The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 209, 6 September 1940, Page 5

The Theatres

REGENT , Matinee and night sessions, "It's a Date" with Ijeanna Durbin, Kay Francis and Walter Pidgeon. Commencing with matinee and evening ■presentations tomorrow, "Gulliver's -Travels," ' In living technicolour* Paramount's lyrical, laughable, !ovable epic of Lilliput land. This unique entertainment is breaking attendance records wherever it has been screened, and brings .joy and happiness of laughter to a world much in need of it. It's a hap-hap-happy day! Adventure Avitb the shipwrecked Gulliver among the tiny people of Lilliput : Land— 25,000 of them! Laugh till your sides ache at the antics of Gabby, tile town crier, the little fellow who discovered the giant Gulliver but' couldn't find himself in the dark.. Meet King Little and his ..terrible' tempeted rival King Bombo. Meet the charming Princess < Glory and her brave lover Prince David. Hear them.sing their love songs, "Forever" and "Faithful."

... . GRAND * . Final screening to-night, "Confessions of a Nazi Spy'* and "Half a , Sinner." Commencing with two screenings to-morrow "Off the Record" Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan. Alan Baxter, William. Davidson. "Off the Record" a thrilling newspaper story notable for its general excellence of cast and its; continuous action is far removed from the usual run of newspaper stories, for it does not deal only with the professional exploits ol' the leading players. "Rhythm in the' Saddle" Gene Autry, An entertaining blend of outdoor action, adveii* ture and melody.