ENTERTAINMENTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19012, 1 August 1933, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. theatre royal. “A Night in Cairo" opens in Cairo where a young woman of social prominence, Diana, (played by Myrna Lov), arrives to marry an engineer stationed in Egypt (Reginald Denny). Diana attracts the notice of a native, dragoman or guide, (played by Ramon Novarro), and by means of numbers of subterfuges he manages to have himself attached to Diana’s party oi friends in the capacity of official adviser regarding the attractions tourists. Mr. Novarro shows mucn talent in his portrayal of the part of Jamil, the dragoman"Me and My Pal,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, is very amusing, bpm the popular comedians being at tnear ■best. Paul Gerard Smith’s lively narrative in "Duck Hunter’s Paradise a novelty feature, and also in . Crushers,” which reveals how wrestlers train, is exceptionally good. strand theatre. "A Lady’s Profession" is the amusing story of a couple cf tiUed Britons, short on money but long on ancestor , who decide to recoup the family for tune by opening a night club * n . * • York Their principal difficulty is not with law, but with the bootleggers who -supply them with their stock. tnc bootleggers, terrified' at the thoug of joining the breadline once piohibi . tion is repealed, insist that the ngi 'club owners take far more liquor than they can dispose of. But the Engl si pair, in a series of highly amo|mg incidents, succeed in beating the boob-, leggers at their .own game. Alison Skipworth and Roland Young PbCr’ roles of the English couple, brother * and sister. Sara Maritza and Kent Taylor have the romantic leads. "OUR BETTERS."' Constance Bennett gives one of her best performances in “Our Betters, which will open a season at the Strand Theatre to-morrow. She is cast as a young - American heiress who marries a titled Englishman, ‘only to discover that he ’has married her for her money. Embittered by this discovery, she pursues a ruthless course through London society, with little thought for iie lives she is ruining.

* CIVIC THEATRE.

Concerned principally with executives and more important employees, "Employees’ Entrance” stages a story of the thousands engaged in securing their livelihood from a large city’s largest department store, witn the 'romance, drama, comedy and pathos of their lives. The executives portrayed represent a composite of the famousudvew York department store executives/ -Similarly the major department heads and assistants come in for their share of characterisation.. Warren. William, as the leading male player in the picture, bears the brunt of the executive composite. , . “The Red Shadow," a condensed version of “The Desert Song," introduces all the melodious .numbers or the popular musical play. These are sung by Bernice Claire and Alexander Cray. >

ROXY THEATRE. Honoured for his power, feared for his ruthlessness, “Tire Honourable Mr Wong” is a story of a man who was a slave to . two masters, love and hate. Behind his inscrutable smile Is hidden the weird secret of a hundred gruesome crimes- Honourable Mr Wong, respected merchant to his wife and friends, but in private the high executioner of a powerful Tong! He was born with the right to kill. The hatchet man of the notorious Lem Sing Tong, his very name -struck terror into the heart of his enemies 1 pHILHARMONIO CHOIR OONCERT. The ’ Hamilton Philharmonic Choir, with Mrs H- C. Ross wielding the baton, will give a concert in the Winter Show Concert Hall on ..Tuesday, August 8. The choir's numbers will inolude an excerpt from “Faust" and several glees, and items will also be given by Miss Isobel Langlands, violinist; Mrs A. Pascoe, soprano, of Auckland; Mrs M- Fahey, elocutionist; Master W. Bonner, boy soprano; and Messrs G. Wheeler and Duff, duet. VOCAL RECITAL. A vocal recital will be given in the Lyceum Club lounge, Hamilton, tomorrow night, by Marjorie Kinniburgh (soprano), Coralie O’Connor (mezzosoprano), and Ruby Sutherland (contralto). An excellent programme has been arranged.