ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES “YOU'RE A SWEETHEART" AT THE REGENT THEATRE In “You’re a Sweetheart,” starring Alice Faye and George Murphy, there is an interesting and amusing story. ! some of the most tuneful melodies of the year, outstanding dancing numbers. and several new comedians. The : story concerns a hotel waiter who becomes a millionaire for a week in order to provide publicity for a Broadway musical comedy. “You’re a Sweetheart.’’ provides a good vehicle for the talents of Alice Faye and George Murphy, who prove themselves a perfect singing and dancing team. Alice Faye dances for the first time on the screen, and also sings several numbers in attractive fashion. Two of the best are the theme song of the picture, “You're a Sweetheart,” and “Scraping the Toast.” in which she is associated with George Murphy. Comedy is provided in full measure by Andy Devine and Charles Winninger. JUNE BARSON June Barson, the Auckland girl who has come into prominence through winning the New Zealand Deanna Durbin contest, will commence a Hamilton season to-day. She will be heard in several numbers at each session. “WIFE, DOCTOR AND NURSE” AT THE CIVIC THEATRE “Wife, Doctor and Nurse” blends successfully the talents of Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Virginia Bruce. The film opens with a wedding between Dr. Judd Lewis and Ina parts taken by Mr Baxter and Miss Young). Dr. Lewis is a prominent member of the medical profession who is attracted by one nf his patients, a charming society girl. Following the doctor's marriage, his nurse (Miss Bruce) discovers that a strong attachment has grown up j between them in the years of their i association, and which on her part has ripened into love. Realising that in such circumstances she cannot continue as his nurse, she i esigns from her position. Dr. Lewis is restless and irritable in her absence, and his wife, noticing the change, arranges a meeting with the nurse, when they 1 discuss the man with whom they are both in love. The ensuing complicaiions are brilliantly treated. The wife plans a divorce, but before she takes definite steps a solution is found in a dramatic yet humorous compromise. “TEXAS TRAII ” / AT THE THEATRE ROYAL Ilopalong Cassidy and his pals. Lucky and Windy, join the army in the new Hopalong picture. “Texas Trail,” which deals with the Spanish-Ameri-can war period, when Cassidy is commissioned by the army to round up a huge herd of wild horses. Rustlers hear of the plan and try to steal the horses, overpowering Hopalong and his men while they sleep. But Cassidy lights his way out in one of the most, exciting incidents of his career, and joins the army to go to Cuba, after completing his misson. The cast includes William Boyd. George Hayes, Bussell Hayden. Judith Allen and Alexander Cross. “Night Club Scandal” presents John Barrymore as a successful physician who murders his wife and Lynne Overman, and Charles Bickford as the reporter and detective who ijun him down. The picture tells of the attempt at a “perfect crime” and how the tenacity of the sister of a falsely- • accused man and the intelligence of an alert reporter bring the attempt to failure “EVERYBOD «’8 DOING IT” AT THE STATE THEATRE “Everybody’s Doing It” is particularly interesting because it shows Cecil Kellaway, the popular Australian comedian. In his first Hollywood film. The story deals with the American craze for picture-puzzle contests, and gives a clever blend of action and comedy. Preston Foster and Sally Ellers are cast as commercial artists who are romantically interested in each other. They conceive and perfect the idea of advertising by means of the picture-puzzles, and sell the scheme to the manager of an advertising concern, a part played by Cecil Kellaway. The story quickens when Foster is kidnapped by criminals who hope to win the prizes by extorting the correct answers from him. The climax is reached when the artist starts inserting clues as to his whereabouts in the pictures he is forced to send to his employer, and Miss Filers, by solving those/is able to lead the police to his rescue. “Big Town Girl” shows what can happen when a girl with a past steps into the spotlight of fame, and for Claire Trevor it happens all at once. Three men —Donald Woods, Alan Dinehart and Alan Baxter —provide the background for Claire’s adventures. “FEATHER YOUR NEST” AT THE ROXY THEATRE George Formby’s latest musical comedy, “Feather Your Nest.” is very entertaining. The fun oscillates between George’s work as a gramophone recordist and his mishaps in his “very jerry-built nest,” with hectic interludes at Turkish baths, the local “pub,” and on a runaway motor cycle. Everyone will like Willie Piper, with his good nature, his simple desire io get married, and his succession of blundering mistakes that apparentlv make its objective more and more out of the question. The blunders start good and early, hut I lie main one occurs when Willie, the mirth recordist in a large gramophone factory, drops Hie valuable master-record of

suits. The songs ntroduced nclude “Feather Your Nest” and “Leaning on a Lamp-post.” “Dark Journey” is a tense drama with a war background, being the story of a woman who upset the complicated plans of wartime espionage. Conrad Yeidt and Vivien Leigh give striking performances in the leading roles PASSION PLAY “THE GARDEN” j The rehearsals of the Biblical play j “The Garden,” to be staged in five j scenes, in St. George’s Hall, Frankton, ion Sunday, April 10. Wednesday, | April 13, and Friday, April 15. are j well advanced, and those who attend’ are. assured of witnessing a wonderful presentation by clever performers, i The proceeds ol' a silver collection | will be devoted to the Melanesian Mis--1 Sion.