ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1931, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S.

THE . WORLD’S. GREATEST TENOR.

"Song. O’ My Heart,” starring the world-renowned concert ■ tenor, John McCormack, and showing nightly at Everybody’s, New Plymouth, strikes high “C” in the scale of enjoyable and memorable entertainment. Its; story is a delightful one of Ireland and America; its characters are humanly and: convincingly portrayed by the superb cast, and the singing voice of the star'is the finest which has ever greeted, the ears of this reviewer from the audible screen. .McCormack sings eleven songs, numbered among which are such favourites as “I Hear You Calling. Me,” “Little Boy Blue” and "Rose of Tralee.” When Mary, the former sweetheart of Sean, played by McCormack, is • deserted by her husband, she and her two children are forced to live with an unsympathetic aunt. When Sean goes to America, where he becomes famous on the concert stage, Mary feels that the last tie of their romance has been broken. During one of his concerts Sean receives word of Mary’s death. He hurries back to Ireland, frees . the two youngsters from the despotic rule of the aunt, and opens up a new and happier life for them. Alice Joyce gives a charming performance as Mary, and her two children are excellently portrayed by Maureen O’Sullivan and Tommy Clifford, two young players who were imported from Ireland especially for this picture. Other members of the cast include John Garrick, J. M. Kerrigan, Farrell Macdonald, Effie Ellsler and Emily Fitzrdy.. A suitable supporting programme is presented in conjunction with “Song O’ My Heart.” There will be a monster matinee to-morrow at 2 p.m. .

THE REGENT. FAMILY NIGHT TO-NIGHT. “Playing Around,” - starring . Alice White and Chester Morris, - and “The Painted Angel,” starring Billie Dove and Edmund Lowe, will be finally presented at the Regent, New Plymouth, to-nigl- . Both are 100 per cent, talking. A Fox Movietone News opens the programme. “THE STORM” TO-MORROW. Hailed as the talking screen’s most thrilling picture, “The Storm,” Universal’s romantic drama of the human triangle in a snow-bound cabin in the Canadian wilds, comes to the Regent Theatre to-morrow at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Lovely, vivacious Lupe Velez has the leading feminine role, that of a little French-Canadian girl. The male angles of the triangle are portrayed by two of the most capable actors of stage and screen—FauT and

Boyd. The human situation .in “The Storm”, alone would furnish drama and suspense enough for any picture. Added io this, however, are natural thrills of a surpassing nature. The company filming- “The Storm” spent weeks ;• in the High: Sierras/ of, Calif or nia; to -obtain the proper-.location forthe outdoor Outstanding among the. natural ’.thrills are a. tremendous avalanche, terrific blizzards, 'and shooting rapids by canoe.

OPERA HOUSE.

HAROLD LLOYD TO-MORROW.

: Harold Lloyd, the screen’s most'popular comedian, comes to the New Plymouth Opera House to-morrow: (Saturday) night in’a real laugh.'tonic: entitled. “Speedy.”. In “Speedy,” there is action from start to.' finish;- There" isnot a moment that lags. Even the portions of the story devoted to the building of the story, which are invariably slow places, maintain interest .at comic heat. Lloyd upset-his usual preparation in the preliminary exhibition of. “Speedy.” Instead of holding five: or: six previews, as has been. his custom for years, he found it necessary to stage only three before he was convinced that his picture was ready for public consumption, and as nearly perfect as it was possible for him to make it. “Speedy” is one of Lloyd’s most enjoyable works, diverting, funny, hilarious and novel. And nothing more could be asked of any comedian. Harold has introduced 'to screen fans a new screen personality with Ann Christy, his new leading lady. The supporting programme will include Overseas. News, Inkwell Cartoon, Australian Gazette and “Single Bliss” (tworeel comedy).