ENTERTAINMENTS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3750, 1 May 1936, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS

EMPIRE THEATRE. COMMENCING TO-NIGHT. “PEOPLE WILL TALK.” From an accident to an institution! That’s the history of the famous Charlie Ruggles-Mary Boland combination, whose ninth co-starring effort. Paramount’s “People Will Talk,” is now at the Empire Theatre. No studio sage hit upon the idea of teaming these two great performers together. They were first cast apposite each other as a routine matter to support Claudette Colbert in “Secrets of a Secretary.” Their dual performance was so cutstanding that they have rarely been sparated since. Their most recent co-starring appearances include “The Pursuit of MJappiness” and “Ruggles of Red Gap.” Dean Jagger and Leila Hyams support Ruggles and Miss Boland in “People Will Talk,” a comedy of lovle and gossip in the suburbs. AT THE REGENT.

FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT.

“MIAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE” With W. C. Fields, kingpin comedian as its star, Paramount’s “Man on the Flying Trapeze” which opened yesterday at the Regent Theatre can be chalked up as one more laugh fest in Field’s long and recent list of screen successes. Bubbling over with his customary gags, his habitual mirth-provoking rib-tickling pantomime, bis pathetic helpless blunderings, prepare yourself for a roll in the aisles at this master comedian’s merrymaking. In the role of a henpecked husband at home, a downtrodden clerk at the office, Fields assumes his characterisation, dominating one hilarious scene after; another without a stop.

SATURDAY AND MONDAY.

“TOP HAT.” When it comes to romancing, there’s nothing conventional about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their new RKO Radio musical film “Top Hat.” Not only does Astaire do most of ibis love making with song and dance, but he chooses the romantic gondola instead of the prosaic automobile as a vehcile in which to take Miss Rogers riding in the moonlight. In fact, there’s nothing conventional about the entire picture, which features the first complete screen musical score ever written by Irving Berlin. From the opening scene to the final fadeout it is a series of romi antic, melodic, , and hilarious surprises. Astaire dances two versions of “No Strings,” a novelty tap dance; he does a solo specialty, “Top Hat,” with a chorus of swagger young men; he sings “Cheek to Cheek” and dances it with Ginger Rogers; he sings “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” and dances it with Miss Rogers; and the two dance the big number, the “Piccolino” with la chorus of sixty. Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Erik Rhodes, and Eric Blore head the supporting cast. Mark Sanrich, of “The Gay Divorcee” fame, directed the Pandro S. Berman production.