ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20504, 21 May 1938, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURREXT PROGRAMMES “PARADISE FOR TWO” AT THE CIVIC THEATRE “Paradise for Two” is a sparkling production, with a cast headed by the popular Jack Ilulbert and lovely Patricia Eilis. The story opens in Paris, with Jacques Thibaud Arthur Riscoe i struggling to produce a new revue without sufficient money and with the responsibility of staving off creditors. One of his chorus girls, Jeanette Dupont Patricia Ellis , while on the way to a rehearsal, hails a taxi, but gets thoroughly splashed by a passing car. The driver, who is the chauffeur to a millionaire, Rene Marlin (Jack Ilulbert'. offers her a lift, but on his way to the theatre the car collides with a taxi, and the girl arrives late for the rehearsal. Rebuked by Thibaud, she leaves her position, but gossips who recognise the car she has been riding in assume that she is the protege of the millionaire, the story eventually reaching Thibaud, who at once re-engages her as the leading lady of bis revue, with exciting and romantic results. Among the features of the production are four songs, including “Paradise for Two,” “Kiss Me Good-night,” “When You Hear Music" and “March in Springtime.” BANNED IN GERMANY NATION READY FOR WAR One of the interesting March of Time series of films was shown at the Civic Theatre last night, and made a deep Impression on the audience. It presented a picture of modern Germany, showing the whole population with but one object in view—expansion. Right from babyhood the residents are Imbued with the military spirit, and every activity of the State has that object in view. Adolph Hitler is an absolute god, and is greeted almost hysterically everywhere. Freedom, according to the film, has disappeared from the country. Home life, sport—in fact, everything—is controlled by the State.

The persecution of the Jews is shown In the trim. Military activities are also depicted, and the whole film shows in impressive fashion the threat to democracies from Xazi-ism and Fascism run mad. “COUNSEL FOR CRIME” AT THE THEATRE ROYAL Popular Douglas Montgomery, as Paul Maddox, takes a leading role In “Counsel for Crime,” an exciting drama. The story opens when Paul Maddox, a young idealist and adopted son of Senator Robert Maddox, accepts an offer upon graduating to enter the law office of William Mellon, a brilliant but unscrupulous criminal attorney. One day Evans (Stanley Fields), a gambler, comes to Mellon, tolling him he has just killed another underworld figure. Mellon tells Evans what to tell the police, and then sends him to headquarters to give himself up. Following the interview with Mellon, Evans, who had not yet committed the murder, carries out the crime under circumstances corresponding with Mellon’s version of the murder. In a tense climax Paul prosecutes his father and convicts him of seconddegree murder. “The Spy Ring” is a sensational story dealing with international espionage. What was the mystery of the cold steel “cigar”? Who killed the polo-playing secret agent? These questions are answered in exciting fashion in the film.

“46 FATHERS” AT THE STATE THEATRE “45 Fathers” is one of the funniest piotures Jane Withers ever made. When Jane arrives at an exclusive bachelors’ club to be the ward of forty-five members the hilarity begins, and never lets up for a minute as she and the Hartmans, through wild ventrlloquistic tricks, expose a false romance involving a wealthy young millionaire and a scheming "society girl, and bring happiness to everyone in the most uproarious climax of any picture this season. Louise Henry and Thomas Beck have the romantic leads. In the romantic comedy, “Change of Heart,” Michael Whalen, as head of a successful advertising agency, is seen as a golf widower. He returns from a business trip to find a note from his wife (Gloria Stuart) explaining that she was unable to meet him because she had to take part in a tournament. Whalen, peeved, goes on a rampage in his office, with exciting results. “MAD ABOUT MUSIC” AT THE REGENT THEATRE Deanna Durbin is delightfully natural and sings as well as ever in “Mad About Music,” in which she appears as a girl at a fashionable Swiss school; she has no father, and her mother, as a screen actress typifying the modern “glamour girl,” is unable lo admit to the world that she lias a 15-year-old daughter. The girl is led into telling her schoolmates that her father is a great explorer, but a climax arises when she declares that he is coming to visit her—and then has to grab the most suitable looking man off the train from Paris and persuade him to support her story. Happily ho is agreeable, and so the grand deception goes successfully on, carrying in its train a flow of the most hilarious situations. Deanna sings the gaily infectious "I Love to Whistle’’ and leads the Viennese Bovs’ Choir through the loveliness nf Gounod's “Ave Maria.” “Chapel Bells" is another enjoyable number. Views of the chateau Tongariro and i its mountain environs are a feature of the supporting programme. “THE ROAD EACK” AT Tin: ROXY THEATRE “The Road Back." a sequel to “All Ouiet on Hie Western Front.” and “Bustler's Valley." a Hopalong Cassidy adventure, will be s.-iv-mcd to-day. In “The Hoad Bari," is told the story of young Gorman buys taken

j player who was not up to the standard ; required by the selectors be nominated, j Trouble had been experienced in the ( past in sorting out the available j players. At the meeting it was decided to f appoint Mr F. B. L. Craig sole selector j'for the Waikato Association. A match j would take place at Hamilton between i Auckland and a Waikato team on June j 4 for the purpose of seeing the j material available for the forthcoming ; match against the Indians. The ■ players nominated for the New Zca- ; land test team would be seen in action, j while the Dominion selectors would oc ! The date for the annual Waikato j seven a-side tournament was fixed for I June r,. at Steele Park. It was stated j that the tournament was open to all I club learns in the Waikato territory, j including Thames and Piako.