ENTERTAINMENTS

Waipa Post, Volume 42, Issue 3293, 7 May 1931, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

FINAL SCREENING TO-NIGHT.

" STRICTLY MODERN." If you liked Dorothy Mackaill in "Hard to Get," "His Captive Woman," and " The Barker," be sure to see her in " Strictly Modern " at the Empire Theatre to-night. She will not be exactly the same Dorothy Mackaill, or she has varied her style to suit the novel role she plays in this First National version of Hubert Henry Davies' stage hit, "Cousin Kate." There is little doubt, in fact, that Miss Mackaill breaks all her high records for acting prowess and versatility in portraying the role of the lady novelist of " Strictly Modern." Go prepared to laugh a lot, to take in the sophisticated bits, which will never ruffle the surface of a mind they're not intended for, and to enjoy a ripping good drama. Clever, snappy dialogue of the most " strictly modern" kind was supplied by Gene Towne and Ray Harris, and the excellent direction of the picture is credited to William A. Seiter, who has filmed other successes for Miss Mackaill, as well as some of Colleen Moore's and Corinne Griffith's best. Even such a happy and effective plot and continuity couldn't have been so effective however, with the highly capable cast which supports Miss Mackaill in " Strictly Modern." FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. "SO THIS IS LONDON." In " So This Is London," which the Empire Theatre will show on Friday and Saturday nights, Rogers plays the role of "Hiram Draper," Texas cotton mill owner whose business duties compell him to go to London to negotiate the purchase of a cotton mill. Then the fun begins. Draper's idea is that all Englishmen are either butlers or lords—one drinking tea all day and other serving it •to him. Conversely, "Lord Percy Worthing," played by Lumsden Hare, classifies American as gum chewers and in general, people who seem to be able to talk of nothing but their money. When Draper's son becomes engaged to Lord Percy's daughter, both paters have to get down to serious business and in settling the affairs of the young couple, they come to the conclusion that people of all races, when you get beneath the surface, are really the same. Eventually, they arrive at mutual good will and understanding. Irene Rich plays the role of Rogers' screen wife, Maureen O'Sullivan is the English girl, Frank Albertson, the son of Rogers, and Lumsden Hare and Mary Forbes, the English parents of the girl. "So This Is London" is the forty-ninth directorial production of John G. Blystone.