PLAZA THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 126, 30 May 1935, Page 12

PLAZA THEATRE

• ‘ ROADHOUSE.' ’ Spectacular scenes are a feature of “.Roadhouse,” now showing at the Plaza Theatre. Scores of beau-tifully-gowned girls and their smartlydressed partners dine and dance at the “Angel Face.” Violet Loraine puts across a song-number entitled ■ • Ooh, What a Little Moonlight Can ■Do!” Composed by Harry Woods, writer of the song-and-dance numbers in “ Evergreen,’ ’ which have found such tremendous popularity, the new song is rendered by Miss Loraine and Geraldo’s Orchestra, the whole crowd of dancers iinally taking up the chorus. It is a gay, lighthearted number, with a haunting little melody, and is certain of popularity. The “Atigel Face” is no ordinary roadhouse. Its high, vaulted roof, whitewashed brick and magnilicent ancient oak beams show it to be a converted tithe-barn cf extreme antiquity; but its equip-

modern. The crowning novelty is the dance-lloor which, parting in the middle, slides out of sight, disclosing a deep, clear swimming pool into which a team cf picked beauties dive, at the climax of the scene. AH these girls are expert swimmers and some spectacular diving shots are made in the course of what amounts to be a “water ballet.’ - Two other song numbers in •Roadhouse” arc “Looking For a Little Bit of Blue” and “Don’t You Cry When We Say Good-bye,” words and music by Harry Woods. “Let’s Live To-night” A musical romance of the Riviera, ‘Let’s Live To-night,” coming on Saturday’ to the Plaza Theatre, is sure to lind "favour with Wanganui audience,-. Tuillio Carminati, the popular • laliajj singer and actor, scores a new particular style of acting. The theme tiiumph in this picture, the atmosphere and story ot which so suit his song is the beautiful waltz, “Love Passes By,” which, is sung by the famous star. He has supporting him Lilian Harvey. The story of ‘‘Let’s Lite To-night” is briefly that of a millionaire bachelor who, though possessing an attraction for women, has never taken them seriously until he falls fcr the charms of a young ingenue. Cruising about the Riviera in his luxurious yacht, at Monte Carlo he meets the girl, and after helping her to win a small fortune at the gaming tables, is invited out to dinner, the girl being under the impression that he is penniless. The wealthy

bachelor is panic-stricken when he discovers himself in love, and runs away to.sea in his yacht. When he returns, 'unable to stay away, he discovers that the girl has become engaged to his younger brother. The rest is most fittingly told in the romance of the screen. On the supporting programme is an Australian newsreel showing the takeoff and return of the Southern Cross o u the recent attempt by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith to fly the Tasman,