PLAZA THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 59, 10 March 1936, Page 12

PLAZA THEATRE

“IN PERSON.’’ Eagerly awaited by film audiences the world over, the latest film portraying Ginger Rogers, “In Person,” will be shown for the final time at the Plaza Theatre to-night. Remembered for her I excellent portrayals in 4 ‘The Gay Divorcee,” and “Roberta,” Miss Rogers further enhances her prestige in this latest production. Another comedy from the pen of the author of “It Happened One Night,” a picture which enjoyed great popularity in New Zealand, “Ln Person” makes absorbing entertainment. Three entirely new and tuneful songs are introduced and the film if? a series of spectacles, noted for their beauty and richness. “The Great Impersonation.” Edmund Lowe has a commanding dual role in “The Great Impersonation.” which will open a season at the Plaza Theatre to-morrow. The film starts in the wilds of Africa, and frnrn the very start, where a lion is seen stalking an English nobleman, to the climax in an English country mansion, | there is a rousing thread of adventure. | The tale turns nn the striking resembI lance between the Englishman and nn unscrupulous international trader, ' whose wits are set to the problem of j using this knowledge to further his ' own ends. Good opportunities for i comedy are fully exploited, and the | laying of a supposed family ghost proI vides its share of thrills. Valerie Hobl son handles the chief feminine role, and i Vera Engels and Henry Mollison also * make the most of their acting oppor- • (unities.