ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1930, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE REGENT.

MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 P.M. Joan Crawford, whose.first talking picture. “Untamed” proved such a sensation,' will be seen and heard in “Montana Moon,” commencing at The Regent today at 2 and 8 p.m. “Montana Moon” surpasses “Untamed” as an ■ enterlaintainmciit so patrons can look forward to a real entertainment. The storycentres about the daughter of u retired Montana cattleman who comes fromiNcw York to visit her father’s ranch for a vacation. Here she falls in love with a cowboy but the wide difference in their social positions seems an impregnable barrier to their happiness. The ingenious method by which the rancher finally convinces the Eastern girl that she could be contented as his wife is said to give the presentation unusual interest. The production presents something out Of the ordinary in the way of scenic spectacles, many of the sequences being taken on mountain tops overlooking Wide valleys and rivers . and others taken at the foot of precipitous canyons and ravines. The picture is made more attractive by a number of songs, sung by the featured players and by a chorus of 50 cowboys who introduce several of the traditional cowboy ballads and ditties. The supporting cast includes John Mack Brown. Karl Dane, Dorothy Sebastian, Ricardo Cortez, Cliff Edwards and Benny Rubin. The accompanying “short” subjects will include Metrotoiic news, George Washington (songs), “Tough Winter” (Our Gang comedy) and Earl and Biller (songs and guitars;. . ■

EVERYBODY’S TALKIES.

MONSTER MATINEE TO-DAY 2 P.M.

The greatest stars of filmland will be featured in the monster musical comedy extravaganza, “Paramount on Parade,” commencing a special season of four matinees and four night at Everybody’s to-day at 2 and 8 p.m. Many of the Scenes are in technicolour, and humour abounds in the production. Everyone of. the stars in the huge cast nlays a real part. There is ..Charles Roger's and Lilian Roth, with a boy and girl chorus, while William • Powell asPhilo Vance,. Clive Brook as Sherlock' Holmes, Eugene . -Pallette as Sergeant Heath, and Warner Oland. as Dr. Fu Manchu, appear in a clever travesty, of detective mysteries. Then comes “The Toreador,” with Harry Green in that role, and Kay Francis as Carmen, an altogether gorgeous item, followed _by Ruth Chatterton in a Parisian cafe singing “My Marine”; Maurice Chevalier, in the role of a Paris gendarme,-, a park with lovers on every bench, singing; all the time “All I Want is . Just Oite? Girl,” and little Mitzi Green-follows iii. a btirlesque of the same song, afterwhich she gives an imitation of Cheva*. lier’s rendering. Helen Kane becomes -,aiteacher of a modernistic schoolroom. Dennis King figures in the Gallows Song/ while Skeets: Gallagher rushes forward', demanding-that King sing before he dies.: Others in? the. production are Clara Bow, Richard Arlenn, George Bancroft, and Nancy - Carroll. Bancroft’s item is in-, deed -a ■ scream. After going through social function as he should, he demohy.) strates how he would like to act at a piirty. The concluding sketch of thei session Is another technicolour master-; piece, in which Maurice Chevalier and his company of girls appear as chimney? sweeps, afterwards floating away over, the clouds to the tune of-“ Sweeping the Clouds Away.”- The supporting pro-, gramme wil include Audio review, “Tate a Trip in My. ,Airthip”':(bpiincing sail' -song cartoon), and' '/‘Business in Gredt) Waters” (all talking? novelty with the' laying of deep sea lable).

“GOING UP.

AEROPLANE STUNT TO-DAY.

From the interest that is being shown it is anticipated that the remarkably. brilliant musical comedy “Going Up” will be favoured with a successful run. Members report'akccn. demand for tickets and inquiries as to the opening of JJfiV reserved-:, seats plari:■ are being received daily The arrangements for family nights have .aroused a-great deal of in-, terest and the management has prepared a large number of handbills which givty full details of prices and booking arrangements. These will be distributed in novel fashion this afternoon. If the weather is favourable the handbills will be released frora ; a ’plane in five parcels. Each parcel will break’Us it leaves the plane and it is hoped that a wide-spread-distribution will-be effected. -This “stunt” will be a great: attraction for the younger generation as several of the. handbills will be endorsed by the secret,' tary and any boy or girlfsecuring a bill, with the secretary’s signature on th<j. : back will receive a free reserved seat at: the Opera House on Thursday or Friday' next.

Full particulars of admission charges and arrangements for reserved seats are. advertised in to-day’s issue of the Taranaki Daily News.. ■' • . ' THE SHOW OF SHOWS. SHOWING AT OP UN AKE. Thanks to the enterprise of the New Picture Theatre proprietary’ at Opunalcfe. coastal patrons are afforded the same, opportunity as niotfopolitan residents 6L. seeing the latest and best in the talk-,; ing picture world. In keeping with this - policy the “Show of Shows,” Warner Bros, and Vitaphone super revue in technicolour, .which has been rightly; termed 100 shows in one, is being screen-, ed in the New Theatre on Monday, Tues--day and Wednesday next. The picture has created a furore wherever it has been screened, the opinion being expressed that any one of the 100 shows it contains is alone worth the: price of admission. Just under 100 stars have taken pdft in its production; while the supporting cast includes 1000- Hollywood beauties. The settings throughout are magnificent. The music with' the catchy Song hits, enchanting melodies, the Sparkling dialogue varying from comedy to tragedy, the' dazzling dancing ensembles, the colour'that reflects life and warmth throughout the feature, all tend, to make; 'a spectacular production that' from the rise ot the curtain till the. gorgeous grand finale .will hold the audience spell-bound. . "7 -