AMUSEMENTS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19621, 16 October 1933, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

“DIPLOMANIACS.” AT THE MAJESTIC. The inimitable Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey romp riotously through “Diplomaniacs,” the hilarious comedy which opened at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday. It is the merriest of farces. The famous comedians are first seen as two barbers in a town of beardless men, but they are persuaded by a tribe of Red Indians to forsake this calling in order to represent the tribe at the Geneva Peace Conference. Their “No More War” crusade is responsible for endless adventure. On their way to Geneva they encounter the menacing opposition of representatives of a firm of bullet manufacturers, who engage the services of two sirens to aid them in their schemes to bring the Wheeler and Woolsey mission to an untimely end At the conference the pair are both original and resourceful In their roles as diplomats and the climax of their efforts in the cause of peace is a song, patter and dance turn which wins the approval of the gathering. There is not a dull moment in the picture which is elaborately mounted. In the supporting cast are Marjorie White and Phyllis Barry. The supporting programme of shorts is good. “DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.” AT THE REGENT. The most sophisticated of screen stars, Adolphe Menjou. is featured with Claude Allister, of “Three Live Ghosts” in “Diamond Cut Diamond.” which opened at the Regent Theatre on Saturday. Partnered with Claude Allister another crook, he goes through the whole gamut of known and unknown crimes. The story follows them from the South Seas, where they rob a native of a valuable pearl to get passage money to England, to the homes of the society’s elite. Here, in hilarious style, they continue their life of crime, but eventually meet their Waterloo in the form of a girl-crook. They go to jail and the girl takes a holiday with their ill-gotten gains. Benita Hume, whose past successes in English pictures are well-known, has the leading feminine role as the girl-crook who “puts one over” the two super-crooks, and Toni Bruce, another English comedienne has a prominent role Kenneth Kove. the whispering comedian, is cast as a young man about town with a lot of money and seemingly at a loss to know how to spend it—until Menjou and Allister come along and take it. Desmond Jeans, who has appeared on the Australian stage, is also prominently cast, whilst other roles are filled by G. B Manetta. Phillip Strange and Roland Gillette. Supports are good. rcONOMY-a 6d tube of Fairy Dye will save pounds.