ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1933, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. GENE GERRARD COMEDY. Gene Gerrard, the inimitable star of “My Wife’s Family,” “Lucky Girl,” and “Let Me Explain Dear,” heads the cast in “Leave It to Me,” the All-British adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse s story “Leave It to Psmith,” which commences at Everybody’s to-day at 2 and 7.45 p.m.: In the guise of a spring poet he descends upon a’ country mansion where the beautiful Eve Halliday is staying, and is coerced into stealing a valuable necklace for Eve’s ersewhile fiance, who intends to return the heirloo’m to his aunt, gain the reward and marry Eve on the proceeds. He is forestalled, however, by two real crooks already established in the house and in his attempts to recover the necklace and explain his movements to Eve, who is actually acquainted with the poet he is supposed to be representing, he is nearly arrested. Of course he triumphs in the end but not before filmgoers have been provided with the laugh of a lifetime at Gene’s merrymaking antics. “Leave It to Me” was directed by Monty Banks and Molly Lamont, George Gee and Olive Borden play important roles. The supporting programme will include Pathe Gazette, “Wayward Canary” (Mickey Mouse cartoon) and “Windjammers,” a four reel production which takes you upon a trip round Cape Horn in one of the famous windjammers. REGENT TO-DAY. VARIED PROGRAMME. Is there a sin more contemptible, than a. betrayal of a sacred trust? “False Faces,” a Fox picture which commences

at The Regent to-day at 2 and 7.45 p.m., is the story of a plastic surgeon, who, endowed with a talent for surgery, an ais? for the spectacular, an uncanny instinct for attracting women and money, and possessed with an unusually magnetic personality, uses all his powers for personal profit. Although purely a character of fiction, Dr. Silas Brenton, as ■ played by Lowell Sherman, is endowed with the Sherman personality, and while . a thoroughly despicable person, is magnetic enough to hold interest and even sympathy throughout the picture. In ad- ' dition to play the starring role in ‘‘False ; Faces,” Sherman directed the picture, : which is an original by Kubec Glasmon. ; The supporting cast includes Peggy Shan- ■ non and Lila Lee. The shorts will in--1 elude Fox News, “The Wild West of . To-day” (interest) and “Hob Wives” (two . reel comedy). ’The tenth chapter of “Heroes of the'West” will be screened > at the matinee only. ‘ AN INTERESTING CONCERT. L EMPIRE THEATRE PROGRAMME. > The programme for the concert which . is being tendered to Mr. Charles Blake t at the Empire Theatre on Monday con- . tains many names of great interest in r the musical world of North Taranaki. . Among the lady singers will be Madame t V. Cornwall, Miss Nan'Athy, Misses I. I Gilbert and A. Pauli (duets), , and the choir of the New Plymouth Girls High . School. Men singers will include Baden L Bellringer (Stratford), W. J. Smith (Inglewood), Ron. Gilbert, Jack Murray and Fred Baird. Instrumental numbers will be contributed by Misses Constance Leatham, Vinnie Ross and Gordon-Elliott (trio, piano and strings), Messrs. C. Hume Fyfe and A. Asplin (viola and piano), Mr. J. Dobson (pianoforte solo), and Miss Gwen Greenwood will be accompanist. This programme, apart from the interesting cause for which the concert has beeZ arranged, should attract a.

capacity house on Monday night Re- < serving of seats, without any booking fee, may be done at Colliers’ music house, and it is anticipated that a re- ' served seat will be a necessity for the enjoyment of the concert. NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE. ; “42nd STREET.” A departure from the current type of talking picture, involving a wholesale return to the spectacular and lavishly staged type of production such as “The Broadway Melody” and “Gold Diggers of Broadway,” is made in “42nd Street,” the colourful musical extravaganza commencing to-day at the New Plymouth Opera House.f 'Like the earlier ones of this kind, the film is a story of the theatrical world presented in a back-stage setting, a theme which, carefully blended with reason and reality as in this production, gives ample scope for the incorporation into the story of much high-class music and dancing of the sort that captures the interest as much for its comparative novelty as for its general excellence.ln every way, it is said, it is a great show, staged with i a lavishness that eclipses even the big ! musical films of a year or so'ago, acted ■ by a cast that contains no weak links, i brightened by several melodious numbers . and with the true atmosphere of stage i life convincingly and interestingly depicted. J‘42nd Street” should, in particular, be seen by anyone who still cherishes the archaic idea that the life of a stage actor or actress is an easy one. It is revealed instead as a life of almost unceasing and hectic toil; but while the superficial glamour has gone, the real glamour of the theatrical profession remains in this story of Broadway and the men and women who have made this street the hub of America’s show world. The picture carries a distinguished allstar cast, including Ruby Keeler, Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Una Morkel, Ned Sparks and Alien.

Jenkins. Excellent interesting supports precede the mean, attraction. They include a Cinesound News Reel, Sports Thrills (with Ted Reusing announcing), “Africa Speaks English” (a ventriloquist sketch), and, above all, a gripping and exciting short on “Shark Fishing.” No hesitation should be made in selecting this programme as perfect entertainment for the whole family.