CINEMA PROGRAMMES

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1935, Page 3

CINEMA PROGRAMMES

STATE THEATRE. “MUSIC IN THE AIR” TO-MORROW Something startlingly different in the way of musical pictures will be offered to the nation’s picture theatre-goers in Erich Pommer’s initial Fox Film production, “Music in the Air,” according to all advance accounts. The film will come to the State Theatre to-morrow. Not only is the picture one of the first real operettas to be presented on the screen, as distinguished from the ordinary type of filmed musical' comedy; but it promises to be one of the funniest offerings, musical or otherwise, ever to come out of filmlaiid. Gloria Swanson and John Boles, who are seen as a pair of highly temperamental and jealous ‘ operatic, stars, are both famous for their comedy abilities, and the picture offers them their greatest opportunities in this field. Douglass Montgomery, who soared to stardom as a dramatic actor in “Little Man, What Now?”, abundantly proved his talents as a comedian in earlier vehicles, and June Lang, Fox Film’s “mystery girl,” is hailed as a brilliant comedienne by those who seen her “rushps” to date. Besides these four principals, the cast includes Al Shean, of the noted Gallagher and Shean team of comics; Reginald Owen, the wellknown British actor; Joseph! Cawthorn, one of the screen’s leading comedy character-actors; Sara Hadon, Hobart Bosworth, Marjorie Main, Jed Prouty, Christian Rub, Roger Imhof and Ferdinand Munier—all outstanding for their abilities as laugh-providers. THE REGENT. “PRIVATE LIFE OF DON JUAN.” “The Private Life of Don Juan,” , the spectacular satirical romance featuring / Douglas Fairbanks, Binnie Barnes, Benita Hume, Merle Oberon and Owen Nares will be finally presented at The Regent < to-night. The supports include a Mickey Mouse cartoon and the second thrilling episode of “The Vanishing Shadow.” “Employees’ Entrance” and “Narrow Comer,”, two full-length features, which ■ have received lavish praise from film reviewers, will begin a season at The Regent to-morrow. “Employees’ Entrance is filled with thrilling incidents, / glowing love affairs and broken romances, affording a panoramic view of the inner lives of a people banded together under, one roof and ruled by a ruthless, tyrannical, unscrupulous department store head. A strong cast is headed by Watren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford, Allen Jenkins and Alice White. “The Narrow Comer” is a story of passionate love and wild adventure, with a glamorous setting in the Dutch East India Islands, inhabited and visited only by strange and unusual characters, people usually beyond the pale of society. It was written by Somerset Maugham and features Douglas Fairbanks junr., Patricia Ellis and Ralph Bellamy. NEW PLYMOUTH OPERA HOUSE. “GREAT EXPECTATIONS.” “My Old Dutch,” based on. Albert Chevalier’s immortal melody will be screened finally at the New Plymouth Opera House to-day at 2 and 8 pan. Betty Balfour, Michael Hogan and Gordon Harker head the cast

All lovers of Dickens will heartily enjoy the thritl of seeing Dickens’ characters come to life in “Great Expectations,” which commences at the New Plymouth Opera House to-morrow at 2 and 8 pan. Nothing in the whole range of Dickens surpassed this great story of love, intrigue and adventure, either in perfection of technique or in mastery of all the resources of the novelist’s art. Swinburne once, said of it: “To have created Abel Magwitch is to be a God.” Henry Hull, who portrays the role of the convict, “Magwitch,” gives one of the most startling characterisations ever seen on the screen. ( The character, “Pumblechook,” enacted by Forrester Harvey, is actually better, more droll, and truer to imagination on the screen than in the book. “Joe Gargery,” the village blacksmith (Alan Hale), is quite the most lovable character, with his simple and delightful philosophy. Of all of Dickens’ characters, “Joe” is one of the most attractive. The little boy, “Pip,” played by George Breakston, is a splendidly drawn picture of childhood and no doubt Dickens drew upon his own little Pip’s view of life. Then, too, there are “Jaggers” (Francis L. Sullivan), the inscrutable lawyer, “Sarah Pocket” (Elly Malyon), the mean and lowly relation; the half-witted “Miss Havisham” (Florence Reed) and “Estella” (Jane Wyatt), her ward, brought up to make men love her and lay that love at her feet, only for her to scorn it.

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE.

“HAPPINESS AHEAD.”

Acclaimed by all who have seen it as one of the brightest and most enjoyable films presented at New Plymouth for some time, “Happiness Ahead” will be screened for the last time at Everybody’s to-day at sessions commencing at 2 and 8 p.m. Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchison, a new find, head a cast whose characterisations are excellent Written to afford Jan Kiepura every, opportunity for displaying his beautiful voice, “My Song for You,” the Gaumont-British musical comedy-romance, released by Fox Films, which is to be presented for the first time at Everybody's to-morrow, captures the highest entertainment honours. There is no stint either of romantic ■ ballad or of operatic aria,, and the boyish enthusiasm with which Kiupura enacts his superb singing role proclaims him to have great ability as an actor, an asset which has been given to but-few opera singers to more than a limited extent. His sprightly comedy scenes with Sonnie Hale are even more amusing than in “Tell Me To-night,” in which charming production, *t will be remembered, these artists were first teamed. Kiepura shares’the romance of the story with.: delightful Aileen Marson, romance’for 'the most part filled with gaiety and. always wholesome. In the course of the" picture Jan. Kiepura gives a superb rendering of Gounod’s “Ave Maria” as well as “Celeste Aida” and other excerpts from Verdi’s famous opera, together with the theme song “My Song For You,” the melody of which is interwoven, wholly or in part, with various phases of the progress of the story.

INGLEWOOD TALKIES.

JANET GAYNOR AND LEW AYRES.

Reunited for the first time since their initial co-starring venture made “State Fair” memorable, Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres are together again as the gay young sweethearts of “Servants Entrance,” the newest of important Fox picturesC which will commence at the Inglewood Theatre on Friday and Saturday. “Servants’ Entrance” will afford spectators the opportunity to laugh at the troubles as they thrill to the romance of the madcap lovers whose young lives it depicts. Janet portrays the part of a merry million-heiress of an automobile manufacturer who goes from riches to poverty, and back again. Lew is a chauffeur who goes from poverty to riches. The supporting features include a News, "Highlights of Travel” (travel-, ogue) and “Marching With Saijaec.”-