KING GEORGE THEATRE

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 25, 14 November 1929, Page 5

KING GEORGE THEATRE

SATUED \Y

'T?£E WHEEL OF CHANCE"^

Wh.-.t -lo the' oountlftss extras do •.»■-. :: sec 'luring the long waits between sceiieK? "While Riehat'J Barfclielmess was fiirring the courtroom scenes of '' The1 Wheel of Chance" which comes to the Kin# t.-fporge on ' Saturday reporter studied the extras who were Jiot working -at, the time, to'learn ■ the manner in' which -t :>■?}■ whiled away the'time. T'lv-re wa>*, or course, the usual slumbering V;<>t jni:n' r. :vi3 women who have an extraordinary <:'i'r for being able to sleep no matter where they are. Also, the usual number wtio played bridge. An elderly' lady was sewing baby clothes for her young, married daughter a few flappers were reading novels one man vwas carving wood another studying drawing and others sketching the characters about tke:m/' <<"Thr"WKefl ol Chasce"has a brilliant cast including Lina Basquette who play? opposite Barthelmeas. - . MONDAY AND TUESDAY '•' • RISING GENERATION'" • Many screen productions have revealed the night-life of New York and the Continent, ,but it is doubtful whether there has been a film which has disclosed the every day life of modern. luoa- ' don Society. "The Rising Generation" which i.s to be shown at:the King George Theatre oh Monday and Tuesday is a story of English youth and tlie nightlife of Mayfair and Tieeadilly. Full of teaouTous situations and heaitf-jumping eescapades ' the story contains" one.of. the most powerful easts e,ver appearing in a British, picture. Alice Joyce, Jameson. Thomas ana Gerald Ames portray ■with great skill the roles of the older /generation -whilst Betty IS&trttaU, Joan Barry, William Freshman and Robin Irvine are the young artists of the younger set and their gay frivolities 'form a aigfct of wonderful entertainment. ■ THURSDAY AND FRIDAY "THE VOICE OF THE CITY" "The Toice of the City" grimly realistic, is a fast-inoving melodrama of a boy 's break from .Sing Sing, jthe search for him by a ruthless detective, the boy's breathless romance and hifl eventual clearance of the charge which gaoled him. It all takes place within the space of twenty-four liours and because of • thie contraction it moves with ex- | press irain speed. Its setting is the underworld of a great city and shows in vivid fashion the life of those people who live in fear of the law. Willard Mack, celebrated stage star and playwright contributes a wonderful perfor- : maace in this vivid drama. .Robert Ame, •By^rin Field, and John Miljan arc featured in the supporting cast. Also Showing ( 11 VAM3>ING VBNUS >■ '. . ' /'Vamping Venus" the First-Nation-■a& comedy which comes ,to the King Q^rg1* on Thursday aiid FrMay opens LiL.vNew York of to-day and jumps back to ancient Greece taking the .characters m tho modern sequences and showing 'theci us mortals and immortals of the olden^days.- Charlie' MuTray, who plays <?, New York politician becomes j>o3itieaJ dictator. Louise Fazeiida, who plays his nagging wife is Circe the enchantress in. the Grecian scenes. Thelina Todd is a cabaret dancer in New York atid becomes Vienus. Russ Powell the cabaret pro* rietbr becomes Bacchus, Joe Bonomp, the 'strong man in the .'cabaret is Hercules. Spec O'Donnell, a messenger boy becomes Mercury and other characters take- like parts. ' The comedy situations in such a story are/unlimited and the fun riots merrily through the picture. It is a natural spot for JMCurray and Miss F&zenda famed as-fua-mokers for the screen and both take advantage of every situation, that gives cause Jfor mirth. • "Vamping Venus" has been termed ft* comedy hit of the year. COMING SATURDAY NOV. 23 "SATURDAY'S CHILDREN" _ (la *'Saturday's Children" Corinne Griffitii with her superb beauty and ability touches eatix^ely new heights in Her fine portrayal of Bobby Halvey, a working girl, with very modern ideas on the subject of matrimony. Alan showing "HOT 6TT7FF" "Hot Eftuff" is a collegiate picture, Ok&rilhg Alice White. It is a story for oil ages but presents a new angle on the ever present question, "What is to become of tho young people of to-day."