ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1930, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

■ 7 >- . i j,; . THE REGENT. ’ • BIG PROGRAMME. ‘ '. A double feature bill that, can .b® ■ commended is now showing at The Regent Theatre,.New Plymouth. Both, productions are .100 per cent. ■ talking. ‘•Roaring Ranch,” . which is presented first, is an.‘entertainment that is . oughly enjoyable. Hoot Gibson, and, Sally. Eilers are starred and. ‘ the. plot deals with two men and their effort* to win the love of a beautiful, girl. The situation is complicated by a. secret oil' discovery,' and there is - action' ip plenty, up to the. final-fade out.. Much-. humour, also runs throughout this pro- : duction especially, when Gibson cares'for a baby dtiripg the illness of its mother, - “Half Marriage” stars dainty Olive Bprdeh in a' story 'dealing.with the com- <J : plications caused through a. young heir- _. ess secretly marrying a -poor , young architect, owing -to ' her . parents favouring; a well-tonio suitor. Ho w . the folly- -of it nearly ended in tragedy, ■, 'teaching .a lesson toi a . young 'couple who had made their own marriage laws ;j--makes interesting entertainment.. Morgan Earley, Richard Tucker and' Hedda ; Hopper head the supporting cast., A Uni'vereal Talking News opens the programme. EVERYBODY’S •. / , “WELCOME ’DANGER,”.: ~. . Harold Lloyd’s first all-talking comv edy, “Welcome 1 Danger,” which -com? ’ menced a three-night seaeon at .Every; body’s, New Plymouth, on Saturday, is an entertainment ' that' will ' appeal to y everyone. Throughout the ' entire pro- • duction,.■ Lloyd does, little other than shake hands with- trouble and danger.'He gets out of one tough spot only; sp. find himself in a more hazardous position. Underground Chinatown invites a lot of trouble for r ah .amateur'sleuth,. and Lloyd gets all that he invites and : a little more that he i«s not. looking forJy . Every time Harold Lloyd, moves, in “Welcome Danger” something fast , and funny happens. That’s what- makes,.. “Welcome Danger” great entertainment. ;■ “Welcome Danger” ;is the story of • young botanist, whose chief .ambition in ~ v . life is to . grow a new ' and , different' • flower. Cid man Fate takes a hand and sends him to San Francisco to clean ; yup several tong wars, and make him-, self just generally useful against all criminals. He doffs his hat to danger and runs rampant through’ the conventionalities of 'crook, hunting, producing a long series of laughs and thrills 'that • I the whole family can understand and j,; appreciate. Barbara-. Kent is "delightful ; ■ as. leading lady.- The supports 'include ' “Dark Eyes” <vocal novelty) and”.’ “He Loved the Ladies” (talking comedy).