ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1930, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

PEOPLE’S TALKIES. -■< CLARA BOW AGAIN” , In ‘Dangerous Curves,” heading the new programme at the People’s talkies, New Plymouth, to-night, the story shows Clara Bow is in love with Richard Arlen, a tight-rope performer. She decides to learn tight-rope walking herself (between performances as a bareback artist), so that she can get a place on the circus programme near to her beloved. She finally learns tho wire-balancing art, but finds that Arlen spurns her for Kay Francis, female menace in the piece. In spite of his repeated irresponsiveness, Clara continues to demonstrate her love for Arlen, and finally manages, by a desperate move, to save him from disgrace, bringing him to a realisation of love for her. A splendid background of circus . atmosphere has been' brought to- the picture by Paramount', and the direction of Lothar Mendes'is excellent. To Miss Bow rightfully go the highest honours for acting that rings true, and to Arlen and Mies Francis go the secondary tributes for their intelligent support. It is a great picture and will be supported by Fox Movietone 'News, Dorothy Helinrick (vocal artiste), “Piano Tuner” (one-reel comedy), and’ I .“ Apartment Hunting” (two-reel talking comedy). EVERYBODY’S TALKIES. SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY 2'P.M. Bringing something entirely new in screen entertainment, the opening of “Married in Hollywood,” at Everybody’s talkies, New Plymouth, to : day..at a special matinee at 2 p.m. and to-night at 8 p.m., is heralded as a delightful, tuneful, laughful surprise for local audiences. This Viennese song romance, tho first ever written directly for the talking pictures, embodies many' novelties in° both theme and execution which make it one of the.' distinctive productions of the year. Opening with a spectacular view of the great . Viennese Opera Houde, the picture sweeps rapidly into its colourful, romantic theme of the love affair between an' American singer and a Balkan prince. Delicious comedy touches . are woven throughout the story, from the first meeting between the girl and the prince until the final fade-out. This meeting is handled in an unusual manner, and the brilliant Oscar Straus and Dave Stamper tunes are cleverly -interspersed throughout the entire Viennese sequence. Despite the opposition to the love affair on the part of the prince’s family, things arc. progressing swiftly between the young couple until the prince is kidnapped and a revolution, breaks out in the. Balkans. Through political influences the singer loses her position and-.returns to America, not knowing that her royal lover is also fleeing to the same haven. By means of a shipboard, concert, the singer attracts the attention of a ft! . magnate, who puts her into the movies on her arrival in Hollywood. Oddly enough, her first role is very similar to the one she actually played in Vienna, but the “prince” cast for the - opposite' proves unsatisfactory, and then—well —we can’t spoil the story by revealing the ending here, but don’t fail to find it out for yourself. Notable photographic and technical effects including a fantastic dress sequence and the many “travelling” shots on a scale hitherto unknown to talking pictures, feature the picture. A chorus of 160 trained voices, and 60 skilled dancers appear in the various settings, and the dance numbers, staged by Edward Royce, are marvels of motion and beauty. Norma Terris, stage star of “Show Boat,” and J. Harold Murray, who sang the lead in “Rio Rita” for more than two years on Broadway, enact the leading roles with unusual charm. The distinguished cast includes Walter Catlett, Tom Patricola, Iren© Palasty, Lelia Karnelly, John Garrick, Lennox Pawle, Douglas Gilmore and a host of other stage and screen celebrities. Marctl Silver directed this Fox Movietone hit.. The supports will include Fox Movietone News, Pathe Sound News and Audio Review. The programme will also show on Thursday and Friday nights with matinees on both days at 2 p.m. • • ’ WAITARA TALKIES. “THE FLYING FOOL” TO-NIGHT. ’ . “The Flying Fool,” a comedy-drama dealing with the exploits of a dare-devil stunt flyer whose principal , weakness is women, will be screened at the Theatre Royal, Waitara, to-night. Pursuing his policy to “find ’em, fool ’em, and forget ’em,” Boyd mixes his thrills' between the ladies and' the air, and pursues his merry, reckless way until.. his? kid brother falls 'for a cabaret singer. The kid ' thinks she is the mpst wonderful . girl in the world, but Bill decides that" is not, and announces that he will prove it. The result is that Bill falls in love with the girl himself and then compli- .< cations set in. The picture is a potent mixture of thrills, comedy and drama that rises to a tremendous surprise climax tliat will keep audiences on tho edge of their seats. The role of the dare-devil aviator, is. one typically suited to Boyd. To-morrow night the alltalking, singing, and’ dancing Paramount special, “The Dance of Life,** will be screened.