ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21531, 20 September 1941, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES I ' REGENT THEATRE I 1 Judv Garland has her r.r*t adult rule in “ ’Lit ;ie Nellie Kelly,” a play or tender semlment, cornedv and ihum'c. .seine Nouiau Is an Irish girl who marries against (in- \vi*li.-> or her father, who reor her ' choice,Jerry ' Kelly! The" Kelly.-! travel to America, where Jerry Intends to join the police force. Ill' \\T.-• dies when a daughter is born. The parts of both Nellie Kelly and Little Nellie Kelly are taken by Miss Garland. Kvenuia.ly, through the elTorLs of Little Nellie Kelly, all differences are settled. Melodious songs are introduced, including “ It'- a Great Day for the Irish,,” •• Pretty Gin Milking Her Cow,” •• .Ringin' In the Rain,” and ” Nellie Kelly. 1 Love You.” George Murphy Is Jerry Kelly, and Charles Winnlnger old Michael Noonan. The latest air mail news and “ Willie and the Mouse” tone or the Passing Parade serios, are also screened. ROXY THEATRE “ New Moon,” featuring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and “ eight or the Western .-.tars.” the film version or Zane Grey’s widely-read story, will be screened todav. • New Moon” was a great stage success, and with the wider sweep or the screen it I* even more successful. It tells a very dramatic story, and there is a very charming romance. Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy sing deiighthillv and act convincingly. “Lover. Come Hark to Me.” “Softly, as tn a Morning Sunrise,” and “«tnut-heartert Men” are among the melodious musical number*. “Light or the we*tern Stars” is zane Grey at Ills be*f. It I- filled with the colour of the West, and is as thrilling as It is entertaining. STATE THEATRE “Sleepers West” combines thrills with romance as It unfolds the adventures of Private Detective Michael Slia.vne. Lloyd Nolan again portrays the sleuth and Lynn Bari. Mary Beth Hughes, Edward Broph.v and Ben “Shadrach” Carter are featured with him. On board the crash-bound Comanche Limited, Michael Shayne is escorting an important witness to a murder trial, when thrilling things begin to happen. “ Ills Brother’s Keeper ” is basically a story of a young man who break* away from the care and protection or his devoted. elder brother and Tall* In love with a designing woman, with exciting results. Una O’Connor, Clifford Evans and Peter Glenville head the cast. THEATRE ROYAL “’Destry Rides Again” provides plenty of excitement, with Marlene Dietrich in the role or a frontier entertainer, anil James .Stewart as a sherliT. The picture is frankly a dramatic spectacle of the old West in which bard riding and quick shooting are interspersed with the stirring mob scene* that have filled so many pages In the history of the American rrnntier. A highlight or “Destry Rides Again” is an epochal fl*t fight between Marlene Dietrich and Lna Merkel, with James Stewart as the unwitting mediator who draws Marlene’s wrath on his own head. The picture tells the story of Dpstr.v’s fight to rid the town of Brian Donlevy’s gang and make the country safe for honest ranchers anR townspeople. The entertaining “ shorts ” Include “ Going Place*,” v as It Seems," and newsreels. CIVIC THEATRE ■“IA Deflated from R&ular’s* ” is an intensely Interesting film or the lire story or Julius Reuter, founder and originator of tlie first world-wide news gathering anil news disseminating system. Edward G. Robinson Is cast as Reuter, while Edna Best portrays his wife. The story begins back In the early 19th century in Germany. where a young lad named Reuter is working in a bank as a messenger boy. He drpams of expediting the delivery of news and later establishes a pigeon post, suffering ridicule, abuse and financial difficulties like all dreamers until he finally emerges as the great Reuter, whose name became a byword. A strong supporting cast is beaded by EddiP Albeit, whose insouciant r(harm in the role or Reuter’s associate injects a bright note or galetv Into the story. Others in the cast include Albert Rasserman, 70-year-old actor, and Gene Lockhart, who contributes one of his most realistic performances as a conniving banker. Interesting overseas news is also screened. VICTORY REVUE Speciality numbers, humorous sketches and a “ Victory Tableau ” will be features or the victory Revue to be presented in the Frankton Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday next, to assist the funds or the Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Corps. a visit to recent rehearsals showed talent or an exceptionally high order, all the Items being outstanding and the majority of the performers being new to Hamilton audiences. In connection with Monday night’s performance, 300 girls or the W.A.V.C. in full unlTorm will march from Hamilton to Frankton, preceded by the Hamilton Pipe Band.