ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 31 July 1929, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

"THE COHENS AND THE KELLYS" AT THE REGENT A thousand hearty laughs. All the side-splitting merriment caused by the Cohens and Kellys in the world, siucu the first Cohen met the first Kelly, lias been crammed tight into one great comedy, "The Cohens and the Kellys", which will oo screened to-night at the Regent. Fortunately for all concerned the screen adaptation of "The Cohens and Kellys," adheres closely to the original of Aaron Hoffman's famous stage play, '"Two .Blocks Away." None of the delectable humour of the play has been lost in Universal's film version. 'The plot has been preserved and the choicest lines of the play have been incorporated onto the screen in the form of sub-titles. Furthermore, the cast is one that could never be equalled on the stage. With an all-star cast the picture features Charlie Murray, the father of all comedians, who started in the movies 16 years ago; George Sidney, an actor of unusual ability and a lifetime of experience, and Vera Cordon, the famous mother of "Humoresque," who has been on the stage since sjic was 12. Kate Price, another veteran, has an important role. The romantic interest in the story is contributed by Jason Ro bards and Olive Hasbroiic.k, aboutwhose love affair the action revolves. They seem perfectly cast. Big booking tor to-niglit's performance denotes a large attendance. The plan is at the Regent Confectionery.

EMPIRE: BUSTER KEATON IN "COLLEGE" Buster Keaton as an unwitting, and therefore witty, college hero is the feature film fare at the Empire Theatre tonight, when his newest United Artist? picture "College" will be the offering. Ann Cornwall is Keaton's leading lady. Literally hundreds of world-famous college athletes, Olympic champions and world's record-holders, including Morton Kaer, Bud Houger, Lee Barnes, Kenneth Grumbles, Leighton Dye and Charles Borah, as well as the baseball team of the University of Southern California, support Keaton in' "College." Ail of them appear voluntarily and without remuneration in the. film to stimulate interest in the city of Ln« Angeles, where much of "College" was filmed, as the site for the next Olympic games. "College" offers Buster Keaton in an entirely new setting and presents his froz-en-faced antics against a quickly shifting background of baseball game's, track meets, regattas and fraternity celebrations. He is The Boy, bright enough alumnus of a little high school, but not so big a fish in the larger collogiate pond, especially as the little, lady of his heart insists that he demonstrate his athletic prowess. The finale of the picture occurs at the annual boat rac<\ Buster hoping to be coxswain of his college crew. Plans are at the Majestic Confectionery.