ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1933, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE. THRILLING DRAMA OF TURF. “CALENDAR.” The management of Everybody’s, New Plymouth, is nothing if not thorough, in its choice of pictures, and last evening there was a large audience to witness Gainsborough’s latest production . ‘ Calendar,” which is the screen version of Edgar Wallace’s sensational racing story. Although differing from Edgar Wallace’s usual style, the story is equally as powerful—but in a different way—to such pictures as "The Ringer” and The Frightened Lady.” The story deals with English society, with a clatter of horses hoofs and the thrill of the racing track as a background. The story goes on to show how a popular young racing man falls a victim to a scheming woman, but the manner in which he turns the tables on her leads on to a most fitting climax. The cast and characters are all British and the leading roles are taken by Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and .Gordon Harker. The last-named supplies the story with a high standard of humour, for Harker is a true-ibom cockney. The picture is recommended as one well worth seeing. The supporting programme included Australian Fox News, British Ideal Magazine and “Rynox,” another British feature co-starring Stewart Rome and Dorothy Boyd. Screenings will be repeated to-day and to-morrow at sessions commencing at 2 and 7.45 p.m. REGENT THEATRE. WALLACE BEERY FILM. Madison Square Garden! Thousands of fans excitedly waiting for the gong to sound the start of a world’s championship wrestling match. In one comer the champion, confident, smiling; across the ring, the challenger, who has agreed to “throw” the match. The friends of the challenger have wagered their all on him. If he throws the match they lose everything; if he wins, he must face arrest for killing his wife’s treacherous lover. What shall he do? That is the dramatic problem which Wallace Beery answers.in “Flesh,” which opened at the Regent, New Plymouth, last night. The plot centres around Beery’s consent to throw his chance at the world’s title at the pleading of his wife, Karen Morley, who in turn is influenced through an infatuation for Ricardo Cortez. Miss Morley and Cortez ably second the brilliance of Beery in the portrayal of their roles. Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Vince Barnett, Herman Bing, Edward Brophy, Greta Meyer and Wladak Zybszko, former world’s wrestling champion, round out a spectacular cast The supporting programme includes Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd in a delightfully laughable comedy entitled “Show Business,” and the most recent Metrotone Newsreel. Screenings will be repeated to-night and finally to-morrow at 2 and 7.45 p.m.