ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1930, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE REGENT.' - x • : “SONG OF THE WEST.” • An exciting and colourful picture came/to the Regent Theatre) New Ply? mouth, last night. It is “Song of the West,” a new Vitaphone all-colour production presented by the Warner Bros., and boasting a fine/fitory as well as a capable cast headed by Vivienne Segal and John Boles. ‘ The scenes are perfectly beautiful. The great outdoors of the West,-photographed in natural colours, is a stirring sight. The covered wagons, rumbling over the plains and the long nights with the pioneers sitting about the campfires singing the simple songs of ' the' plains, are scenes of touching beauty. The love story, tejling of the regeneration of a man through the devotion of his wife, fits in with the adventurous spirit of 'the film, Vivienne Segal, well known on the musical stage, is delightful in the leading feminine role, ilnd John Boles, playing opposite Miss Segal, repeats the good acting and fine singing he did in “The Desert Song.” Joe E. Brown,’ the comedian, Sam Hardy, the villain,'and Rudolph Cameron? the young lieutenant, alt give excellent performances.. The production was directed, by Ray Enright and is an adaptation of “RainboA',” the operetta by Laurence Stallings and Oscar Hammerstein 11. A number of interesting . “short” subjects preceded “Song of the West/’ Screenings will be repeated nightly until Tuesday next with a matinee: on • Saturday next at 2 p.m. . • EVERYBODY’S. “RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.” “The Return of -Sherlock Holmes” is now showing-at Everybody's,*’New Plymouth. In this picture 7 you see arid hear how one of the most famous detectives- of the world, - who has-fori some time been in ''retirement, has been .successful in tracking and bringing-to justice. one of ’the biggest criminals of the recent dedade. /This man had succeeded in inveritug an apparatus whereby he Was able to tap' wireless messages, and thereby gained valuable; information, arid acting on this, he and his gang were able to carry out a series of surprising and baffling coups on the trans-Atlantic. • Police of England, under orders from Scotland' Yard, rind the police of the United States have been baffled.. When a fahious man, who, for the time being must remain a nonentity was killed and his son disappear- z ed, this great and well-known man. came, from "retirement and took the case, ‘in an effort, to solve the mystery. The man is Sherlock Holmes, perhaps the best, known detective of recent years, and at the request of Dr. Watson, his friend and assistant in. many a crime solution, he'offered his services in the hopes of finding the. young man who was engaged to marry Mary Watson.' His clues took him across’ the big pond to America, on one.of the palatial.liners that cro(ss that ocean. Assuming various' disguises oh the trip, he/ was able to not only, find the young man held; a prisoner on board; but stumbled upon; another great crime Which had beenbaffling- the .police of two. continents; Thi.s all happens in “The Return. , ( of; Sherlock Holmes.” Clive Brook is .featured as Holmes, the'character made so' famous by the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and he is supported by Betty Lawford, leading lady. Phillips Holmes,’ and. Donald Crispe. The supports include “Noah’s. Lark” (song cartoon),/ “Deep C. Melodies” (songs),.and “Fathi Foceps” (talking comedy).