ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1932, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S TO-DAY. “MY WIFE’S FAMILY” MATINEE. The final matinee screening of “My 'Wife’s Family” will be held at Everybody’s this afternoon at 2 o’clock. SHOWING TO NIGHT. “A Holy Terror” and “Potiphar’s Wife,” the double-star programme which commenced a three-night season at Everybody’s last night is well worth seeing. “A Holy Terror” is a screen adaptation of Max Brand’s best seller, “Trailin’.” It presents the adventures of a young, society man in the West where he searches for the man he believes shot his father in New York and w’here he falls in love with a beautiful girl. George O’Brien and Sally Eilers are the stars. “Potiphar’s Wife” tells the story of a particularly dangerous type of society vamp, who, bored because of her husband’s lack of attention, directs all her subtle wiles on her own chauffeur. His refusal to be a partner in the intrigue leads her, in her rage, to, accuse him of assaulting her. The big climax of the drama occurs in the trial sequence, when, upon seeing the folly of her scheming, she endeavours to display some measure of repentance. Nora Swinburne and Lawrence Oliver head the cast in this British production. A Fox Movietone News opens the programme. THE REGENT. GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. “The Reckless Hour,” which commenced a three-night season at The Regent last night, dwells upon the emotional life story of a modern girl who is a fashion model. Two men come into-her life, one to mar and one to make it. Dorothy \Mackaill triumphs in the stellar role; her support is equally successful. The lovers are played by Conrad Nagel and Walter Byron. Her nagging mother is done by Helen Ware, while H. B. Warner superbly plays her father, keeper of a secondhand book shop. Joan Blondell is the jealous sister, whose antics are abetted by nimble Joe Donahue. Then there is Ivan Simpson, doing another unforgettable butler. Big Billie House is a crooked promoter and Dorothy Peterson his startling wife. Claude King is the false lover’s millionaire father and Mae Madison adds more than a touch of ingenuous beauty. “The Reckless Hour”— taken all in is one of the plays you simply must see. A splendid supporting bill of four featurettes includes “At the Bottom of the World” (a scientific film dealing with the whaling industry) and Australian Fox News. A matinee will be held to-morrow at 2 p.m. OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. “MY WIFE’S FAMILY” FINALLY. “My Wife’s Family,” the delightfully humorous comedy of mistaken meanings and.-cross purposes, will be finally screened. at the Opera House to-night. (A matinee will be held at Everybody’s to-day at 2 p.m ). The film is a production of British International Pictures, and-is, an example, of the very high reproductive and sound quality of the Elstree Studios, London. The cast is headed by Gene Gerrard, and. Jimmy Godden. Munel Angel ns, Amy Veness and Dodo Watts take the feminine roles. The parts of Jack Gray, the husband, and Peggy, his wife, are played by Gene Gerrard and Muriel Angelas with artistic skill, which immediately appeals, the former for his ability to create laughter in any quantity at will, and the latter for her skilful co-operation - in the various situations. The part of Arabella, the iron mother-in-laW who seeks out mischief before it is even apparent, is cleverly played by Amy Veness. There is a splendid supporting bill. “Manslaughter,” the Paramount dramatic special starring Claudette Colbert and Fredric March will play a return season at the Opera House on Saturday next at 2 and 8 p.m.