ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1931, Page 12

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S. FAMILY NIGHT TO-NIGHT. “Song o’ My Heart,” the Fox Movietone special production starring the famous Irish tenor, John McCormack, will be finally presented at Everybody’s to-night. The supports include a fine film of the Hawke’s Bay earthquake disaster. “GENERAL CRACK” TO -MORROW. Not only does the distinguished peer of present day stage and screen stars, John Barrymore, make his talking film debut in “General Crack,” the alltalking Vitaphone special commencing at Everybody’s to-morrow night, but ho again proves himself the genius in this tale of romantic adventure in eighteenth century Europe. Mr. Barrymore, who is known to possess the finest speaking voice of the stage has an unusually fine opportunity to display it in this picture which runs the scale of emotion. His strong characterisation in “General Crack,” which Alan Crosland directed for Warner Brothers, is that of a dual personality whose inlierent characteristics take turns in dominating his loves and hates. Born of a gypsy princess and a powerful nobleman, he is one moment the spirited, carefree nomad, and the next the brilliant, fearless soldier. Marian Nixon heads the supporting cast. A varied supporting programme will include a further series of earthquake scenes in Napier and Hastings. THE REGENT. . “THE STORM” FINALLY.. Universal’s all dialogue thriller, “The Storm,” will conclude its local season at The Regent to-night. Lupe Velez, Paul Cavanagh and William Boyd are starred.. An interesting supporting bill includes many fine scenes of the Hawke’s Bay earthquake disaster. “THE BIG HOUSE” TO-MORROW. “The Big House,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s mammoth all-talking picture which opens at the Regent Theatre tomorrow night, is powerful melodrama. With a love story and, with thrills aplenty, “The Big House” is one of the greatest pictures of the season. Leila Hyams is a perfectly nice girl, and she falls in love with a shady character, Chester Morris. And Wallace Beery is just everything—a machine-gun expert, hired murderer, and an all-round bad man. What a story! ' And what a climax! Love, pathos, humour—all are blended in this wonderful picture. One moment you will thrill—next you will laugh. It is glorious romance that struggles for its very existence in moments of mad frenzy. A varied supporting bill will include another all talking dog comedy entitled “Who Killed Rover,” and further scenes of the Napier-Hastings earthquake area.