ENTERTAINMENT

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4513, 4 October 1930, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT

TOWN HALL. “ADAM’S APPLE” TO-NIGHT. For years the director of Harold Lloyd comedies, Tim Whelan, the movie ace, lias now turned his services from America to England, wliei'e lie is now making pictures for British International Pictures. His first film stars the well-known screen comedian, Monty Banks, who is also renowned for the films he made in the United States. It is entitled “Adam's Apple,” and will head a line programme at the Town Hall to-night. Monty is a happy bridegroom, who has saved for ten years so that he may have a real honeymoon with the girl of liis choice. Having found the girl, he marries her,, and is all set for his honeymoon when the mother-in-law intervenes, atid_ decides that she must accompany her daughter as chaperone. 'She brings with her a menagerie of pets, and Monty, determined that his life-long ambition shall not: be spoiled, endeavours to rid himself of the superfluous members of the party. The

Dory continues with dozens of highly comic incidents, and is brought to a climax when the mother-in-law stales: "From now on you’ive got to lake care of yourselves; 1. refuse to help you any more." The happy couple then partake of their much-interrupted honeymoon in peace. Also screening to-night a comedy novelty, "Riviera. Revels,” and “A trip across the famous Mliford Track,” a New Zealand Scenic.

Alice While and Jack MuJhall’ the popular comedy teal will appear on the Town Hall screen next Wednesday in “Naughty Baby,” a delightfully refreshing story of the adventures of one of l!)30’s most, advanced flappers (a role played exquisitely by Miss White), during a week-end visit to a famous society seaside resort.

SHANNON TALKfEvS. “High Treason,’’' the sensational all-talkie spectacle, due for presentation at the Renown theatre, Shannon, to-night, is of special interest, to women. The action of Hie Jilin is set in 1940. Not alone will Ihe eternal feminine be intrigued by Ihe futuristic fashions shown on the screen, Imt the producer, Maurice Elvey, has forecast that the women of 1940 will be virtual rulers, socially and politically. When war breaks out women are conscripted as well as men. One scene shows the women conscripts filing into the recruiting station and being served out with uniforms and equipment. There,is a big love interest, in the film, Jameson Thomas and Benito Hume being the exponents. “RIO RITA.” MONDAY NIGHT. One hundred of Hollywood’s 'Renown theatre, Shannon, next most shapely extras come to the Monday and Tuesday as the chorus of “.Rio Rita,’ Radio (Pictures’ musical fabulous screen operetta, which has Belie Daniels and John Roles in the leading roles. The girls form the bust stock chorus in the history of motion pictures. Bus service as usual.