ENTERTAINMENT

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4523, 28 October 1930, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT

TOWN HALL. Ken Maynard and bis almost liu- •y man .horse,. “Tnrzan,” have prdbahlv given pictuiregoers . the finest Him of their career in “The Phantom City," the attraction at the Town Hall to-morrow (Wednes- -j. day) evening. Carrying an unusual plol for a Western picture, with a strong element of mystery miming throughout “The Phantom City” provides great entertainment. As in all Maynard pictures, the, aet ion is fast and the stunts of horsemanship and roping many. On the. same programme will be screened “Patter Up” (comedy) and News.

Coining to the Town Hall on Saturday is the big C.A.F. release, “Tosha,” recently produced by British International Pictures at their Elstree Studios. The story concerns Tesha, a Russian ballet dancer, who loves children and is torn between the eternal conflict of sacrificing her art for the joys of motherhood. The picture and its powerful theme has been delicately treated, and while it may arouse controversy, it nevertheless is a triumph for British screen craft. Maria Cotrda, as Tesha, and Jameson Thomas, a.s the husband, give remarkable interpretations in their respective parts.

SHANNON TALKIES.

“ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN

FRONT'.”

Fifty thousand pounds was 11treally “shot to pieces” in the making Into a motion picture Erich Maria Remarque's penetrating Look of tlie world war, “All Quiet On The Western Front,” Universal’s all-talking super production which is showing at the Renown Theatre, Shannon, to-night and tomorrow night. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” is primarily the story of youth—the youth of all nations- —in war. Even in the midst of war, youth . does not forget romance. So in the-masterpiece of Remarque, there is romance. It is one of tlie great passages of the book, and Universal has put the book on. the screen exactly as the author wrote it.. There is not a scene in the picture which is not in the book. Readers of the book—and there have been ten million of them—will recall the eanal-swim-ming incident, when the schoolboy soldiers swim across to the laughing girls on’ tlie other side for. a midnight rendezvous, and Paul Bauiner, tin* hero, believes himself actually in love. This sequence in the picture has been filmed by Uni- \ ersal with all the care and effort which- went into the making of the other sequences in this super production. This portion of the picture, which shows the lighter side of war, is declared to be one of the most delightful romantic interludes ever seen on the screen.