ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19894, 25 May 1936, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES. _— ROXY THEATRE. ’ I ,l .. The Home Within "is a story 01 lthe emotional reactions of a oeie- . brated woman psychiatrist when she [lilnds herself lacing the some dilemma. :in her o\\n romantic affairs that she ilhad so successlully untansied in the 3 lives or so many of her patients. Ann Harding. as the psycho-analyst, give. an impressive performance. and Louis . Hayward, l'rcsh tron) his triumph in 1'" Point \‘alaiuc." .\'oel Coward's New VlYork success, makes a successful alscrecn bow as the ne'er-do-well. , "The Pcrfcct (icntleman,"a merry , romance of an impoverished arm! , major and a music-hull singer. ha;tthe English comcdicnne Lleciiy Court- — neidse in the lea-ling feminine role. at Frank .\iorgan plays an impoverished ex‘army otticcr, who goes to fantastio ; and often comical devices to “put I), ,_ a front." e “What, .\'o Men?" is an amusing ', comedy, featuring El Brendel and Phil :, tlegan. and "Rainbow Canyons" is n , travelogue in colour. e l. STATE THMTRI. l 1 e I. “Yellow Dust," a tale of thrilllns Madventure and romance in one of the I. most exciting periods of American ‘.ltiistory, unfolds in the colourful piterritory where the frenzied days slot the 1800 gold fever are ~lrevealed as u background for I .fdrama that makes full use of all the lit ptlssiuns~rulruni‘t‘. greed. mad SUBW;[and i:i\\lt"s|lc‘ss-—-ul' the period. Blahurd llix stl-litvs thc richcst mine. and llhcu lli‘lll'l} losls it, and his life along l\\ith lt. \\llt'll iiu striitt-s romance, in the pt‘t'suli of :m alluring gold camp entertainer. Lcila “3.1 m: is attracthe us the singer who infuriates Dix by tiling claim on his li!:."l|". "Here Comes Trouble " provide! comedy and dramatic thrills aboard a . luxury liner bound for Havana. .1 Paul Kelly and .\l‘itnc Judge are co:lslarrcd as a pair of quarrching swcethearts. 5 ‘ , ~———..... :1 THEATRE noan. . .l ’l "You May Be .\'ext" develops out of . one at the most unusual situations yet I conceived. The story concerns a master -lplotter's attempt to jam a nation's -irudlo channels with a mysterious and .'secret interfering 'vave. He is thus {able to extort fabulous sums from the Eyrudio companies. successfully evading v justice even with the Army and Naval l'uutllorities on his trail. Heading the cast is Ann Sothern in the role of a cafe and radio entertainer. Douglass Dumbrille is featured as the superracketeer who discovers and puts into practice the novel method of doing the big broadcasting stations out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. while Lloyd Nolan appears as a young radio ‘engineer who is suspected or ruining t his former employer's broadcasts. I The story provides plenty of thrills r and holds its suspense up to the end. _..___ ‘5 omo THIA‘I‘RI. l ; Ann Harding and Herbert Marshall . are featured in “The Lady Consents,“ 'tn sparkling comedy-drama of modern 'tlil‘t'. The plot is based on the unusual -;thenle of d \\onmn \\llo is so thankful 'lol' the )t-ars of happiness her hua~ lband has given llt‘l' that she is able. ifur his happiurss. to surrender him to [another \\omuu. As the wife. Ann lilarding brings to the role all the liemotional depths of “him she to ,capable, as well as her gifts for ‘ sophisticated comedy. in the role of '[the romantic doctor who cannot turn 'lhis back on a pretty woman who plays ' up to him. Herbert Marshall gives a '.nne performance. Tile supporting ' cast includes Margaret Lindsay. Walter 'l Abel, Edward Ellis. llka Chase and ' Hobart Cnvanaugh. t ___. ’ REGENT THEATRE. . ___. f "Queen of Hearts." \\ith popular Uracil: Fields in the lead. is all about la littlc seamstress with an all-con-vsuluing ambition to “so on the stage." itiilled \\ith a line \oicc and a illicable personality. the girl has a hard [struggle to achieve her desire. but of course there is a happy ending, with lUracie famous overnight. The illm combines humour and sentiment in 'enterlaining fashion. John Lodcr gives a satislyiug pcrforxnance in a romantic rule. and other: lin the cast are Enid Stamp-Taylor. lFreu Duprcz, and lint Gordon. Four llilling song numhcrs. rendered by {Gracie Ficlds are a ill-iizht. particu‘llurly the “at 2 song. "My First Love Bong." .\ illll‘l}>:lil;-'t‘(l song scrim. lpruvitll‘s :I ill in; t'lilntiv to a splendid illhu. Perhaps the must entertaining it’v-nlurc of lhv production is an hilari—;ous (Illill'llt‘ llllll'L'. ill \\llll'll the lin—l l'nl'illnuiv llrruinc is L‘lllllpt'llt‘d to parl liripnlc.