ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 155, 27 March 1939, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

Comedy And Drama At State Theatre

Tiie amusing "Next Time 1 Marry,” at. the State Theatre, revolves round the efforts of a spoiled heiress, played by Lucille Ball, to make herself eligible for a 2t) million dollar inheritance, the term,, of her father’s will stipulating she must marry an American native to qualify for the fortune. Harry Carey portrays a garrulous Westerner who setrt himself up as the court of first and last appeal in Western Arizona and depends on both his boasting tongue and his skill with a Colt to maintain his position in "The Law West of Tombstone,” the supporting feature. The climax deals with the stirring ending of hia long-standing feud with a band of outlaw brothers.

“Housemaster” On Screen At Regent Theatre

The story of a middle-aged college master, devoted to his boys, who finds that the newly-appointed headmaster is gradually trying to get him to resign, is told in “Housemaster,” which is showing at the Regent Theatre. Matters are made worse when his three charming but irresponsible wards descend upon the school, almost causing a mutiny. Otto Kruger plays Charles Donkin, the lovable housemaster, Diana Churchill, has the part of the eldest of the three wards, and Rene Ray and Rosamond Barnes are her madcap sisters. "Youth Marches On,” made by members of the Oxford Group Movement is included in the programme.

Drama Of Marine Radio At St. James Theatre

Possessing power and realism, '.The Storm,” which is at tile St. James Theatre, unfolds as one of the more virile action dramas to come cut of Hollywod. 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 is cast 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. Thousands of mourners paying their last tribute to the late I’ope, Pius XI, are shown in one of the short subjects. “Escape From Yesterday.’’ . ."Escape from Yesterday," featuring Altitn Tamiroff and Frances Farmer, is to be the next attraction at the St. James Theatre. “Trade Winds,” Drama Of Many Lands’ At King’s Telling about Kay Kerrigan (Joan Beunett), who flees from San Francisco after a murder of which she believes lierslf guilty, “Trade Winds,” now at the King's Theatre is an exciting picture. Dyeing her blonde hair black as a disguise, Kay travels halfway round the world in her flight from the law. Her steps in tint! through the fascinating Orient are dogged by Sam Wye (Fredric March), a blase detective with a grand sense of humour and an excellent appreciation of beautiful women. Ralph Bellamy and Ann Sothern are the second romantic leads. Colourful backgrounds against which the action unfolds, are iu such countries as Hawaii, Japan, China, Ceylon, India and the little-known Laccadive Islands.

Two-Feature Bill Including Rooney At De Luxe

"The Serapper,” witli Mickey Rooney at the head of the cast, which is being shown at tiie De Luxe Theatre, is a rustic drama of a shellshocked veteran, deeorated in the war for valour hut a nobody in the town of Greenfield, and his young spirited son, Shockey. The war veteran is capably played by Edward Pawley. Frank Shields is seen ns Jack Matthews, juu., a wealthy playboy; and Anne Nagel as a young school teacher.

A powerful story with a great moral “Men of Yesterday. ’’ is the other feature. It deals with world peace and what, exservicemen are doing to bring this about.

“Mr. Chedworth Steps Out” At Majestic Theatre

A delightful story of the. Cliedworth family, starring Australia's favourite. Cecil Kellaway. and which is perhaps the greatest, “whole family” picture yet produced by an Australian studio, “Mr. Chedwick Steps Out,” is now screening at- the Majestic Theatre. In addition to Cecil Kellaway, the specially selected cast includes James Raglan. Rita Pouncefort. lovely Jean Herring, Sidney Wheeler, Peter Finch and Australia's popular 16-year-old singer Jean Hatton, who is captivating audiences everywhere by her charming performances and deliglitlul singing in the picture. A film showing the outfitting and finishing of the Dominion Monarch is shown. “Pygmalion” Crowding Plaza Theatre The fact that the Plaza Theatre was practically booked out on Friday night for Saturday night’s screening indicates the public evaluation of this film version, of Bernard .Shaw's famous comedy. Leslie Howard, who has the part of Professor Higgins—the modern Pygmalion .whose Galatea is a Cockney flower-seller, is new to the screen; and his performance in “Pygmalion” is meritorious. There are others in the cast, however, who are new to the screen. .Among these is Wendy Hiller, as the illiterate . Cockney who, under her Pygmalion’s? guidance, conducts herself with easy dignity. “Young In Heart” Heads DoubleBill At Tudor A lovable, laughable story of a family who live by their wits and their charm, is “The Young in Heart,” at the Tudor Theatre. There is Father ‘ Sahib Carleton, an ex-aetor, whose family loyally support him in the preposterous myth'that he is Colonel Carletch, late of ■the Bengal Lancers. The role is made tn order for Roland Young. There is charming, twittering “Marmy,” played to the life by Billie Burke; and there are the two children. George Ann (Janet Gajnor), and the sou (Douglas 1 airbanks, JU “Road Demon” is the associate feature.