ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES. I RIOINT THEATRE. I _..._ Hi. reputation increased a hundred—!old by his brilliant performance in "Mutiny on the Bounty." Frunchut Tone gives another outstanding studt' in “Exclusive Story.“ The story has to do with the lottery "racket." which reached proportions such as to become a serious social evil in American towns. Small shop owners were forced to sell tickets for lotteries “hich were ne\'er drawn. and profits were tremendous. Trouble began. however. when rivalry arose between promoters of diiterent lotteriES. and deaths icilowed. The daughter of one or the shop-owners (a part played by Madge Evans) appeals to a large metropolitan newspaper for help. and the paper. in the term of it! young attorney .(l-‘ranchot Tone). and a reporter \Stenart Erwin) come gallanlly to the rescue. combats With criminals are filmed realistically. ind through the story. sombre at times 9nd Say at others. runs a romance between the attorney and the girl. Joseph (:atlela heads the strong supporting cast. ;~ OlVlo THIATRI. I ‘ Kay Francis is brought to the screen in her best characterisation in “1 Found Stella Paris‘lz.” This brilliant .lotress has the role of a stage player inLond‘on \\ito rises to unusual promi—nence.» she appears in the premiere presentation of a successful new play end suddenly disappears when all London is oiamouring for her. It is Imexciting situation and it has been “partly treated in the illm. A jour—natiet tracks itrr do\\n ttnd exposes a suandai in itt‘l' past life which ruins her. it is not until later that he rea—lises that the \\ullluti whom he has ruined loves him, and that he has hurt. her more cruelty than he knew. His energies are bent on bringing her back to prominence, and his work is ilnally rewarded in the only possible manner. lan Hunter has the role of the young man, and his performance is little interior to that at Miss Francis. “THE MUSIC GOES ROUND." " The Music Goes Round." featuring Rochelle Hudson and the great tenor Michael Bartlett, will be screened on Friday. it will be shown continuously trom it a.ni. THIATRE ROYAL. “Flying Down to Rio." featuring Dolores Del Rio, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Gene Raymond. tells ot‘ a millionaire playboy who seeks his thrills in a “flying piano“ with which he travels to remote spots or roars. through the air, composing music as. he goes for his jazz band. the "Yankrc i luiippers.” He has a passion i'or :mrunettes. and his illrlatlons with 'them causes his orchestra to lose one 'jobrht'ter another. much to the annoy< ance of his pal ti‘red Astaire). When he meets a Brazilian beauty iDolores Del Rio) romantic and exciting things happen. The big scene is a show given on the wings of airplanes—girls dancing and singing. the air titled with music, ballet dancers pertormlns as they drop to the earth in parachutes, and adagio dancers hurling their partners from one 'planc to another. “Man Trailer.“ featuring Buckl Jones and Dorothy itevicr, deals with the mousing and thrilling adventures of a cowboy In Hollywood. STATE THEATRE. Two feature hints—" This Man is Mine.“ featuring Irene Ll-unne. and "nountcss ot’ Monle Liristo.” with Fay “toy and l'aui Lukas in the romantic leads. will be screened to-tiay. “ This Man is Mine“ is a stirring comedy-drama. third with romance and action, with plenty of humour to ~lishten the tension. The dialogue is interesting. and the. situations so (livertins that the attention or the audt- . once is held throughout and the climax] comes all too Soon. lreno Dunne is one or the best liked players of the screen. and in this tliln she has full 00096 tor the display of her powers. She is supported by an excellent cast. and with spectacular settings and good ‘ direction there is nothing lacking to aslure success. “ Countess of Monte Cristo.“ which is well contrasted with the first film. is equally entertaining. and the audi« enee ls held by its dramatic sequences. There is plenty of romance. provided by Fay \\‘ray and Paul Lukas, two of the. most llkeablr stars of the screen. who get excellent support front the rest at the players. , ROXY THEATRI. “The Flame \\'tthin“ tells o! a cele—brated woman psychiastrlst who tinds herself facing the same dilemma In her own romantic affairs that she had so successfully untangled in the ilv s or so many of her patients. Ann \fifidlng. as the psycho—analyst. gives an Itnpt'essh’e periormance. and Louis Hayward makes a sucresst‘ul ilrst appearance as the ne'er—dmwell. “The Perfect Gentleman," an amusing romanro of an impoverished army major and a music-hall singer. has the English roiiirdirnno liei'ily Court—nrtrigr in the leading t'ciuinlne role. Frank Morgan plays an inipmerishi‘d «'x—army oitirrr. \\ho gors to fantastir and nt‘ii‘ll roiitical «knives to “put up a from." “\\hat. No Men?" is an amusing comedy, featuring: l'll llrrndrl and Phil Regan.