ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1929, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. TALKIE MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 P.M. Whenever those natural comedians and comediennes, the Cohens and Kellys, get together on the screen it means a howling hour of fun for audiences. First in “The Cohens and Kellys” and then in “The Cohens and Kellys in Paris” they provided the most unrestrained, the most hilarious and the most side-splitting, ear-splitting and general anatomy splitting laughter the film fans have ever known. Universal, creators of this four-sided comedy group, have now issued a 1929 version of their antics in “The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City,” and this will be shown at Everybody’s theatre, New Plymouth, to-day at the matinee at 2 p.m. and again tonight. George Sidney, Vera Gordon and Kate Price, who appeared in the earlier versions, appear also in the new production. Mack Swain is added as the Irishman. Nora Lane, one of the prettiest ingenues in Hollywood, and Cornelius Keefa provide the youthful romance. Atlantic City is the locale, and a bathing beauty parade such as only this seaside town can stage is a prominent feature of the picture. Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City” has both dialogue and sound effects, which add immeasurably to the comedy scenes. A supporting programme of talkie shorts will include Fox Movietone news, “Doing His Duty” (a two reel De Forest Phonofilm al! talking comedy starring Earnie Lotinga, England’s greatest comedian), and “The Squire Octet,” in excellent musical renditions. The box plan is at Collier’s. THE PEOPLE’S THEATRE. MONSTER MATINEE TO-DAY 2 P.M. Rarely is one privileged to see a photoplay which combines all the elements of interest that “Protection,” Fox Film, does. This vastly entertaining production will be sb.own at The People’s, New Plymouth, to-day at the matinee at 2 p.m. and again t >-night at 7.45 p.m. In “Protection,” there is drama, comedy, thrilling action, love, romance, vigorous character work and, above all, the suggested moral that evil cannot prosper. The theme features a clash between a king of racketeers, backed by the prestige of a group of dishonest politicians, and a managing editor of a newspaper who refuses to be intimidated with either bribes or machine guns. Robert Elliott plays the role of the editor; Ben Hew’lett is the racketeer king; Dorothy Burgess is the light o’ love of the racketeer, who finally discards her, and Paul Page and Dorothy Ward furnish romance. Roy Stewart, Joe Brown, Arthur Hoyt and other well-known character actors have important roles. The supporting programme includes “Don Key” (a two reel comedy), “Squadrons of the Sky” (variety), Fox news and “The Mystery Rider,” chapter 4.