ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22009, 10 April 1943, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES I STATE THEATRE “ The Return or Frank James” Ml' a thrilling- story of a man out- : sidp the law. and holds the close j ; interest of an audience as the e.xcit- , Ing ta!« mounts to its dramatic climax. | lienrv Fonda and Gene Tierney have the I romantic »-\ads. and Jar-kie Cooper and j John Carradino have important roles. \ “Daytime \\ ;r«* ' minis the promise or its intriguing title, f r it is a sparkling- comedy j that keeps an audience rhuckiinp. Tvrone Power, t.inda Darnell and Warren William j nead the cast. ROXY THEATRE I.lltlna- son?', including “The I.as: Time I Saw Paris," -‘Fascinating- Rhythm.” and “Oh, Lady Re Good,” are heard in j ‘‘Lady, Re Good,” In the screen ver- 1 sion r.f the great stage hit. It Is a sparkling production with a cast headed bv Eleanor Powell the clever dancer), Robert Young and Ann Sothern. i Mexican Spitfire at Sea” is a rollicking ! romantic comedy, as exciting it is funny. Lupe Velez repeats her impersonation or the girl or the title and Leon Errol and other ctever people are In the cast. THEATRE ROYAL “Moonlight in Havana” has all the glamour that- ils title suggests, and un- j folds a delightful romance in a lovely i setting. Some tuneful melodies am in- ; troduced. The cast includes Allan Jo-nes, ; Jane Frazee, Don Terry and William Fraw- j ley. The Diving Jacks and Jills give an impre = sive display of diving. “ Timber” is a thrilling story of the lumber Indus- i try, in an impressive natural setting and with action and red-blooded romance ; throughout. Andy Devine, Leo Carillo and ; Dan Dailey, junior, head the strong cast. CIVIC THEATRE “ Sundown” tells a very dramatic story, with a locale that is off the beaten track. It reveals the efforts of enemy agents to break Rritain’s hold on her strategic stronghold in Africa. Gene Tierney, George Sanders and Sir Cedric HarcVwlcke head the strong cast. The playing of waltz melodies for half-an-hour and the screening of entertaining and interesting “shorts” preceded the star feature. REGENT THEATRE “The War Agaist Mrs Hadley,” featuring Fay Rainter. Edward Arnold, Jean Rogers and Richard N'ey, tells how an American woman resented the war. Then her daughter lost her heart at a soldiers’ canteen, her son proved his bravery on a rar-awav hattlofront. and she realises her j mistaken attitude. interesting war news ; and entertaiing “shorts” are screened. j