ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

St. Janies Theatre Bills

“Stablemates”

Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney are seen travelling with an injured racehorse which Rooney has accepted as payment for services, to save the horse > |- on’ being destroyed, in "Stablemates, which will end at. the St. James Theatre tomorrow. AVhen Beery, a former veterinarian, operates, the animal is ready tor the track again. “The Storm.”

The narrative of “The Storm. which will begin at. the St. James Theatre on Friday, possesses power and realism. “Thi' Storm.” which is a screen play by Theodore Reeves, Daniel Moore and Hugh King, unfolds as one of the most virile action dramas to come out: of Hollywood in recent mouths. Impressive scenes show a great steel freighter crashing into an iceberg and going down while Preston Foster stays at his radio key sending SOS calls. Charles Bickford adds to liis standing as a skilled portrayer of rugged he-man roles in .stirring light scenes along the waterfront and aboard ship. He is east as an adventurous and hard-fighting wireless operator, trying to keep his young brother, Tom Brown, from marrying the ship’s pretty nurse, Nan Grey. Gripping storm scenes in which great waves batter the ship are shown in spectacular realism by the photography of Alilton Krasner. “In Old Mexico” And “Illegal Traffic” At De Luxe The main attraction at the De Luxe Theatre, “In Old Mexico," revolves about “Hopalong Cassidy's” campaign Io avenge the murder of one of his closest friends, a wealthy rancher, and rout a gang of bandits who have been plaguing the untamed Mexican cattle country. A racket which is going on all over the United States of America today in spite of the efforts of the Government to rout it, the transportation of fugitives from justice across State and national borders, is the subject of the supporting film, “Illegal Traffic.” J. Carrol Naish leads the cast. “Men Of Yesterday” and "The Scrapper." Featuring Stewart Rome, with Ella Shields and George Robey, “Men of Yesterday,” and “The Scrapper,” featuring Mickey Rooney, will begin al. the De Luxe Theatre on Friday. Regent Theatre Shows “Say It In French

Complications that arise when a young American society man (Ray Alillaud) returns from abroad with a French bride (Olympe Bradna), only to learn that he must shield his marriage from the world and announce his engagement to a New York heiress to prevent his father's shipping business from becoming bankrupt, arc shown in "Say It Tn French,” which will show at the Regent Theatre for the last time at today's sessions. “Housemaster.” Beginning tit the Regent Theatre tomorrow, “Housemaster,” though comedy predominates, is human, sympathetic and cleverly contrived. Adapted from the lan Hay long-running play of the same name, “Housemaster” shows the story of a mid-dle-aged housemaster, devoted io his boys, who finds that the newly-appointed headmaster is gradually trying to get him to resign. Matters are made worse when his three charming but irresponsible wards descend upon the school, upsetting all routine and almost causing a mutiny. Otto Kruger plays Charles Donkin, the lovable housemaster, Diana Churchill, who received high praise in 1937 with her sympathetic portrayal of the young wife in “The Dominant Sex,” has the part of the eldest of the three wards, and shows herself as a brilliant light comedy actress. Rene Hay and Rosamond Barney are her madcap sisters.

Alade by the Oxford Group Movement, a short subject, “A'outli Alarches On.” will be included on the supporting programme.

The Carleton Family Subject Of Film At King’s Theatre

The Carleton Family, who live by their wits and their eharm, and who can 'boast of having been asked to leave only the best places from the Riviera to London, are the subject of “The Young In Heart,” which will conclude its season at the King’s Theatre tomorrow. The story is lovable and laughable. The Family is led by “Sahib” Carleton, an ex-actor whose family loyally support him in the preposterous myth that he is Colonel Carletch, late of the Bengal Lancers. This role is made to order for Roland Young. Other roles in the Family are played by Billy Burke, Janet Gaynor, and Douglas Fairbanks, jun. “Trade Winds." A provocative and exciting film. “Trade Winds” will begin at the King's Theatre on Friday. Concerning Kay Kerrigan (Joan Bennett), “Trade Winds” shows her fleeing from San Francisco after a murder of which she believes herself guilty. Dyeing her blonde hair black as a disguise, the girl travels halfway round the world in her flight from the law. Her steps in and through the fascinating Orient are dogged by Sam Wye (Fredfic March), a blase detective with a grand sense of humour and an excellent appreciation of beautiful women. Ralph Bellamy and Ann. Sothern, teamed as the second romantic leads, contribute rich comedy performances—Bellamy as a stolid, book-trained sleuth ; Sothern as a scatter-brained but charming and welldressed secretary. Among the varied and colourful backgrounds against which the action unfolds are included such countries as Hawaii, Japan, China, Ceylon, India, and the little-known Laccadive Islands. The screen play for “Trade Winds” was written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Frank R. Adams, and this explains the continuous flow of sparkling dialogue and crackling wit, as well as the convincingly dramatic situations which make the film rich in suspense, drama and humour. Two Features On State Theatre Programme The main feature at the State Theatre is packed with the excitement and suspense of automobile races, and has some enjoyable comedy from the foreign dialect comedian. Henry Annetta, who is head of an amusing family known .as the Gambinis. • The other feature. “While New York Sleeps," the second of a new series of films, casts Michael Whalen as a bumptious reporter, and Chick Chandler as a comical camera-man. The story involves the unorthodox solving of a murdermystery. contains rapid-fire comedy, a plot which .is not disclosed in the first reel, a very pleasant performance by Jean Kogers us the heroine: and one or two songs. “Next Time I Marry" and "The Law West of Tombstone.” "Next Time I Marry." with Lucille Ball, James Ellison and Lee Bowman, ami "Tlie Law West of Tombstone," with Harry Carey, will comprise the doublefeature change at the State Theatre on Friday. Plaza Has “Pygmalion” “Pygmalion.” a film made from the play of the .same name by Bernard Shaw, which is at the Plaza Theatre, ha« a cast which, apart from Leslie Howard, who has’ the part of Professor Higgins—the modern Pygmalion whose Galatea is a Cockney flower-seller, is composed of and actresses most of whom are now to the screen. Among these are Wendy Hiller, as the illiterate Cockney who, under her Pygmalion’s guidance, conducts hetvelf with easy dignity at an ambassador’s reception, and

Wilfred Lawson, as the flower-girl’s dustman father, whose observations on marriage and "middle-class morality” are full of pungent wit.

Joan Crawford Starred In Picture At Majestic

Joan Crawford is the star in "The Shining Hour.” which will finish a season at the .Majestic Theatre tomorrow. The story concerns Henry Linden (Alelvyn Douglas I. a well-known member of a Government farm board, who is about to marry Olivia Riley (Joan Crawford), a famous dancer in a Neiy York cafe. However, the main interest in this film version of Keith AA’inter’s play centres round David Linden. Henry's brother, who is already married, and Olivia. David's wife, Judy (.Margaret. Sulla van), has a rare combination of timidity, casual acceptance, and almost saintly goodness, and is immediately drawn to Olivia when Henry returns to his home, which he shares with David. Judy, and his sister, Hannah (Fay Bainter). Hannah, who considers Olivia an outsider, covers her disapproval of her with a superficial politeness that is more cutting than insulting. It is apparent from the first that, with Hannah’s hatred and David’s attraction toward Olivia, the family relationships will be strained and difficult. "Mr. Chedworth Steps Out.” The change at the Alajestic Theatre on Friday will be “Air. Chedworth Steps Out,” a delightful story of the Chedworth group, starring Cecil Kellaway. The others in the cast are James Raglan, Rita Pauneefort, lovely Joan Deering. Sidney AVheeler, Peter Finch, and Australia’s popular 16-year-old songstress. Jean Hatton, who is captivating audiences everywhere by her charming performance and delightful singing iu the picture. Tudor Theatre Presents “Suez” The supreme effort of the elements to prevent the joining of the Mediterranean with the Red Sea comes with dramatic impact at the climax of "Suez,” which will conclude its season at the Tudor Theatre tomorrow. Leading roles are played by Loretta Young, Annabella, and Tyrone Power, as Ferdinand de Lessens, the man who completed the Suez Canal.