ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19901, 2 June 1936, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES. | THEATRE ROYAL, ‘ A boy, a hunted criminal. and u do: I tlgure in one of the strangest attlvrnul Lures the screen il‘db' ever brollfihl 10: auidences in "'l‘ough tiny," a new ro—i mance of the Secret Service, with Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia and the! dos Rin Tin Tin Jun. as the three principals. it is unusual in that it is neither a man and boy picture nor a dog picture. but a combination of three characters in a comradeship that goes through thrilling escapes, high—powered drama and an amazing series of adventures. Against these is played ‘the drama of the relentless pursuit ')y l {the Secret Service, which never gives :up its man. i “Yra Diavolo" brings the well—[known comic opera to iilL' screen. .with Laurel and Hardy as two amusing 'banclits and Dennis King singing deiiightt‘ully in the tillc role. Ulivcro lilardio and Stanlio Laurelo nrc robbed of their life savings by bandits. Seek- i iing revenge, they hit upon lllc bright. idea of brim,r bandits themselves, ‘with hilarious results. OIVIc THEATRE. Dealing with the drama of a convict settlement in the Caribbean Sea. a background is presented in "King of the Damned" ot‘ the brutality and misery of life in terrible surroundings. against which the convicts rise in mutiny, under the leadership 01' the inspired “83." whose love Anna. daughter of the dead commandant, has won. The film presents a gripping canvas of skilfully blended incidents, which is all colour and movement. Out of the mass of pitiful human suffering. of tragic romance and of stark brutality, there stands out .he spectacle of the convicts‘ rising, with thousands of men struggling in hand-[to-hand conflict with time-bombs, ibayonets, and machine guns. No less larresting is the island bombardment by the cruiser and the hapless convicts lscurrying to safety, while throughout there is ever the incisive scheming ot' i“Convict 83" and the suspense as to Ihow his plans may come to fruition. its characterisation, too, is satisfying. with Conrad Veidt as "83," Noah Beet-y las a Jovial rascal, and ilelen Vinson as the sympathetic Anna. Cecil Ramage as the brutal Commandant and Edmund Willard as a traitor are hardly less notable instances of thoughtful casting. SHIRLEY TEMPLE. On Friday “Captain January," starring Winsome little Shirley Temple, will be screened. STATE THEATRE. | Two entertaining feature films—|“Girls \Vill Be Boys," an amusing t comedy, and “Man of Aran," a striking l‘pioture that provides drama and monideri‘ul Nature studies—will be i screened to-day. In “Girls Will be Boys," Dolly Haas ’is seen as a pretty girl who masqueriades as a boy in order to appear as a “‘male heir" to her grandfather, an ’eccentric Duke with an aversion for having women about his household. lAll kinds of hilarious and surprising situations arise during the masquerlade, which keeps things mOVing at a merry pace and provides entertainment iot‘ the highest order, "Alan of Aran," tells how Colman (“Tiger") King, his wife and youni.r son win a livelihood from the unruly sea. The picture opens with one 01' the thrills with which it abounds. The ilittie family, gathering seaweed on tho isliore is caught and almost over—[whelmed by the sudden rush of a trelmendous wave. The sea, in many moods, plays a great part in the picture. I REGENT THEATRE. “A Tale of Two Cities" is a. great film, bringing vividly ‘ o the audience the tragedy of the French Revolution. l\\‘ith his wealth of characters and his art of catching the atmosphere of [the time Dickens appears to give a [producer every iacility for transferiring his novels in spirit to the screen. As :‘iytincy Carton, itcnuld Colman hits one 01' the most congenial roles of his career, and distinguishes himself by line acting. As Lucio Mariette, Elizabeth Allan is also splendidly rust. The part 01' Charles llarney, the. young [French nohicmun who marries her he—--I'ore he is caught up in the toils ut‘ the !Revolution, is well played by Donald \Voods. Ulhcrs of note in the cast, are Edna May Oliver as Miss l’ro‘ss, i Basil italltbonc as the, sinister .\lar~i iiuis (l‘lzlvrcnmnt, Reginald luvcn, Blanche \‘urlta, llenry 11. \Valthull, Walter Callclt, Fritz Leilier, 11. 11. \\'arncr and Lilautlc Uillingnutcr. ROXV THEATRE. ‘ Set in a lovely corner of rural Engiland, "The i'iarlt Angel“ tells of the {conflicts and triumphs in the life of i|\'itty \‘ttni‘ (Merle tiliernni, who. Isince childhood has been lo\cd by one |

Ihoy, Gerald Shannon (Herbert .\lm‘shun), while she loves his cousin, Alan Trout (l’x'wlriu Man-h). ”onus on leave, Alan gonl'csscs his love, and they al'l‘ullf—“c to marry the next day. An order cum‘vlling all leave shatter: their dream. and they spend their last hours ingelhor trying to forget that they may I]L‘\(‘l' we val-II OHIE'I' again. The 5101'}; prover-(ls l‘rnm this puiul to a powerful climax. "Front Page \\'olnun" Is a fastmoving romantic mmedy of newspaper life with l\\o young lovers (Bette Davls and George Brent) pit—uiing their “its uminsl mull other m‘ in scl'lcs uf drmnuliv rpisudes. ‘