ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1930, Page 16

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE.” “NOAH’S ARK.” “Noah’s Ark,” the romance of to-day and the far yesterdays which is now being presented nightly at Everybody s Theatre, has been built on a stupendous scale. Beginning at the opening of the World War, the din and destruction of battle makes itself felt by the audience. Then, after a most impressive scene, all the characters are spirited back five thousand years to the time of Noah and the building of the Ark. This Warner Bros.’ and Vitaphone picture is first, and above all, vital and delightful entertainment. It is not a war picture not a Biblical story—except in the sense that it does, as nearly as possible, follow the costumes and the customs, of those widely separated periods. It is a story of erring humanity, which is the same yesterday, to-day and forever. Darryl Francis Zaniick wrote the story of “Noah’s Ark" and Michael Curtiz directed it. The cast is impressive. Dolores dbstello is starred with George O’Brien® and they are supported by Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn Williams, Paul* McAllister, Nigel de Brulier, Anders Randolf, Armand Kaliz, Myrna Loy, William V. Mong, Malcolm Waite, Noble Johnson, Otto Hoffman, Joe Bonomo and more than 10,000 people. “Visions of Spain” (a singing and dancing medley), opens the programme. There will be a big matinee to-morrow at 2 p.m. PEOPLE’S TALKIES. FAMILY NIGHT TO-NIGHT. Beautiful Dolores Costello, Warner Bros, charming Vitaphone star, is the I,'eloved of a Broadway playboy in her latest talking picture, “The Glad Rag Doll,” which is an all-talking comedydrama showing at the People s Talkies to-night. His family gets her discharged from°her stage position when she refuses to give up the youth. Wild for revenge, the actress goes to the aiistocratic family’s home, armed with the boy’s love letters, which she threatens to publish. The family is. at her mercy, but Cupid takes a hand. The boy’s haughty, elder brother and the actress, brought together at close quarters, fall in love, and there is many a comedy situation before their love affair .is untangled. There is an excellent supporting programme. “Black Waters,” the first International talking feature to be made, will commence at the People’s Talkies to-morrow at 8 p.m. It is adapted froifi the Broadway stage success, “Fog,” a mystery play. Not only is the story ingeniously constructed, but it is interpreted by a competent cast which brings full effect to the proceedings. James Kirkwood gives a really fine performance as Kelly, alias Larrabee. “Black Waters” is 100 per cent, talking. Mary Brian and John Lodes head the supporting casts