in Hollywood, is east, as the owner of a stock farm where racehorses are bred and trained. A beautiful Australian, Mona Barrie, is leal m e,| as Holt’s wife, with Jackie Searle and Frankie Harro, talented bov actors, and Bradley Page and lialjJi Morgan in the supporting cast. The sporting, picture, “The Pay Of!"’ ends to-night.