ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1933, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S.

“THE MAID OF’THE MOUNTAINS.”

Everyone knows the haunting lilting rhythm—“ Love Will Find a Way”;— “Whate’er befall, I still recall

That sunlit mountain side.

Where hearts are true, and skies are blue, And love’s the only guide. If faithful to my trust I stay,

No fate can fill me with dismay. Love holds the key to set me free (

And love will find a way.”

Filmgoers who visit Everybody’s Theatre this afternoon and to-night will be transported ipto the realms of another world when they see “The Maid of the Mountains,” with its many world famous refrains and lilting music. It is an adaptation of the world-famed musical comedy, directed by Lupino Lane and starring, in the role of the handsome and dashing Baldasarre, Harry Welchman. A strong British cast which includes such favourites as Betty Stockfeld, Garry Marsh, Renee Gadd and Gus McNaughton also boasts two talented newcomers to the screen in Nancy Brown, who makes a bewitching Teresa and Albert Burdon, the popular stage comedian. Backgrounds which provide a fairyland of delight for all beholders, include a gigantic Palace, the Governor’s Castle and grounds, and the mountain fastness of the .bandits. The rout of the robber band by the Governor’ soldiers through the rocky mountain pass provides one of the most thrilling high lights of the film. Nancy Brown, who plays Teresa, is an Australian wfio nails from Sydney. She studied at the Royai Academy of Dramatic Art and secured her first stage engdgement at the age of 16 to understudy the late Rosaline Courtneidge in “The Unfair Sex.” Following provincial tours, she first discovered her vocal possibilities when she sang, on the spur of the moment, at an audition for “Rose Marie.” She understudied Edith Day jn that production and also in “The Dester Song,” and “Show Boat.” She has since played the lead in the American and Canadian productions of “Bitter Sweet” following an understudy of Evelyn Laye, and is now acting in the same capacity for Peggy Woods in “The Cat and the Fiddle.” In “The Maid' of the Mountains” sue plays opposite Harry Welchman, the English musical comedy star who starred in the big London stage productions “The Lady of the Rose,” “The Desert Song,” “Silver Wings” and “The Student Prince.” Intending patrons are advised to reserve without delay. Box plans arrangements are advertised elsewhere in this issue.

NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE.

“LOVE ME TO-NIGHT.

Sparkling melodies, brilliant dialogue and a whole series of delightful per- 5 formances dance on the' screen of the New Plymouth Opera House where Maurice Chevalier’s latest picture, “Love Me To-night,” commences a three day season to-day. The new Chevalier film, with Janette MacDonald again in the feminine lead, is one of the best romantic comedies that the French singing actor has made. The story is as fantastic as a comic opera should rightly be, but it is also a good one, chock-full of both romantic and hilariously amusing situations. Chevalier has the role of a debonaire Paris tailor, who descends upon the chateau of the Vicomte Gilbert de Vareze to collect a large bill, and remains to play Prince Charming to the beautiful and lonely Princess Jeanette, cousin of Gilbert. For Gilbert (Charlie Ruggles) cannot pay his bill and doesn’t want his irate uncle, the Duke (C. Aubrey Smith) to learn of it. So he passes Maurice off as the Baron Courteline and has him included in the house party at the chateau. Complications ensue, but most of them are gay enough and all of them are punctuated with songs. The principal love song, “Love Me To-night,” is beautiful, and bids fair to surpass the popularity of “One Hour With You.” “Isn’t It Romantic” and “Mimi” are catchy melodies, and other comedy songs, such as “A Woman Needs Something Like That” and “The Son-of-a Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor” serve as amusing parts of the action itself.

I REGENT THEATRE.

MATINEE 2 P.M. TO-DAY.

Spencer Tracy, the popular star of many fine films and Peggy Shannon are co-starred in the Fox Movietone special production which commences a season at the Regent Theatre to-day at 2 and 8 pm. Plenty of action and suspense have been woven into this offering along with its frankly human romance between a man and a woman, neither of whom has been better than necessary. Opening in the Straits Settlements where the girl is looked upon as a dubious and notorious character, the plot takes her through a savage battle with a tooamorous sailor, a headlong flight to a remote island in the company of her current admirer and her temporary exile until, his schooner can return from Australia. On the island, however, she encounters an adventurous pearl fisher who not only falls in love with her, but proposes marriage. Fearing the return of the other man she refuses, but later accepts on hearing an erroneous report of

his death. When the other man does come back, however, things move to a climax that is startling in its intensity find unexpectedness, and that provides a whirlwind ending to the picture. Along with its vivid glimpses of pearlfishing, a thrilling underwater fight with a giant devil-fish and its splendid tropical scenes, the story is distinctly out of the ordinary. The associate programme will include Fox News, “Paths in Palestine” (travelogue), Fox News and the final chapter of "Detective Lloyd.

INGLEWOOD TALKIES.

"OUT OF THE BLUE.”

A good many of the present-day films are adapted from stage successes and “Out of the Blue” is an excellent example, showing to-morrow at the Inglewood theatre. “Little Tommy Tucker,” Gene Gerrard’s most recent stage ven- s ture, forms the original story of the present film, which is a delightful and amusing production from the point of view of dancing, scenery and dialogue. The first part of the story takes place in Knaveston Towers, the home of that impoverished baronet, Sir Jeremy Tucker. and beautiful, country house settings are shown. Later in the story the scene shifts to Biarritz and depicts a most attractive cabaret scene.