ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21198, 22 August 1940, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES THEATRE ROYAL ‘‘Bulldog Drummond’s Peril” is a thrilling drama. Playing the role of the amateur detective once again, j John Howard leaves his bride in | order to track down leaders of the world’s most powerful diamond syndicate, who are resorting to desperate measures to protect their fortunes. Harold Lloyd, the bespectacled comedian, leads the funmaking in the amusing comedy, “Professor, Beware,” in which he plays the part of an absent-minded professor whose ability to get into trouble provides the chief comedy. With its funny dialogue and situations the film keeps the audience chuckling. “COME UP SMILING" “Come Up Smiling,” a merry comedy featuring popular Will Mahoney, who was seen on the stage be screened tomorrow. STATE THEATRE Smith Ballew, hard-riding, straight shooting, sweet-swing man of the range, plays the leading role in “Panamint’s Bad Man." Unusual in many respects, not the least being that the story is credible, the roles well-played and the whole splendid entertainment, this new film provides thrilling open-air excitement. The efforts of a fortune-hunting society mbther to wed her unwilling daughter to an ineffectual young millionaire when the girl is determined to marry a milkman, are amusingly depicted in the new romantic comedy, * Maid’s Night Out," in which Joan Fontaine and Allan Lane have the leading roles. “THE HOUSE OF FEAR" “The House of Fear," a thrilling drama featuring William Gargan and Irene Hervey, will head the new programme tomorrow. ROXY THEATRE “The Cat and the Canary" is splendid entertainment, with lovely Paulette Goddard co-starred with Bob Hope. The chills and fun get under way—as they did in the great stage play on which the picture is based when seven people come to a mansion in the Louisiana marshes to hear the will of the deceased owner read, and what follows holds the tense interest of the audience.

“Call a Messenger," unites Billy Halop and Pluntz Hall, the leaders of the Dead End Kids Avith the Little Tough Guys. The story deals with the adventures of a band of street kids, who go to work as messengers to save one of their members from going to a reform school “COME ON, GEORGE" “Come On. George," an amusing comedy with George Formby leading the fun-making, and “Return to Yesterday,” a romantic drama, will be screened tomorrow. CIVIC THEATRE I “Intermezzo," featuring Leslie Howard and Ingrid Bergman, tells a very appealing story of a great love that made a man forget wife and child and seize happiness with a girl who had bewitched him. Special interest attaches to the film because of the outstanding cast—lngrid Bergman, a Swedish actress, who is very lovely, acts with distinction, and makes the part of the girl very appealing. Leslie Howard, whose work is always distinctive, is the artist, and gives one of the finest characterisations of his career. Edna Best completes the triangle, and, as usual, is very sincere. John Halliday and Cecil Kellaway are two other players who are prominent in the cast. An interesting March of Time deals with America’s youth, showing the problems confronting them in the present world conditions. “JOHNNY APOLLO" Tyrone Power will be seen tomorrow in “Joh'Vy Apollo," co-starring with the glamorous Dorothy Lamour. REGENT THEATRE “Talking Feet" introduces several new stars, including Hazel Ascot, known as “The Little Sunbeam," who is also England’s champion dancer. Wit, humour, Cockney comedy thehe is in plenty, and musical there is in plenty, and musical For instance, Mark Hambourg, the famous pianist, well known by his New Zealand recitals, together with 14 of his specially selected pupils, play 14 pianos simultaneously and introduce a number of popular themes. In addition William Heughan, the Scottish baritone, who has appeared in person at Hamilton on more than one occasion and is very pleasantly remembered, sings a number of popular melodies. The final scene, portraying the decks of a battleship with big guns firing, is stirring and thrilling, the spectacle being led by little Hazel, assisted by the band of the Royal Marines. “BROADWAY MELODY" A sparkling production, “Broadway Melody of 1940," will be screened tomorrow.