ROXY’S TWO TALKIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 17

ROXY’S TWO TALKIES

CLARA BOW’S FINE ACTING ALSO “THE DELIGHTFUL ROGUE” "The Saturday Night Kid” came to the Roxy Theatre yesterday to the tune of a well-deserved round of applause from audiences there. "The Saturday Night Kid,” be it known, is Clara Bow herself. This time she is an ambitious little sales girl in a big department store. She falls for James Hall, handsome floor-walker, but he begins to forget her when he gets a promotion from his boss. In order to make him think her more desirable, Clara deliberately establishes a reputation for herself as a "Saturday Night Kid." a girl who makes an appointment with a different young man every Saturday nightHer younger sister. Jean Arthur, also a store employee, makes a play for Jimmie. But she gets in a jam by squandering company funds on the horse races. When the sliow-down comes, Jean lies, and tells her superiors that Clara stole the money. Miss Bow did a great job of acting in "Ladies of the Mob,” "The Wild Party” and "Dangerous Curves” —proof that she requires only a. good part to give her talents the great display they deserve. She does an even better job of it in. "The Saturday Night Kid.” In short, it is a well-rounded play for a well-rounded girl. The second big talkie attraction at the Roxy is "The Delightful Rogue,” the first sea story made in sound. It tells of the adventures and loves of Lastro, a pirate who steals a millionaire’s yacht, "The Golden Rule.” and sets to plundering a group of tropical isles. Rita La Roy, a tall titian beauty from the vaudeville stage, appears as Rod La Roque’s leading lad\", and sings the beautiful theme song, “Gay Love.' which already has become a radio and dance orchestra favourite in "The Delightful Rogue.” RIALTO, NEWMARKET Theatre patrons at the Rialto pre- ! fer their entertainment packed with. ! unexpectancies and a pronounced note i of romance, if the enthusiastic recepi tion being accorded "Romance of Rio Grande” can be accepted as the sign of popular taste. The new all-talking Fox movietone featuring Warner Baxter. Mary Duncan, and Antonio Moreno, proves a magnet to local fans. With its gripping incidents growing out of the conflict between early settlers of the western wastelands and the exploits of Baxter as the romantic caballero. “Romance of the Rio Grande,” which is an Alfred Santell production, is winning high praise as one of the Outstanding western dramas to appear since the inception of talking pictures. Prominent in the support are Mona [ Maris and Robert Edeson,