ENTERTAINMENTS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3792, 7 August 1936, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT. “CAPTAIN HURRICANE." “That’s downright pert!" That was the expression that Captain Ben used in RKO Radio’s “Captain Hurricane,” which features James Barton. He made the expression as he stood on his “look out” post,• atop his house, and watched the activities of the town just as his ancestors for years before Lad watched for the arrival of his ship in the harbour. These and other quaint expressions are heard in RKO's colourful picture of the Cape Cod folk. Watching the outsiders pass by their homes, from a secure vantage point in their own rocking chairs by their windows, is called “watching the pass." Going off the Cape is called “going off the Continent.” “Quince is a critical fruit” .is another expression. And a “Rantoon Scoot” is a picnic. These phrases and the customs, traditions and living conditions in the Cape, which have not changed in more than a hundred years, form a delightful background for this colourful film which was directed for RKO Radio by John Robertson. SATURDAY AND MONDAY. “PAGE MISS GLORY.” The Cosmopolitan comedy, “Page Miss Glory,” with Marion Davies in the stellar role and a supporting cast composed of more than a score of Hollywood stars and featured players, will be presented by Warner Bros, at the Regent Theatre on Saturday and Monday. Based on the sensational Broadway stage hit by Joseph Schrank and Philip Dunning with the screen version written by Delmer Daves and Robert Lord, “Page Miss Glory” was assigned to Warner Bros’ ace director, Mervyn Leßoy, w'ho selected such stars as Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien, Mary Astor, Frank McHugh, Lyle Talbot, Patsy Kelly, Barton MacLane, Allen Jenkins and Hobart Cavanaugh for the leading roles. “Page Mias Glory” is said to be the finest of Miss Davies’ stellar vehicles, and the charming star herself is declared to have risen to even greater heights in her portrayal of the naive country hotel chambermaid who became “Dawn Glory,” America's outstanding beauty. EMPIRE THEATRE. COMMENCING TO NIGHT. “MY HEART IS CALLING.” Films with music are the most popular type of screen entertainment at the moment —pictures that present the enchantment of romance with its natural accompaniment of tuneful melodies and beautiful backgrounds. “My Heart is Calling” ideally fills those conditions. Whether rendering operatic aria or lilting popular melodies, Kiepura, the famous Polish tenor, is wholly delightful. No male screen singer has a larger or more devoted following than this great artist, whose magnetic personality so Exactly harmonises with the clever comedy of Sonnie Hale that their scenes together are irresistible. And there is yet another outstanding personality in “My Heart is Calling.” Marta Eggerth, young, glamorous and very beautiful, brings sweetness and sympathy to her important role, and gives more than a hint of her powers as a danoer and vocalist. The engrossing story is told against impressive backgrounds, and the big sets include representations of a luxury liner at sea and scenes in Monte Carlo. Jan Kiepura’s brilliant successes in “Tell Me To-night” and “My Song* for You”; the exuberance of Sonnie Hale’s excellent comedy in both those productions; the delicate £tistry of the beautiful Hungarian, arta Eggerth. Further, there is the wealth of entrancing melodies, several of them specially composed for this picture, as well as the lavish scale of production. “My Heart is Calling" Is a box office winner, if ever there was one.