ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE.

As a debonair jewellery thief of the "Raffles" lypej William'_?owell scores ah outstahding sucsuccess- in' ."Jewell Robbery," the principal attraction at the Regent Theatre. The picture is a comedy drama with an irresistible- 'appeal.. The scene of the action is Vienna^ the story revolving round an UMamed.v-baiiii-t;- 'and. . his exploits.

"Night : After Night.

» '-Night ;After.'Night,"- which features George Raft, Constance Cummings,,Wynne Gibson, Jlae West,'and Alison Stlpworth," will open a seaBon'atr'.the Regent/Theatre'tomorrow. The uctlon of the film is set' in a luxurious New ."-Tork-night -club.j Raft,.-a^young player who scored sensational success in minor roles in '"Sea-face," "Dangers in the Dark," and "The Sporting Widow," has.l his first leading rolo as proprietor _)f the club. Hiss West, a colourful figure.: of ■ the Broadway .stage.; who xaakes her movie debut, in the film, and Miss Gibson, are two of Raft's., ex-sweethearts • who 'find more difficulty in breaking the tie with him than he does. Miss Cummings is seen in the-role of a society ilebutante who finds that the.:-nlght club; has been; established in the house in which. she was .'born, a couple of decades, back, Mn its. better- days. Her fro--luent,visits .bring her In contact.with Raft,'who is fascinated -h£-her,; And a 'queer romance develops between -the-' two---a ".romance which Is precipitated-into: startling channels by a series of unusual events,,-"Night After Night" is an entirely absorbing picture that will please- all audiences for the very humanness of Its' characters, and the swift-moving manjier ia. which-its unusual _ story unfolds,

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

. Ballet work on a scale seldom seen in_ Wellington, .and. certainly not 'equalled for a considerable .'periadris'one of the principal features .f./Whoopee Nights,'* the vaudeville programme •- being*.-, presented . tl)ls week at- -. the Grand .Oper4:,_Jou_ie'by'the i.-€. WilliamsonJ'rarik'Ne_l.revii«f" company/in which George WaU^oaSand^ii a; Shields. are : the. principals. Array-ed 1:; ln-_s6rgeous..co'stuniesf. •and', appearing ln a "seemingly endless--succession1 til beautiful ,sest_ngs, the- ballet of ten pretty;-vivacious Elfish executes . clever- anoV 'intricate dances which thoroughly V merit .the., rounds' ;> of applause, .tliey from the.,audience.-. George Wallace, who already hadr a 'large'- following locally before the present "revne season- -open-ed.-is more - mirth-provoking than' ever, and the new serles-bf sketches in which: his wit and-drolleries are allowed full play, are right lip,-, to the. standard of. his ..previous efforts. Ella Shields, famous for her male impersonation; turn, i^ain eliarmS the -audience with .old and-new songs, delivered with all.tho.'appeal of her", apt-vatine personality. Other..members of Mr. talented company ■ who -.deserve ..special, mention rare Jttre.-Potir.Diabolos .(a daring- acrobatic dance- quartet), Miriam ;Lester, :Maida -Tories,- and -Maloney, Barling, . Murray and Walton. .."•

. ; . 'DELUXE THEATRE. ' ■'_.. ''Six Hours to live" ends Its season at the De Luxe Theatre .tonight. I',-4.,':•;;.;}"'.'.:';, , "The .Mummy..*' / ■■- '.:.■■_ : Ihe: sensational film, "The Mummy/'. starts Its rengagement' at /the De - Luxe -Theatre'"tomorrow..___ mummy, 3000 years <t\H, cQihes.to life a^'Marfs'thd -strangest dralna. of reincarnation —a love, that persists through the ages. Karloft appears";, iriy the role of this strange man out off the ancient past who loosed his hypnotic spells on the modern world, claimed his love after centuries, and threatened-the ;happln'ess of two young lovers on the altar of;an ancient passion. •_. He is supported"_by, -the alluring-.Zlta Jbhanh, David Manners, Edward van Sloan, Bramwell Fletcher,, and a. large cast. An. additional feature attraction.;at" the De; Luxe will _c a "return season engagement •of the:popular-organist, Mr. -Paul T.. Cullen', who will appear.at. evening sessions--and -at-Satutday. matinees.'- . -":■'

PARAMOUNT THEATRE,

"The; Faithful Heart" finishes,-. thi3 evening. "Tbe'Ghost Train," which recently finished in"-eminently successful run, of three weeks at Auckland,-aud.i.3 still screening .in-its fifth week:.at Sydney,'will begin Its Wellington, sea. ion at the Paramount Theatre tomorrow after-" ,'moon. _."The Ghost.. Train" has everythil-ff. ; that'goes towards the making of a super-at-traction. ~ Aimold'.Ridley's' fascinating story flrst'"gripp;ed'the reading public of many countries in book form, and when dramatised for the stage'by its clever author it became a. world, success. 'Now as a talking production it is outstanding. > All the necessary effectsthat "were .J_o difficult to„ obtain within . the circumscribed . limits of the legitimate stage ■ received.-perfect'reproduction in the wider Bphere"which.the "screen affords; and"tho charact?risatidns:.aro in the hands of a cast every member of which is a-recognised London player of nigh repute. There ' is: Jack Hulbert, the popular comic idol of "Sunshine Susie" and ' "Jack's the Boy," and he ia said.to be at'"more than .'at. his best and , positively ■ inimitable" ias the "Silly Ass" whose whimsicalities keep the. audience ln roars of laughter, while his "clever- wife Cicely Courtneldge, the best of comic.-,singers. and ; quaint actresses, plays up *o""_e_ "Husband'" in a - manner .that' "ifrodu.es Uproarious merriment,. ..:'

'KING'S THEATRE.

!. The British screen version of "TUIy of 31oombsury"Jsnow showing at the King's Theatre finishes Its run tonight. "The Binger," a British Dominions film, which will be shown at the King's Theatre toJnorrow ,is one of Edgar Wallace's greatest thrillers, aha has already been presented both as, aißtage play and as a silent film. The characters 'and. atmosphere are. thoroughly British—the Thames-side scenes are especially telling—and the whole production is a remarkable example of the manner in. which the British studids have come on In recent months. There-iis.. rbriUiant cast,. including "such, artlsts7 as-Patrlc Curwen, Franklin ■ Dyall, John XongSeni' Carol Goodner, and -that clever actor Gordon. Harker,. whose finished performance as the-'butler ls.a-gem^ot'humour: and artistry.

.' 'MaV^A IR/cA6AR_f;

• The May/air—Wellington'anew.-icabaret-r-wlll |ie opened on Wednesday, February 22, with a gal(L ; halL .The- premises .have* been entirely refurnished and 'decorated in a most pleasing-manner/: The■ cibaret -will be -under the • direction ■of Messrs.. M. Macy, C. D.. Hassall, and 'Eric PanKhiu-st.:.'>:> '■-;;--• •

PRINCESS' THEATRE,

The current programme:, at tho. Princess Theatre, hea,ded by "TherrJtan. From. YeslerHay.'J'j.yHn. be withdrawn 'after'tonight. ■■- ■'. Described as, thei "English ;Marie;: Dressier," AUson.SkipwOrth fieads' the/^cast. in. "Tho ..SporttDK v *^ldpw/*".Wldeh v .(;p___es.''t6''the:Fdhcesii Theatre'ttf-toorrow; _ The opening' scene's feature the; "departure of- "the.Couiites's" on- a health tour of the world,'after being a compulsory guest for .five jyears of^a .warden,. Her exploits during the-course _of ..this .tour form: the main part of the picture. Miss Skipworth raises many"laughs as she piits over-the bluff necessary for a "sporting widow," and as a trusting husband Richard Bennett excels himself... '.;.._

flu^EN's;, theatre:

... Charies-^icMord in the .'-"Last Man"; will lib s_own. finally: at- the- Queen's theatre tonight ■'■■:■- ■:; <.'..■>■ . ~--'-':-.;-: ";-v\ .: Tom Mm: in his newest 1 actlbh-hbmbshell, "The Pourth Horseman," Commences; at:, the Queen's Theatre tomorrow.. It .features Margaret Lindsay, Ered Kohler, ' and " Raymond Hatton. The story of a cowboy who saves an entire town-jit sreal estate from bold, bad banditst-for;the girl ho loves is-said■ to bring the famed Western star to the-silver "screen in the'-'true old cowpunching' fashion that has won Mm .world popularity.. Nina Wilcox Putnum, the .distinguished novelist, wrote "the story especiallyifor Mix, and his inimitable, equestrian companion, Tony, is ever on hand In the exciting, narrativer : - ---: -

BRITANNIA THEATRE,

The .flying picture,: "Hell Divers/.,Wi1l be presented for the last time rtohlght";at' the Britannia Theatre. - "Forgotten Commandments" and* . '.'Million Dollar Legs" will constitute - the main part :«__ the new programme" to; be'introduced at •the Britannia Theatre jtonforrpw'evening. *'For:£otteh. Commandments"-'-described' as ■'"a-'-true picture of the world millions live and love '.and sin in today," is a story of young love, swept into-a .hasty-marriage through Impulsive romance, then engulfed ■in 'a 'new, mad world of .new ideas, new danger's.-! The1 other ..feature Is. a hilarious burlesque' based on the Olympic' Games. .; 7-: ..'-;-•-:,,!''",_

KILBIRNIE KINEMA,

; "The- -Man From Yesterday,'*'' now at. .the "Kilbirnie Kinema, opens on ' whirlwind ' romance of Claudette Colbert :arid' Clive 'Brook. Brook;"an.'t;English army "captain on leave _Trom the front,-..sweeps'. Claudette into 'marriage just one hour before he Is due to report for,' service again.. Brook is shell-shocked in- action, and, incorrectly, reported dead Years later, they meet..: The wife must make her j choice between her new happiness and her outworn duty. How she solves this prob'Jenr is the, theme of "The Man From Yesterday.".,/ .•:■.''

SHORTT'S THEATRE,

"Carnival.Boat" finishes at Shortt's Theatre .this evening. ,' .. -...

'• - The principal-picture-to be shown at Shortt's .-Theatre tomorrow-is "The Deceiver," 'g .myster£ j-tcama .with, a!'tattling, fast-moving plot, and", .exceptional, acting. "Lan Keith,' Dorothy Sebastian, and: .lilqyd'. Hughes head' the : cast. The story : is.. a. back-stage drama"" relating what befel^and 'why—q. great matinee'idol. The second feature ...of the programme is. ;'The Big-Timer," a comedy drama in which Constance Cummings plays, a girl fight. promoter who enters pugilistic circles when her father is killed :in, ah accident. 'A prize-fight is one of the highlights of the story. - :' '"■'

SEASIDE PICTURES.

' The famous and sensational drama, "Spring Cleaning,"-which-met with-.considerable success on-thel New Zealand stage when it was played nearly tin "years ago by Pauline Federlck and her company, now comes-, to the. talking screen with all the strength of-its famous lines and the wealth of drama that Frederick LDnsdalo has put'.lnto it. ."But the title has been changed. On the screen tho picture wjllbe Jnoiyn as "Women Who Play," which .will "be" flier attraction' at 'the""ScasTde~ Pictures tonight.

MAJESTIC THEATRE.

"Strange Ju .tlce," -at tho Majestic Theatre, , will bo shown finally this evening. The thought of n .prison football team is funny enough- to. begin with. But when it is carried Out to tho extreme, when the en-, tire prison Is given a collegiate atmosphero with bands, cheering sections, and an enthusl- . astlc alumni with- quaint and original methods ' of obtaining, now,, grid-iron talent, the basic idea easily.becomes. a laugh riot. Just how. funiiy'.'the'.wljOlo nonsensical whim can be is demonstrated in the RKO-Radlo picture, "Hold 'Em, Jail," eoratng to tho Majestic Theatre tomorrow, with Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Edna May Oliver, nnd Rosco Ates in.the .leading roles. The plcturo is delightful nonsense, which' makes It at bnco ideal for tho.-comlcs'; unique, stylo: of fun-making. I 3-dgar Kennedy, Warren' Hymor, and Paul Hurst-are also in the-fun. I

ST. JAMES THEATRE.

# "The SporllnS Widow," the main attraction at; tho St. James Theatre, finishes its run 'tonight. < A' murder mystery story, with a comedy twist to it, "Guilty Charged," will commence at . tho St-. James Theatre tomorrow, with Edmund_,■._!<_we,-.:Victor-, MaLaslen, and Richard Arlen in the Btar roles. The picture opens with tho mucder of a woman. The audience sees the crime and the man who commits it. But Lowo and __lc_r_aglcn, called in on the case; do not. Tho many bungles they make before. llnully straightening matters up produce numerous comedy situations. Jfcanwhilo, .they,._ißarly send Richard Arlen, a friend of tho woman who hiis been slain, to tho gallows. - Adrlenne Ames has the leading feminine role.

REGAL THEATRE, KAROR".

Tonight at the" Regal. Theatre,. Karor!, "Tha Blue Danube,', a .story based upon and having for its theme the world-famous waltz., will bo shown.. This delightful p'ictiiro is -played by an all-star .cast." Specially selected .supports will also be screened: On Friday and Saturday . "Faithless" will' bis. screened. ' ARTORAFTt THEATRE, "ConEortllaU*./at the Artcraft. .Theatre, finishes .it 3 season this. evening, ' 0 _ R -f_EATRE,__EiWTOWN. The -utmost ln entertainment is offered at Our Theatre fcjfilght- iv s fiuo double programme. _?ir_itly, "Tho Dark Horse" "isf bright comedy, starring * Warren \yiHlam as a powerful politician -who sweeps.-everything- ~ before him except domestic and financial affairs. Next>-iS~"Jtan to Man," a heart drama of a criminal father whose dlsgr/ice had robbed his son ot romance~aijd "a girl who stole tho son's great "loye- foe' Ms father.

EMPIRE THEATRE. ISLANDBBArY r

"Tho"-- Bainbow.-..Trail,": starring r George O-Brlenr,-. win ..be .screened at the - :Bmplre Theatre this evening. The: story is; Zano Grey's famous sequel to "Elders of the Purple Sage.".,. On Friday and <■ Saturday Warner Ola.nd __""Drums'of Jeopardy" will be sh6Wu.

CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR.

"Alexander Hamlltin,*' showing at the Capitol Theatre tonight; features that delightful actor, George.Arllss,-with whom Is associated Doris Kenyon, June Collyer,. and Alan Mowbray. George. Arllss gives a flawless j. erform*nce In a play which deals with a dramatic eplsodo- In the life of. tho great statesman when the ■>wller-flf a ■ pretty -adventuress temporarily hold- him. in her power.