ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20915, 21 September 1939, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES CIVIC THEATRE The irrepressible Jane Withers takes romance in her stride in the hilarious comedy “Boy Friend.” Love does not leave her day-dreaming or sentimentally pining. On the other hand she enjoys life with even more exuberance than ever. Her “boy friend” is George Ernest, who is bewildered by the unrestrained enthusiasm with which Jane Withers scrapes in and out of trouble. The talenled young actress is involved in a conflict with desperate criminals, and as usual she is not content until they are completely subdued. “STORY OF THE CASTLES” “The Story of Irene and Vernon Castle,” dealing with the colourful life of the famous dancers, will be screened to-morrow. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers will head the cast. THEATRE ROYAL ‘The Frog,” a screen version of Edgar Wallace’s thrilling story, has many exciting incidents, including the blowing up of an uflicer within the sacred precincts of Scotland Yard; Gordon Harker visiting the Night-club; love at first sight between a suspected man’s daughter and a dashing young captain. “Who’s Your Lady Friend?” concerns an eminent but susceptible Viennese beautician, whose lovelorn male assistant makes amusing trouble for himself, his sweetheart, his employer and the latter’s wife. “HOOTIN’, TOOTIN’ RHYTHM” 3 ' “Rootin’, Tootin’ Khythm,” an exciting Western story with Gene Autry heading the cast, will be screened tomorrow. STATE THEATRE “Sing Me a Love Song,” is a sparkling and romantic entertainment, with James Melton, Patricia Ellis, lluigh Herbert, Zasu Pitts, Allen Jenkins and Nat Pendleton in the stellar roles. It is a highly entertaining song and dance film with three new catchy tunes by the Broadway and Hollywood songsmiths, Harry Warren and A 1 Dubin, one by Jacques Wolfe and two old favourites. But it is not all music. There is one of the most entertaining stories the screen has produced. There are laughs, some thrills, and a romance that will gladden every heart. “Guns of The* Pecos,” a Western melodramatic thriller, has Dick Foran, the Singing Cowboy, In the stellar role. It tells of adventure and romance hi the great open spaces, and the tense interest of the audience is held as the adventurous story works up to its exciting climax. REGENT THEATRE “Premiere” combines thrills, mystery, romance and spectacle, for it tells of a murder during a stage performance, and many exciting things happen before the murderer is brought to jus-tice. The strong cast of English players includes John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Hugh Williams and Joan Marios. “GALLING DR. KILDARE” Lew Ayres again gives a sincere performance in the leading role of “'Callicu Dr. Kildare,” one of the entertaining series of pictures of the medical profession, which will be screened on Saturday. The story is centred about the principal’s assistance to a man suspected of murder, and his subsequent efforts to save both the innocent suspect and himself from their predicament. ROXY THEATRE “Storm Over Bengal” is the thrillteeming romance of dare-devil British troopers in far north-west India. The three leading roles are filled by Richard Cromwell, Douglas Dumhrille and Colin Tapley. Patric Knowles and Rochelle Hudson are the co-stars of “Storm Over Bengal.” “Youth Takes a Fling,” proves that a simple and human love story, honestly portrayed, can be lirstquality entertainment of dramatic power. Joel McCrea and Andrea Leeds have the romantic leads. "Great Guns,” with views of the 1 world's biggest and latest armaments, is also screened. “HEART OF THE NORTH” “Heart of the North,” a thrilling story of the Mounted Police, in leciinicolour, and "Peck’s Bad Buy with • the Circus,"' an amusing comedy, will be screened to-morrow. PRIZE PLAYS TO-NIGHT The plays which came first and second in the recent drama festival—‘Two Gentlemen of Soho” and “The Pledge"— will he staged at the Winter Show Hall to-night, together with the amusing first act of "Home and Beauty.” They are all very entertaining.