ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1933, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S. ' .' ELISSA LANDI TO-DAY. “Burnt Offering,” the new Fox dramatic picture featuring Elissa Landi in the leading role, comes % Everybody’s Theatre this afternoon and to-night for . an engagement of* three days. The story ‘ depicts the adventures of a beautiful ' woman, whose heart is filled with bit- - temess and hate. She pretends to love the man she marries until she is, for the first time in her life, touched by real < love. How destiny, works out her problem forms the basis of < this romantic / drama. , The picture, the dialogue, of S which was written by Leon Gordon' of . j “White Cargo” fame, is played agains.t- a ? < background of tropical Africa; . Elissa ' Landi is‘ supported by a cast that- includes Paul Lukas, Alexander Kirkland, . Warner Gland, Earle Foxe, Donald Crisp, Yola D’Avril and Vera Morrison. Warner s Gland will be seen as the siern Baron / von Sydow.,' Famed for his . Oriental ' roles in motion pictures and stage : this outsanding character actor needs no introduction. He jiortrays the,role of aX ; stem German officer and gives a polished performance that is on a;’par ' with the best things he has ever done; His recent pictures inchlde “Charlie Chan’ Carries Oh,” “Charlie , Chan’s, Chance” and “Shanghai Express?’.; Alexander Kirkland as Erich has won favour with the critics. He has played romantic roles in “Surrender,”'“Charlie Chan’s Chance,” “Almost Married,”- arid ' “The Devil’s Lottery.” “Burnt Offer- < ing” was directed by Frank Lloyd. ' '■ ■ '■'/"• 'O' REGENT THEATRE. ’ . “SINNERS IN THE SUN.” She. was young—and beautiful! She loved the image, in her mirror. And eyes —men’s eyes—hungry eyes searched face, and then her figure. Why was Shs so lively, bom poor, when others—many ’ j others her own age—who; walked down Wealffiy Avenue, were plain of face arid' ; trite of figure—yet rich? And style—she Z had it and the manner too. She knew , she wore her cheap clothes as thought they were created in Paris. And the im- '■ itation her—always, looked‘t’ fight and real. She was eager to. sip life J ■ from a champagne. goblet—and. meant; to-.'----do it, too. She was willing to . turn her ); back-on honest marriage for a. career - With wealth and phoney love. She put a price on love—staked her happiness arid wealth—and lost. Such is Carole Lombard in “Sinners in the Sim”—a swift,’’ spectacular story of . the problems, loiig;- > < ings arid temptations of an attractive; working girl—a girl who thought she could follow the dictates of her Tnind, ■ instead of her heart. The background. pictures Vividly the hectic gaiety of the restless rich—lavish parties—casual love- J 1 affairs—exquisitely gowned- women. And through it all. is an undercurrent of soulstirring love that will not die—a j emotion that, will not be subdued. ■ “Sinners the Sun” will commence a three night season at The' Regent to-night. There will be a varied array 1 - of featurettes. . ’ ’ • ‘ ” J NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE. BRITISH MUSICAL COMEDY. ’ ’ “Lave on the spot,” the British attrac- - tion which commences a- three-day sea-. son at the New Plymouth Opera House’ to-day, introduces to the screen- ? two- r 1 new personalities in Rosemary Ames; and. I Richard Dolman.. It also tells an en--; gaging story of three “crooks” who attempt to work on- each- other’s territory, with oft-times hilarious consequences. ) Adapated- from a “Sapper” stovy entitled “Three of a Kind,” the film ha«, in; addition to tuneful songs and amusing dla- : logiie, such an engaging air of happy -irresponsibility that its appeal is .sure to make itself felt There are many novel touches in the picture, and music ' andi' . song are' deftly welded into the. action.. There ate just enough of the songs‘and music to achieve a light-hearted 'atirio-W sphere and just enough seriousness inthe development of the .stbfy to iriake' it; -- interesting on that account alone. The plot - opens with the effecting of an, in- /. troduction between Joan ■ Prior and/Bill ' Maitland through the medium of mixed 1 laundry parcels; at a luxurious South Coast hotel. Joan’s father is a plausible ; purveyor of bogus shares. - She- has no > illusions about the way in which he ' makes a living, but she will, not allovE/j him to fleece Bill, with whom she has fallen in love—since that little laundry f incident. She warns Bill, and .then learns that he supplements his own in-' come by relieving susceptible old ladies of their jewels. From then on develop-: ments come , thick and fast. The enjoy- ’ able nature, of the main film is trarisfenced into. the varied supporting pro-. f gramme. Chief among the comedy-items is “The Firehouse Honeymoon,” which relates the hilarious adventures ...of a ) newly-wedded couple, who arrive. at : a place, which is already crowded I ;'.dut/* by a convention News-reels concerning ', events in all quarters of the world,'a v ; camera gem!/ of things Hungarian,, a ) “Vagabond Adventure” series describing . the better-known parts of Paris, and, -j many. other items complete a ranged programme. . NEW THEATRS, OPUNAKE. " “MAYFAIR NIGHTS.'”’’ ;•. ' ■ The New Theatre, Opunake, announces ' the showing of “Mayfair the 1 British production produced at . the -Warner Bros, studios at Teddington, London, beginning to-mght. /This- is the;'/ first Warner Bros. English produced film to be released in. this country, “Mayfair Nights” has been produced on ' an' < elaborate . scale,' with Isobel Elsom, ; the famous English actress, heading a Jarge' / cast that includes Ivor Barnard, Margot Grahame, D. A. Clarke-Smith, MoiraE “ Lynd, Edgar Norfolk, Walter Patch and : Margaret Darner, all of whom are lead-J.Zi ing figures on the London stage. Roland'/ Pertwee and Irving Asher are tlie / authors of the story, which deals with “a. ■ mother’s fight against the law in order to give her two daughters a chance in the ! world.” , ■.•