ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1930, Page 13

ENTERTAINMENTS

»■ everybody’s TALKIES, ..." '“TWO FINE ALL-TALKIES. “Skinner Steps Out,” and “The riyhi" Fool-,” two all-talking productions, 0 immensely pleased the audience at Everj body’s .talkies, New Plymouth, on Saturday night. In “Skinner Steps Out,” Glenn Tryon appears as William Heinv Skinner,, a young man* who is a herj to his wile and a “dub” to his employer? and fellow-workers. Merna Kennedy has the role of “Honey,” the young wife, whose adoring belief in Oier husband finally inspires him to attain social and business recognition. Tryon appears in 'some of the funniest scenes of his career in “Skinner Steps Out.” Especially notable are the ■scenes in which he asks for. a rise, leads the orchestra and conducts an auction at a charity bazaar. Rising to tremendous climax that will make most fans gasp, . “The Flying Fool ’ is an all-talking air drama starring William Boyd. It is one of. the most thrilling and entertaining pictures produced this season. Although the story has an; aviation background and though .it reaches a great dramatic crescendo with a scene in the air, it is not entirely an air story. It is a’ human drama, which combines pathos and comedy, played by a cast of capable actors and moulded into fine entertainment. Marie Prevost plays the leading feminine role. A Universal Talking Newsreel opened the programme. This big programme will be repeated, to-night and to-mor-row night.

THE REGENT, NEW PLYMOUTH.

“THE COCK-EYED WORLD.”

Long awaited but well worth waiting for was “The Cock Eyed World,” Raoul Walsh’s masterful Fox Movietone effort which commenced a special six night season at The Regent, New Plymouth,

on Saturday night.’ Based on a story by Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson, who wrote the memorable ‘“What Price. Glory,”;it features Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe and Lily Damita—Lowe and McLaglen again the fighting marines but now, in times of peace, confining their chief battles to passages at arms over their various lady loves. The trend of the story takes the marines to Russia, to the tropics and to New York and Coney. Island. Lily Damita, more fascinating than ever, is their girl of the tropics; ieila . karnclly their Russian girl, , and Jean Bary their New York girl. Quelling an uprising in the tropics is their only opportunity to do the battling the marines are noted for, and Walsh has, even in this comparatively minor engagement, eclipsed for drama, force and thrills any 'battle of “What Price iGlory.” In addition to the dialogue there are several song numbers especially written for this production by Con; rad, Mitchell and Gottler, including the theme song, “So Dear to Me,” sung by Bobby Bunns, “Elenita,” sung by Lily Damita, and 'So Long,” a Marine marching song. That author of a hundred vaudeville and musical comedy successes, Billy K. Wells, wrote the diaj logue and Director Walsh wrote the ’ scenario. El Brendel, the Swede, comedian of ‘Sunny Side Up,” plays another great comedy role in this production A Fox Movietone News opens the programme.

NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA CONCERT.

"OBERON” AT EMPIRE THEATRE. The tenth season of the New Plymouth Choral Society is to be marked by a very fine series of subscription •concerts, the first of which will take place at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday, June 17, when Weber’s opera “O'b■eron” will be presented with a full ehoir and orchestra and a strong cast of principals. This is the first time the society has ventured into the realm of opera, and its enterprise deserves . the support of the public of the district, who have no other opportunity of hearing such works as those presented by the society. • ■ The work has been very carefully prepared and has aroused a great deal of enthusiasm among the members of the choir and orchestra. The principals have all appeared in New Plymouth before, and many of. them have established reputations with the 'concertgoing public that ensure them a cordial welcome whenever they appear. It is many years since Mr. Arthur Ripley, Auckland’s dramatic tenor, sang in New (Plymouth, and his re-appearance is being keenly looked forward to. Mr. Edwin Dennis, Wellington, will sing the ■name part in the opera, while the leading soprano part will ‘be sung by Madam© Vita Cornwall, one of New Plymouth’s most accomplished and dramatic singers. Mrs. Ashley Macdonald is a favourite who will be associated with the society in this' concert, and the bass soloist will be Mr. Harold Aekroyd, Hawera, another popular Taranaki singer. The box plan for the (Concert will be at Collier’s.