ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1933, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

JACK HULBERT AT HIS BEST. LAST OF “LOVE ON WHEELS.” Jack Hulbert has not been seen to better advantage than in “Love on Wheels,” now being screened for its last two days at Everybody’s Theatre, New Plymouth. He is in the picture all We time, “acting the stupid fool,” and dancing his way through one ludicrous scene to another. He is ably assisted by that excellent comedian, Gordon Harker, whose idea of a Cockney bus conductor is apparently to take a kindly interest in all the passengers who regularly use the vehicle of which he has charge. He finds Jack Hulbert lacks “ginger” and sets out to assist him m the customary Harker manner and with immense success. As Jane Russell, the girl of Hulbert’s heart, Leonora Coioett possesses great charm and. personality. She is heard with Hulbert in the lilting and haunting duet, “Hungry for You, in one of the many departments of the famous Selfridge’s London stores. Directed by Victor Saville, this light, gay story with its catchy musical refrains, is sheer entertainment from first to last. There is an all-British supporting programme. REGENT TO-NIGHT. “COHENS AND KELLYS” IN TROUBLE • “The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble,” which will be finally screened at the Regent Theatre, New Plymouth, to-night, is considered by many who have seen it to be the funniest of the many productions dealing with the Irishman and the Jew. Charlie Murray and George Sidney are the principal members in a cast that includes Maureen O’Sullivan, Andy Devine and Frank Albertson. There is a splendid array of shorter films. Edward G. Robinson, star of “Silver Dollar,” a First National picture which heads to-morrow night’s change of pro•gramme, has the most dazzling role of his career in a character that parallels that of Tabor, Colorado’s sensational silver king, in the days of the gold rush and silver strikes. He is said to have achieved his greatest dramatic trimuph in his portrayal of this historically important, although somewhat bizarre personage, whose spectacular rise from poverty to a multi-millionaire was the talk of the nations, and whose love romance was a scandal of Denver and Washington society. Bebe Daniels and Aline McMahon head the supporting cast NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE. “PLEASURE CRUISE.” For a perfect evening’s entertainment, “Pleasure Cruise,” the current attraction at the Opera House, can be thoroughly recommended. Roland Young, the most popular English comedian, excels his “Wedding Rehearsal” performance in this production, while Genevieve Tobin and Herbert Mundin are included in a well selected cast “Pleasure Cruise will be finally screened at the matinee and evening sessions to-day. “SECRET OF MADAME BLANCHE.” A most vivid tale of mother love is presented in “The Secret of Madame Blanche,” commencing at the Opera House to-morrow, which is an even greater achievement than “The Sin of Madelon Claudet,” a similar type of story. The leading role—that of a chorus girl who marries a titled Englishman—is taken by the beautiful Irene Dunne, whose performance is nothing short of inspiring. The stoi-y covers a period of more than 29 years, and Miss Dunne is seen first as a beautiful young woman, and later, as the /years roll by, as a broken-hearted outcast, forsaken by everyone, fighting for the life of her son, who has been taken from her when he was a tiny child. The film is brimful of dramatic situations that call for the most brilliant acting, and not one of the cast lets the shown down. Supporting the stars are Lionel Atwill, the noted English star, Phillips Holmes, Una Merkel and Douglas Walton. The film is based on the stage success “The Lady.”