ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1930, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE REGENT.

SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY 2 P.M.

“The Aviator,” Warner Bros and Vitaphone’s joyous talking comedy, will be again presented at The Regent to-day at a matinee at 2 p.m. and finally to-night at 8 o’clock. Edward Everett Horton is starred in this mirthquake, and he is ably supported by Patsy Ruth Miller, Lee Moran, Johnny Arthur and many other prominent players. There is a good supporting programme.

“MONTANA MOON.”

Joan Crawford in “Montana Moon” a musical romance of the West, will commence at The Regent to-morrow at 2 and 8 p.m. The story is an original one and Miss Crawford’s supporting cast includes John Mack Brown, Dorothy Sebastian, Ricardo Cortez, Benny Rubin, Cliff Edwards and Karl Dane. This is one of the first pictures to be filmed without the use of artificial scenery, all the exterior scenes being taken on a cattle ranch in the San Jacinto Mountains, 200 miles north of Los Angeles. A large part of the extra cast -was recruited from the cowboys employed on a local ranch. The story concerns a New York debutante who visits her father’s extensive holdings in Montana and falls in love with a cowboy. The conflict between their love and the disparity in their social positions forms the dramatic situation. Advance i - eports have it that “Montana Moon” is by. far the most lavish production in which Miss Crawford has yet appeared, particular stress having been laid on tho wealth of scenic beauty on hand and the contrast between tho Western locale and that of the sophisticated Park Avenue environment, with which the star has heretofore been almost exclusively associated.

EVERYBODY’S TALKIES.

“LOVE COMES ALONG” FINALLY. “Love Comes Along,” starring beautiful Bebe Daniels, will be finally presented at Everybody’s to-night. It is a romantic drama replete with thrills, intrigue, laughter and love. Never has Miss Daniels appeared to greater advantage. As a stranded American actress she gives an outstanding portrayal —one of depth, humour and singular appeal. At every turn there is evidence of Bebe’s early stage training. While her flair for comedy is apparent in several scenes, noticeably where she “wisecracks” Johnny (Lloyd Hughes), and the menace in the person of Montague Love, it is in her emotional work that Bebe rises to unsuspected heights. It is the first picture in which she has ever demonstrated fully her dramatic powers. In “Rio Rita,” the spectacular production with which she made her sound picture debut, there was a glimpse of her ability to pull one’s heart-strings, but in “Love Conies Along” she surpasses anything she has done as yet on the screen. “Love Comes Along” is preceded by some talkie featurettes. “PARAMOUNT ON PARADE.” How would you like to see and hear ‘Buddy’ Rogers and Lillian Roth in a bright, new, catchy-singing-loving act? Or the dialogue' that would ensue were Philo Vance, Sherlock Holmes, Sergeant Heath and Dr. Fu Manchu to gather at a killing of Jack Oakie ? These are only a few of the hilarious, enjoyable moments, some in technicolour, which will set audiences applauding in “Paramount on Parade,” which commences at Everybody’s to-morrow at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Everything in “Paramount on Parade” is swift, witty, sparkling. It is musical comedy entertainment de luxe. It, has dozens of the world’s most popular stars doing their most amusing and entertaining stunts; Intimately, familiarly, these players, singly, or a few at a time, entertain, thrill, charm, with their ability, and their engaging personalities. Prominent names in the cast besides those already mentioned are Maurice Chevalier, Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent, Richard Arlen, William Powell, Clara Bow, Dennis King, Nancy Carroll, Helen Keene, Mary Brian, George Bancroft, Ruth Chatterton and Gary Cooper.

“GOING UP.”

BRILLIANT MUSICAL COMEDY.

•Snappy humour, catchy and lilting music, pretty and dainty dressing, and graceful dancing and effective scenery, all illuminated by the splendour of the Opera House lighting, will combine to niako “Going Up” the most brilliant

entertainment which has been presented locally for many a long day. Careful direction and painstaking preparation have seized every chance afforded by a story of unusual excellence, and the presentation is being looked forward to with confidence by all concerned. Although the society have found that production costs will be quite as high as in the past, they have ventured the bold step of reducing admission charges. Further, it has been arranged that the first two nights shall be ‘‘family nights and if the weather is suitable a novel advertising stunt for family night will be put on on Saturday afternoon. ■ See the advertising columns and watch for a special announcement in to-morrow’s Daily News.