ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 May 1932, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE REGENT. MATINEE 2 ILM. TO DAT. A duel bed,ween Avotrian and .America n airmen amid the rugged alpffie grandeur of the Austro-Italian front forms the dra.tna.tic climax of “Heartbreak,

which commences a season at the Regent to day at 2 and 7.45 p.m. Charles Farrell is an attache at the American Embassy in Vienna, when the war smashes his romance with an Austrian girl, played by bewitching Madge Evans, co-star-red in the feminine lead. In eplU of separation and. misunderstanding, their love lias a quenchless flame tha>k ci>,u survive tragedy and heartbreak and they are brought together again a,fter a. climax of terrific intensity. Hardie Albright, Paul Cavanagh and John Arledge are also featured The supporting programme will include Movietone News, “Wandering Through China” (travelogue), “Pageant of Siam” (interest), “The Messenger Boy” (comedy) and Episide 8 of “Heroes of the Flames.” OPERA HOUSE TO-DAY. “TOM SAWYER” MATINEE. Mark Twain’s immortal novel of boyhood, “Tom Sawyer,” with Jackie Coogan in the title role of the lovable bad boy, will play a return season at the Opera House to-day at 2 and 8 p.m. Pert Mitzi Green, demure this time, is Tom’s light o’ love, Becky Thatcher. And Junior Durkin plays Huck Finn — Huck Finn, who didn’t have to go to school, wash his neck, or anything. As produced by Paramount on the talking screen, “Tom Sawyer” is the kind of picture you hoped it would be. It has the refreshing charm of youth. Its humour is full-throated and close to everyone who is still able to remember those good old days of readin’, ’ritin’, and ’rithmetic. It is fast moving and gay, with one or two thrills thrown in for good measure. It is the kind of picture that youngsters, whether they be ten or 50, are going to enjoy without reservations. The high spots of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Tom Sawyer” have been dramatised on the screen to great effect, and pieced together into one well-knit, delightful story, in a mariner that does the Mark Twain classic full justice. The shorts are excellent and include Para--mount Pictorial, “Old Man Whoopee”, (musical number), “The Cow’s Husband”, (cartoon) and “Go Ahead Cat” (comedy). OPERA HOUSE, MONDAY. “THE OUTSIDER.” “The Outsider,” Dorothy Brandon’s famous play made famous .by Maurice Moscovitch, will commence a three-night season at the New Plymouth Opera House on Monday as a British screen, triumph. (Matinees' will be held" at Everybody’s on Monday and Tuesday at 2 p.m.) The beautiful,. : talented, but crippled daughter of England’s foremost surgeon, Dr. Stur'dee, fe approached by Ragatzy, an unqualified specialist, who wants to cure'her. Her father, believing her incurable, hotly opposes" the idea; her fiance supports; it; arid in the' end she places herself in Ragatzy’s hands; to fight .‘for life and love. The story is chock-full of every ingredient that goes into the triaking of delightful entertairiment. There is romance; drama, suspense, with moments of priceless comedy, and the picture has. wonderful genuine audience appeal. Harold Huth plays the role of Ariton Ragatzy, and gives one of the first exhibitions of sustained emotional' acting that has come frorii -any screen player, and. Joan Barry as Lalage Sturdee scores a triumph that borders on the ' sensational. Frank ' Lawton as the fiance and Norman McKinnel •" as Dr. Sturdee add to their reputations, and the rest of the cast give, creditable performances. “’ilia. Outsider” is a picture you'must not miss. EVERYBODY’S. MATINEE 2 P.M; TO-DAY. Imagine having a cheque for £5090, certified and perfectly good—but. being in a spot where to endorse and cash it meant gaol! It does not sound possible, but William Haines, Jimmy (Schnozzle) Durante and Ernest Torrence prove that it can be done. The situation is one of the amusing complicationsof “New Adventures of . Get-Rich-Quick. Wallingford,” which will open at Everybody’s to-day at 2 and 7.45 p.m. The comedy romance of love and high finance was suggested by the popular Cosmopolitan Magazine stories of Geo'rge Randolph Chester. Haines plays the famous get-rich-quick expert in the adventures of the master grafter; Durante, the renowned New York stage comedian, makes his first talking picture appearance as the riotous chaffeur; and the saxaphone-playing Blackie Daw is played by Ernest Torrence. Leila Hyams is the heroine. The shorts will include Cinesound News, Universal News, Metrotone News and “Splash,” an instructional film on swimming and diving. INSTRUCTIONAL SWIMMING FILM. A picture of special interest to swimming enthusiasts, “Splash,” is to be shown at Everybody’s Theatre to-night, on Monday and Tuesday nights and at matinees each day. The film was made with the co-operation of the American Amateur Swimming Association, and. the exponents of the sport include such well-known names as Georgina Colepmn, Micky Riley and Buster Crabbe. The latter is & world champion, holding the present record for the 880 yards tetance. In this film Crabbe shows the power he gets out of his strokes by slightly altering the position of his bodv, as well as the different styles of using the feet to the best advantage. Coleman is the world’s champion lady diver, and she goes through her repertoire of plain arid fancy dives*, Micky Riley is the world’s champion high springboard diVer, and he shows how these intricate and daring dives are performed. . .