ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21599, 9 December 1941, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES | l THEATRE ROYAL “Dr. Cyclops" tells what when ci-s a jiidcnme mat •shrinks" liumuil being? into minia.ure people lourlet-.i menus tail, yet retaining all me emotions, 1 unctions and personality oi^iun-sizeu liit- experiences uf lour men "ana a woman upon whom ••Dr. Cyclops ’ performs ms » ird experiment. Hair-raising adventure strikes when the live vicunis, Janice Logan, Tnouias cole.-, cuaries Haitun, vic- . c Kuian and FrmiK Yaconaili, invade tne mde-out of ••Dr. cyclop?. ’ The interesting ••shorts" include the latest British news; -Listen To Larry, '.musical); “Puttin’ On The Act," iPupcyc; , - Desert Adventure," and BU?y Little Bears.” STATE THEATRE "Boy Slaves,’’ featuring the Dead End' Kids, tells a very appealing story, wan plenty of sentiment and humour, rlfteen-yeur-okl Jesse runs away Hum home wntu, m? brother, having lost his lactory jou, there is hu money to feed them, lie vows to make enough money to send home to his mother. un tne load he is accosted by a gang of urchins wiio steal ins few belonging?. anil the story works up to a tnrilJuig climax. Tiie plight of a girl in love with a married man who rare? more for money tnan romance, provides the basis of "Beauty for trie Asking," in which Lucille Ban, Patric Knowles, Donald Woods and Frieda in escort play Hie featured roles. The story deals with tne romance of a beauty parlor ■ operator and a handsolne salesman. REGENT THEATRE Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy are : a popular combination, and in the llim version of Noel coward's operetta, ••Bitter ■Sweet,” they have full scope for thengifts. It is a story of London and Vienna in the late Victorian period, of a runaway love match or pupa and music teacher, with complications when an olllcer of the imperial cavalry begins paying attention. The original Noel Coward music is retained, and the stars are heard in “I’ll See You Again,” “Come With Me,” “What is Love?” “Love In Any Language,” “Tokay,” “Ladies fn the Town,” “Our Little Cafe,” “Zlgeuner,” “If Love Were All,” and ‘‘•.Serenade In Vienna.” The air mail news and “Water Boys” are features of the supporting programme. CIVIC THEATRE “Lady Hamilton” is one of the outstanding iilms of the year. The story concerns the spectacular career of Emma Hart, tne daughter of a blacksmith, who became Lady Emma Hamilton, wile of Sir William Hamilton, and her romance with Lord Nelson, England’s greatest naval hero. me story opens in Naples, where Lady Hamilton ‘uses her influence with the uueen or Naples and the British Munster tu obtain the services required by Nelson roi the historical battles which followed. Tne story continues through one of the most stirring romances in English history, culminating in the death of Lord Nelson at the spectacular Battle of Trafalgar. Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton and Laurence Oliver as Nelson give striking performances. Alan Mowbray is Lord Hamilton, Gladys Cooper is Lady Nelson. Henry Wilcoxon Is Captain Hardy, Sara Allgood plays a prominent part, and hundreds or others 1111 in the large cast. ROXY THEATRE Said to be alive with suspense and thrilling dramatic moments, “Tropic Fury,” starring Richard Alien and Anuy Divine, reveals a chapter 111 the plantation strne behind a great rubber monopoly, a chapter containing many situations declared to Torin a new premise lor action entertainment. Fran oho t Tone essays the first Western role of his career in “Trail of the vigilantes.” Sharing honours with Tone arc such well known players as Warren William, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine, Mlscha Auer, Porter Hall, Peggy Moran and other?.