King George Theatre

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 9, 24 July 1930, Page 5

King George Theatre

"THE TBIAL OT MABY DTTGAN." "The fnal;',of ifa*y -Dugai^: is. a ; great show of tM^c wHo like one hundred per deirfy effective melodrama intelligently handled. An all-talking pro<Jucti6n- -rtrliieli carries mote; 'punch', than almost any stage play,"the ; neV . picture, which Wilt open r at t&e King Georg»q.v Theatre on: Saturday will un-J doobteily score a tremendous hit with 'j autdieajces everywhere. It did with the | audiences in the city. There is not a single unexciting moment ... in this Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer

adaptation of Bayard.. Veiller's enormously popular stage play, which containß some of -the. beat dialogue ever, written, for an American melodrama, rFkt& pace, and tempo are pe.rfeetly adjusted so that the audience is gripped in a> continually flowing web of suspense until the very last minute of the play. At the same time there are a .sufficient number of comic- episodes to 1 prevent the tone of the. piece "from" be- ' comiag too morbid. . ' ' If going to courtroom trials and reading SJjseo.unts; of. them is" the- great na-; tio'nal pastime, as someone remarked, the , present picture should satisfy-'-the ; emotional craving of the most-avid. *' Mary Dugan'' has only one main settingl—rthat v:of it 'courtroom iii'- which a? gripping riniTder trial* is taking placed but-" so well constructed is the-, story, aod so immediate, its appeal, that this! single set serves every need. : Nbrma Shearer,. H. 8.. Warner, Lewis^ Stone and Raymond Haekett give out-: standingly fine performances in' this; il-, lustration of what the talking pictures dan accomplish. Miss. Shearer'--had never appeared before, either on the stage or on a "talkie set," but s-he distinguishes herself by a beautifully .paced emotional characterization in this very trying.role. Little need be said of. the;.■exceptional talent wjiieh Warner :uftd Stone always bring to the screen;. they are even better in these speaking: -pacts than in. thir .former silent roles. Brory member of the east was selected wT-fehi the help of Mr, Veiller, author df * thie* play, who went to the Coast to, direct tiie, picture, and on his retivrn: expressed tho conviction that the talking film is the greatest entertainment ' medium yet devised; 1 It is unnecessary to reveal the plot /structure, or the unique means 'by which the actual culprit is unearthed. One may only say that those who have seen the play are likely to • find the picture even more fascinating, and those who have only heard of "Mary Djug»n" are certain to. come away enthusiastic. "THE BISHOP MUKDEB CASE." The plot of S. S. Van Dine's thrilling and dramaticno vel "The Bishop Murder Case," which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have niadc into an all-talking picture, aaii Which will be at the King George Theatre on Wednesday, Thursday and Eriday, centres about a series of murders starting with that of "Cock Robin,*' intimate of a group of scientists mriio ILvo.liln^an outlying district of New "Ebrki..!. After '>each murder ' £here is fftt&id'a 'jeering note writtin in "MotfLer Goose." rhyme and signed "The Bishop.^ At the side of each body is ..v£#u3(id a black bishop from a/chess apt. Philo Vance enters into the : ease 1 whep>.:ihe -diijeovers that, Robin, first of ; v . tite victims,-'was not killed by an .arrow- j . fired from.it Bow, but that.the weapon .had- been driven-into the man's heart, after.his, deathv '• Vance, Markham and a whole, bevy oifdetecti'v^sr are baffled and "worried by m&rder" which 'continue right \in4er ;; Aeir Vory noses- There doesn't seem. of finding 'tlie^ clever •well," vif would hardly ' . J.to'Htell jt<>o; much about the outcome of a mystery-film. "'./ . ' Basil ftatltbdne! plays Philo Vance, tho sdien'tific ' dete'etive. Other players include tetla;' Bya^is^ Roland';-YoijJig,,- ---• ja.mes>l£)'oniau, Zelda Sears, ~"Charles.. Q«artermainei Alec B;- Franbis, Carroll Kye, Sydn-ey, Brac'ey-and Bly^ Bafcor;^-^';' ''.- '■';JV'. " ;u . -,^ .._ .. , !' ~' ?' J^HE LO"^E PA^ADE^' •''■'■■•■' "' The firs^Ar^WßopeTetta^to 3Be produce.d on the talking screen is. Paramount's-, all-talking, singing, and danc-,! ing ,'f The Love Parade r ": star- J ■. ring;/Man?iee. ■•Ohierpalier-, which" 13'co^ ing. tp: €teorge ■Th'ej*r«fe.';i -ix Tlie r r/oyeAPaJra4:e" i^ ifrom'-the.t J*play :'*T3ie;

■Prince Consort** by Erfiest 'Vadja, "ajuthor of "Sally," ",Hit s the Deck,.?-' and other famous musical comedies. ;-Giiy Boljion the libretto, and Victor Scherzinger eon^posed the musical .scored The songs,^ specially., written for [ the picturo ihchide "l*he Love ■Parade," "Anything to-Please the Queen' a. duet sung by Chevalier and eTeanetie McDonald; '' My Dream Lover, "a. solo by Miss:McDonald;- "Paris Stay the^

Same,'' 'a Chevalier solo; "Let's' Be Common, "a comedy ' duet by Lu^pino Lane and Lillian Roth, and the enchanting chorus number "Song of the Grenadiers.'? Tho picture . will be .shown -on Saturday-.2n<T August.