ENTERTAINMENTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19352, 4 September 1934, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CURRENT PROGRAMMES. STATE THEATRE. Audiences at the State Theatre are delighted by “Turkey Time,” the hilarious Aldwvch f;rce showing there. It is rather a pity that the title “Nice Goings On” had already been appropriated for a stage production when "Turkey Time” was due to he christened. It would have made an ideal title for this riotous Tom Walls-Ralph Lynn farce, for the “goings on” in "Turkey Time” are, if possible, more preposterous and. more amusing than ever. Mr Walls masquerading as an ex-cowpuncher from Hie wilds of Montana, is in a very lively mood and very full of “he-man-stuff,” and that amiable goat Mr Ralph Lynn surpasses himself in landing everybody within cooee, including himself, into a perfect maelstrom of awkward scrapes. The scene of the picture is a dull little English town, and the season is Christmas-. Walls and Lynn are guests at the house o'f one Robertson Hare, as usual a pathetic little man living under the iron rule of a domineering wife. Tom Walls directed the picture. “THE LOST PATROL.” Combining thrills, romance, drama and comedy, “The Lost Patrol” will he screened to-morrow. The cast includes such experienced players as Victor McLaglnn, Boris Karloff, and Reginald Denny. REGENT THEATRE. “Song of the Plough” should he seen for its photography as well as ■for its oilier great merits. It is one of the finest pictures dealing with rural England that has been shown in Hamilton. The plot is the simplest, merely one of a farmer disturbed by taxation worries who is forced to depend on Ihe success of his dog at the county sheep dog trials for the means to meet his dues. The villain of the piece seeks ineffectively to deprive the dog of its chance of success. That is all, but there are superb scenes of farm life and of powerful plough teams that make one long for life in the country. Some of the best singing, comic and ballad, that has been heard from the talking screen is a feature of the “Song of the Plough. Scenes such as those of plough teams at work, harvesting and threshing, the shepherd fending his flocks, and others serve as the foundation of a story which has as its purpose, the illustration of the crushing burden imposed upon the English farmer by the payment oi church tithes. “LILY OF KILL ARNE Y.” The sparkling musical and dramatic romance of the Emerald Isle, “Lily of Killarncy,” featuring John Garrick, who, as Reginald Dandy, toured as baritone lead with the “Rose Maiie Company, will be screened to-morrow. Stanley Holloway will appear as Father O’Flynn, and Gina Malo as “Eileen," a wild Irish rose, scampering in and out of romance. Also in the cast. ai~ huntsmen, guards, smugglers, peasants, colleens, etc. The film introduces delightful song melodies.

THEATRE ROYAL.

For sheer fun and adventure, “Tarzan and his Mate,” stands out against anv amount of sophistication and at-

tempts at clever dialogue. Johnny Weissmuller is splendid in physique, and he does all the fascinating things that he did in the first Tarzan, and this time he moves faster, is even more at home as he follows the apes through the trees. Maureen O’Sullivan, too, has developed into an athlete, and the swimming is glorious. As for the lions and tigers and crocodiles— they have to be seen to be believed. “Tarzan,” in short, has everything. Johnny rides a hippopotamus; he makes nothing of killing a lion; and he stabs a rhinoceros io death.

Paul Cavanaugh is the villain, and Neil Hamilton goes back to the jungle to see if he can persuade Maureen O’Sullivan lo leave Tarzan. The The fascinating apes, the fresh sweetness of the forest, the thrill of that crocodile in the swimming pool, all the ingredients make splendid entertainment. ! "LOVE, LIFE AND LAUGHTER.” •' Grade Fields brings all the rich humour of her native Lancashire to the screen in “Love, Life and Laughter,” to be screened next Saturday. The picture is screamingly funny and affords splendid entertainment. The opening scenes might have been actual happenings from Grade’s own life. She is seen as an amateur charity worker in a small English town, , throwing oranges from a street float. The story does not take long in getting into its stride, for one of the i oranges hits a man In the eye! The | man is none other than the attendant ! of a handsome prince of royal blood, Prince 'Charles of Grunau. Consequently Nellie Gwyn, the inn-keeper's daughter (it is the role that Grade takes) is haled before the court for hitting a prince’s guard of honour in the eye, and thereby causing a breach of the peace. CIVIC THEATRE. Many novels, from the classics to ' present-day books have been made into films by Hollywood studios, hut no : picture-ever followed the original as < closely as does “Alice in Wonderland.’’ 1 Combining the ’best-known and best- | liked scenes from “Wonderland" and I “Through the Looking-Glass," Director Norman McLeod followed exactly every incident, every bit of dialogue, and every character without deviation. The characters themselves are madeup to look exactly like the drawings of Sir John Tenniel in the original editions of “Alice.” Sets are built exactly as pictured in the hook, and William Cameron Menzies and Joseph Mankiewicz, who brought the two books to the screen, used Lewis Carroll’s ■dialogue. Only when some small scene was needed to bridge a gap did they introduce any new speeches. “THE TRUMPET BLOWS.” “The Trumpet Blows,” an entertaining and romantic comedy-drama, will .he screened to-morrow. It features such talented players as George Baft, Frances Drake and Adolphe Menjou. ROXY THEATRE. Albert Russell and Reg Morgan, those dispensers of happiness, will appear at the Roxy Theatre to-night. They will present song, instrumental music and story, and their items are guaranteed to keep the audience in happy mood. These entertainers are well-known over the air and as leaders of community singing. A splendid picture programme will be screened. “SORRELL AND SON." The talking version of Warwick Deeping’s widely-read book, “Sorrell j and Son," with 11. B. Warner in the' part of the elder Sorrell, which lie ! made so popular some years ago in j the silent picture, achieves an even greater success in the talking version. “THE ROSE MAIDEN.” The Hamilton Philharmonic Choir, with Mrs It. -G. Boss wielding the baton, will present “The Rose Maiden,’ j at the Winter Show Hall to-night. “The Rose Maiden" is full of lovely j melodies, and should he very enjoy- ! able. A Wedding Man’ll is particularly attractive. I The following arc the soloists: —; Soprano. Mrs Myra Booth ; contrail a. ! Mrs lan Stuart: tenor. Mr J. T. Baltershy: baritone. Mr Leo Foster. .Ml j are delicti) Ini singers. The supportinc programme will in-! elude an instrumental trio by Mrs A. j Enirtisli . piano >. Miss Margaret Roe , violinist !. and Mi-s Helen lleywood ( Yniin ■. songs at the piano by Mrs A. i;. |,a vindon, and recitation bj Mr ' W. Moore-