entertainments

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 108, 1 February 1943, Page 3

entertainments

Plaza -rneatre.-A drama of erust of the uudcrwor Gt , After Dark, now at - the J ia/>a J* - is a thrilling story of a jewel thiel Avbo ; nut ns nolished in his morals as be is in Ms anileuranee. Brian Donlevy plays the part of the crook, familiarly known as ii.-lint rone Harry. .Miriam Hopkins and Presiou Foster are two others prominent m the cast To divulge the plot would not be fair as it contains many elements of Lriirisi’i. Actual scenes at Buna are the highlight of the first halt.

Ktne’H Theatre. —Those with a taste for advemure spiced withjilenty of romance will find “Son of Fury,’ now at the King s Theatre, well to then* liking. Lne are Tyrone Power and the former taking the part e Ito Wake, who Hees from tyranny as r £or . the suave George Sanders ■‘“hep h ‘ b tu X tune overseas on a tropic is le, ~ «tur s to claim ills revenge and ins rl " hts - , u background is early England, and the period is well revived.

Majestic Theatrc.-’Mrs. Miniver” continues to attract full houses at ths Majestic Theatre" as it deserves. It has moments ot great pathos and moments ot great jo), and the audience, through it, d 1 £•*". some of the spirit in which the Ba tic ot Britain was fought As such it is of the best semi-documentary films tn war mis produced.

Opera House.—Errol Elyiin is the <lovro‘' of “Dive Bomber.’’ now at the Pl • House. He puts wrinkles on his b-imlsomc brow wondering bow to prevent P <ro getting "black-outs’’ during power Uiro-. Fred MucMurray is the squadron c.idcr who seems never to have beaid that oil! saw about an ofheer and a 'A „ There is a fair amount o tra ts cd .-' 1 “ J. .. Bomber,” which is produced in U<- “ colour, but there are thrl is as will, and a blonde bomber provides the love lntirc-i.

State Theatre.-“Caimi Zone” is a story of U.S. Army aviators at a post in the jungles of Central America, wbmc 'tb« “"U white wmnau is tlie eoninmnder s Action and thrills are provided in tins drama of sky mid forest. , “7*. Nurse" is a novel film so up to date that onlv a few y'ears ago it would have seemeu farTetehed. Two hospital nurses join a corps being trained so Unit they can u dropped by parachute -to give to injured people m inaccessible places. Tudor Theatre.— Charlie Chaplin. the pathetic- little figure, the symbol of the masses who laugh a little and tight and die with wishes ungrnnted, the man who. in becoming almost frightening in t‘‘ s interpretation of our civilization is '’.-B' 1 ' ugaiu in “The- Gold itusii.” ” 1 l,L ' terner," starring Gary Cooper, pallet Brennan and h'red Slone, is Ihe associate picture. St. James Theatre.—in il!i 1 week “.My Favourite Blonde, at the St. James continues Io draw big crowds. Boh Hope, the United Stilles No. 1 comedian of - (lav, is slurred with Madeleine (.arroll, und the sUn*v is one loiijj jriilu ul luugbtcH. a« Bob I raids 3nnil miles witli the 1 [ I ,;-’, ,1I1I 'V'. .Madeleine. There is a saying: 1 1 snu < work if you can gel enough of It. Bob gels u little too niueli. J. ale sonuciguard and George Zuuco assist. SUBURBAN 1 HUA i Rh> t-rinee Edward (Woburn).-" had.'. ' ie Good.” Eleanor Powell, Ann So 1 e™; Robert Young; 'Danger in the -i'l.e„ Carrillo. Andy Devine Ascot (Newtown).--“'I ral nt Ll, J' " l . la „tes," 1-Tanebot Tone, Warren V Hl.mm - ‘■The .Mun Who Lost Hiinsell, blian Alierne, Kay Francis. . De Luxe (Lower lliitt).-"Out U Ihe John Garfield, Ida Lupmo, ruck les Uutnes Home.’’ King George (Lower Uutl). Green Was My \alley. .. Iteg.il (l<nrori,.--.l'!m Men In Ucf Life”; •'West. Point Widow. ,♦ .. „ Vogue < Brooklyn).—"This 1 f Keeps." lloberl Stirling, Anu Itulhc-rfnrd, ■•Bowery Blitzkrieg." !.■•<> tl'-rec-y. iml'l'.' '''('.-iiiHol i.Miriuimri. "The yi' 11 '/. 1 ' Virginian." Frank .Morgan. Kst»r.) ” <•>.<>- son- "Klmidike Fury." Kdiiiiind Kim-imi ( Kilbiriiie).—"lVmmin o',, 11 " Year’’ Sneneer Tracv, Kathttrillll llep-bii'i-n-. "Flying Blind." Itichard Arlen. liivnli iNewlown). — " international Lady," Basil It.-it libmie. Hmm .Massey: "Fly By Night." , Empire (Island Bay).—"Kcnieinhcr tli Dav." t.’landetie Coll.err. Join. fa.) lie. "Cimrlie Chin, in I’nimimi."