ENTERTAINMENT

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4444, 26 April 1930, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT

TOW.N HALL. Aill.K-A- Al'l X PTE M PROGRAMA IX "TfIE WHIP" El EM. Enough thrills and excitement to last. a. lifetime are packed into a lew reels of lilm in "The Whip," r'irsl National's piei uri/.u t ion of Lite famous stage melodrama at the Town Hall lu-nighl. For sheer, note a Miniule melodrama, with deep-dyed villains, beautiful heroines, noble heroes and all Ihe ■ a her I a India r eouiponeiil s of melo(b'aiua of Ihis lype, "'l'lie Whip" I all scarcely be surpassed. It lids train wrecks, n hero with amnesia, an automobile smash-up, numerous lulls from horses, both ittiinu'iil ion ■ ;d nnd otherwise, enough plots to eta rt twenty South American resolutions and divers other accompanying highlights. II has, moreos er, ;i east iif excellently chosen ■and directed players, a richness of cl ling and eosl liming found in few ■ codind ions and a smoothness of

i; clmiqiic which makes ii all seem highly plausible. To Dorothy Maekaill goes lirsi honours lor tier portrayal of the heroine. Lady Din mi. i.owell Sherman, sleek and suave

and unscrupulous cinematic villain, contributes a delight full v subtle

performance, and Ralph Forbes is i i iioi'onghli satisfactory hero. Never Inis Anna tj. Nilsson looked more beautiful or 'Striking than in her role of "Madame d'Aipiila,” a woman of the world who lends ;t hand to Mr. Sherman's innumerable ci.miivines. Usual prices.

June (kdlver and Louise Dresser

act lira to Die local screen next .Monday, when the Town Mall will show f Noi 1)11 ile Decent,’' a Fox .Film Dial tells Die store of a mother who makes herself out as unworthy that her daughter might not lake a misstep. Miss Collyer, who has appear in "Four Sons," “Me (tangsler,' ‘'Red Wine” and other Fox successes excels ul! her previous "ork, and Miss Dresser, of “The ■Mr Circus” and "Mother Knows Deal ’ fame, gives flic finest of all her line portrayals. In addition, the

.as! boasts of such prominent players as .Marjorie Beelm, -Oscar Apl'el, Caul Nicholson and Hen Hewlett. '.llau Lane, a recent screen find, is diss ( nllyer s faithful sweetheart.