AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 July 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

COSY THEATRE. “THE RAINBOW TRAIL.” In Zane Grey’s “Tlie Rainbow Trail,” which heads the programme at the Cosy Theatre to-day, patrons will again see George O’Brien on his favourite black charger, Mike, the thoroughbred he has ridden in practically every Western picture he has ever made. Mike has been splendidly trained and to-day a deep understanding exists between horse and rider, to such an extent that they work together with the precision of a highly geared machine. Mike is the horse on which O’Brien made his daring leap of Devil’s Gulch in “The Holy Terror” and halted the stampeding cattle herd in “Riders of the Purple Sage.” And in “The Rainbow Trail,” which was (filmed against the scenic background of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, the star is said to do some remarkable riding. One of his many stunts is called a “flying W,” in which he trips the horse so that both rider and steed describe flying somersaults through the air. L “The Rainbow Trail” O’Brien has a new leading lady in the person of dainty blonde, Cecilia Parker. There is a good supporting cast. Seats may be reserved at Yare’s, ’phone 1333. THE REGENT. “PRIVATE LIVES.” Noel Coward’s most sensational farce hit supplied the story and intriguing title of “Private Lives,” which is now showing at the Regent Theatre. Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery are co-starred in this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. The picture is described as one of the most hilarious offered in many months and notable for its gay wit and hysterical situations. The story deals with the affairs Of a divorced man and wife, both of whom marry again to spite each other. By chance both couples are assigned to adjoining bridal suites in a Drench hotel on the first night of the honeymoon. The original two quarrel with their respective spouses and discover each other’s presence, finally eloping to a chalet in Switzerland where they later are found by their rightfully enraged —but chaste —bride and bridegroom. It is a screaming afEair from start to finish and hits a merry pace that makes it difficult to wonder just how it all came to be put together. It seems so utterly spontaneous and so unexpected are the episodes that it all appears only too real. Reginald Denny, Una Merkel, Jean iHersholt and George Davis do good work in the chief supporting roles. The settings in the Swiss chalet are particularly interesting. They lend colour and quaintness to the background. The views in the Alpine scenes are impressive and quite thrilling. Seats may be reserved at Vare’s, ’phone 1333.