CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 119, 22 May 1941, Page 12

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE. By rights., a report of "Gone with .he Wind," which is showing at he Majestic Theatre should be merely ■■he statement: The greatest picture made—in every detail "Gone A'ith the Wind" is the most taithfu! ilmisation oi.a novel the screen ha> eve* attempted II contains undoubt •dly the mosl beautiful techmcoloui photography conceivable. Clark Gable is naturally a pertect Rhett Butler Vivien Leigh is wholly Scarlett Leslie duward i? outstanding, ana Olivia cte Havilland surpasses anything she's evei done. REGENT THEATRE. Margaret Sullavan and Charles tiovet head the ca_t ol 'Bari< Street at the Regent Theatre. Miss Sullavan is cast as Ray Smith, young shop assistant in the Cincinnati of 190.0. Charles Boyer is a young banker from New York. They meet and fall in love, but fate prevents their ever marrying. He leaves for New York, marries a society girl, arid ultimately is the father of a daughter and son. She refuses several offers of matrimony, and for nearly 30 years follows all over the world the man she loves. • OPERA HOUSE. ' The Opera House will show "Go West" finally tonight. "Hullabaloo," with Frank ("Wizard of Oz") Morgan, Billie Burke, and Virginia Grey, will be shown at the Opera House from tomorrow. ST. JAMES THEATRE. As the flower of the north which at tracts all bees of trouble for miles around, George Formby is his plain delightful self in "Call a Cop." the comedy which is continuing at St James Theatre If his face is his fortune, It is also the very' good fortune of the audience, and George, with a background of shipyards police and sabotage, has all the scope he needs for his particular and stimulating variety of fun-making PRINCESS THEATRE. "One Night in the Tropics" and "The Man Who Talked Too Much" conclude, tonight at the Princess Theatre. "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever," starring Mickey Rooney* and "River's End," starring Dennis Morgan and George Tobias, open tomorrow. DE LUXE THEATRE. "Where Did You Get That Girl?" and "Pride of the Bowery" conclude torfight at the De Luxe Theatre. "Rangers of Fortune" and "Dancing on a Dime" open tomorrow. TIVOLI THEATRE. Vivien Leigh, whose sensational Academy Award-winning performance is Scarlett O'Hara made her the most iibmorous personality on the screen 'oday, is the star in Columbia's 21 Days Together."- exciting,, romantic •irama with Laurence Olivier and Leslie Bank' also .starred which is show in£ at the Tivoli. The associate film is "Rhythm on the River." starring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin. ROXY THEATRE. "Dr. Cyclops" and "Champion Chumps" conclude tonight at the Roxy Theatre. "Vivacious Lady." starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart, and "Flight Angels." with Virginia Bruce and Dennis Morgan, open tomorrow, PARAMOUNT THEATRE. "Vivacious Lady" and "San Francisco Docks" conclude tonight at the Paramount Theatre. "The Green Light" and "It's Love I'm After" commence tomorrow. REX THEATRE. j "Everything's On ice," starring Irene Dare, and "Wolf Call" head the programme at thp Rex Theatre.

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

DE LUXE THEATRE,

"Rangers of Fortune."

Tingling drama and romance of Texas pioneer days are revived in Paramount's epic story of border adventure, "Rangers of Fortune," which opens tomorrow at the De Luxe Theatre. A trio of reckless cowboys under the spell of adventure are the heroes of the picture, and the partners of a fighting newspaperman against a powerful land-grabbing gang which uses terror and violence to carry out its purpose. Fred Mac Murray and Patricia Morison are the romantic leads; Albert Dekker, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Schildkraut, and Dipk Foran are also in the cast. Several of the screen's more promising young players are given a chance to carry a picture on their own in Paramount's "Dancing on a Dime," the associate film, and the result is one of the most entertaining pictures seen for a long time. The cast is headed by Robert Paige, a . comparative \ newcomer who is rapidly making an impression; Grace Mac Donald, a recruit from the Broadway stage; Eddie Quillan, a fine dramatic actor returning to song and dance; Frank Jenks, a comedian with hitherto unknown dancing capabilities; Peter Hayes, a comedian who astounds in the film with his impersonations, and Virginia Dale, a lovely blonde. "Dancing on a Dime" tells a story of a group of ambitious youngsters, unable to pay their rent, who move into and live in the old Garrick Theatre in New York, eventually producing a successful show there. • < ■

PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Tomorrow's New Bill.

Taken from the popular book of the same name "The Green Light," starring Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, and Margaret Lindsay opens tomorrow at the Paramount Theatre. Errol Flynn appears in his first modern role as a young doctor who nobly takes the blame for the death of a woman under an operation, in reality performed by an older man whose nerves were on the rack from business worries—Henry O'Neill. As it happens the girl he loves is the daughter of the unfortunate victim—Anita Louise. Errol takes up research work dealing with the use of serums, allows himself to be infected with "spotted fever," and discovers an antidote which brings him back to fame, and lie is exonerated from the previous blame. Anita Louise and Margaret Lindsay are rivals for Errors love. Both give good performances. Walter Abel is second only to Flynn in the character of a brother doctor. Granville Bates, Spring Byington, Henry Kolker, and Russell Simpson, are in a finely rounded cast. Bette Davis and Leslie Howard are well remembered as a team for their outstanding work in "Of Human Bondage" and "The Petrified Forest." but. fine ■as were both of these, their latest film, "It's Love I'm After," even though it is strictly comedy, is considered to be their finest picture. The story of "It's Love I'm After," which will be the second feature, is an intricate tale woven around the life of a great Shakespearean actor and his leading lady who are of course Leslie and Bette Davis.

N.Z. ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

The autumn exhibition of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, open daily at the National Art, Gallery, Buckle Street, is attracting crowds of interested visitors. The following pictures have been sold:—"The Side of the Road." by William A. Sutton; "Chelsea Old Church—Destroyed in ' Air Raid, 1941." by J. Hutton; "Calm Morning. Wellington Heads," by R, J. Waghorn; "Interior," by Aileen Palmer; "April, Canterbury," by Archibald F. Nicoll; "A By-road. Featherston." by F. A. Price; "Wainui, Golden Bay," by W. Basil Honour.

KING'S THEATRE

The King's Theatre will show "The Great Dictator" for the last time tonight. ■. "Thief of Bagdad" opens tomorrow.

PLAZA THEATRE

"The Saint at Palm Springs" concludes tonight at the Plaza Theatre.

"Road Show," starring Adolphe Menjou and Carole Landis, opens tomorrow.

TUDOR THEATRE

Shirley Temple's happiest hit, "Young People," concludes tonight at the» Tudor Theatre. Shirley sings five catchy tunes written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren. Jack Oakie is at his best in a particularly humorous role, and Charlotte Greenwood appears leaner, lankier, and funnier than ever. "Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday," with Gordon - Harker and .-Unstbir Sim. is the associate teature ifngth attraction

SUBURBAN THEATRES.

Kinema (Kilbirnie).—"] Take This Woman," Spencer Tracy. Hedy Lamarr; "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island," Sidney Toler, Pauline Moore.

Rivoli (Newtown).—"The Middle Watch," Jack Buchanan;. "Fugitive from a Prison Camp," Jack Holt. Marion Marsh.

Regal (Karori).—"Tin Pan Alley," Alio Faye, Jack Oakie.

Ascot (Newtown).—"Charter Pilot," Lynne Bari, Lloyd Nolan; "The Gay Caballero," Cesar Romero.

King George (Lower Hutt).—"Keeping Company," Ann Rutherford. Frank Morgan. Irene Rich.

Empire (island Bay).—"New Moon," Jeanette Mac Donald and Nelson Eddy; "Down Went McGinty," Brian Donlevy.

.Capitol (Miramar) .—"Boys From Syracuse," Allan Jones, Joe Penner; "Flight at Midnight," Phil Regan, Jean Parker

De Luxe (Lower Hutt).—"l Married Adventure"; "Cross-Country Romance," Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie.

State (Petone).—"Over the Moon," Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison.

. Grand (Petone).—"Gaucho Serenade," Gene Autry; "The Man Who Made Diamonds," Noel Madison.

Palace (Petone). — "Honolulu," _leanor Powell, Robert Young; "Nick Carter, Master Detective," Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson. Prince Edward (Woburn). —"Congo Maisie," Ann Sothern; "Men Against the Sky," Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie. Vogue (Brooklyn).—"Three Cheers for the Irish," Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell; "Enemy Agent," Richard Cromwell, Helen Vinson.

KING'S THEATRE,

"Thiet of Bagdad."

Against backgrounds which have tievei before been equalled for pictorial brilliance and sweeping spectacle, Alexander Korda's great Techncolor adventure romance, "The Thief )! Bagdad." starring Sabu, Conrad ...<ll I'iriP linnre? nnd lohn In^'h. opens tomorrow at the King's Theatre. Filmed at a budget exceeding 2.000,000 dollars, "The Thief of Bagdad" is a picture filled with stirring action, a fabulous adventure, Arabian Nights romance. The story of "The Thief of Bagdad" takes place in the cities of Basra and Bagdad in Persia. Basra, many hundreds of years ago, was the most important town and seaport of Persia. Oriental merchandise of every description was brought by camel caravan from Bagdad, making a seething, colour-splashed seaport, swarming with Chinese, Arabs, Egyptians, Turks, Hindus, .and African negroes. Its j busy waters were filled with all kinds of junks painted ■ in dazzling colours.

"ROAD SHOW."

Plaza's New Film.

Hal Roach's latest comedy production "Road Show," which opens at the Plaza Theatre tomorrow, has a cast which boastsno fewer than nine of the top names ,:in film comedy. They include Adolphe Menjou, Cai'ole Landis, John Hubbard, Patsy Kelly, George E. Stone, Charles Butterworth, Polly Ann Young, Margaret Roach, and James Arthur. Produced and directed by Roach himself, "Road Show" is based, on the hilariously funny novel of the same name by Eric Hatch. The hero of this best-seller, Drogo Games, is played by John HUbbard, who showed a brilliant flair for comedy in "The Housekeeper's Daughter" and "Turnabout" Adolphe Menjou, whose screen talents are too well known to need further discussion, is cast as Colonel Carraway, while lovely blonde Carole Landis plays the role of Penguin Moore, owner of a carnival to i which Drogo and the Colonel attach! themselves on escaping from a. sanitorium. Charles Butterworth. too long absent from the screen, plays the part of Whitman, the eccentric nephew of Carraway, who has never got over a childish love for real life-size fire engines.