ACADEMY AND MINER'S THEATRES

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXX, Issue 9646, 19 March 1941, Page 3

ACADEMY AND MINER'S THEATRES

CURRENT PROGRAMMES Another Cincsound film in the famous Australian "Dad Rudd" scries will be shown at the Academy Theatre to-night, entitled "Dad Rudd, M.P.," with Bert Bailey and the inimitable members of the Rudd family starred. While the underlying motif of the film is necessarily comedy, there is much more, to its en-tertainment-appeal than guffaws around the cowshed. A note of national importance is struck by the introduction of the problem of wator conservation for I lie man on the land —the aspect, indeed, which motivates "Dad Rudd's" political aspirations. The cast, was carefully chosen and, for the most part, the Rudd family remains identical to the former scries and the picture is said to have been produced on a more ambitious scale than any of its predecessors. j Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bartholomew wear the smart uniforms of military school cadets for co-starring roles in their latest screen hit, Guiversal's "Spirit of Culver," to bo shown at the Academy Theatre tomorrow and on Friday night. In addition to many dramatic and comedy scenes, the picture is highlighted by colourful parades and the gaiety of school life. Based on an original screenplay by Whitney Fiollon and Nathaniel West, the story concerns itself with surprising events in the life of a boy who is plucked from the breadline and given a chance to prove himself at Culver Military Academy. The story of how a crooked boxing racket is smashed is told in I Paraniount's "Golden Gloves," the supporting picture. J. Carrol Naish I appears as a boxing promoter who ! exploits the talent of young lighters to his own advantage while Robert Paige is an enterprising young reporter who realises (lie harm being dene and sets out. to check the racket. "Good-bye, Mr Chips," one of lii'j mightiest pictures of all time, will ! have a return screening at the Miners' Theatre to-night with Robert I Donat and Greer Garson in the leatl- • ing roles. •