AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 26 June 1936, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

THE REGENT. “NAUGHTY MARIETTA.” “Naughty Marietta,” with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette Macddnald in the principal roles, will he shown again at the Regent Theatre to-night at 7.45. Reserves at W. G. Perry’s, ’phone 2496. “RENDEZVOUS.” “Rendezvous,” which will be shown at the Regent Theatre to-morrow at 2.15 and 7.45 p.m., is the startling, dramatic story of the U.S. Cryptographic Bureau as told by the man who organised and headed it throughout the World'War. It is crammed with the intimate revelations of the secret counter-espionage department, where foreign diplomatic or enemy communications 1 were secretly “tapped,” decoded and deciphered for official information. Through this, amazing tale of codes and ciphers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have woven a romance with William Powell as the chief cryptographer and Rosalind Russell. Powell, aided by his experience in former famous mystery screen plays, contributes one of his finest screen performances. Rosalind Russell, in her role as Joel Carter, the daughter of the Assistant Secretary of War,, has achieved the Hollywood miracle of appearing in nine pictures during her nine months as a screen actress and of rising to leading woman in less than a year. Binnie Barnes, the cheerful comedienne from London, appears as Olivia, the alluring spy who almost upsets all of PoweL’s secret work. Lionel Atwill steps out of his usual screen villainy to play the role of Brennan, British attache to the Black Chamber. Reserves at W. G. Perry’s, ’phone 2496.

STATE THEATRE. ‘ ‘ THE PRIVATE SECRETARY. ’ ’ “The Private Secretary” will be shown at the State Theatre finally tonight at 7.45. Reserves at F. J. Adcock’s, ’phone 1275. “GENTLE JULIA.” In “Gentle Julia,” which wall be shown at the State Theatre to-morrow at 11 a.m., 2.15 and 7.45 p.m., Booth Tarkington’s funniest story and one of the screen’s most talented little comediennes are brought together in a heart-warming romance of the dear old days when men wore pegleg trousers and automobiles were gasoline carriages. Happy impish Jane Withers, in her most mischievous mood, is the leading playerd of this picture, which features Marsha Hunt, Tom Brown and Jackie Searl, in the principa Supporting roles. Dealing simultaneously with Jane and Jackie’s hilarious feud and Miss Hunt’s rib-tickling romantic difficulties, the picture shifts its attention from children to adults, until it finally blends the two streams of the story to make little Jane a sort of inadvertent Cupid. When George Meeker, a smooth city product, threatens to cut Tom Brown out of the good graces of Miss Hunt, Jane Withers joins forces with Tom in a series 'of fiendish schemes. The climax of the picture is uproariously funny. Reserves at F. J. Adcock’s, ’phone 1275. COSY THEATRE. “UPPER WORLD.” “Upper World,” starring Warren William and Ginger Rogers will be shown finally at the Cosy Theatre tonight at 7.45 o’clock. Reserves at W. G. Perry’s, ’phone 2496. TWO-STAR PROGRAMME. A murder mystery of some originality is unfolded in Columbia’s “Guard That Girl,” one of the two features to be shown at the Cosy Theatre to-mor-row at 2.15 and 7.45. It is a thriller in which the murderer does his work by means of a bow-and-arrow that would strike fear into the hearts of the sturdiest jungle animals. Robert Allen is one of the young men who are brave enough to guard the girl in question. The girl is Florence Rice, and the other protector is Ward Bond. Forty miners out of work were hired to provide authentic atmosphere in “Too Tough To Kill,” the second feature, starring Victor Jory and Sally O’Neil. They agreed that working in the movies was not any easier than actually labouring in a real mine, thus proving that an actor’s life is not an easy one. “Too Tough To Kill” tells a dramatic story of a tunnel building project through the Sierra Nevadas. The supporting cast includes Thurston Hall, Ward Bond, Gene Morgan, Frank Rice and Johnny Arthur. Reserves at W. G. Perry’s, ’phone 2496.