ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1933, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE.

MATINEE 2 P.M. TO-DAY.

"Mischief,” the hilarious British production starring. Ralph Lynn, and Winifred Shotter,. will play a return season of two matinees and two, flights , at .The Regent, New. Plymouth, commencing today at 2 and 8, p.m. In' "Mischief” Lynn has ample scope for his talents anti, supported as he is by such an excellent cast, he gives a performance unexcelled. “Mischief” is from the pen of Ben Travers, best known of all; English humorists. Travers has written many great comedies, but none was ever wittier In dialogue, more farcical in situation, than his latest effort.. Travers gets Lynn into enough trouble to last any normal man a life-time, but the hero just , comes up smliing for more. “Mischief” is a strange mixture of society sophistry and rural simplicity. The two create a well-bal-anced picture, full to overflowing of Ben Travers’ own particular brand of fun, The plot is the J story of an obliging young “silly; ass,” ; who offers to “keep an eye” on the wife of a business associate while the latter visits Paris on business. But His task proves difficult, particularly as the,young wife shows a strong disinclination to be looked after—by Ralph Lynn, at any rate. However, all his troubles lead Lynn to Winifred Shotter—and. enchantment How Lynn comes-under the-suspicion of the vengeful Husband’ and; liow he braves matters through to the ultimate triumph, is a tale well told and well worth telling. “Mischief” is a comedy at. its best. Ralph Lynn has appeared , in many comedies, all of them real . high-lights of humour.. And in “Mischief” he gives a performance equal to any in the past. Tn Winifred Shotter he has the perfect foil, and every scene, between the two is sheer delight. “Mischief” is one of the great English motion picture productions of the year. There will be a full supporting programme. Intending patrons are advised to book at Collier’s. : ii EVERYBODY’S. “THE/INDISCRETIONS OF, EVE.” ■ • “The Indiscretions of Eve,” which opened at Everybody’s Theatre last night, was specially written, devised, composed and produced by Cecil Lewis for, 8.1. P., is a romantic comedy extravaganza about Eve, a beautiful Tittle brunette who falls in love with Peter, Earl of Winchelsea and Waterloo, on a New Year’s Eve, unaware of his. identity. She; quarrels .with her fiance Ralph who, on awaking next morning is furious to find Peter occupying his bath room. This, is the . result of an accident the night before when Peter was knocked. down and picked up by Ralph’s people. A quarrel ensues, and the Earl strides forth, still in night attire, just missing the arival of Eve. Then follows a vast comedy of errors with Eve eventually run to earth in a wax works factory, ■ beneath a plaster mould. Unfortunately Peter is not aware that Ralph manages the factory and a slap up fight ensues. A honeymoon, however, looms in the distance and all ends well. Steffi Duna . and Fred Conyngham as Peter and Eve make their screen debut in this film, arid are ably supported by. Lester Matthews, Muriel Aked, Arthur Chesney, - Clifford .Heatherley, Hal Gordon, Teddy Brown and Marius B. Winter’s band. An added British featuretteis also presented entitled “The Strangler.” As the title suggests this is a murder mystery drama capably directed and ably acted by an English cast headed by Jack Morrison and Molly Lamont. Highlights in the news ■ reels '.on; the. programme include a spirited Maori haka and the American tennis stars Allison, Vines, Van Ryn and Gledhill in . ah ex-., hibition game at Auckland. The programme. screens again to-riight arid tomorrow night with a matinee to-morrow afternoon. BEAUTY OF “VIENNESE NIGHTS.” HAUNTING MUSIC: FINE STORY. “Viennese Nights,” which opened a second New Plymouth season at the Opera House yesterday, needs no- introduction to Taranaki audiences, and the well-filled house last 1 night illustrated

most vividly the desire of people who missed it previously to enjoy the poignant sweetness of its story and the charm of its music. But people who.'did not see it before were not the only ones at the Opera House last night—many came to see and enjoy it again,-which is the best recommendqtion-. any; picture .could have. ' .<'■/ ■-,. / ■ ■ ■

The film is ; a brand-new. one recently imported by Warner Bros., and hence the picture is-in its original entirely as regards its scenes, , its sound and. its; story, while the all-technicolour of the picture contains a freshness that definitely enhances the beauty of the production. It is superfluous to dwell on the merits of/the plot—the story opens‘in old Austrian Vienna, where a . young musical student and a beautiful girl are in. love. The-girl’s father desires a match with someone of higher rank, and,' by deception, marries his daughter to a baron. The student, Otto, goes to, America, and Elsa meets him again when he. is a second violin in a theatre there. ■ They still , love one another, but they go on their own ways. How'their grand-chil-dren meet in almost similar circumstances and the happiness their meeting brings to Elsa, .now 1 an ; old; woman, sweetens . her ; last.’, days; ■ The: ending is unusual; and dramatic. T , /'.

From the very beginning, music occupies an important place in, the story, and the, settings of the different scenes are marvellously portrayed. It is ; a wellacted- production of outstanding merit l and packed houses should greet .it for the remainder of the season. NEW THEATRE, OPUNAKE. “THE RULING VOICE.” - - The ■ appalling ■ fact thatour children are not safe, from .the atrocities.of lawbreakers - is. forceably brought out ip “The'Ruling. Voice”, the First National picture featuring Walter Huston,, at the New Theatre, Opunake, to-night. The gently-bred, daughter ,of the milk racket czar is caught in the toils of his nefarious business —as well-as the child of the woman who tries to protect the girl, when she has left her father’s home. The strong cast includes Loretta Young, Doris Kenyon, David Mariners, John Halliday, Dudley' Digges, 'Gilbert Emery, Willard. Robertson' and the child actor, Douglas Scott.