ENTERTAINMENTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17971, 17 March 1930, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

TALKIES AT CAMBRIDGE. “Sunny Side Up." screened at the Cambridge Town Hall on Saturday night, was greeted by a full house, inii.ding many Hamiltonians. The film telighie,! the audience. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell made their audible screen musical comedy debut In ‘Sunny . Side Up," and this tuneful fight comedy-drama has placed the young .slurs on a new pinnacle, utterly different, but in the hi me high altitude as did their pc: 1 - iinmiiice in “ Seventh Heaven." The lainty, wis'ful lilllo Janet proves tier .ersalilily by playing a comedy role, :road in spots, and again on Uie borler land of ]<; 1 11 1 os. Stic sings, she lances, she talks, and she does it all .vilh that touch of genius limi has ais'hl her from the rear ranks of xlra girls lo the front rank of the n'ealest slars in the entertainment voi-ld. Farrell, too. is called upon to mad an entirely different sort of role ban lie ever essayed before, and he toes if with a dash and finish that lamps him as a superlative actor, 'arrell. also, bursts forth inlo song, '.he supporting cast lias been exceph nally well chosen. Seven great song- hits are introduced do "Sunny Side Up." including: “I'm Dreamer. Aren'l We All. "by Janet aynor: “You Find the Time, i'll Kind he Place.” Charles Farrell and Sharon yun: “You've Go I Me Pickin’ Petals ;f Of Daisies." Frank llichardson: ar.jorie White: “Sunny Side Up" Janet iaynor: “Turn on the Heat,” Sharon ,ynn, Frank Richardson' and chorus, if l’ Had a Talking Pie'ure of You," r.-net Gaynor and Charles Farrell; “It's meat to he Necked," Marjorie White. THEATRE ROYAL. That students learn more tilings in •allege than football is demonstrated In “Words and Music." a campus nusieal revue, which opened at the 'lieatre Royal on Saturday night, behre a large audience. It is a Fox lovictone ail talking, singing, dancng picture. “Words and Music’’ lias i love story revolving about a com>o til ion staged at Darnell College for he best musical comedy number prolueed toy a sludent. Lois Moran, nnkiig her debut as a singer and dancer m the audible screen, plays tiic lead, lavid Percy, who won bis spurs as i Fox Movietone performer in “Fox dovielone Follies" and “The Black A'atcli," plays opposite lier. Tom Pat■icola, Broadway's most famous eccenric dancer, plays a role and stars in i “hot" dance number. The story is hist and entertaining from the outset. There are eight songs—everyone of them a hit. Among them arc “The Hunting Song," “Take a Little Tip," “Too Wonderful for Words,” “Beauty,” “Yours Sincerely." “Stepping Along," and “Good Old Mary •Brown." A chorus of more than one hundred dancing and singing beauties adds zest lo this colourful production. strand theatre. “The Drake Case” thrilled and myshfied a crowded house at the Strand Theatre on Saturday night. Gladys Brockwcll, one of llic screen’s greatest" emolional actresses. Forrest Stanley, legitimate stage and film star, and Hobei't Frazer, have I lie leading roles in ‘The Drake Case.” Miss Brockwell is the woman accused of murder; Stanley is the prosecuting district attorney, and* Frazer is the defence lawyer. Supporting players include James J Crane, Dorris Lloyd, Bill Thorne, Eddie Hearn, Tommy Dugan, Byron Douglas, Francis Ford, lienrv Barrows, Amber Norman and Barbara Leonard. The story of “The Drake Case” concerns a woman accused of murder who refuses lo say a word in her own defence although slie flatly denies having committed the crime. This altitude throws a burden upon her lawyer and his method of extricating her and himself from a seemingly impossible position is Hie surprise and thrill of the picture.