ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20996, 26 December 1939, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

TO-NIGHT’S PROGRAMMES STATE THEATRE An “eternal triangle” in the heart of the African jungle brings added thrills to “Tarzan’s Revenge,” Edgar Rice Burroughs’ screen play, with Glenn Morris* and Eleanor Holm as the perfect Tarzan and his perfect mate. How Miss Holm, as the fiancee of George Meeker, is won by the mysterious Tarzan forms a dramatic highlight of the story. The supporting cast includes George Barbier, C. Henry Gordon and Hedda Hopper. “Ali Baba Goes To Town” is a very amusing comedy starring the popular Eddie Cantor, supported by such clever people as Roland Young, June Lang, Tony Martin and Louise Hovick. It is all in brilliant technicolour, and combines spectacle, humour and romance very effectively. THEATRE ROYAL The hilarious A.T.P. comedy “No Limit” brings to the screen for the first time a brilliant new comedy team in George Formby and Florence Desmond. George Formby has for long been recognised as one of the greatest stage comedians in England. He has been touring the length and breadth of England for many years now, and everywhere he goes he meets with tremendous success. Florence Desmond has a style of comedy all her own. She can lay claim to being the world’s greatest impersonator, her impersonations of famous Hollywood stars being positively uncanny. A new phase of the constant battle between the law and the underworld which has never before been touched upon on the screen, comes to the Theatre Royal in the thrill drama, “Armoured Car.” The picture play, which presents Robert \Viicox, Judith Barratt, Irving Pichel and Cesar Romero, deals with the transportation of cash and securities in steel-protected, heavily-guarded payroll cars, and the attempts of a clever, ruthless criminal to rob them.

ROXY THEATRE “The Outsider” is a successful osteopath who arouses the enmity of the orthodox medical profession by his lack of degrees. This is at least the ostensible cause. Certainly George Sanders revels in his characterisation of “The Outsider.” He dominates every scene until he is with Mary Maguire, whose sentitive performance of a crippled girl is another tour de force of acting. Her gentler methods have their own way of compelling attention. The osteopath’s cure of a girl, judged by eminent surgeons to be a hopeless case, provides one of the most dramatic and absorbing stories seen on the screen. Not the least provocative element in this film is the sympathy and liking one feels for this bounder—“ The Outsider.” Blondie, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling are in the movies! The favourite young married couple, in all their lovable, laughable, heartwarming adventures, are seen in “Blondie.” REGENT THEATRE “Gone to the Dogs,” starring popular George Wallace, is a screamingly funny comedy. Telling of a pleasant little man who accidentally discovers a miraculous speeding-up tonic for racing greyhounds, “Gone to the Dogs” portrays his antics as the formula disappears, the champion dog is kidnapped, he loses his girl, and gets trapped in a haunted house. The film is notable in that it introduces to the screen petite Lois Green, blond star from the J. C. Williamson stage. Prominent in the cast, both literally and metaphorically, is 23stone John Dobbie, foil for the whimsicalities of George Wallace. He is very funny. The rest of the cast, too, do excellent work. FRED AND MAGGIE Fred and Maggie, the populai radio stars from Australia, will make a personal appearance at the matinee to-morrow afternoon. CIVIC THEATRE “The Three Musketeers,” a musical comedy version of Alexandra Dumas’ great story, will be screened to-day. The three Ritz Brothers are very amusing in the title roles, and Don Ameche and Binnie Barnes have the romatic leads. It is all very romantic, amusing and spectacular. Supporting roles are filled by such clever people as Gloria Stuart, John Carradine and Lionel Atwill. “News is Made at Night” tells a thrilling story, with the excitement maintained at fever height. Preston Foster, Lynn Barie and Russell Gleason fill the leading roles, and do excellent work. “THE REAL GLORY” “The Real Glory,” a thrilling drama, will be screened on Friday. Gary Cooper and David Niven head the cast.