ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20267, 9 August 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

tURRENT PROGRAMMES. RIdENT THEATRE. Modem, gay and extremely smart, ‘The Last of Mrs Cheyney” Is great tntortalnment. The picture boasts a Tory powerful cast, headed by Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Viliam Powell, each of whom is responsible for a fine performance. To this -splendid oast of principals the producer has added an outstanding supporting oast. To Miss Crawford falls the title role of a lovely American widow in whose hands gullible English people of sooial standing become easy victims of a plot to trick them out of a fortune in jewels. William Powell, as Mrs Cheyney’-s butler, Charles, is revealed as the “brains” of a gang of International thieves, but a lovable crook who maizes unusual sacrifices to proteot the good name of the woman he adores. Robert Montgomery appears as romantic young Lord Pilling, who uncovers the plot to fleece his British friends and who reveals the true character of Mrs Cheyney. Frank Morgan’s rendering of the part of Lord Kelton, the likeable Englishman who unwittingly bungles nearly everything he attempts, is one of the finest performances in a picture that is distinguished toy exceptional acting. ROXY THEATRE. Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Fpencer Tracy unite their acting ability in “Libelled Lady.” The action centres about a sooiety girl ; who considers that a newspaper has insulted her and files a damage suit for five million dollars. Needles-a to say, the sued newspaper is thrown Into an uproar, and Its managing editor solicits the aid of a former -star reporter to extricate the paper from its difficulties. In his soheme to make i the heiress drop her suit the reporter ! succeeds in making her fall in love with him. It is when he, in turn, falls in love with her that complications begin and the tale takes an unexpected •nd hilarious turn. i “Little Miss Nobody” brings back (roguish little Jane Withers, bubbling with laughter and bursting with song. The picture follows the adventures of & merry orphan through a series of tscapades, both hilarious and pathetic. OIVIO THEATRE. The terrifying crash of their oaptain’s combat ’plane averts a scene between a French World War pilot and his youthful observer, whom he su&rpects of -stealing his wife’s affection, in “The Woman I Love,” the drama co-starring Paul Muni and Miriam Hopkins, with Louis Hayward In featured support. Using the exploits of a Frenoh air squadron as a background, “The Woman I Love” Is the story of a Frenoh pilot (Paul Muni) and his observer (Louis Hayward), who are the oloeest of friends but lovd ♦ lie same woman (Miriam Hopkins). Hayword, after a furlough to Paris, finally discovers he has fallen desperately in love with his bejrt frlend’B wife, which seriously their relations when h 4 fettffp* to ths front for “tho big drive*’' the deiS maflf. The story in its origfn&J forfft wae a novel, “L’Eauipago/* by Joseph Kessvei wftlob enjoyed the distlnotlod of a la P*ranoe. It produced ad a motion picture in France add has been adapted for the can -screen version by Anthony Velile# and Ethel Bordet^ THtATRE Royal. What several people in widely differing stations of life do with a million dollars when it Is unexpectedly given them Is shown In “If I Had Million.” Tragedy, drama, romance and comedy are presented, and the film i* very entertaining. The cast contains such clever people as Charles Laughton, Mary "Boland, May Robson, Gary Cooper and Charles Ruggles. “The Mighty Treve’ ’ls a narrative of young sweethearts, who have to overcome the obstacle of a stubborn uncle, a sheepowner. To make matters more difficult, the unole is obsessed with fear of a dog owned by the boy friend. At first uncle orders the young gallant and his dog off his property. But the girl has ideas of Pier own, and she overcomes this difficulty by a diplomatic plan. The dog more than pays for his keep by saving uncle’s life, rounding up flocks of lost sheep and winning prizes as a dog show. The climax of the picture Is reached when other sheep ranchers accuse the dog Treve of being a sheeptlller, and want to execute him. BTATE THEATRE. “Charlie Chan at the Olympics” keeps up the standard of the popular series, with Warner Oland again as the bland Chinese detective and Keye Luke as his son. The dramatlo interest centres round the theft and recovery of a device for piloting aeroplanes by wireless. Several murders are committed in the course of the story, but there Is much comlo relief. Chan's sagacity, his quaint sayings and Chinese proverbs, and the efforts of 1 hls children to emulate his prowess j as a detective, provide constant amusement. The Olympic Games form a oolourful background and the Berlin Olympiad is brought to the screen in | highly realistic manner. Including r.ovelook’s magnificent finish In the 1500 metres. “Armoured Car” Is a sensational ! drama of the underworld, among the , highlights being an attack by gang- j sters on armoured cars containing ' treasure, daring raids and ruthless hold-ups. The strong cast Includes Robert Wilcox. Cesar Romero, Judith Barrett and Inex Courtney.

Think with terror on tho slow, the quiet power of time. —Schiller. ; A stork, frozen stiff, and encased in ice, was found standing in a lierman I held. Kven |,is beak could not l>o j opened. The bird was carefully rej moved to a nei.cldiourinK gasworks, j and thawed out. It made a rapid |recovery.

10 During January, 1910. in the playing "f roulette at Monlc Carlo, the red won 2 7 limes in succession. The odds „ are 68,80 1.86 \to one. 0 The world’s largest potato was known as -.Maggie Murpliw" M weigli- '• oil 90 pounds to ounces and was 2 d feet a inches long.

-• Iw.nil.i have ollicrs work for'yum jo" 5 will navor lie out of a job.—Whllsltt s I A professor of music in Poland 'lias a j hours Ibuul tile "vilencss of!

A \-w Yorker has returned after making a fortune by having afterdinner speakers. Hut what, is money Washington Post. UU ° ‘ ' 16 i : liev;itier Gliqiml, credited with being the greatest sword swallower of history, swallowed ;il one lime fourteen swords up to their hilts.

The man who was thought to have been guilty of embezzlement because lie left his work and went away for several weeks lias been proved innocent. This proves you cannot always judge by disappearances.—Humorist. With three sorts of men enter no serious friendship: I lie ungrateful man. the multiloquioiis man. the coward: I lie first cannot prize lliy favours; the second cannot keep thy counsel; the third dare not vindicate thy honour.Francis Quarlea.