ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20731, 15 February 1939, Page 11

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES THEATRE ROYAL "T?x«!n*ivp“ teTH fn fashion of a clash of principles between a father and daughter, both of them newspaper people. The father (played by Charlie Ruggles) is an ••Id-school” journalist who belipves that his career is more than a job. His daughter, a young modern playpd by Frances Parmer' , believes hpr job a racket. Whon the rrtrl's ideas cause a man to take his life and brine down the wrath of the city upon her employer, the powerful climax is reached. Fred .Mac Murray plays the romantic lead opposite Miss Farmer. In “Murder Goes to College,” a breezy mystery story. Lynne Overman and Roscoe Karns make their first appearance together as a comedy team. Mr Overman, as the detective who solves the murder, and Mr Karns. as the reporter who helps him and wins beautiful Marsha Hunt In the process, are ideally suited to each other—the hard-boiled cynic and the trusting, timid soul. STATE THEATRE “Racing Lady” is a race track romance, 00-featuring Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew and Harry Carey. It deals with a wealthy automobile manufacturer who uses his string of thoroughbred horses and his attractive girl trainer solely as a publicity venture to aid his business. He runs into trouble, however, when he attempts to scratch the horse that this girl raised from a colt, simply because he was not certain that the steed co’rid meet the requirements of his stable policy “win or nothing”! Ballew. as the automobile magnate, is teamed with Ann Dvorak. “15 Maiden Lane” presents Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero, supported by Lloyd Nolan and Robert Me Wade, in a clash of vivid personalities set in the world-famous jewel centre. The film is a thrilling story of an almost impossible diamond theft, and holds the elose infarct of the audience as it works up to its exciting climax. REGENT THEATRE Robert Taylor 1* one of the mn«f popular slurs of the screen, and in “The Crowd Roars” he is seen in a thrilling story of tHe boxing ring, in which excitement. romance and comedy are blended in very entertaining fashion. Mr Taylor appears as a professional boxer, under the control of a gambler. In his first fight at Madison Square Gardens, McCoy (Taylor) finds himself opposed by his former instructor, who is attempting to regain the light-heavy-xveight championship of the world. With an unfortunate blow McCoy kills his friend and sports writers at the ringside are led to believe that it was a “lucky” punch. The story continues In an intriguing manner and is brought to an exciting conclusion with a contest for the world's championship. A fine supporting cast includes Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Morgan and Edward Arnold, who ail give very fine performances. ROXY THEATRE “Tsid Galahad.” an interesting rtmma featuring Bett-e Davis, and “Polo Joe.” an amusing comedy with Joe E. Brnwn in the leading role, will be screened io-dav. “Kid Galahad” stands out for its sound basic, story, its glib modem lines, its general production standard, its fine element of suspense and the fine performances of people who know how to act. Packed with romance and drama of the type best liked by sophisticated audiences, the* picture, nevertheless, will keep the juveniles wanting more. Joe E. Brown has played almost every kind of character with the exception of a polo player—and now he has covered that one in “Polo Joe,” an uproarious comedy. “Polo Joe” follows the unfailing recipe that has always made us laugh and always will. Pickwick is of the same ilk, and so is Happv Hooligan. Caspar Milquetoast is the type of man who hides his inability to do the big things by pretending that he is a past master at them. CIVIC THEATRE Drama, pathos, excitement, fantasy, humour, delightful charm and suspense are woven into Walt Disney’s feature- length picture. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” In this technicolour picture Snow White’s beautiful but, vain and wicked Queen consults her eerie magic mirror to find out who is the fairest in the land. When the mirror replies “Snow White,” the Queen retreats to her secret dungeons and turns her«elf into an old witch, so that she may go to Fnow White, who is living in the cottage of the seven dwarfs, and, posing as an old peddler woman, induce her to bite into a poisoned apple. The dwarfs, believing Snow White dead, build a glass coffin for her, and place it in a flower-laden bower in the -woods, where they and the small birds and animals take turns keeping watch over it. Romance comes riding along soon, however, in the person of a handsome young Prince. He breaks the spell of the magic apple, and the two ride away to lasting happiness. COVENT GARDEN BALLET At the Thpatr* to-morrow night J. C. Williamson Theatres will present, for this one oecjsion only, the famous Covent- Garden Rusal in Ballet in three of their most brilliant and most successful productions, beginning with the ioyous ballet “Carnaval.” which will be followed by :v beautiful an i p'- f iromance "T: p be ”I.cs Pr-‘-a?•■•-." which is based on Tchaikovsky’s Flf*h Symphony, depicting man’s struggle against Destinw Although the !'•• king registered constitutes a rerard for Hamilton. In ’■ Cam aval ' will be seen Tatiana a G Sono Uaato, Anna Yolkoxa, Yura La-

sovsky, Edouard Borovansky, Roman I Jasinsky, Marian Ladre, Valeri Shai- I evsky and other notable daneers. The two principal dancers in "The Swan Lake" are those very distinguished artists. Irina Baronova and Anton Dolin. who are supported by Serge B-ousloff, Valerie Shaievsky and others. In “Les Presages” there 1s a great cast of daneers, including Tamara Grigorieva, Irina Baronova, Tatiana Rlahouehlnska, Paul Peiroff, Roman Jasinsky, Sono Osato. Edna Tresahar. Borislav Runanine. and other notable members of the Covent Garden Bus sian Ballet. Seats should be reserved at the box plan