ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1930, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S. ' FAMILY NIGHT TO-NIGHT. Love always finds a way. When Conrad Sterling’s show girl sweetheart refused to keep their usual Sunday date, he hired the show for a private performance. And what a show! More than 350 show girls and boys struttin’ their stuff and singing the latest musical hits. You’ll see it all in “The New Movietone Follies of 1930,” which finally screens at Everybody’s to-night. You’ll be charmed by Buster Collier’s and Miriam Seegar’s romance; by Frank Richardson’s and Noel Francis’ singing. You’ll marvel at the stupendous dance ensembles, and you’ll whistle and hum the tunes you hear. There is a fine supporting programme. COMMENCING TO-MORROW. Theatre-goers will have an opportunity to see one of the most widely discussed talking pictures of the current season, when Colleen Moore’s newest dialogue film, “Footlights and Fools,” commences at Everybody’s to-morrow night. A new Colleen Moore is revealed in this comedy-drama—a Colleen Moore whose personality is made even more delightful by the addition of a voice regarded as one of the finest yet heard in talking pictures. “Footlights and Fools” presents this popular star in a characterisation that contrasts sharply with most of her portrayals, for in add’tion to frequent moments of comedy there are scenes, calling upon Miss Moore for emotional acting of a highly dramatic nature. Raymond Hackett and Frederick March head the supporting cast and some of the wonderful stage scenes are in gorgeous technicolour. THE REGENT. “YOUNG DESIRE” FINALLY. “Young D ( esire,” the dramatic alldialogue drama of carnival life, starring Mary Nolan, will be finally screened at The Regent to-night. “Young Desire” is preceded by a varied supporting bill including Empire Bulletin, Oswald cartoon, E. Burnett’s orchestra, Universal Talking News, and “Varsity Drag” (comedy). COMMENCING TO-MORROW. What must be one of the greatest aggregations of dancing, comedy and dramatic stars ever assembled in one company take part ill- the Fox Movietone production “Happy Days,” commencing at The Regent to-morrow night. Every player in Fox Movietone City is in the cast, including Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Will Rodgers, Victor McLaglen, Walter Catlett, Ann Pennington, Edmund Lowe, Willie m Collier senr., to mention only a few. It is a cast replete with s<ars; the songs are tuneful, the settings and costumes are gorgeous. The second part of the production is devoted to some spectacular numbers staged by Earl Lindsay, with the stage flooded with beautiful girls in bewilderingly beautiful costumes, .who back up the soloists with such items as “Snake Hips” (Sharon Lynn), “Crazy Feet” (Dixie Lee), while Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor, perhaps the best-known “sweethearts” of the screen, delight in a number specially written for them, called “AVe’ll Build a Little YVorld of Our Own.” The story concerns a minstrel troupe that plays the locale opera houses along the Mississippi River, travelling by steamboat. Colonel Billy Batcher, a lovable old character, owns the concern and when the show goes on financial rocks the colonel’s old friends, now stars on Broadway, come to his aid and put on a minstred show that rehabilitates his fortune. Throughout the production runs a delightful romance, played by Marjorie White and Richard Keene. “TOM JONES.” COMIC OPERA CONCERT. “West Country lad, what lack ye yet?” The answer will be given to the query raised in one of the best songs of the opera when the New Plymouth Choral Society gives its concert version of Edward German’s comic opera “Tom Jones” at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday next at 8 o’clock. This will be the final concert of the season, bringing to a conclusion a very successful series of concerts. This should be one of the best that the society has given, with the single exception of the last concert, which was given in conjunction with the Royal Wellington Choral Union. The effect of that experience will surely be observable in the forthright and virile style in which the present work will be presented. The opera is a delightful change from the kind of programme given at the two previous concerts of the season, and it is full of the most tuneful melodies in both choir and solo work, as well as attractive dance tunes fc • orchestra and choir. A fine cast of principals has been secured, with Miss Naomi Whalley as the leading lady and Mr. Harold Ackroyd in the name part. Other parts will be taken by Miss Mary Brodie, Mrs. S. O. Jones and Mr. Ron Gilbert. The plan will be open to subscribers for preferential booking on Wednesday, and to the public oh Friday, 1 at Collier’s. Intending patrons should book immediately as there is sure to be a rush for seats for what will prove one of the most popular programmes ever presented by the society.