ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1930, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE REGENT. I — I MATINEE TOrDAY 2 P.M. 1 ——: : - ■ The • fascination' of' the New Yofk,stock ’ j market for persons of every type-— in every walk of life —aflords one pt the most astonishing psychological studies ;| in the world. An amusing example of of these misguided individuals is depiGtp’M ed in “Clancy, in .Wall Street,”.-the. arious comedy coming to The Regent,: New Plymouth, to-day.at .2 and Sip-m? . Clancy is a plumber ,by-.trade.'. a. period, of twenty-years, he has, witw|| his Scotch partner, built up .a: modest but paying business. \By accident he is. : inveigled into iriye'stiij'g,' and .on tlie firm’s, mondyl. to co ver-'the margin, t Considering, the.jiatiopglity of his busi- •, ■ ness associate;, the Fhilarious comedy possibilities that can -’be • developed on this theme are. obviops. Yet this Irishman is typical of thousands of persons . who daily visit brokers’ offices arid sink their precious savings-bank accounts . ? into the bottomless pit that knows no < / mercy.. Of course,. the -bait th at draws'- ■ V 'them- all into the giddy .whirl is the in- . ' .disputable’' fact ;that ’ : 'eyery once iff a ■ -new moon jrist soriie stidh “boob” reaps • ’a ~ Tdrtxiiie from- his“'foolhardy action;--The news of . these ! coups - invariably ~-. spreads like wildfire, and draws other investors ;bf: a ‘similar ’type into 'the net. Nq amount of warning can discourt, ago these ainateurs— they steadily ■visualise -success until the; r crash ;comes-rr- ; . then—if they’re, lucky like the? Irishman.. in "Clancy in AVall Street,” they go back J to theifj-Original I joliffi somewhat wiser ' for the experience; - Charlie'Murray and. Lucien Littlefield are starred and they are stipported" by many pfoininent play- ; ers. There’will be a gqod Supporting jbill.

‘ a 1... \ '.A ~<• , ’EVERYBODY’S, - ’ -UU '-A' “ .y'.' ’ 7 ■ ■ . . : , 'MATINEE TO-DAY 2 P3I. •?/ - ' : War in a subdued key—without mar- rib tial airs, mock . heroics land- profanity—t.■ is the subject of.' “Jotirxiey’s End,” - l iiie"'.Y British?all -dialogue, screen- version pf-R; .‘ C. Sherriff’s ’play commencing at Every-, body’s, SfewJ-Plynioutifr-fq-day at 2 and. 8 p.m. ?It is ' tiidt -a yar ' < who, saw. it. at' its. world, preview, ex-'. ' claimed, ‘‘Why. I could feel the mud.in? ? my' finger-riiiils!”. Of "'such realism' ';-.isy-? “Journey’s End” made..... Real, ,tpo,“ are ; the characters—that, splendid fellby/.;-?/ Captain Btanhopc, -portrayed by Coliu' ? : Clive, loaned. fi-om the London stage production -by, arraiigcinent .with Maurice ■Browne, Ltd. . Thereits I“Uncle” Osborne, '? laying down his?glowing pipe to go put. L on raid,' 'kiiowinjg’Kfe- vrtll be dead fie- ?'. fore, ,it;.js ; cold—a role entrusted to lan / admire'—") / hero?worshipper eager. ; £<jr; adventure ;andi;.?j< getting .'-it; '.David -Manners pla Vs RaLj eigh.; ’ Anthony Bushell portrays Hib- . bert; afraid of it all. Billy Bevan is_the:l? fat '"' u'tcnant I who’ finds’ war ' bloosmnU; ? aw?. , without pepper. Charles Gerrard’ is the long-suffering'cook,-Mason.' Other.?, roles are played by Warner Klinger, Jack Pitcairn, .Thomas Whiteley and ?. Robert A’Dair. Janies Whale, who’cqnljl,? .., do nothing less than the Correct thing “Journey’s' End,” 'for'he? has directed several stage' pfpdqcfidn, of it,; directed” ’ 1 the picture, which is recorded by R.C.A?-? Photophorie. George : Pearson - super-? I vised. /The scenario .is by Joseph; Mori-,? ? , cure March.' Australia and New! Zea-,, land gave the play"a. - great receptiori—the talking picture has. even received.? a greater . one? As the screening of “Journey’s, End” commences at. 8 pmi. , sharp, patrons are kindly requested to be seated at this hour. <2. . ... ...- U ?\

, “THE NEW MOON” SEASON- ' ///■ ■. -■' '■ . “THE BELLE OF NEW YORK.’??;' . _4t o’clock' on - Monday morning tho box plans will be opened at Col-/ tier’s for the first- and only production here of “The New Moon;’? the gorgeous- J ly mounted and deliciously ■ tuneful and / very humorous' comic, opera 'which is to ".-/ ■be /staged by J. IC.'Williamson, the Opera House on, Wednesday might, y next-,and for'the presentation of Belle of New -York,” which is to be/prgrw / duced on Thursday-evening- The v bey of inquiries which-have 1 already.: been made at the box office in regard to the booking arrangements., indicates -that there' is likely to be .a record demand for seats, so to avoid 7 any unnecessary crushing the management will have a 1 staff of ushers in attendance from , an \ early, hour and the earliest'arrivals'iniy/:' be assured of having the first / A of positions-on the- plans. “Thb New / Moon” was- written by Oscar Hammerstein, of “Rose Marie,-’’.“The: Student ,/■ Prince” and ."The Desert Song” fante,:// and the music is by, Sigmund Romberg, £ ", composer .of "The Student Prince”., aud /' ‘‘The Desert Song.” “The New Moon.”'is r - said to be the most spectacular produc : ■« tion. the Williamson mapagemeAt. ’has ■ ever staged and/the company' the best -' - all round organisation of singers, comedians, artists and'dancers which has ever’ appeared 'in any' single production in Australia or New . Zealand.: Tlie./plot ■ . of' “The New Moon”>is.'-particularly .ill-. ■>/ teresting ‘ ■and during tlie/unravelling of S; the l ; romance -the. comedians have .some ; / excellent 'material provided for them. - ■ ' ■- ; ////.' .-///r-.'’-/y “THE BELLE OF NEW YORK.*, In the. 1930 up-to-date representation/// of, the “Belle : of New York” the -present/ company ’achieved a sensational success : in Melbourne and .Sydney and in. both these cities it ran for oyer: twelve weeks, //. and it was generally acknowledged that'/. ' never previously has behn witnessed a /// better all round ■prdductiqir.of this most popular of -all ' comic, operas.. 1 In the . ; title role Miss Romola. Hansen is seen // and heard to exceptional .advantage and, Mr. Sidney Bureliall iS' said to be: ex-' : cellent in the role of Harry. Bronson. It is to be noted that the' management brought Mr. ’ Leslie Holland specially / from Australia, to. . play the. 1 part’ of //jj Ichabpd Bronson and in.which he scored, sueli a wonderful.: success . recently, in./ <■ Sydney: and Melbburne. - Plans are .coiiieyV ~ ;