ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1931, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S.

MATINEE TO-DAY, 2P.M,

Just as Paul Whiteman himself stands supreme in the world of music, so liis first starring picture, Universal’s “King of Jazz?’ which commences at Everybody's to-day at 1 and 8 p.m., stands supreme in the world of entertainment. It is without doubt the most tuneful, the most prodigal, the most uniformly magnificent .production which has ever , reached the screen. This colossal revue is' an all-Mbvietono and all-teehnicolour medley of inspiring spectacle, bewitching melody, matchless' dancing'? clever specialties and hilarious comedy. And in all of -.these its excellence is surpassing. If any particular features of so great an achievement as “King of Jazz” can be segregated for special praise, then those features must be the truly marvellous 'music reproduction, the conception and direction of the spectacle numbers, not-ably->'ie i ‘‘Melting Pot”; the gorgeous dancing by. the Russell Markert dancers throughout the picture, and the featured numbers of John Boles and Jeanette Loff. Boles’ splendid voice has already made, him one of the most popular singing' stars on the screen, but the combination of his beautiful tenor apd Whiteman’s music in such songs as “It Happened In Monterey” "and “The Song of the Dawn” is superb. These numbers both are sung in beautiful settings, adding tremendously to the inspiring romanticism of both Boles’ personality and his voice. Besides these two, there are almost innumerable other song hits. There are in all, eight musical spectacle numbers whose grandeur sweeps everything before them., Between these are the specialties and comedy black-outs, in which glitter a galaxy of names long famous on the screen and on the. stage. A Universal Movietone News will open the programme.

OPERA HOUSE.

“WHAT PRICE GLORY.”

“What Price Glory,” the world’s greatest motion picture, will play a return season of one night at the Opera House to-night. Victor McLaglen, as Captain Flagg, and Dolores Del Rio, as Charmaine, and Edmund Lowe, as Sergeant Quirt, - give the screen three of the greatest characterisations on record. Human drama, pathos and love, that is “What .Price Glory.” It is a gripping story of a conflict .told with startling realism. Raoul Walsh, the director of the picture, has kept faith with the: authors, for he has, with uncanny skill, translated these humans to the screen,- not-- mere picture puppets, but pulsating men and women who live and breathe, laugh and cry, fight and love—;a veritable' maelstrom of emotions. There is the background of the , war, of course, but "’What Price Glory” emerges b’n the screen as an epic of laughs behind the lines. It is behind the lines that we meet the hard boiled Captain Flagg, the picturesque campaigner,' Sergeant Quirt, the Beau Brnramell of the Marines, and Charmairie, as captivating a, French damsel as any two men could fight-, over. She loves both men. About such human, characteristic figures does this dramatic comedy of the screen evolve. And, of course, we mustn’t forget-. Private. Kiper and, Private- Lipinsky played by Ted McNamara-and Sammy Cohen, who add. so much- warmth and real humour to the production.

THE REGENT,

MATINEE TO-DAY, 2 P.M.

The most sensational and thrilling picture in a long time is George Bancroft, Paramount’s deep-chested star, in “The Mighty.” This Paramount hit is a study in men. Bancroft starts off as the gunman -who has much contempt for 'tire law, so much contempt in ■ fact that it takes four M.’sP. to put him in the army when he disregards a draft nqtice. He ■ goes ; overseas a private, his valour secures' many decorations 'and promotions for him and he emerges a‘full fledged lijajor and a national hero. On his <\way back to his old haunts: he steps off to see the family of one of his mates and is offered the position of cjiief of police, which ho. accepts. Esther Ralston is the' sister of his old .pal, a'nd knows his past, but / he does not know this. They arp in ,'love. A big police picnic is given iii honour of Bancroft, and his Successful/ clcan-up campaign. The gang prepares to strike. In the middle of tho celebration he learns of their plans. The gang sends an old sweetheart of Bancroft’s to tell his new lovo about his past, if -he interferes, thinking this will stop him. He decides to cast-his lot with his new "gang,” and leading over two score of mounted officers he speeds to stop the wholesale robbery. Machine guns crackle, ■ the officers attack with hand grenades and all the modern implements of peace time war and Bancroft comes face to face with Gland. The rest of this thrilling story you can see for yourself in “The Mighty,” commencing at the Regent to-day at 2 and 8 p.m. In this cast' are also Raymond Hatton, Dorothy Revier, 0. P. Heggie and

Morgan Farley. The ..supports include Fox - Movietone News,'- “Getting a. Ticket” (Eddie Cantor, in’. sljprt sketch), and “Marching to George” (comedy).

WAITARA TALKIES

'TEMPLE TOWER.”

-Who was the man in the tunnel? Far underground a secret passage led into the-, grim- mysteries of Temple Tower. A tell-tale signal flashed up in the control room - of the building—the maniac, exultant, threw a switch that brought the walls of the tunnel together to crush the intruder’s life out between its remorseless stones — •the birl battled desperately to . save him—hut was. the . intruder Bulldog Drummond,’ or was he the, Strangler, that. sinister master mind of the Parisian Apaches? Screen fans will discover the’ answer in one of -the most thrilling moments of "Temple Tower,” the Fox'Movietone melodramatic novel-ty-screening at the Royal Theatre, Waitara, to-day.-i “the Rogue song.”' Song and colour, high adventure and romance, q,re blended into the -first motion picture starring a famous opera singer.- Lawrence . Tibb.ett, .w.qrlds greatest operatic baritone, bids fair also to become one of.'the world’s greatest operatic stars,' as a result of "The Rogue Song,.”.. Metr,OrGqldwyn : Mayer’s musical drama; opening ‘at the’'Theatre Royal, W'aitara. on. Tuesday and Wednesday next. Filmed entirely’ in colour, directed . by. Lionel. Barrymore, that master of " talking screen; drama, the new picture combines an engrossing plot with spectacle;and gorgeous music, all woven into a /romance of ; love and adventtire. Though some of it's music a pproaches grand ’■opera m agni tude, - it. is not - opera. ’ Other- of - the songs , are charming'popular: numbers.■