ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1929, Page 14

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S. “The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City,” Universal’s latest picture revealing the adventures of the Cohen and Kelly families, and the first to be made as a talking picture, was screened for the first time at Everybody's, New Plymouth, on Saturday last to packed audiences at both the matinee and evening performances. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Kelly are undoubtedly the greatest, comedy teain ever invented by a film studio, as their comic arguments, their family squabbles and all' the other incidents that characterise them, seem to grow funnier with each celluloid edition. The Talk-films seem to have been especially developed for this type of screen comedy. An unusually splendid cast appears, headed by George Sidney, Vera Gordan, Mack Swain and Kate Price. The romance is provided by Cornelius Keefe and Nora Lane,, with Virginia Sale and Tom Kennedy in vivid roles. The picture is superbly acted, the players having gotten every possible bit of humour out of their familiar characterisations. All register, well on movietone, Sidney especially, reminding one of his former vogue as a stage comedian. Atlantic City, as the title suggests, is the locale. . Cohen and Kelly, who are in the bathing suit business, have a line that was modern when Queen Victoria was alive. Their children send them oft on a trip while they bring the bathing suit styles down to date and even a few years ahead. A bathing, beauty parade is one of the big features. The supporting talking and sound featurettes included Fox Movietone News, “Doing His Duty” (an all-talking English comedy), “Clopham and Dwyer” (English comedians), and “The Squire Octet” in musical offerings. This programme will be repeated to-night and to-morrow night.