STRATFORD PROGRAMMES

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1935, Page 16 (Supplement)

STRATFORD PROGRAMMES

THE WEEK’S ATTRACTIONS. PLAZA THEATRE. To-day and Monday: “State Fair” (Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Victor Jory). Tuesday and Wednesday: “Voltaire” (George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay). Thursday and Friday: “Strike Me Lucky” (Roy Rene, Yvonne Banvard, John D’Arcy). KING’S, STRATFORD. To-day and Monday: “Central Airport” (Richard Barthelmess, Sally Eilers, Tom Brown, Glenda Farrell). THE JEWISH COMEDIAN “MO” IN “STRIKE ME LUCKY.”

One of the best Australian comedies yet produced, “Strike Me Lucky” heads the programme which will be presented for the first time at the Plaza Theatre, Stratford, next Thursday and Friday. The film is notable as it marks the first appearance on the screen of Roy Rene (“Mo”), who is well-known to audiences, as he has been seen on the stage. Ad-

mirers of the Jewish comedian will appreciate his excellent performance and will be pleased to find that he has lost none of his former ability.' He is seen as a pawnbroker’s assistant, an undertaker, and an aviator, and he retains the inimitable characteristics which have gained him such popularity. Heading a strong supporting cast are Yvonne Banvard and Lorraine Smith.

A NEW STUDIO LONDON FILMS BUILDING. Mr. Jack Okey, the famous art director who has been brought specially from Hollywood to design the lay-out of London Films’ new studios, has completed the detailed plans. The studio being erected by London Films will contain every modem aid to motion picture making, and will be the most up-to-date studip in the world. Covering 97 acres of land, sloping south at Elstree the ground will have a frontage of nearly

three-quarters of a mile, and will contain such natural features as woods, farmhouses and a small lake. Handsome executive offices will occupy the frontage of the main building, behind which will be the first three sound stages. Leading from the stages will be the cai'penters’ and plasterers’ shops and property rooms. This will facilitate the quick erection of sets. Special facilities are being arranged for crowd artists, who will have a separate entrance leading to the costume and make-up departments, ensuring that no time will be wasted, however large the number of artists. Nearly 1000 persons will be employed when this great studio is in full working order, and it is expected that many subsidiary trades will take sites in the vicinity, thereby making Elstree the film centre of England.