ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 143, 13 March 1939, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

“Stablemates” At St. James Wallaee Beery returns to the type of role which won him his greatest fame in the days when he was teamed with Marie Dressier, as the broken-down veterinarian in "Stablemntes,” a melodrama in which he is teamed for the first time with Mickey Rooney, now showing at the St. James Theatre. Beery, because of his memorable performance with Jackie Cooper iu “'The Champ.” is given another role reminiscent of the wornout prize-fighter in that film. Rooney, rated as one of the more popular actors in Hollywood today, has a characterization directly opposite to that of Andy Hardy in the Judge Hardy -•cries. It is a dramatic role which tests bis versatility in every way.

“The Lost Jungle” At State Starred in "The Lost Jungle" is Clyde Beatty, tile world’s greatest animal trainer. This film is now showing at the State Theatre. Beatty is supported by Cecilia Parker, Sydney Saylor, and Wheeler Oakman, and the story has him as an animal trainer in a circus, giving his most thrilling act, in which lions, tigers, panthers, and bears arc all seen in the one cage, performing at the same time. He will also be seen battling lions mid tigers in the jungle, and generally providing plenty of tense moments. A storm at sea and the wrecking of a dirigible are further highlights in this enthralling film. James Ellison heads the cast of the associate feature, "23J Hours' Leave,” which ip about the United States’ Army.

“The Young In Heart” At King’s

"The Young in Heart,” a lovable, laughable story of the Charleton family, who live by their wits and their charm is now showing at the King’s The atre. There is Father “Sahib" Charleton, an ex-actor whose family loyally supports him in the preposterous myth that he ip Colonel Carletch, late of the Bengal Lancers, and the role is made to order for Roland Young. There is charming, twittering “Manny” played to the life by Billie Burke. Aud' there are the two children, George-Ann (Janet Gaynor), who has become engaged to a sober, wealthy young Scot, and the son Fairbanks, jun.) who has met a girl rich enough to take care of the entire family for the rest of their lives. In addition will be shown “Rome Symphony,” a colour film of the interior of the A’atican; and a film in the “March of Time" series, about the truth behind tiie crisis which threatened the peace of the world.

“Listen, Darling,” At Majestic

To the ihousautls who have pul their permanent or temporary homes on wheels and made all of the United States their backyard "Listen, Darling," now showing at the Majestic Theatre, is a bow of recognition. Fully half of the action in "Listen, Darling" takes place in and round two trailers. 'L’be story is about a young boy (Freddie Bartholomew ) and a young girl ( Judy Garland) who "kidnap” the girl’s mother iu the family trailer to prevent her from marrying the town banker and set out upon the highways to find a suitable husband for her. Mary Astor plays tbe mother and lhe "suitors” encountered are W alter Fidgeon and Alan Hale. There is an excellent supporting pro. gramme.

Two Good Films At De Luxe Robert Wilcox will be seen as an "undercover” man who conceals a motiou picture camera iu a radio aud thereby procures visual and oral evidence in "Gambling .Ship,” now showing at the De Luxe Theatre. With the indicated method he traps "The Professor,’. a gangster chief portrayed by Irving Piehel. "Daredevil Riders,” which will be the supporting film, shows the rivalry between two bus companies. Many lives are endangered and some lost because ol the underhand ruthless tactics of one of the rivals till an honest two-fisted racing driver, played by Dick Purcell, enters the situation and helps to put an end to the foul play.

“Hold That Co-Ed” At Plaza One of Hollywood’s more nimble-footed dancers, George Murphy, plays a young football coach in the new 20th CenturyFox Comedy, "Hold That Co-ed,” now showing at the Plaza Theatre, with John Barrymore. Marjorie Weaver, Joan Davis and Jack Haley cofeatured in the cast. Shaw’s “Pygmalion." The film version of George Bernard Shaw’s great comedy "Pygmalion” will have its Wellington opening at the Plaza Theatre on Friday. Sir illiam Schwenk Gilbert (1836-1911), before collaborating with Sir Arthur Sullivan on the world-famous Savoy operas, wrote hip most brilliant comedy, "Pygmalion and Galatea,” founded on the old mythological story. George Bernard Shaw created a 11 eph-and-blood heroine out of a Covent Garden flower-seller, and turned the sculptor Pygmalion into an Irish teacher of and elocution named Higgins, who undertook to polish up and pass off as a princess at an ambassadorial reception the former Cinderella of the slums. The film “Pygmalion” won the

Count Volpe Cup at Vienna and also the American Screen Academy Award for tbe best original screen play of 1938.

“Jezebel” At Regent Theatre

"Jezebel," a colourful drama of. New Oilcans a decade before the Civil War. .s ('bowing at the Regent Theatre. Bette Davis plays the part of Julie, a completely spoiled and selfcentred young woman of the southern city. She is given the e-aine name as the notorious wicked woman of Biblical lore because she defies all the traditions of the place and age. She drinks, she smokes, she toy.s with men’s hearts, and tier greatest pleasure Hep in having uieu lighting because of her. Iler two suitors are Henry Fonda and George Brent. “Suez” Transferred To Tudor Transferred to the Tudor Theatre, "Suez,” starring Loretta Young, Annabella and Tyrone Power, shows the supreme effort of the elements to prevent the joining of the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. Iu this film aud in this incident is proof that earth, air, and water—once thought to be the elements that constituted man and his environment—are among the basic elements of mail’s entertainment. The greatest trial of Ferdinand de Lesseps was the terrifying simoom something he could not tight as he had fought political and financial discouragement.

June Lang, Lynn Bari and Er:k Rhodes will appear in the second feature. "Meet 'The Girls.”