King George Theatre

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 5

King George Theatre

SHERLOCK HOLMES

' FAMOUS DETECTIVE ON SCREEN. '<Th-o Return of Shclock Hclnies," a Paramount picture, will be seen at the King George T-hcaire next .Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Olive Brook plays Sherlock Holmes. H. Reeves Siaitk, his companion Dr. Watson, and Botty Xa-wford, Phillips Holmes, DontfJd Griape and Harry Moicy, round oi£ an exceptionally lino cast. • Pert.ii.ps the most famous detective in the world, is .Sheriock Holmes. So -wellknown i«> this man tivat many people beaiove. thai he is a real man, but the ftction of this man are. the creation of the brain of Gonan Doyle, now one of the foremosc men interested in the.,«upema-tur-al.' It is mrvny yeai-s silica Coiua-n D6yle wrote tho famous stories of Siierlock Holmes^ which maJe him famous, and now, after many years ot .popularity" tJio deteclive comes to •1 ho screen through the Panunount picture. 'Tthc Re-torn of Sherlock Holmes' •In this Holmes, at the request of -his

friivn-d, I>r. Waitson, comes to the add of his daughter and in his hu,z exploit is able to. silence the activities of that arek criminal Moriarty. Ho^Y he does it you Trill see for yairrseilf, und will be able tq -follow/point by point with H-olmos, the deduction of this moslt baffling of mysteries. The character of Sherlock Holmes is brought.to life after years of inactivity -by.Olive Brook, ithe distinguished English actor, wha is supported by an excellent cast, under •tlio able direction of Basil Dean. Don* fail to bo on time to help Holmes solve the mystery at'the Kiiig George Theatre nf xt Saturday, Monday ,and Tuesday.

NBWOOAL FOIU TALKERS IS SET

BY "WORDS and MUSIC."

T3ie fastest moving, most sparkftng musical revue yet produced on the audible, scfeen will be sihown at King Greorge Theartre on Wednesdya, Thursday and Friday. It is " Words and Music," a Fox Movietone all talking, singing, dancing picture.

In "Words and Music" the action takes place on and about the campus of Darnell Collage. David Percy, earning his way through school toy working in a music store, i^ in love with Lois Moran, campus belle.

Lois keeps David in foot water regarding her affections. He thinks Duke Morrison, a -football -hero, has the inskle track> but if he can win a student competition for the best musical comedy number he ear. win Lois' affections also. """. • • •;

The situation is complicated when Morrison, too, frames an act fox the

Helen Twelvetreoa, -campus ▼ampj jealous of Lois, threatens to tell of a prank Lois Juts engaged in arid have .her expelled. To protect the •girl to loves/ Percy aigreos to subsrtituite Helen fox Lois in Ms..number.". Piqued, Lois joins Morrison's , number. , '.;.

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Tom Patricol'a, conceded to be America 's f orejnost .ccceiitrie dancer, : enltors the ctirupotition and puts on. a new dam'if, called "Steppin' Along" which uKulcs a great hit. .. : ' ■

Lois' ai>pears in Morrison's numbeT, th«u djseovers Helen's treaoheiy. She inv:ides the other girl's dressing room, ■tears off: Helen's costume and, when Percy's "Hunting" number is put o^ liOi-s'is playing'the lead. The number 3 s awarded the prize and the young Iqv-^

ors are -happy

Mis.s Moran reveals a; hitherto u-nsus-pectcd talent in this difficult realm. Shfi has a voice of unsual sweetness and dances' as if she had been doing nothing else all -her life. Percy received muih applause for his song num> hers. He has a baritone voice which;

registers perfectly.

The eighit song numbers. are great. Tie beauty eh-orus of one hundred, dances sings surprisingly well, and the costuming •. is on^a par wifeh the most Jj - isObi Broadway pioduction.

Jauies Tinling.and Frank Merlin dirocied "Words and Music" and Ed■w&rd Eoyce staged the musical numbers 1 were written by Harlan Thompe>n and Dave Stamper; Conrad, Mit-<jrc-:l and Gottler; .and William Eennell.

: . 1 Tederiok Hazlitt Brennan and Jack •Jttt-KdAvnrd supplied the story. \ '