AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

KING’S THEATRE “ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET”: LAST DAY Hal Roach’s new romantic comedy, “Elephants Never. Forget,” is now showing at tire King’s Theatre with a star-studded cast which Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, June Lang, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, James Ellison and Harry Langdon. The story Of “Elephants Never Forget” unfolds in Carterville, Mississippi, in the year .1870. Oliver Hardy plays the role of Dr. Tibbitt, a genial, easy-going medico, who has two great loves in his life —his daughter and the Declaration of Independence. His life, however, becomes deeply involved with intrigue ancl publicity, when the town’s society arbiters learn that the doctor has treated an elephant. Zenobia, who is ballyhooing a medicine show. —“Wife, Husband and Friend”: To-morrow —

A delirious romance that is as gay as New Year’s Eve and as modern as to-morrow will ice served up at the King's Theatre to-morrow, starring lovely Loretta Young and Warner Baxter as the chief romanticists, in 20th Century-Fox’s “Wife, Husband and Friend.” With Loretta Young as the beautiful and gay wife, and Baxter as the husband, debonair and ardent, there is unrestrained fun- in this show, which Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th CenturyFox production chief, and his director, Gregory Ratoff, have whipped up into one of the liveliest “hits” of the season. Everything would have been peace and quiet in the 'family if Miss Yoping had not decided she could sing and if Baxter had not told her she had a terrible voice. IBut Loretta decided and Warner told, ancl from that point on there is not a moment's .peace for them.. ißinnie .Barnes and Cesar Romero step.into the story as soon as it gets under way and with Binnie on the side of Warner and Cesar stringing along with Loretta, they prove to be -no help in establishing friendly relations although they contribute tremendously to the fun. It all starts when Romero and a few well-meaning friends tell Loretta that she has a lovely voice and ought to enter upon a -career -on the concert stage. She believes them, -and poor Warner, much against his better judgment, arranges for her debut. Thanks to his efforts in compelling all his friends to purchase tickets, the debut his successful. But in doing this, he merely encourages the little lady and she determines that she will sing if it kills her —or him —or both. 'She sings and it almost does. But, when Binnie Barnes, a famous opera star, -overhears Warner burlesquing an aria, she decides that he .has a genuine future in singing and convinces him that, if for no other reason than to impress his wife, he ought to try lit. With Warner singing in one city and Loretta struggling in another, their marriage is just about to go on the rocks when, in a hilarious climax, they are brought together again.

MAJESTIC THEATRE LAST DAY: “MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS” AND “DANCE, CHARLIE, DANCE” Enjoyable entertainment is provided by the double comedy bill concluding to-night at the Majestic Theatre. Faith Baldwin’s popular Story, “Men Are Such Fools,” is a delightful blend of and human interest, with- a splendid cast headed by Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane ana Humphrey Bogart. The associate feature, “Dance, Charlie, Dance,” is a bright comedy starring Stuart Erwin, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins -and' Jean Muir, —To-morrow: “Little Tough Guys In Society” and “Young Fugitives”— A splendid band' of young actors appears 'in (the entertaining film “Little Tough Guys in- Society," which will be at the Majestic Theatre for the first time to-morrow. They appear as slum boys who are invited to the beautiful country home of a society woman to help in a psychological cure of her son, who is suffering from the effects of his spoiled 'iipbringing. Here, however, they take control and the events that follow are among 'the -mosit amusing ever presented in. a comedy. A different note is' struck at the end, however, when the boys show that they have gained some tiring from their holiday from .the slums. At the head of the strong supporting cast are such accomplished’ players as Edward Everett Horton, Mischa Auer and Mary Boland. A happy blend of comedy, tense drama, and young romance, is contained in Universal’s “Young Fugitive's,” the associate feature. Harry Davenport, Dorothea Kent, Robert Wilcox, and Larry B-lake have the featured roles. Davenport has 'the role of Joel Bcnth'am, a -lovable old Civil War veteran, who suddenly comes into possession of £IO,OOO. All of his small town neighbours wish to spend it. for him, but he remembers their neglect of him -and -decides he will use his money in his own way. He adopts Meg, a vivacious and charming girl hobo, and does his best to reform. Ray Riggins, a wild young grandson of an old Civil War corn, rade. The big moment in the picture comes when Bay’s evil young associates of ether days descend ora Joel’!; place and try to make him reveal the hiding place of his money. Ray goes to his defence, but is overpowered. Then an 'Unexpected turn of events brings on the powerful climax. An added attraction! is the second chapter of “Buck Rogers,” entitled “Tragedy on Saturn.”