ENTERTAINMENTS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3756, 15 May 1936, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS

AT THE KEGENT. SATURDAY AND MONDAY. ‘‘HEART’S DESIRE.” “ Heart’s Desire,” the brilliant 8.1. P. musical romance, which comes t» the Regent this week-end, has a remarkable cast. The star, of course, is Richard Tauber, than whom there is no more popular musical artist alive. Supporting him are three really lovely leading ladies. One is a brunette, one a blonde, and the other is aUburn-haired. The first of these is Leonora Corbett, who plays the role of Frances Wilson in the film, a sophisticated English beauty, who tours the Continent searching for a tenor to play the leading role in a new opera composed by her boy friend. The second lovely lady is Kathleen Kelly, a comparative new-comer, whose performance should earn her many more good parts. A very determined young woman, Kathleen gets whatever she sets out for. She has always had ambitions for a screen career, and now she has attained it. The auburnhaired one is Diana Napier, and she is perhaps the most interesting personality of the three. In real life she is the future Mrs Tauber. In the picture she plays the role of an operatic star who sings in the new opera opposite Tauber. FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT. “DANGEROUS WATERS.” A swiftly-paced, thrilling adventure picture, made exciting by scenes of fire and mutiny at sea, is the cinema offering, “ .Dangerous Waters,” the Universal drama which opened an engagement at the Regent Theatre yesterday. Jack Holt is the star of this interesting screen play, and in his character as a sea captain he gives an entertaining performance. He is a forceful figure when quelling an uprising of the engine-room gang during the fire sequences. The action takes place on the Pacific, and the narrative is filled with ' exciting incidents, including a terrific gale which rages so convincingly that it impels the spectator to look for life preservers. Lambert Hillyer directed “ Dangerous Waters.” In Addition to Armstrong, Miss Bradley, and Murray, Holt’s supporting cast includes Ed Gargan, Willard Robertson, Richard Alexander, and Dewey Robinson. AT THE EMPIRE. COMMENCING TO-NIGHT. “ HERE COMES THE BAND.” Ted Lewis, high-hatted purveyor of happiness, brings his band, his clarinet, and his famous song hits to the talking screen in “ Here Comes the I

Band,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s new joy-musical now playing at the Empire Theatre. “ Here Comes the Band ” presents a new form of musical entertainment, with the bandmaster and his merry syncopators running through a gay romance centring about a song. It is a composite of typical American songs. A publisher steals it, and a musical trial is held, in which songs are evidence, and young Harry Stockwell, New York stage star of “ As Thousands Cheer,” wins his lawsuit. The principal song is “ Headin’ Home,” a new type of typical American music. “ Roll Along, Prairie Moon,” “You’re My Thrill,” Ted Lewis’ production number with Spanky McFarland and dancing beauties, and the great court sequence are among the musical highlights. Lewis introduces and sings his own specialties, such as “ Me and My Shadow,” “ Peanuts,” “ When My Baby Smiles,” and “ Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining.” The “ Peanut ” number is in a spectacular setting with a great chorus. A hundred voices are heard in the most- elaborate musical sequences.