COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 310, 16 December 1936, Page 3

COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Plaza Theatre.

To-night, Thursday and Friday': “The Prisoner of Shark Island” i (Warner Baxter). Saturday, Monday and Tuesday: “The Street Singer’s Serenade” (Anna Neagle and Arthur Tracey). Wednesday, Xmas Eve and Xmas | Day (if approved): “My' Man, Godfrey” (William Powell and . Myrna Loy)., . . Monday and Tuesday next: “The Waiata Four,” a stage appearance of ! a quartette of Maori singers, I December 28 and 29; “Professional j Soldier” (Freddie Bartholomew ' .., v and Victor McLaglen). i x December 30 apd 31: “The White! Parade” (John Boles and Loretta ' \ s Jr, ' - ' . Toung).

King's Theatre. 4 To-morrow and Friday: “The Mystery of Mr, X” (a return season . with Robert, Montgomery'). Saturday . and.- Monday;.-.“The Fjnal Hour” I (Ralph; Bellamy and. Mar“Public Nuisapce, jJo. J” (Arthur Riscoe and Tueiiay a^d Wednesday, next week: “O’Malley of .the Mounted (Geo. O’Brien). "The Song and Dance Man (Claire Trevor and Michael . Whaleii).. . z , Xmas Pay (if and Boxing Day: “Fra Diavolo” (Laurel and , Hardy, Denis King and the late

SBro® studios ar© mak)la>s tor Dick Powell’s .. ' After his honeya BlOBdell, Dick is to as already announced, in “Migttfc Marine"; and now .the has decided that, following it*at film, be will be co-starred with Jeanne Madden in a musical picture to be entitled 1 “Hollywood Hotel” Which fe the title of Dick’s weekly Mast in lhe t.S.A. Dick and Mias.Madden, the new Warner “discovery, ” appear together (and so Joan Blond ell) in “Stage recant,lXdShowir In New Zealand.; Jeanne Madden. is only* 19 years old.

Fr<*k McHugh, star of the forthcoming /'Three Men on a Horse, ’ will ' na*t be . presented in “Larger Than Life,” based on a play write for the stage by Joseph Schrank, coauthor with Phillip Dunning of the very,; successful “Page Miss Glory.” Mr Schrank’s play was adapted from a. magazine story by Norman Matson. M.. was scheduled for production on this autumn, but Warner Bros, seeing the great possibilities of the Work, persuaded Mr Schrank .to change his plans and dispose of the film, rights at once, foregoing the preagntation of “Larger Than Life” on the “legitimate” boards, at least for the present. The role .to be played by 1 Frank MCHugh is said to "bet. peculiarly suited to his comedy personality. : Casting is now in progress at the studios.