ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1930, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

' the regent. ' „ '■{/ /( song;of the west/’ ».• ; . ’ The original handicaps of talking pictures, which limited movement to sonic extent,arid made Ideation. trips, to pu£- .. door, scenes ' inadvisable, have been en- ; tirely, overcome in “Song of the West,” ■ .titeMOO'per cent.,natural 'colour,-, singing, > Vitaphone epic of covered waggon days which comes to the Rejjent Theatre, New Plymouth, to-night %nd following nights. “Song of the . West”’lias , action and movement. The eye oL-tlie;all-natural colourcamera follows thp ._rapid nioi'enients of horsemen, hiarch- of itherpioneers and'the other outdoor scenes with complete ease, thus speeding up the action of, the story greatly; This, was made pos/sible .by/;. improvements Warner Bros.’ ' engineenf/made in xVituphone, equipment, -For ’ the first, time in ; talking picture ; history -a complete recording plant .was - ■ taken out into the Wilds;'two hundred toiles froin Los . Angeles, and ; the ■ outdoor • acenes, covering, a sweep .of ', several’ miles, recorded in. long; shots- and closer Ups , with- complete ease ahdyperfect effects. “Song of the West”: is a Harv.ey The.w adaptation of , ‘‘Rainbow,” ‘the :■ phenomenally ■ successful operetta -off Laurence Stallings and Oscar? Hamnierstpin .JL Many ’song hits' spangle the glittering story. 5 • The cast includes ' John Boles, ■ Vivienne ' Segal, Marie'.'Wells,- -Joe' E.i ■ Brown, Sam-'-Hard/, Marion Byron, Ed- ■ die G ribbon, Rudolph Cameron, Ed.-.Mar-'ttindel' arid a chorus ,of one hundred voices. The supporting programme. will • include Dorbthy arid Rabclle; Ryan (v.ocal renditions), Bobby Gilette. (banjoist), Leo Reismari and- orchestra and. “A Regular Business Man” (sketch). ‘J EVERYBODY’S. ' > •RETURN OF.SHERLOCK HOLMES.” ■Twy-’ihw-. changing times. through which' ■ the motion picture is moving*'at'the pre- - sent time,, there is. always something . that someone has. done first.... But with ■■ (‘‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes,” there is a different kind of first. Holmes ; has, been a popular detective of fiction for 'yCfirs, arid his .exploits have been the source : of excitement for millions but '-although the themes of ‘ exploits and the ; ■methods', of Holmes have, been copied, •'there has never been- ope of the famous 'stories on the screen till the appearance jictf Cli.ve Brook in -this Paramount 'all-' • picture which commences a .threeimjght /season at Everybody’s., tb-hight for the. first .time; the public will be, able, to judge whether the Holmes that they have imagined has been faith; . fully-, interpreted by Clive Brook or not. We venture to foretejl that everyonq will be pleased with the work of Clive Brook. In this Paramount picture, Brook is supported ,by a great cast, including Betty Lawfbrd, a young -English '■'•actress? bf note; ’ The supporting pro- . gramme ■ will inclride.'' ‘‘Noah’s. Lark” (Song’ cartoon), -‘‘Deep C Melodies” : (songs) and “Fatal Foceps”. (all-talking • epmedy)* ’’ ' 1 , , . ;. ’ ■' ‘M ,J. jC; WILLIAMSON’S COMPANY. : ■ ;.«jnw moon” And.*,‘the belle,” ■jr-' ■' •'f a < 'if 'i •-> b* , . . ' At the Opera iHous'e this evening a.t f ; g o’clock, '..the curtkih will rise ‘On the ; bf. J. William-ebn’s’.-stupendous musical comedy Mri- : uniph, ‘‘The' New-Modn,-” which Will; be ; presented,,•by^/59 m P a PX:-.?£ W artists, t- including/ 36 principals, all of , whom Were selected -for .the parts they portray. Only the one presenta- . ’ tion..can ,‘be.; given of- “The New .Moon,” ■ and to-morrow night the - company -will ’stage the 1030 up-to-date production of', th® delightfully tuneful and very ~. popular comic opera, “The Belle of New ' ■ York/’ which is proving' as popular*, to- ■ dayias when- it -was first ’‘staged, .It will be presented with new and magnificent scenery, costumes and a wonderful cist of'• characters; This will be the ' first occasion' for'close on twelve months that New ; Plymouth playgoers have- been ' given an opportunity -’to enjoy a Williamson riiusicdi corripany, arid that they ? i^re‘ ; appreciating‘ .the . event- they have . .demoristraied at-the' box office, where there-has ( been A- very large demand for seats'; -‘“The''New. Moon” wa's written by Oscar Kammerstein, who was responsible, fob “Rose Marie” and . “The Desert Song,” and the music for it was composed by Sigmund Romberg of “The .Student. Prince” and “The Desert Song” fame, i - assure; its complete .success the majority of the artists, who appear. C -in “The New Moon” have to-be gifted with' 'good voices 'and' a glance at the i' ';namhs ;in the . cast’, will prove that the : management has -been fortunate in its ■ .engagements.'Miss' Roriiola Hansen, who achieved- an' outstanding: triuiriph- in the Reading role in “The' Desert Song” is the'heroine, in “The New Moon,” and her jingirig; arid. acting • Jiave materially assisted ari making this musical play one jpf. I ;the'most successful the Australian stage has kjiQwri.' Sidney Biirchell, .who/is now regarded ;'as the best bari.'tone who -has. appeared, under the Wiljiamson banner since the days of Wallace. Brownlbw, has achieved ,a remarkAbie. success in ,the role of Robert Mis*um- -in “The New -Moon,” arid so has ■ .Herbert Brownej. vwhose.. singing was a feature, of- the production of “The Student Prince” and “The [Desert,?■ Song.” playgoers' will’ be glad' to welcome- the . -sterlirig comedian. Jiiri. Gerald,.; who . will makl/ his initial appearance at New Plymouth in;.a J. C. Williamson production. Three famous singers. in .the- cast are Leo Darnton, John Ralston and Bernard Manning, all. of ;■ w.hom, last appeared at New Plymouth with Gilbert and Suliivari comic opera company. Others in the cast are Miss Amy. Rochelle, Don Nicol,: Sid. - Wheeler, Dulcie Devenport, besides other notable characters. More than ordinary interest is being . taken by playgoers in to-morrow night’s production of “The Belle of New York” . which last week' finished * a brilliantly successful season in Wellington. -This ? is the latest 1930 version, and the main l features of the old favourite has been, retained. The costumes, it is said, make ; * dazzling display, the scenery is on a lavish scale; , the singing is- particularly pleasing, especially the magnificerit finale tb : the first act. ‘lt is to be noted that Mr. Leslie Holland was brought ~ Specially from Australia for the role of Ichabod Brorfison. Box plans now open at Collier’s. ■ \ ■''..'■: