AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 October 1930, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

COSY THEATRE. ‘ ‘ ADVENTURES OF Sl3. ” Bringing to the speaking screen one of the most dramatic and gripping situations ever filmed, the Fox alltalking feature “The Adventures of iSI3” evoked much comment at the two sessions on Saturday. It screens again at the Cosy to-night and to-morrow night. Director John Ford, with his customary originality has boldly •bx'oken away from many of the rules of picture making. A powerful, convincing tale of the men who go down to the sea in submarines —a picture whose only feminine character never appears on the screen, and who is never even named, yet is the mainspring which produces the unique climax. The story .is the sort of thing 0. Henry would have loved— swift-moving, human, with a whirlwind ending that for sheer drama has seldom, if ever, been approached. An echo of one of the unsolved mysteries of the World War is woven into the plot, and colourful glimpses of the Shanghai Bund and of a collision at sea add interest to the story. Kenneth Mac Kenna and Frank Albertson handle the leading roles' splendidly —Mac Kenna as the quiet, authoritative petty officer —Albertson as the inexperienced ensign whose leadership falters in the crisis. There is a good supporting programme of talkie featuirettes. Patrons are advised to book immediately at Vare’s or ring Theatre after 2 p.m.

“HAPPY DAYS.” Lavish settings, gorgeous costumes, colourful ensembles, beautiful girls, spectacular drill, bewildering surprises, new music and catchy songs, sidesplitting jokes; all those, and more, are promised in “Happy Days,” Eox Movietone all-star, all-talking musical romance which will be presented at the Cosy Theatre on Wednesday, for three days, twice daily. Featured in the picture are 100 headliners of stage and screen. They include Will Rogers, Janet Gaynor, Walter Catlett, Charles Farrell, James J. Corbett, William i Collier, Sr., Victor McLaglen and others. A delightful romance leads up to the minstrel sequence with its gorgeous costumes and dazzlingly beautiful settings in which 20 or more musical members are a part. All the stars do specialty turns and Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe appear in a singing and fighting sketch called “Vie and Eddie.” Janet Gayner and Clias. Farrell are also in an effective number. The grand finale “A Dream on a Piece of Wedding Cake” is said to be one of the most spectacular and surprising features ever brought to the all-talking screen. Patrons are advised to book their scats immediately at Vare’s.

OPERA HOUSE. “THEIR OWN DESIRE.” Norma Shearer in a penetrating study of present-day social standards called “Their Own Desire” is the particularly effective screen fare to be offered to-morrow and Wednesday nights only at the Opera House. Miss

Shearer’s new all-talking-vehicle was adapted from the novel by Sarita Fuller which tells the story of a girl whose happiness came dangetrously near frustration through the machinations of a father who had grown tired of his wife, and sought diversion in other quarters. While “Their Own Desire” is not exactly a phase of the “sins of the fathers” idea, it gives a clear-cut picture of the effect of parental incompatibility on. children, which in itself is something (rather novel for screen use. Miss Shearer is ably supported by Lewis Stone, Belle Bennett and others. Box plans aire now open at Yare’s.