ENTERTAINMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21583, 20 November 1941, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES ROXY THEATRE “Hollywood Cavaleade” re-enacts and photographs anew romance of Hollywood from bathing beauties to world premieres; ! tells the great human story of Mike, who : “Roving Tumbleweeds'’ features popular Oene Autry, the Western singing star, with Smiley Burnette and Mary Carlisle. “ESCAPE” Two exciting stories, “Escape.” featuring Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor, and 1 ‘The Great Plane Robbery," will be screened tomorrow.

STATE THEATRE

“Mademoiselle Doctuer” shows how Anne Marie Lesser (Dita Parlo) bitter arter the death of her fiance, becomes a spy in the services of her country. She is encouraged in this work by her ehier, Colonel Matnesius (von Stroheim), a heartie.ss military officer. However, Anne rails in love witn Peter Carr (John Loderi, an attractive officer in the British Intelligence Service. “Lawless Valley” is a thrilling western drama, featuring the popular athletic star George O’Brien. “GOLDEN HOOFS” In “Golden Hoofs," which will be streened tomorrow, popular Jane Withers sings and dances and gets her first grown-up head- : ache a?*.inst a new and more interesting background than ever. This time the colourful and exciting sport of light harness j racing serves as the background and “Gol- ! den Hoofs” has been hailed as her best i film to date.

REGENT THEATRE

“Penny Serenade” provides humour and tender sentiment. It traces the hectic courtship anil impetuous marriage of Cary (irant and Irene Dunne, and des- j cribes their rapturous honeymoon 1 winch ends in near-disaster. Despondent and despairing because or the loss of their t baby, the couple settle down to life in a small country town, where he attempts to ; run a newspaper. The struggle for ex- I istenee straightens the newspaperman out, ; ~o that he becomes an attentive husband , and, when they adopt a child, a loving and ! responsible father. The film, works up to a dramatic climax. ; i ‘SAILORS THREE” Merry comedies are very acceptable en- J tertainment in these times of stress, and 1 “Sailors Three.” to be screened tomorrow, i keeps an audience in hilarious mood, j Tommy Trinder, a clever English comedian, '

heads the cast. j CIVIC THEATRE

“Rebecca” is a fine film, retaining: the j gripping drama of the book. Laurence Olivier i plays the role or Maxim de Winter, the socially prominent owner or .Manderley, the vast Tudor estate where most or the action unwinds. John Fontaine does out- I standing w r ork as the second Mrs j de Winter, Rebecca’s successor, I who is subjected to the tyrannical and sadistic cruelty or Mrs Danvers, play- ; ed by Judith Anderson. Other important roles are perrormed by such well known . players as Gladys Cooper, George Sanders, 1 Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith. i “SU.X.NY” | Anna Neagle, who scored such a big success in “Irene,” takes the lead In another | sparkling musical comedy, “Sunny,” which | will head the new programme tomorrow. (

THEATRE ROYAL

“ Dad and Dave Come to Town” has j in tiic title roles none other than j the original ‘“Dad" and “Dave” ol’ tne evergreen success, “On Our selection.'' : J “Dad” is of course Bert Baily, the grand ‘ old mail of the Australian stage and screen, , 1 who needs no introduction to audiences , anywhere. Everybody knows Bert “Dad" Rally. And his eldest son, “Dave,” is of course, Fred MacDonald, who has also played the role for so long that he now almost walks and talks like “Dave Rudd.” i The lovers are lovely Shirley Ann Rich- I ards and likeable Billy Rayes, and there are hosts or other clever people. The Him shows the funny and exciting things which I happen when Dad and Dave take a trip to j Sydney, and is great entertainment all I

through. “MAN MADE MONSTER” “Man Made Monster,” a thrilling drama that will chill the spine of everyone in the audience, will head the new programme to-