ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 January 1931, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT: “ON APPROVAL” Frederick Lonsdale’s brilliant comedy with the original Aldwycli Theatre London cast, the cast which made >• “Rookerv Nook.” “On Approval from the pen of Frederick Lonsdale, considered by many to be England’s greatest comedy writer, is having a wonderful measure of success throughout the Dominion. Everywhere it is screened the results are the same, packed houses and roars of laughter, and according to the bookings this will be no exception when “On Approval is screened at the He gent to-day a 2.30 and 8 o’clock. If there are any shortcomings in the picture, it is in the fact that the laughs of the audience are so loud and so long, that at times they drown the following dialogue. If British producers continue, to send out productions of the standard of “Rookery Nook” and “On Approval,’ there will he no need to tak about British quotas and other protective measures, to ensure British pictures having a successful run. The cast is almost the same as “Rookery Nook,” Tom Walls is the irresistible, don’t-care, impecunious Duke of Bristol, Winifred Sliotter as a charming woman, and Mary Brough, etc., in those kinds of parts which made them so famous in “Rookery Nook.” It is sophisticated, yes, hut a wonderful night’s entertainment, chock full of humour and laughs. Patrons are advised to book early.

MAJESTIC THEATRE: "BUDDY” ROGERS IN “SAFETY IN NUMBERS”

Charles (“Buddy”) Rogers, Paramount’s handsome, versatile and vivacious star) has myriad followers, hut no one has seen him at his brightest best until they witness his exploits in “Safety in Numbers,” the New Year “joy germ,” now being screened at the Majestic Theatre. Produced by Victor Scherlinzinfer, the man responsible for Ruth Chatterton’s great successes, “Safety in Numbers” is one of the brightest, best dressed and produced all-talking and musical romances the screen has offered. It tells a sparklfng tale of a young heir to an enormous fortune, who finds himself landed within the toils of no less than five delightful females. From beginning to end the story is one of sheer, unadulterated fun. There is the usual brilliant array of featurettes, including a Silly Symphony cartoon, Sound News, “Blind Rhapsody” musical gem, and “The Helping Hand,” an uproarious comedy. There is a heavy demand for seats. WILLIAM POWELL IN “FOR THE DEFENCE” The many admirers of that admirable actor and speaker, William Powell, will welcome the news that his latest and greatest drama, “For the Defence,” will be screened at- the Majestic on Tuesday next.