ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21156, 4 July 1940, Page 10

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES ROXY THEATRE “Hopalong Cassidy” meets two “Menaces,” one romantic, the other criminal, in “Renegade Trail.” Portrayed once again by William Boyd, the two-fisted “Bar 20” foreman crosses two States to help his best pal, “Marshal” George Hayes bring law and order to a frontier community and help a beautiful woman rancher outwit her convict husband. “Never Say Die” is a very funny comedy concerning a millionaire hypochondriac who, thinking he has only a month to live, marries a madcap American girl in order to save her from a fortune-hunting Russian prince. ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE “Rose of Washington Square,” featuring Tyrone Power and Alice Faye, and “Legion of Lost Fliers” will be screened tomorrow. STATE THEATRE “Dr. Syn,” a strong drama featuring George Arliss, heads the State programme. Mr Arliss has not been seen on the local screen for a long time and his return will be very welcome. In “Dr. Syn” he has full scope for his talents, the result being a film that holds the tense interest of the audience throughout. It is a very dramatic story, but there is much humour to lighten the tension and a charming romance is intertwined. “Dr. Syn” was a clergyman by dapft a smuggler by night, so the developments may be imagined. “Radio Revels” is a gay production, filled with music and laughter. It introduces some very talented stars of the radio world. THEATRE ROYAL “Gangs of New York” is thrilling. Charles Bickford plays a dual role—• that of Officer Franklin, of the New York State Police, and Rocky Thorpe, ruthless racketeer. Due to an amazing likeness to Thorpe, Franklin has the district attorney arrange for him to take the criminal’s place in prison. On his release, Franklin joins Thorpe’s old gang, in an attempt to gather evidence on how the gang operates. Ann Dvorak has the chief feminine role. “Little Miss Somebody” tells a very appealing story, with the lovable Binkie Stuart in the leading role. “TRAITOR SPY” “Traitor Spy,” a sensational drama dealing with Fifth Column activities, and “Let’s Be Famous,” a sparkling comedy, will be screened tomorrow. CIVIC THEATRE Views of the New Zealand soldiers are interesting features of the programme at the Civic Theatre. The “Dead End Kids,” who have won so much popularity, play a big part in the story of “The Angels Wash Their Faces,” and the clever Ann Sheridan has the leading feminine role. The story tells of a clash between decency and gangsterism in New York. “FOR FREEDOM” “For Freedom,” to be screened tomorrow, depicts the River Plate Battle, the Altmark incident, and shows the Germans landing troops by parachute. Apart from the fact that “For Freedom” ably states the Allied cause, there is a strong story running through the production, giving it real entertainment value. Photographs actually taken during the Battle of the Plate are used to advantage, and the same note of realism is introduced into the scenes of the dramatic rescue of the British prisoners from the Altmark. REGENT THEATRE “It’s a Date” is a very entertaining production, with popular Deanna Durbin playing the part of the talented daughter of an ageing stage star, whose producer signs the daughter to a role cherished by the mother. To spare her mother disappointment, the daughter pretends she is giving up stage ambitions to marry a man who, incidentally, loves the mother instead. After much misunderstanding, the working out of which is both dramatic and amusing, all concerned realise their ambitions. Hawaii forms a background for much of the screen play. “BALALAIKA” “Balalaika,” the screen version of the successful stage mqsical play, will be screened tomorrow. Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey head the cast.