ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19661, 22 August 1935, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES. CIVIC THEATRE. “Meet the Baron," an amusing comedy, deals with Julius, the valet (played by Jack Pearl), being forced to impersonate the real Baron, trying to lecture for him, and getting into hilarious trouble, aided and abetted by Jimmy Duranle as his "manager.” He does a love sequence with Zasu Pitts, sitting on a cake of ice in an icebox, that is a classic in laughterClever musical numbers by the “College Girts,” a troupe of beautiful chorus girls, the amazing "Shower Bath Dance,” and other diverting embellishments add to the hilarity. Ted Healy and his stooges add hilarity with their “plumbing” scene; Edna May Oliver, Ben Bard, Henry Kolker and William B. Davidson stand out in the cast of comedv stars. “Blind Adventure,” featuring Helen Mack and Ralph Bellamy, is a vivid story of- the underworld, filled with romance, sensation and mystery. “THE GREAT HOTEL MURDER.” "The Great Hotel Murder,” which will head to-morrow’s programme, is an exciting story of romance and mystery, with plenty of humour to relieve llie tension. Victor McLaglan and Edmund Lowe, who'arc always so convincing when associated in the leading roles, head flic strong cast.

THEATRE ROYAL. “The Girl from 10th Avenue" shows Bette Davis as a shop girl who goes to a cocktail party and marries the dissolute scion of an aristocratic family. But she quits the party game and sticks to her hiusband, and, despite his drunkenness and Ills love for a married gold-digger who had jilted him, she makes a man of him- The picture gives Miss DaAds an opportunity for one of the dramatic portrayals for which she has become noted. lan Hunter has the part of the husband, and plays it remarkably well. Colin Clive is the elderly husband of the gold-digger, a role portrayed with skill by Katherine Alexander. Alison Skipworth scores in a comedy role as a dowager ex-actress. The supporting programme includes “Radio Silly," musical comedy; “In the Spotlight,” Hal Le Roy revue; and “Buddy's Theatre,” an amusing cartoon. “FORGOTTEN MEN." World War veterans representing seven nations explain the foreign sequences in “Forgotten Men” (to bo screened ’to-morrow), which is a truthful record of the war, presenting the sides of all the warring nations. It begins with a scene showing the Kaiser and King George together just a few months before the outbreak. REGENT THEATRE. “Mark of the Vampire” tells of a detective aylio set out to solve a mysterious murder case and found himself pitted against an uncanny vampire cult- The cast is a brilliant one, headed by two of the screen’s powerful actors —Lionel Barrymore as Professor Zelen, a student of demonology, and Bela Lugosi as Count Mora, a character reminiscent of Dracula. Carol Borland appears as the beautiful and fearsome “vampire girl,” Elizabeth Allan and Henry Wadsworth supply the love interest, Lionel Atwill is the detective, Holmes Herbert and James Bradbury are the supporting “undead” characters, and other players of note are Jean Herscholt, Donald Meek, Jessie Ralph, Leila Bennett and Ivan Simpson. “NAUGHTY MARIETTA." Music, romance, stirring drama and spectacle blend in “Naughty Marietta,” to he screened -to-morrow. The charming music, as sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, is heard against a background of romantic drama, the song hits including "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,” “I’m 'Falling in Love with Someone,” "Ghansonetle,” “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” and others. STATE THEATRE. “Air Hawks” shows a deathdealing electric iray which can cause aeroplanes to burn in midair. It is an important motivating force in the film. Ralph Bellamy is east as the owner of an aeroplane line that is -competing with another company for lucrative airmail contracts. The rival line is desperate for the contracts- II employs a mad scientist, Avho has perfected the death-ray, to bring down Bellamy’s planes. After a series of thrilling incidents, the executioner of the skies is doomed with his infernal machine. The late Wiley Post, famous Hying ace and holder of many world’s air records, is featured as himself in making a crosscountry stratosphere flight for Bellamy’s company. In “The Awakening of Jim Burke" Jack Holt, man of virile action, is distressed to be confronted by a weakling of a son, and it is beyond his comprehension that the boy would rather handle a violin than a gun. Nevertheless the violin prodigy proves his manly mettle in a story of the outdoor kind. .