ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 16 January 1931, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE “Shadow of the Law”, William Powell’s latest picture, screens at the Regent Theatre finally to-night. It is one of the strangest, most surprising melodramas that Powell has played in. He is more forceful than ever. Perhaps it is because the plot gives him bo much opportunity for the exercise of his compelling personality. “AFRICA SPEAKS” “Africa Speaks,” which comes to the Regent Theatre to-morrow for a. season of three days is a graphic motion picture and sound record of a trip taken by Paul L. Hoefler through the hitherto unexplored regions of Africa. Hoefler Started inland from Lagos, on the .Atlantic Ocean. As the expedition sped along the roads, herds of wildebeests, kongoni and tommies were encountered. Such gorgeous bits of natural beauty as the Ripon falls, source of the Victoria Nile, were photographed. „Two weeks spent among the pygmies of tne Ituri forest resulted in some remarkably intimate motion picture studies of these mysterious little people of whom . the Civilised world-knows little. At Dikwa, in Northern'Nigeria, :Hoefler and his party were entertained royally by the Emir of Dikwa himself, who met them with a native brass band and feasted them in kingly style. Other friendly natives were the Masai spearmen, who use only spears and shields in hunting the king of beasts. Thrilling photographs of hand-to-hand conflicts were taken and are shown. In- Tanganyika the explorer obtained one of the most amazing motion picture phenomena ever made, a gigantic swarm of locusts. The piants in the film are the members of t the Wasara tribe. Many of them are 7ft. tall and few of the warriors are less than 6ft. in height. They dominate the Sara River country, and are said to be the ablest hunters found on the dark continent. This production is at once the most colourful and thrilling depiction of life in the wild African jungle ever presented.

MAJESTIC THEATRE—BESSIE LOVE IN “CONSPIRACY” TO-MORROW

There is one delightful actress in talkies whose. pictures no patron would dream of missing. She is the vivacious versatile Bessie Love who, following on. her tremendous, success in “Broaaway. Melody” scored a number; of big hits, and will now be seen in her latept offering “Conspiracy,” which commences at the Majestic Theatre with a matinee performance to-morrow. _ Conspiracy” is a novel story involving all the ingredients of first rate entertainment. It is the gripping story of a •girl fighting sinister odds with _ sheer courage of desperation, and it has mystery, romance, drama, and comedy. A brilliant cast of serpen favourites supports Bessie Love, chief among them being Ned Sparks, the famous character actor, whose performance as the sinister Winthrop Clavering is easily his best piece of work to date. Hugh Trevor, Rita La Roy, Ivan Lebeueff, and Walter Long are. also featured. Included on the programme will be a special selection of short features, including a new silly symphony cartoon. The box plans are at the Majestic Confectionery, telephone 186.