ENTERTAINMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 January 1931, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAJESTIC THEATRE: “CAMEO KIRBY” TO-MORROW

A wonderful cast in a great play by that popular author, Booth Tarkington will be seen at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow evening, when “Cameo Kirby,” the latest all-talking Fox picture will be screened. Two great Broadway musical stars, J. Harold Murray and Norma Terris, are co-starred and are surrounded by an all-star cast, which includes such well known players as Myrna Loy, Douglas Fetchit, Charles Morton, and George MacFarlane. The story tells of the colourful love affair between “Cameo Kirby” a river boat gambler and “Adele Randall,” aristocratic daughter of a wealthy Louisiana planter. Irving Cummings, whose two previous productions for the audible screen, “In Old Arizona” co-directcd with Raoul Walsh ,and “Behind That Curtain” set new standards for this form of entertainment, directed “Cameo Kirby.” There will be a particularly good programme of featurettes with this star attraction.

REGENT THEATRE “Africa Speaks” opened its screening at the Regent Theatre on Saturday to packed houses, and those who saw it will never forget the dramatic emotional conflict of the picture or the beauty of the Congo backgrounds. Added to these are the startling effects of the sounds of the jungle. In the half blackness of the theatre one could close one’s eyes for a moment and feel oneself in a little clearing in the deep African wastes —the roar of the hungry lion, the answering whimper of the monkeys—all are there in their primitive terror. The story takes itself to the French Congo. The women with their huge duck-billed lips are unforgettable. Another background includes the land of the pygmies. The little chattering people fascinate one by their childlike appearance. There are also the hand-to-hand struggle with giant lions, the swarm of locusts that cover the sky as far as the eye can see, blotting out the sun. “Africa Speaks” can be recommended as a new experience in motion pictures. It is undoubtedly the most uncommon feature yet brought to the screen. “THE THREE SISTERS” “The Three Sisters,’ ’an unusual story of Northern Italy, opens at the Regent Theatre next Wednesday. Louise Dresser eclipses even her notable role in “The Goose Woman” in this memorable characterisation of the Italian mother who struggles gamely against Fate. Tom Patricola, an eccentric dancer and Kenneth MacKcnna are included in a noteworthy group of players.