ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 195, Issue 22460, 22 September 1944, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES ROXY THEATRE “Du Barry was a Lady” is a very amusing comedy, in which Red Skelton in a dream is transported into the past and has some exciting and very funny adventures. Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly and “Raes” Ragland are prominent in the cast. The film is in technicolour. “White Savage,” also in technicolour, is a glamorous and thrilling romance of the tropics, with Maria Montez (looking very lovely), Sabu the Indian youth and Jon Hall heading the cast. THEATRE ROYAL "Corrcgidor” is a thrilling story of the war and a tribute to the men who made a gallant stand against terrible odds. They faced untold hardship and won an imperishab'e name. The cast is headed by Otto Kruger, inissa Landi, Donald Woods and Frank Jenks. ‘‘Good Luck, Mr Yates,” is another exciting drama, featuring Claire Trevor and Edgar Euchanan. A chapter of the serial, “The Flying Cadets," is also screened. CIVIC THEATRE “Captains of the Clouds,” which heads the new programme today, is a thrilling story of the air. the effect of which is heightened by the fact that the film is in technicolour. It is particularly appropriate that the film should be screened during Air Force Week. Popular James Cagney gives a fine perrormance in the leading role and gets splendid support from Brenda Marshall and Dennis Morgan. Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force are seen in some of the scenes. STATE THEATRE Two entertaining and interesting films provide an excellent programme for filmlovers. “Taxi, Mister," is a very funny comedy, which keeps the audience in hilarious mood. William Bendix and Grace Bradley head the strong cast. “Riders of the Deadline” is one of the popular Hopalong Cassidy stories, with plenty of action in the great outdoors. William Boyd is again Hopalong Cassidy, and is supported by a cast of clever players. REGENT THEATRE Audiences always enjoy smart modern romantic comedies, therefore “What a Woman,” which heads the new programme today, should be popular. The situations are diverting and the dialogue witty, and the audience is kept chuckling throughout. Rosalind Russell excels in this type of story, and in ‘‘What a Woman” she is at her best. Brian Aherne, who plays opposite her, is also a player of distinction. There is a strong supporting programme. “THEY CAME TO A CITY” “They Came to a City,” J. B. Priestley’s most successful play, which will be staged in the State Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday nights by the Hamilton Peoole’s Theatre, tells the story of a group of people who find themselves, in the darkness before dawn, outside the walls of a mysterious city. At dawn the door in the wall opens and one by one they go down into the city. The strange life they find there and their reactions to it form the basis of the play, which, built up with Priestley's skill in character portrayal and facile dialogue, is one of the most interesting New Zealand has seen for years.