ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1931, Page 13

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S.

SLATINEE TO-DAY 2 P.M.

Sparkling in its comedy and filled -with the personality of Marilyn - Miller, “Sunny,” the First National and Vitaphone version of the stage play, opened yesterday at Everybody’s Theatre. “Sunny” is something distinct as a picture type. It follows no conventional lines. Taken from Miss Miller's famous stage success, which ran for three yeais, “Sunny” on the talking screen • is essentially a comedy-romance. It is built around the personality of Miss Miller, who as the bareback rider in a little circus at Southampton is loved by all, but loves Tom—Lawrence Gray—whom she had met in past' years. He is in society and is just sailing from Southainnton with his fiancee. The story then moves on, in a delightful manner that is half serious and half tomfoolery, to a trans-Atlantic liner. Joe Donahue. O. P. Heggie and. Clyde Cook all appear in prominent roles. The .supporting programme was excellent and included Australian Fox News, Jean Barrio’s (female impersonator), Larry Celabos Undersea Revue, Audio Review and “A Holiday- in Story land” (kiddies coloured review). •Screenings will be repeated to-night and to-morrow night with .matinees daily at 2 p.m. ' THE REGENT. “Courage” and “Sweethearts * and Wives” which commenced a three night season at The Regent last night met with the whole-hearted approval of the large audience present. An uproariously, tender comedy-drama, “Courage depicts a mother’s valiant, struggles to give her children the finer things of life against overwhelming odds. Belle Bennett enacts the mother while Marian Nixon has the -role of the' eldest .daughter. The other children of the family are played by Leon Janney,. Carter de Haven junr, Don Marion, Charlotte Henry, Dorothy Ward and Byron Sage. Others in the superb east are Blanche Frederici, Rex Bell and Richard Tucker. “Sweethearts and Wives” stars Billie Dove, Clive Brook, Leila Hyams and Sidney Blockmer. This is the story of a stolen diamond necklace and the subsequent attempts of -almost, all the characters to recover thbm. The diamonds mean much to most everybody concerned. To one it means peace and happiness for someone she loves; to another it spells money, and a lot of it; to another it would bring power and success, to. another a divorce. The supports include Pathe News and Aesop Fable.

OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY.

ALL BRITISH PROGRAMME.

At the Opera House, on Saturday evening next the two British super productions “Loose Ends” and “Not bo Quiet on the Western Front,” will, be screened. This excellent all-British double star programme is claimed to be •the best and biggest ever shown' in the Dominion. ‘‘Loose Ends” is a thrilling and daring society drama of the London of to-day. Edna Best, who is. acclaimed by London critics as England’s greatest actress of the talking screen, heads .the. cast. .“Not So Quiet on the Western Front,” starring one of London's favourite comedians, Leslie Fuller, .is a humorous burlesque of. war-time, full, of dancing, singing and.comedians. It is said to be the greatest English comedy of its kind /yet screened. This allBritish programme should prove very popular with picturegoers, who will have the opportunity of seeing two of the .most successful of the British film specials screened on the same programme. ■ Patrons are requested to note that there will be a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. “Not So .Quiet on the Western Front” will be the principal, attraction at this screening and it will be preceded by a programme of short subjects especially suitable for children.

OPERA HOUSE MONDAY.

“AFRICA SPEAKS.”

“Africa Speaks,” the sound picture that has amazed and thrilled the world will commence a special season of three matinees and three nights at the New Plyjnou th Opera House on Monday next at 2 aud 8 p.m. In “Africa Speaks” you will see the duck-billed women with their distorted lips —savages who live peacefully in a state of free love a swarm of locusts 150 miles wide hundreds of man-eating lions a lake with millions of flamingoes—pigmies who practise companionate marriage as nature herself would have -it —a story of life in the raw, in the hear of the trackless Congo. You will hear the roar of hundreds of lions—the screams of elephants—the bark of zebras—the shrieks of natives —defenceless against the wild animals and the uncanny silence and weird noises of the African jungle. Box plan arrangements are advertised in this issue.