CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 117, 14 November 1939, Page 6

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Ipj .■'■■'" *' REGENT/THEATRE. | 't Three great names are associated £'-:vi with , .Universal's "When , Tomorrow '"Comes,"' which is now.'in its second }. :; week at the-.Regent Theatre. The "ii: i three are the producer-director, John • M. Stahl, and the stars Irene Dunne f; and Charles Boyer. Miss Dunne, since v her outstanding work in "Showboat," S "Ma^hificerit Obsession," "Back" street," -;: arid- her'inojpe xecent "Love^Affair," is |> - v one of • the great feminine;/personalities i-W of pictures, And jßoyer; wKq has sup- :&;■■■- plarited *Valentino in: j the hearts of .-■', Americaa wonien,■•:; now high , - - among the male personalities. ■~.. "When r TcmbxTpw. Comes", links the players in v.f' a vital Ibve story' played^agarrist the S background: of : tiie recent hurricane PI- which deviated portions of New Engv;. land. 'Bbijrer^'is*' seen" as" 'a famous t;.H PrencK:pianist; while: Mis Dunne is a [4^ W(aila?e^ who meets: and falls-in-love |i^r'-. with lam tin*? 2 •hours.,.,-,,..... 3 .... ; il>:-.",- -3 •-■■• V' \ i;{. ;•:;::• ,'■■■ " . |pH-; -\'. ST. JAMES THEATRE.----;f V3Sbe coaches avoided "Jamaica Inn," |£ov Jwicfe%in.the harsh Cornish jnoors, not |»r; mr from'the coast.. Its name^was evil ji r \ajad'hd':mariv knew ] what its'dar&: shutpn.;;■. t|iS;:hid - Yet,-,it;■.was,,--tpj "Jamaica ; Inn''^that Mary" Yellan went, to join "f v her aunt and uncle.' Only too soon was :rC she "to--learn'; the- -full tale -of its « .:. horror,, .Shevlearn.ed' of,.the .smugglers V;;:i , and murderers, "and, the' riff-raff -%:■■-.. bf■' 'the' - coast; -" n. of- the y wreckers ■'; whose:-, profession.; it \ ;was ; . tp) lure '?V" ship& inland by .'false .lights, when &■: tempests attd' raid- the def; fenceless crew*and plunder the cargo, fei Into, .hex ; .life .came.... love, even, in this jj; v butrPf-the-way. hole1, from a man who 3 : •■■•■" Seerried to' be one of the wirieckers,' but fe -."■•■, pro&ed his v love1 worthy of "her; The i:K ■;■:■ picture,' "Jamaica -Inn/: with ft Charles Laugh ton and Maureen O'Hara Ji starred, isi-nowiri' its second week at $$-;U■ tbe,-.St.;James --•■.:■,.-• $i^; <■.&/: :'iimRAMOUNT\:THEA^E7 J ■. : |f,; :- ■Belightful entertainment is" unfolded « on ithe screen of the Paramount Theatre ff: in'("The Girlr Downstairs," which prei?" sents the captivating Franciska Gaal «:i. co-starred with Franchbt Tone. The i!v .picture.gives the; CpntihCntal Miss Gaal fe; her best opportunities to date, and she •' makes the most of'feem, endowing her f-; performance as the scullery maid with S; charm,-^n ingratiating spirit of comedy, fi;;. .'andr a'sympathetic understandingi The >": atbry oti "The rGirl^Dc«ynstairs" prett'r -sents a ;gay. -young■ cosmopoUtan who F:' .falls lightly ; in. lpve with, the daughter b; 6f "& wealthy bid man in Switzerland. if' ' Frfeddiei Barthblpmew's newscreen role ?-;■ s'eesyhim as a juvenile confidence man. v;:; It'ls as'such-.that he appears-in the f-^'/'-fixdt sequences;bf Boy .From.Bar-, £h: •;■;'. nardp's,^' -a idrama- of childhood res' generation and the^. Barnardo fHpmes, :? • ■British iinstitutions for the reclamation \?: iof. t yputh,^ whiqlv. is jth.e associate fihn. i??rt;: liFreddie'plays' a boy posing 'as,a little Jjiiglish'lbrd,' but really as accomplice % i Jpf two' ti'der cfboks; ■•■; Arrested and sent :i*v the 'Barhardo Home, he finds his l£-r regeneration and place- in life. The W. -rpicturfrv deals-in detail with life at tM natitical training institution in v:f.'"-i':%f'6;upI"''WIhii'ch Includes •'> 112 -district m ffibmes^pfb^iding traiiiingJiof all kinds m^'kti England; ; Mickey:; Rooney/ is-also p:':-;.yßtarredt;r A ;• "■••■ .- -.■.:■- >■>;:•■*'.<l ' ■■-. ■ li;!v"fe-;;."^:MAJESTIC- THEATRE. V ■„■ • #;*'' ■*'■/.^'Broadway Serenade," now shoeing ?iK rat the Majestic Theatre, is a worthy !*!*?; Successor, to those other modern fihns W~- '■^•'vybich;' Jeaniieirte Macdonald has ap-Wt-§£axe&". Iri °ii she is cast i; with Lew $^; '^yies/^The plot; is'-tibt remarkable, =fe ■ the^stofy/sbt a yowg married fe! artists who be-S-^Hcome', separated 'when Broadway, r6-m^■';cbgriises:.-the: "sMging .talents tiie gv -giflr but; refuses ;to listen;.•_ to the SS; offerings of the - husband. %&* Estrangements 'and :• divorce1 follow, ®&■•■: ti&de&on "their, way by aybung EngSSf %ishman;'with' plenty, of; money;, For&v :vtunately, being English an&very,public 1■: ißchbbl^ t^he / is .. suitably y ; abashed .when ?v; the lady^^married, and f' v^latervifindifig tjiat she = stili; loves, her fl^yiusbandjv.he^ats;;a: hasty. retreat to iS^^.f9gs.;p|/his::ho^elancL;.;-;; ■=■;: •;.■ ' ■ ii:,:p^"^AtAOE ■' CTEATRE^ PETONE.- ■ IsS"-^ "invitatibii to Happiness" and "Grand f;?r ;-#ury --Secrete" conclude-tonight at the^ s>^v-::l^lace/Theatre. '■y- - '■:':'::- ■■'--v :; ' r 1":"': Teaming : Robert - Montgomery. and !&'T*st6saHnd^Russell^v for-ihe: third, time; !■&. Jlobertßenchley featured in one |^:;;;': -i-Qf .-ihisf funniest and with Helen,Vdnsbh.as the.-"other woh'"< lixianX the new M;G.M. romantic', comfi:'^.iedy, "IJive, Love, and \Learh," comti- '•-■:■'.^ iriences tomorrow,,r Familiar and,. beW -• Gloved •Bibugh he is to patrons' of tthe 5 rscreeh', Lionel Barrymore is recognisg>; :v able only by his inimitable artistry, in tv^^Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's -'"The Devil "s:% i^pllj^ the associate film. ~ ■ '. <: .'■ „ !•/©: I GRAND:. THEATRE,;-?ETONE.' .' , iS;s J'^You Can't Cheat-an Honest Man" and "Trapped in;the Sky" conclude to#:fe«xiiight at the' Grand Theatre. '&■;*> VTail Spin," 20th Century-Fox's melo--6 Vrdrama of adventure, starring Alice 2" ;.Faye, Constance, Bennett, and - Nancy -?'f?-Kelly^bpens toriibrrpw.. It tells the T: v story of: three courageous iwomen who ri; :;flv' their1 split-secbnd escapes, and the $X 1 - their, ; f/?:^liyes.'■,-:■. T-:;^.;--.-;. •.;.:••.■.',••„ -:;.; :,-. ; .\-;^i-;: : '. •.' Vjr -^.-i vI .STATE': T.HEATR^/H|TbNE..-::' - vU: ■-;#£^Calling Dr. Kildare" concludes tof i ;:tiight at the State; Theatre.;,' .:-. r ....■.; Jl\vi~pssrpt: since the. .days when. t Tom =?; >a:Santschi, and William Farnum clashed [ s f lf'i«iii; a jsgp'erhuman' Tmttle for "The ■/'Spoilers, tvverityiiwb - years agby< has - ;■ : screen witnessed a struggle as '=i; -great as the one between Carole Lorn.-; bard and^Fredric March in the David |i :.;i) )O. Selznick technicolor production, yi" '^Nothingl Sacred," whiph- . tomor■i ; row. ' * The' cbmedy romance unwinds r?'; vits action, in , Manhattan and its en"i'":'-- virohs, and it is the first time that a ■ i picture ( with New York ; for.. a back- :■' ' jgrbund^has been "made'1 cbmpleteiy in S" .'^technicolor. >^:,fV--;'PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE, Mr'-:-/ r:: ;^; ;,...WOBURN.:-;-■■"■'■■•-'•. v^'-.'--''Mingling the. sort of intrigue that is ;?; ;.i making vheadlines in the newspapers rt.'V with ..romance and humour that .also : :-;\Jh(aVo,;.tbefr"pla'Qe in the new^,' "Espion•r ' : age": is shojwing at^the Prince Edward •f'.!" Theatre/ with Edmund Lpwesand Madge 'V; Evans in the leading roles. '-v. Will I v ; iHayjS hew;picture, fHey!;H€iy! U.SA.," x'v-jftte-^associate film, takes the form of a :■: ,*laugliter^convention' between England '^..v^aß'd the; United States. :-:■■••; •..■ '& KIN& GEORGE THEATRE, LOWER Wi?-'^'-- '■'*■ '.',. -■'" hut^. ;/ : x ,,;: ;.,..,. " f&: excellent : :double^feature pro- # * i jgsamme is showing- at the King George f<v>v Theatre. •, :The programme ; is headed f.:; ' i^by '^eg,.Borrow,'or. Steal," Mrhich reW: v* jfttrgoupesto vaudiences popular Frank .'-MbrjKan.;: ■• The^ attraction is <;» . <^'Sdciety' Lawyer," fast-paced drama, featuring Walter Pidgeon. ; : . # ?| f"'pE LUXE.THEATRE, LOWER; HUTT. %"?■■ Lovers^ of mystery; tales who i have |i: ;^had a ;great.yenrto-be-.a. de--1H '■'' gr=teGtive,- : will -not-<-enyy 4 the .status of '*" -jPillilo-,Vance^ who.is called uppn-"fo-.un- ■::■ •:•:■ ITravel 5.,, S. Van JDine^s.."Thjs ;Gracie ■4r ' ;^Uen; MuMer.'C.ase,"*?^^!!!©!!^^:mixt Wtire oi' comedy: and 'mystery -V/hich' is i'y ■'; showing at the De Luxe Theatfe. Gom- % follo^ys complicatioh with al- ??■: fe*TO:qst;:bewilderingirapidity in the typigfc^callysrEnglish cqmedy"So.This is Lonr -d^>n,^=»tfee associate; fihn. . ~ . - fft:^^3&fi^"; THE^^,J;ji^oi^;;fe•feiT^?T^ppic^HoiidaX'' '■;' a ■■- musical. rp'o&*m&nee starring: Dorothy ,-Larnou'r,; Bob |i? f "3BliniSr- Ray^ Millahd f >'-. &*&*„ i Binnie p;;^B&ge|'>is' fit : the • R^gal Thei;s#?^rev; Thersecotid ■ feature f "Mr. "^^Moid^cfti- Danger Island,".' with Peter sheading the? cast. ..:■" .' *££S&y;. ■:ir.i>'Vifec THEATRE.';' >, ■ ■ :: s:'•^i^Tw^-special features are' showing on ' tli'e- "concession .programme: at the Rex ■'.»Theatre.-c-"HerAivHusband lacs," ■ •,'a thrilling story of racketeers, a®&£Easy To Take," a radio comedy, are the ■\ jgrincipal films.' ■

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

KING'S THEATRE. I Usually to be seen" in the hilarious r comedy-romance film, Cary Grant disl plays his talent in a more serious type of > role in "In Name Only," the new atl traction at the King'sl Theatre. Oncej > again the eternal triangle makes its [ appearance, with Garble Lombard cast ; as the woman Grant comes to love, , and Kay>Frahcis as his wife, who refuses to grant; a divorce through' ad- ' mittedly mercenary ambitions. Kay ! Francis has, rather unusually for her, ■ an unattractive part to play, and: she : does: it so. well that, whereas at the i beginning, oi the film she has a certain i amotint of '.smypathy as a beautiful l wronged wife, -when the last scene has s flickered away the only impression is ! one of a, cruel,, grasping; woman.. ,XJn.l like most films with the same ,theme, ; the plot does hot depend-on the.efforts of the "other woman" to" Win the hus- ! band's; affection. Among, the supports are newsreels, a-sporting feature, and a Disriey Silly Symphony, "The Ugly Duckling!" ; %:^fyttA%A-THEA3!KE;-: 'y . ? \ Wili May; is^as, dum^; and as; delight- " ful as ever;in his latest comedy^ "Ask ' a Pbliceriiari,"'-which is the new' fea-ture-at''the Plaza Theatre. He plays ' the part of a-.'village policeman in a 1 village that has; about i eight people, including a police force of three ; headed by Sergeant Will Hay. The Sergeant is boastful of the fact that there has not.been a crime of any sort in the;village for: ten years five weeks four days, and incidentally remarks that he took over the job just ten years five weeks and four days ago. The chief constable ponders over this, and decides that in such a virtuous village no police force is necessary, so in order to keep its job the force feverishly rushes round looking for a spot of crime. The first official war picture from the Western Front is shown also, together with an animated cartoon. ■-■"■...■ '■ ST^i|ETjHi|AjritE^:,; .■..,;;./. "First Offenders" ?ahd "Crime Takes; a ' Holidayl^ conclude, tonight at■;the State';Tlieatre::.;>v ■ ;:^y-■■■■■:'■. ■'■■ •'BbyiFriend'^arid *?Lightning Con* ductoj";open^.tojin^rr6w;;;■;, ■'-^-.- ,. v '■ v":.; ? 7":■ .;i^oifraj?iia^;i::v:\s..:-. ■ Americans cpmp{)ser'; of popular; music, Irving Berlin, contributes six new ■turiesitb "Second-Fiddle," which has been transferred' to the Tudor .Theatre. The. story, concerns a publicity agent and a country scfhooimisferess (Sphja Henie) ..who wins a film contract'for •...•'■■"a muchadvertised role. 'Tyrone Power plays: opposite the: star. Briefly, ''Who Goes Next,", a gripping war drama which is the associate5 attraction,' describes the endeavours of a group of English officers tor escape from a German prison camp during the war. DELUXE THEATRE. Trumpeter Louis Armstrong, his band and the popular coloured vocalist Maxine Sullivan, together in one picture should attract the attention of all .swing enthusiasts. "Going Places," the: main attraction- Nat--the- De :Luxe Theatre;\features ' all; thrfee,: together with Dick Powell and Anit^ Lbuise, in a mixture-'of swing- atidihbrse racing; Powell .playing the role of a non-ridmg salesman masquerading ras a famous horsertfari. The horse he is forced to rid§ is a "jitterbug," and an absolute fury unless he has his dose of "Jeepers C#op'ersi^ a tune popular in New,Zea : . lana-for• gome'?time ,how, 'although- it was^ritten?for this picture. THe? second feature; "I Stole a Million,?' is .the story .of a;man who became a criminal through-nb fault of his own, and then went' on stealing to support his i wife, and chil4. The leading roles are taken by* Claire Trevor and George Raft. ';, NEW OPERA HOUSE. -"Life Dances. On," the successful French film which is showing at the New Op" era House, is really seven films telescoped "into one. • It takes six sepa-; rate and distinct episodes, marked by a definite vcharacter, and tells the independent story of each. The whole is bound together by bne dominating idea -4he. search of , a woman for ; her youthful admirers.' A widow of thirtyfour i or ■< five finds' ambng. her late I hus 1 band's'papers • the dance" programiie Of her first Dall. "Its niembry, clothed in illusory idyllic romances, decides; hes* to seek but the half-dozen ;men w,hose names are written there,., and jwho, nearly twenty years before, 'had sworn to. love her all their lives., .The -final anti-climax is the young widow s return to her home town,, where the sixth man, now a domesticated and unpretentious little hairdresser, takes her to another-ball, and confronts her 'idealised: memory with the cruel and absurd'realityv-':. v';•■■■. . ; ROXY THEATRE. ■'Headed by' Bing Crosby and Joan Blondell. one of the most capable pasts ever, found in a single picture . was assembled. for."East Side, of Heaven,' now -at the 'Roxy Bing and Joan are co-starred in vtiiis,film, which features -hit 'songs, rpman.ce,1 and comedy against- a strong -human -.back-? ground. "Mystery Plane," the second feature^is >;tiirillirig an&timi^story of a |p^ : ring,J'- .; '':: : -[-/.^/-:: .-'■'• y'< ::'■'::■:■''': CAPJTOSSP^ ■ "There's;Th^^oman'Again,''; referring; !tp; Melvyn dim-witted detective spouseiin^There's^Always.a Woman," ap|jeajcf at&the Capitol Theatre with Virginia Bruce in they rote introduced by.' Joan Blondell. Taking their cue from recent American newspaper headlines, Warner Bros.' have made an exciting [action drama of "Accidents Will Happen," the associate film. : ASCOT THEATRE. From the famous novel of A. J. Cronin comes to the screen at the Ascot Theatre "The Citadel." The stars, Robert Donat. and Rosalind Russell, give amemorable performance in a dramatic story of the noble ideals of the men of medicine. Also showing is "Maid's Night Out," with Joan Fontaine and Allan Lane in a rollicking comedy of a society girl who really came home with the milkman. Topical and interest supports, complete a splendid programme. VOGUE fHEATRE,; BROOKLYN. Two outstanding .features are showing at the Vogue-; Theatre. . Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Lewis Stone, and Fay Holden; are featured in "Judge Hardy's Children.", X "Never Say Die," starring Martha Raye~ and Bob Hope, is the supporting feature. Four selected supports are also screening. KILBIRNIE KINEMA. In "Sparkles," which is showing at the Kilbirnie Kinema, Jessie Matthews has never been seen to better advantage—she sings and dances more divinely than ever, and the story and dialogue: have more than usual brightness and opportunities for thte favourite musical star. "Fisherman's Wharf," starring Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, and Henry Armetta, is the associate film. ZENA WILLIS RECITAL. A programme of real musical worth will be presented by Zena Willis, the young New Zealand contralto, in the Town Hall Concert Chamber at 8 o'clock tonight. -Such numbers as Schubert's "Benumbed," "Thou Art My Rest," Handel's "Ombra . Mai Fu," Richard Strauss's "Devotion," and "Dream in the Twilight" are some of the fifteen gems to be sung. Thomas Wood, bass-baritone, will present items from his repertoire, and Jocelyn Walker and Leslie Souness will be heard in "A - Midsummer Night's Dream," in duet ..form for the piano. These two well-known artists will also play solos. Jean Kirk-Burnand will be the accompanist for the evening.

TIVOLI THEATRE.

Hailed as "1939's greatest screen adventure," Columbia's "Only Angels Have Wings" is showing at the Tivoli Theatre. Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, appearing together for the first time, are starred in the new film, compounded of tropical romance and thrilling adventure in South America. "Only • Angels Have Wings" concerns? a commercial aviation field operated in a little South American banana port by Cary Grant. The triangular romance between a young American gambler, a lovely dancing girl, and a Mexican bandit forms the theme of RKO-Radio's "The Girl and the Gambler," the associate film, Leo Carrillo, Tim Holt, and Steffi Duna are seen as the trio. Thte bandit's conceit ; which leads him to attempt a virtual?. r kidnapping of the girl when she refuses his attentions and .the girl's sacrifice to save the gambler's life when she realises he is/in danger are woven into the dramatic pattern of this colourful tale of border life. . / ■ .

RIVOLI THEATRE.

'The Press literally raved about* "Trouble Brewing," which is show-; ing at the Rivoli Theatre, using all the: adjectives to say that it is George: Formby's best and funniest film. This! time"" George :is cast as a composi-i tor: whose burning ambition is toj become a crime investigator. Aided and abetted by Googie Withers and Gusi McNaughton, he succeeds in running to earth a gang of counterfeiters whose exploits have been baffling the police. The,associate feature is "The Gang's All Here," starring Jack Buchanan and Ed. Everett Horton. It has all the merits of the "Thin Man. 7' . Seventy-seven minutes of hilarious fun has been packed into this film with never a familiar gag to damp the proceedings.

THE EXHIBITION CABARET.

The first special dress night at the Centennial Exhibition Cabaret will be held tomorrow, and particulars are advertised. Manuel Raymond's dance band, which is described as the finest dance band that has ever performed in New Zealand, will provide the music. The management-of the cabaret draws attention to the fact that this band did not perform at the Centennial Ball, which function was not held in the cabaret.' -; ;

EMPIRE TB6EATRE| ISLAND BAY.

'.Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, teamed together for the first time, head a?; Cast studded with a dozen stars in Paramount's gay new comedy, "Midnight," showing at the Empire Thetre. It concerns an American, girl's hectic romance with a Paris taxidriver arid, a wealthy* man about town, arid : her adventures when she crashes international society as a Hungarian baroness. "Outside These Walls," starring Michael Whalen, Dolores Costello, and Vr.-'i Weidler, is also showing. ■_

v "PRIVATE LIVES.'

, It is not surprising that considerable interest has been aroused by the Thespian production of "Private Lives," which is to open a brief season in the Concert Chamber next Saturday night, because "Private Lives" is recognised as the best play so far written by Noel Coward. The Thespians have a high reputation in Wellington, and. this brilliant play should, in their hands, prove most delightful and entertaining. The production is in the hands of Myles F. E. Wright, whose work as actor and producer is known on both stage and radio- in this country. The cast includes, some outstanding per- ; f6rmers, notably Lesley Jackson and Charles; Johnston, both of wliorri are very well known to Wellington audiences, and Kenneth Fowles, a Sydney actor who will be making his first appearance here. The other two members of the cast are Eileen Fearn and Mollie Cummirigs. A special feature is: bing made of the settings.' '.These' have been specially constructed :]under the direction of Evan Harrowell, the stage manager. The assistant stage manager is Vivian \- Howarth,. the prompter Joan Young, and the property mistresses are Dickie Lucas and Isobel Burton. Further particulars are advertised: . P

"YOUNG VIENNA SINGS AGAIN."

A gay romance set to the haunting melodies of Dariubian waltzes, "Young [ Vienna Sings-Again," will be shown at the New Opera House, from next Friday. The story of "Young Vienna Sings Again" . centres on Toni Kern, assistant teacher in the village school in Zell. Toni is, in love with Leni Lahritaler whose father wishes her to marry Wurzinger, the wealthy storekeeper^ Greatly interested in skiing, Torii makes the acquaintance of Sylvia yon' Hahseii, who has come from Vienna to- take part in the skiing festival. Leni becomes jealous at-Sylvia's obvious interest in Toni, but the school teacher. is not disloyal, and is; greatly dejected when Lena's father rudely rejects him as a suitor for his daughter's hand. When the Lahntaler's barn is accidentally destroyed by fire the blame falls on Toni, who >is arrested. Sylvia, who could prove his innocence, has left the village, but she returns, arid Toni and Leni are reunited. The boys of Toni's school raise money; by a concert, assisting Toni to pay for the loss of the barn B and its contents. Richard (Junior) Farrell, youthful Wellington.pianist and composer, will give .platform performances.