AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 January 1933, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

THE REGENT. “THE MAN FEOM YESTEBDAY.” “The Man. From Yesterday’’ is to he presented at the Eegent Theatre finally to-night. Beserves at Vare’s, ’phone 1333. i “LUCKY GIRL.” An all-British programme comes to the Eegent Theatre to-morrow, when it will be shown at matinee and evening performances. In “Lucky Girl,” ■Gene Gerrard makes riotous merriment. The adventures of Ivaraslavia’s King, Stephan Grcgorovitch, and Hudson E. Greener, Efficiency Expert, during their efforts to dispose of the Crown jewels, are the theme of the picture. Once in England the worthy couple, who unknown to themselves, closely resemble a pair of notorious crooks, are invited' to a duke’s country mansion by a war-time acquaintance, where the king falls in love with his host’s daughter, Moira. Extraordinary complications follow, but eventually all ends well, with a wealthy syndicate buying up Karaslavia for a dirt track, and Moira and Stephan off to seek happiness together. Superb settings include a beautiful Japanese .garden, a baronial hall, and various

staite apartments. Gus McNaughton, Molly Lament, Ilal 'Gordon, Tonie Bruce and Spencer Trevor all play important parts, “England Awake” surveys in superb seends the development of the Empire during the past century. It covers every phase, from the pioneering of Australia and Canada to the huge industrial .achievements of England to-day. Seats may be reserved at Vare's, 'phone 1333.

COSY THEATRE. ‘ ‘ WEEK-lENDS ONLY. ’ ’ “Week-ends Only” is Ito be shown Anally at the Cosy Theatre to-night. Reserves at Vare's, ’phone 1333. REBECCA OF SUNXYBROOK FARM Lavishness of production in both locale and settings is promised in “. Rebecca of SunnybrOok Farm,” which comes to the Cosy Theatre to-morrow, when it will be shown at matinee and evening performances. Based on a istory by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson, the picture was filmed on a specially reconstructed! Sunny.brook Farm, near Santa Cruz, California, with the reproduction of a New Engiand blizzard in which the dramatic climax occurs. The featured players in this Fox production are Marian Hixon and Ralph Bellamy. The choice of dainty, wistful, appealing Miss Nixon and tall, handsome Bellamy to enact the leading roles in this important picture came, it is said, as a reward for splendid work in recent successes. Briefly, ’ the story unfolds the main adventures of Rebecea, as immortalised in the book, revolving around her intense desire to win the regard of her spinster aunts; her interest in obtaining a wedding ring for the unwed mother’ of Jack-O-Lantern, and her romance with Dr. Adam Ladd. Mae Marsh, as Aunt Jane, and Louise Closser Hale, as Aunt Miranda, portray the aged spinster aunts of Rebecca. There is a strong supporting east. Seats may be reserved at- Vare’s, ’phone 1333.