ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 280, 25 August 1942, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

State Theatre.—A young 11.A.F. oltlcer’s attachment to it beautiful girl from Singapore is the theme of “The Blonde from Singapore.” The girl is played by Florence Iticc, and Lief Erikson, Gordon Jones and Don Ueddoe are other names in tineast. "Go West, Young Lady,” is the second picture on the programme.

Majestic Theatre.—ln some ways the larzan family is the African counterpart or Air. and Mrs. 'Thin Alan et enfant. In • Jarzan’s Secret Treasure” their happv hoine has been invaded by unscrupulous whites. _ Soon there are shooting and stampeding animals and distrust and intrigue. Johnny Weismuller is, of course, the famous Tarzan.

King’s Theatre.—There is a great deal of hootin and tootin' done by Carole Lombard in her last, and possibly liv*r best film. 'To Be Or Not to lie." She is tin actress in pre-Nazi Warsaw, tier name is second on the programme. Iler husband’s appears at the top, not because lie is the greater star, but because he is so temperamental that he might conceivably bite the fat lady in the stalls if he in not given his own way. Jack Benny is the husband.

Opera House.—lf the world’s tilmgoers had the opportunity to take a gigantic vote on the stars most suited to play the brothers in Beau Geste" they would vorv probably have plumped for the same trio that Paramount chose for the I> C Wr->n classic—Gary Cooper, Hay .Milland and Robert Preston.

Tudor Theatre.—Richard Llewellyn wrote “How Green Was My Valley" a Story of the industrial rise and fall of the Welsh valleys. John Forde constructed a compelling anil thoughtful film out of the lives of one family, and Hie east him created the unforgettable characters who people this broad canvas

St. James Theatre.—Abbott and Costello stars of “Hide ’Em. Cowboy." are the twj great screen finds of the war The film is as subtle as a crack on the jaw. and yet It keeps youthful privates in the stalls and staid colonels in the circle laughing their heads off There are others in the picture, too and a scene to remember is Hila Fitzgerald’s singing of "A-Tisket. A-Tasket."

Plain, Theatre.—"No Greater Sin” is a genuine and moat convincing attempt to break down the barriers that prevent open discussion or any public mention o. vener eal disease—a social menace that Is fast causing right-thinking people in Now Zealand to raise their eyebrows and begin to ask why fuller facts have not been brought out into the open long ere this.

SUBURBAN THEATRES Tivoli (TliorndonL—“Lady Hamilton," Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier. Kincina IKilbirnie). —-"Here Comes Mr. Jordan.” Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains"; “Frisco Lil,” Irene Hervey, Kent Taylor. Capitol (Miramar). —"Captains Courageous," -Spencer Tracy. Mickey Rooney, Lionel Barrymore, Freddy Bartholomew; “The Singing Cowboy." Vogue (Brooklynl.—"The Girl in the News." Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes; “The Wolf .Man," Claude Rains, Warren William. King Georg,. (Lower llul 11.—" The Tree of Liberty," Cary (Irani, Martha Scott, Alan Marshall, Sir Cedric Ilardwicke. De Luxo (Lower Hutt).—“l'll Wait For You." Robert Stirling, Marsha Hunt; “Robbers of the Range/' Tint Holt. Prince Edward (Woburn).- "Laugh It Off." Tommy Trinder; “Man From Montreal,’’ Richard Arlen, Andy Devine,