ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20500, 17 May 1938, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES THEATRE ROYAL The ~ky Parade” is a thrilling i 5 • s as a youn - Mrdtnan earn-*; his right to fly in the rir.-t dramatic test, a pilot ever fared. \ harming roman*’ pis introduced, an I there are some sensational aerial srr-nr« Jimmie Allen. Katharine de Mllle and William Garsan head the cast. The Danish star Carl Brissori i* featured opposite Arline .Tudsre in the Cafe.” The story deals with the adventures of a stokn- ( Brisson . who becomes th” bouncer in a waterfront dive and makes the place an overnight society rendezvous by knocking out a champion boxer who visits the club one evening with a party of highbrow friends. s ome tuneful songs are introduced into the film. STATE THEATRE ; e\ pp Sinners" deals with the pfTorts of a criminal investigator to discover the reason for a French train arrident in which he is involved. His elues carry him into an amazing series of adventures, and he finally rounds up a sans of pun-runners, almost at the loss of his own life. Edmund Lowe and Constance Cummings head the ra st. The Stranse Conspiracy" is a sen- ' • ina! st. . visualising the kidnapping of the Ruler of America, and whal would happen if such an event occurred. Paul Byron’s name heads a cast of 22 film favourites, including Janet Beecher. Paul Kelly. Pogg • Conklin. Charley lirapcwin. Robert McWade. Andy Devine and Ireno Franklin. CIVIC THEATRE

; A Shirley Temple more winsome ! than ever is seen in “Heidi.” Johanna ?pyrl’s enchanting tale brought lo life. Everywhere readeds in all languages have been charmed by the beauty of the Swiss Alps and all the colourful folk dweling up just under the stars. Into whose lives “Heidi” brings mirth and courage. An embittered mountain top exile is reclaimed from liis fierce hate of the world by the little heroine, who brings him a new zest for life, and a girl is given strength and the will to walk again. ‘One Mile from Heaven. ’’ featuring Claire Trevor and Sally Biane. tells the human, exciting story of two mothers fighting desperately for the same child. Dramatically it pi-espnls the question of who has Hie greater right —the one who brought the little girl Into the world, but thouclft her dead in a fateful car crash, and who. after several years, found hpr hopes renewed. or Hie one who nursed Hie child bark to health, nurtured and guarded her, and came to love her as her own.

REGENT THEATRE ‘‘The Buccaneer” is a mighty panorama of a crucial period in history, showing the burning of Washington and the defence of New Orleans by General Jackson. Fredric March is seen as a pirate who turns out, to be a hero "hen he realises that his adopted country, the United States. is in danger of destruction. His sweetheart Margot Grahame . a New Orleans belle, stimulates his patriotism h- insisting that he become respectable before their marriage. He loses both his respectability and his sweetheart when the secret gets out that his men destroyed *he American merchant ship Corinthian, and the story works up to a dramatic climax. “MAD ABOUT MUSIC” Mad About Music.” to be screened to-morrow, sets the name of Deanna Durbin on an even -higher pinnacle with a performance which, in both vocal and dramatic elements, must move the mind and charm the heart of the most exacting critics. ROXY THEATRE Sabotage deals with modern sabotage and the human drama behind it. It has suspense, first-class acting and the distinctive touches Hitchcock always gives to his productions. Tragedy overtakes the Yerloe family when the husband, proprietor of a small cinema, joins a gang of saboteurs so that he • -*n make more money. Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Hoirmlka and John LoLder head the strong cast. Science's latest contribution to Mlern \i irfare, the invisible death ray .m shown in action in an aerial battle >ver London in "The Girl from Scotland Yard. a story of international intrigue. Karen Morley, in H:e title rnie, plays the part of a girl who matches her wits and beauty against the depredations of a band epkinc to destroy her country’s armaments.