ENTERTAINMENTS

Southland Times, Issue 21096, 30 May 1930, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

CIVIC PICTURES. LIST NIGHT OF SILENT PICTURES ON SATURDAY. RAMON NOVARRO IN- “THE FLYING FLEET.” An especially good programme has been arranged for screening at the Civic on Saturday—when silent pictures will bf shown for the last time. After Saturday night’s performance the theatre will be closed to enable the latest Western Electric talkie installation th be fitted. The programme on Saturday will be headed by Ramon Novarro in ; “The Flying Fleet,” a story of the air in which Anita Page and Ralph Graves are also featured. This is a story of budding airmen and incidents that occur during the time they are earning their wings. Many splendid views of air, earth and “water are given with one of the crack squadrons in formation' and maneuvering 10,000 feet above the earth. The Fox picture “Not Quite Decent” stars June Collyer and Allan Lane. This is the last opportunity fans will have of seeing a silent picture programme and a bumper house of those who love the “silents” should be there on this occasion. “ZIEGFELD FOLLIES REVUE.” THE LAST NIGHT OF A GLAMOUROUS MASTERPIECE. For the first time in the history of Invercargill a Ziegfeld show in all its glory is being screened to-night for the last time at the Majestic Theatre. “Glorifying the American Girl” can truly be called an allZiegfeld production. It is built around the typical rise to Ziegfeld stage fame of an ambitious country girl who achieves “glorified” fame under the Ziegfeld pennant after many hardships and heart-breaks. Mary Eaton, herself a young lady who had aspiration to Ziegfeld stardom, and who eventaully became Ziegfeld’s premiere danseuse, has the leading role in the production. Scores of glorified beauties support Miss Eaton in the lavish spectacle scenes. Helen Morgan and Eddie Cantor are cast in the production, appearing in individual skits in a special revue sequence -of the picture. J. P. McEvoy and Millard Webb wrote the story. Revue finales and ballet ensembles were staged by John Harkrider and Ted , Shawn. In all it is a danceful, comedypacked extravaganza,, glamorously glorified with gorgeous girls—a film in which Ziegfeld out-Ziegfelds Ziegfeld. A splendid programme of short subjects accompany this special entertainment, including a Paramount Sound News, Universal Talking News, Mickey the Mouse Cartoon, and the famous Six Brothers Brown.

THE REGENT. “NAVY BLUES.” A PROGRAMME OF LAUGHS. A northern paper has just.stated that the talkies have come to stay and the delighted audience, which greeted “Navy Blues” at the Regent Theatre last evening showed conclusively that the talkies were proving the very best of entertainment for them. The fact that William Haines, Anita Page and Karl Dane played a prominent part in the story went a long way towards winning appreciation from the auditorium, because these three artists are recognized by all picture lovers as entertainers of the very highest order on the talking screen. A screaming Our Gang comedy entitled “Shivering Shakespeare,” Robert Chisholm, the famous Australian singer, in “When the Sergeant-Major’s on Parade,” “When Summer is Gone” and “The Two Grenadiers,” Al. Wahlman in humorous songs, and a splendid Metrotorie world news also helped to make the programme an unforgettable one, and a packed house can be expected for the final screening this evening. “Navy Blues” is a light comedy-romance of the American Navy. Kelly and Sven are comrades on board ship and go on shore together to attend a party arranged by the women’s uplift movement. Kelly meets Alice Brown at the party and takes her home, but Mrs Brown, having married a sailor (J. C. Nugent), gives Kelly a very warm reception and he departs in haste. He returns on the folio-wing day and takes Alice out to enjoy the sights of the town. When they return Mrs Brown orders Kelly out of the house and Alice leaves with him. Alice expects Kelly to marry her, but he returns to his ship and leaves her to return to her home. He goes out to thy Panama station and returns some months later to find Mr and Mrs Brown very penitent and anxious to see their daughter again. He sets out to find Alice, and with the help of Sven, brings her home again and everything ends happily. “Shivering Shakespeare” proved irresistible and was greeted with screams of laughter.