King George Theatre

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 49, 15 May 1930, Page 5

King George Theatre

"THE PALL Of EVE."

The story of "The Fall of Eve" which will toe screened &t - the King George Theatre on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, is as follows: —Torn.\Pord, senr. ; owner of a large woollen factory, who has been married to this second wife only & few months, is inveigled by his best client, Mr. Mack, into giving a whoopee party, but, anxious to satisfy Mack, he^asks-his secretary^ Eve Grant, who is secretly engaged to his son Tom, to join the party. Site eonsensts. Ford breaks an appointment with his. wife to spend a week-1, end in the country _so? that he can devote his" time exclusively to Mack.

Ford and Eve are astounded to see Mack bringing "Ms wife Trjth Mm. She •has suddenly decided to join the parity in the hope of" me-eting the socially prominent Mrs. Ford. Mrs" Mack mistakes Eve for Mrs Ford. They -all decide this is the best way out of an embarrassing situation. They go to the Bendezvous Cafe. In the" midst of hilarity, Mrs Mack asked t-he orchestra to play _a' selection in honour of Mr. and. Mrs Tom Ford and party.

Mrs Ford hears the annouineenient over the radio. Listening to the advice of fooJish gossiping women, she

leaves the party to'look'for-her (husband.. In the meantime .Ford <has

'phoned his son begging him to eomte over aiid get him out of his fix as he fears tViO Macks are grooving too boisterous. Ford, junr., crashes/the party in the disguise of a prohibition officer.

As soon as Tom sees Eve in, the party, he abandons Ms original plan of arresting the party, and stays with them. They decided to c any on -jat the Ford home. Just as they are driving away from the JJcndezvoivs Cafe, Mrs Ford drives up,: just missing them.

After the Ford party arrives at the residence, the Macks - insist upon making it a " week-end party—an . embarrassing situation for Eve. Ford cannot reveal her true identity because he fears to aritagonise"~iMr Mack.

In the wee hours of the morning,-they nil go to bed. Mack,-'who. has become hungry, steals downstairs in searcli of food, ; Mrs Ford, who lias given up the search for her husband, enters, anil, thinking Mack a burglary calls the police. Mack mistakes her for a late comer to the party and 'blurts oait the entire story. The crowd upstairs, hearing the noise below, come down. A grand free for a;ll starts over the iden-. titles of Eve, and .Mrs Ford. Tom Foril, juur., comes to the rescue by announcing that Eve is Mrs Ford Junr. The group make up and decide to -have a merry week-end party. .-■■''

Laughter Laden Lyrical Latest All Singing, Dancing Fox

Moviestone Pleases.

With, a plot that is riinoty-nine and forty-four hundredths per cent pure mirth, "Why Leave Home? 7' will make its initial and hilarious appearance at King George Theatre oh Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, '

An adaptation of the stage hit,. "Cradle Snatchers," this all talking, singing, dancing Fox Moviestone picture is the first musical comedy to reach the speaking screen, and the audience is sure to be kept in a constant gale of laughter as the story unfolds.

Three wives, determined .to ton eh tiheir <hiusbands a lesson when the latter indulge in a little"stepping out,"-sc-cflre the services of as many college" ibojß t» initiate them into t<he modern technique. Without any knowledge of tae other '& plans,- both, the 'husbands and tJheir chorda girl sweeties, and the wives end their escorts choose the same road-house for their evening's diversion. As it is a masquerade affair, the Inevitable denouement Jis postponed, for some time, but before the evening is over, somebody's mask drops and the

rio<t is on

Walter Oatlett, Sue Carol and Nick Stuart enact the featured roles in this uproarious and tuneful production, with tan excellent supporting cast that includes David Rollins,: Dixie Lee and BichaTd Keene.

Oonrad, Mitchell and bottler, the composei'S of the "Pox Movietone Follies of 1929 songs, wrote the catchy melodies., and Raymond Oaniion ,has done a notable jtfb of the direction.