King George Theatre

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 3, 12 June 1930, Page 5

King George Theatre

"RIO RITA."

Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

"Rio Rita"' is now. at the King George Theatre as a talkie '15,1 mby Radio Pictures. The scenery, <the music the dancing, and the actors all coni'bine to make "Rio Rita "-a sensation of the year. Bebe Daniels makes a bewitching heroine. Playing opposite Miss Daniels is John Boles (of 'Desert Song' fame), wihose manner, and voice would place any production on the highest rung of th~e ladder. The story of "Rio Rita" is as follows:—A little Mexican town is being plastered with signs offering a Teward of 10,000 dollars for the arrest of a bandit known as Kinkaoju. In fife towM'ithere is the Gringo named Jim, w!ho has won both the affections of Rita Ferguson and the hate of Goneral" Ravenoff, who desires her for himself. Rita, however, refuses to believe t-he lies that the rascally R&venoff tells of Jim until at a party at this villa given in Rita 's honour, he offers apparent proof that Jim is a captain of the Texas Rangers, and" is there to arrest Rita's brother, whom Ravenoff informs her is the Kinkajou. Broken-iieaited Rita dismisses Jim, but saves his life firom assassins who lie in wait for him. General Raven,off has conceived the idea of fitting up a palatial barge, anchoring it on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, and making of it a, cabaret and gambling resort. Here one evening iie stages another gay party, hoping to impress Rita with his wealth and jjower. Jim appears in disguise but Rita recognises him. His explanations bring renewed faith and love. She occupies Ravenoff:'s attention while Jim cuts the boat's cables, thereby allowing the craft to drift to the American side of the river. There he arrests Ravenoff. as Kinkajou, and clears Rita's brother of all suspicion.

"Navy Blue" is Smart Comedy, MONDAY and TUESDAY.

Adventures ■on land and sea, comic complication.- on a destroyer combined ■with a romantic drama showing "William Haines not only as the comedian but as the .delineator of the more/serious side of life, mark ii\& star's first alltalking picture ' *" Navy Blues" coming to • King, George Theatre on Monday and Tuesday next.

The ntrw Metro-CTOld>wyn-.Mayer production is one of the most elaborate starring vehicles Haines has ever'had, and, under the deft direction of Clarence Bro-wn, it sparks with poignant bits of heart interest interspersed among t-he comedy sequences, in a perfectly rounded pieces of entertainment.

Haines' whimsical humour.' is not lacking, and thcie are many screamingly funny sequences:. But in the love story that is the central theme of the picture, Haine* strikes a deeper note, ■to show himslf not only a good come-

dian, but a fine actor of t-he serious and romantic emotions. The story is simple; the love of a sailor aboard a destroyer for a girl on shore; cruises and absences, shore leave, and,a misunderstanding; finally a reconciliation that follows a sensational fighting rescue: The story moves with lightninglike speed, and one .glimpses Manila and the Orient, life at sea and intimate details of the work of a sailor in a vivid shifting background of action.

The episode of the V.M.C.A social, tih» scenes in the destroyer between decks, when Haincs battles with the gigantic Karl Dane, their •later friendship and desperate ■fig Jit together to save Anita Page, the heroine, are all intensely human touches in the stoiy.:■■".-.

Anita Pages makes a chainiing hero: mo as the 'little "home girl" asiiore in the navy post port, and Dane, as the huge Swedish sailor has a role reminiscent of his "Slim", in-"The Big Parade." There are some uproarious comedy moments between -him and Gertrude Sutton, playing his\ Swedish sweetheart. Wade Boteler is convincing as the hard-boiled chief petty officeT. Harry Woods plays the lieutenant and others of note are. in the cast.

Much of t<he picture was actually filmed xon a destroyer, and real sailors on the boat vie with the sailors from

the studio in giving realism to these sequences. This " was made possible through co-operation of the Navy De-

partment

"Broadway Scandals" Costumes are an Artistic Triumph

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY. Artistically effective costumesi, rivaling in splendor of designs and gorgeousness of fabric the creations displayed in the large metropolitan revues, are a feature of Columbia's nni<sica|l comedy sensation, "Broadway Scandals," coming to the King George Theatre on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next, with Sally O'Ncil, Jack Egan and Carmcl Myers in the leading roles.

Five varieties "of "Blue" dancing numbers, with, fifty girls in each, gave Jaron de St. Geromain^ designer, .plenty oJ: opportunity to exercise his axtis-tic .fancy and he took full advantage of it. Trihm tulle and silver for the '' St. Louis Bines," black velvet in futuristic designs for the "Hesitation," silver and

rose taffeta --for the "Memphis" and a iK-, nude effect embellished'with silver dragons for the "Liniehouse" arc the fabrics Grniainc used to carry out the striking ciiorus costumes for this v-lg number. •

Especially outstanding are the costumes of the women principals, Sally O'Neil and Carmel Myers. Because of the nature of her part, Miss O'Neil's •gcwiis are artistically simple, but Miss Myers* are surpassingly elaborate.

Jrron de St. Germaine is one of the bes-t known designers in the picture incivstry. Valentino gave Mm his.start in If ?t and since then &c has supervised the dressing of many of the biggest stirs. including the Talmadges, Gloria Swanson. Madge BMlamy, Lois Wilson, June -Col-Iyer, and Louise Dresser. He has ah-o supplied costumes for Fanclion and jJareo acts and for Fox, United A «*t i? t>; and Columbia pr9duetions.