CINEMA PROGRAMMES

Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1934, Page 10

CINEMA PROGRAMMES

NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE.

"EARL CABROLL’S VANITtBS."

“Murder at the Vanities,” which commences at the New Plymouth Opera Hottse to-night at 8, is a combination of brilliant spectacle and thrilling draffia. The plot moves against the background Of a Broadway show on its opening night, and before the last curtain drops a double murder has been committed and the author Of One of the crimes brought to book. The threads of the tale are SO well WOvOn together that the audience is givhn little Opportunity to guess who the ffiurdefer is, and suspicion falls first upon One and then upon another of the company. And while all this is occurring the Vanities show is proceeding. As a stage spectacle the Vanities is a remarkable effort—the last word in American revue splendour. Literally hundreds of girls combine to- present some really brilliant scenes, one of Which, "The Sea of Mermaids,” is without doubt a triumph of Stage technique. Carl Brisson, as the principal male of the show, Lander, again proves his singing ability in gome- bright numbers, and supporting him are Jack Oakie, as a hard-worked but nevertheless flippant producer, and Victor McLaglen. as an American detective. Kitty Carlisle takes the female lead, and is particularly well supported by a large cast. A splendid associate programme includes British News, “Mr. W.’S Little Game” (Novelty), Paramount Pictorial and Cinesound News, featuring high lights Of the Melbourne centenary. EVERYBODY’S TO-DAY. “TWO HEARTS IN WALTZ TIME.” The musical comedy romance “Two Hearts in Waltz Time,” is having its local premiere at Everybody’s Theatre to-day at 2 and 8 p.ffi. The Morning Post, writing in criticism of the picture, stated: “There have been other entertaining musical comedy romances, but there Is only one ‘Two Hearts in Waltz Time.’ An entertainment out of the common may, therefore, be anticipated.” “Two Hearts in Waltz Time” is a feast of happy lightheartedness, replete with haunting and lilting melodies, startlingly novel dances, glittering ensembles, lavish dresses, beautiful British girls and spectacular settings. Several members of the cast sustain in the picture the characters they created bn the stage. These include Carl Brisson, Frances Day, a newcomer who has won immediate recognition from tlie Press and public, Oscar Asche, Bert Coote, Peter Gawthorne and Buddy Bradley’s British ballerinas from Cochran’s famous London Theatre. The incidental song numbers are melodic and catchy. A special feature novelty is a duet sung by Carl Brisson with himself in two voices. Added attractions include Pathe Gazette, “100 Years bf Progress” (interesting views of Victoria) and “The Angler’s Paradise” (trout fishing at Lake Taupo). . REGENT TO-NIGHT. DOUBLE-FEATURE PROGRAMME. The change of programme at the Regent Theatre tb-night consists of a dou-ble-feature presentation of unusual merit. The first, “Girls Please,” is a most amusing Sydney Howard comedy, in which Sydney takes the part of a kindhearted master temporarily in charge of a girls’ seminary. The efforts of one of the girls to elope involves the master in great difficulties. The comedy is both bright and pretty. “Warn London” is the story of a famous criminologist (Dr.

Krauss), who plans a great'bullion robbery. The leading part is taken by Edmund Gwenm who is. ably supported by John Loder and Leonora Corbett. In the story Krauss makes one oversight in his plans which defeats his object. A criminal who is to impersonate a detective blunders and the result is that the detective impersonates the crook. Further complications follow the discovery by the widow of the criminal that the detective is not her husband.