CINEMA PROGRAMMES

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1934, Page 3

CINEMA PROGRAMMES

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. “THE QUEEN’S AFFAIR.” “The Queen’s Affair,” which is now showing twice daily at Everybody’s is replete with adventure, music, ’’sparkling songs and is lavishly mounted and splendidly dressed. In it Anna Neagle is entirely different—she is “altogether enchanting” as a thoroughbred shop girl who suddenly finds herself heiress to the throne of Ruratania, and is suddenly called upon to assume the throne as queen. A republic, with a handsome young president, rules on her arrival, but Carl, the president, is ousted, and the young queen is installed. Within a few hours a fresh revolution starts, and the young queen is sent on holiday. The revolutionaries are defeated, and Carl leaves for a political holiday, and by chance chooses the same holiday resort. The pair meet and fall in love; The queen is recalled, and finds for the first time that Carl was leader of the revolutionaries. Feeling that he has deceived her she signs his death warrant, but of course explanations are forthcoming, and all ends happily. Fernand Graavey, who ! played with Miss Neagle in “Bitter Sweet,” makes a dashing Carl, both vocally and histrionically. Muriel Aked makes a personal hit in a comedy role. THE REGENT THEATRE. s,• ■ ■ “SHE LEARNED ABOUT SAILORS.” “She Learned About Sailors,” with Alice Faye and Lew Ayres in the principal roles, is now showing nightly at the Regent. The story deals with the romantic adventures of a young s.ailor bn an American warship during a. Pacific cruise, • the -humour being provided -by Frank Mitchell and Jack Durant, two knock-about comedians whose fun is none the less effective because it is of the slapstick variety. Lew Ayres is seen as Larry Wilson, a young sailor, who meets and falls in love with Jean Legai, a singer in a Shanghai restaurant. She is somewhat dubious of his advances at first, being quite disillusioned as to the constancy of sailormen, but when she finds, that he is in real earnest, accepts his affection and returns it with interest. When the ship is sailing away from Shanghai, however, Larry decides that it would be unfair to ask such a girl as Jean to marry an impecunious sailor, and writes a letter telling her that-it is all a mistake and that she had better forget him. After many misunderstandings, mishaps and amusing situations, the story comes to a hilarious conclusion. The featurettes include “Balbo’s Flight,” an interesting film dealing with the flight across the. Atlantic by the Italian air fleet. “WE’RE NOT DRESSING.” NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE. “We’re Not Dressing,” now . showing at the New Plymouth Opera House, aims at being simply a bright musical romance and as such certainly is a success. It is essentially a bright entertainment, with movement, humour and a background of fascinating songs. When Bing. Crosby indulges in his celebrated croon (as he does with the slightest provocation) these song hits come very much to the fore, “Mays I” and “Good-night, Lovely Little Lady,” proving particularly infectious. With a setting developing from a luxury yacht to coconut palms and a tropic moon it cannot but help provide just those opportunities which Mr. Crosby never neglects. His supporting team of Leon Errol, George Burns and Grade Allen, who assist him with a constant stream of humour, and Carole Lombard, who has all that could be desired of a charming heroine, form a very satisfactory cast. The “shorts” comprise' “The Little Broadcasts," “Putty Puppies” and Betty Boop cartoon. In conjunction with the -pictures Miss Lynette Stewart effectively demonstrates the secrets of make-up.