ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 7, 6 December 1926, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

DE LUXE. “LET’S GET MARRIED.” Adapted from “The Man From Mexico,” “Let’s Get Married,” Richard Dix’s latest farco, is tho chief attraction at the Dc Luxe Theatre. Ono sceno emphasises tho truth of tho old saying, “It’ll all como out in tho wash,” but not in a manner ono might expect. Billy Dexter had known tho proverb for years and wanted to see how truo it was. But ho really wasn’t taking much of a chance, for ho was temporarily located in gaol and, strange as it may seem, ho wanted very much to get out. So, taking a running jump, he landed in tho laundry chute, slid down and arrived at tho bottom in a state of coma. The laundry man on his daily rounds pickod him up, lying as ho_ was, hidden in a bunch of sheets; put him in a basket and placed that in his waggon. Once outside the prison gates Billy emerged free and was soon on his way home. This proves without a doubt tho truth of tho saying that “It’ll come out in the wash.”

PALACE. “RECKLESS ROMANCE.” “Reckless Romance,” an excellent comedy, heads the programme to be screened this evening at the Palace Theatre. An A 1 Christio feature, it is one of tho best farces that tho screen has ever had. It is adapted from the Broadway laughing hit, “What’s Your Wife Doing?” and is teeming with funny situations. Joseph Farnham’s titles are positively brilliant and a source of laughs on their own account. Briefly the story is about a pair of newly-weds, still in the numb stages of love, who are forced to get a divorce if they are to inherit grandpa’s millions. They elect hubby’s best friend, who has a girl of his own, to be co-respondent. They try various ways of being caught in a compromising situation with the' result that they succeed in getting everybody in the wrong, but they never succeed in getting “compromised.” One of the most brilliant casts c,vcr assembled interprets this hilarious talc. Patrons will como up smiling after seeing this one and will feel reckless enough to treat themselves to another view of it the next night.

“MONTE CARLO”—GLORIOUS SCENES IN COLOURS. The insistent demand of motion picture audiences for fast-moving, refreshing comedies, with plausible stories and natural situations, is adequately met by the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film “Monte Carlo,” coming to the Kosy Theatre to-night, and supported by Zasu Pitts, Roy D’Arcy, Karl Dane and Trixie Friganza. Sparkling with whimsical humour, replete with hearty laughs and distinguished by the excellent work of tho strong cast, “Monto Carlo” is undeniably ono of the finest and most entertaining light comedies Australian and New Zealand audiences have been privileged to see. Tho story revolves i around the adventures of three small town girls who win a newspaper popularity contest, entitling them to a long holiday in Monte Carlo. Ono scene in natural colours —a fashion show— repeals every delicate tint of the exquisite fabrics worn. “Breakneck” speed is a literal as well as a figurative term for Dick Talmadge. It was not long ago that this agile young star and stunt actor fractured a vertebrae in his neck just as ho was completing work on the second of his productions for Master Pictures. Now that ho is entirely well again, his latest - release, “Laughing at Danger,” proves conclusively that a little thing like a broken neck is nothing in his life. In this latest lightning fast melodrama, Mr Talmadge eclipses all of his previous efforts, both in point of dangerous work and in acting ability. The supporting programme includes “Her Hunted Hero" (comedy), Paths News and Views, New Zealand Government scenic and snapshots of screen celebrities.

WHICH IS- THE UNFAIR SEX? English stage successes visit New Zealand at intervals. that are all too rare, and thus the advent of the New English Comedy Company which will open its season at the Opera House to-morrow night will key local theatre-goers up to a pitch of expectation. Mr Joseph Cunningham, who has been responsible for the organisation of the company, has with him a number of the most famous players of the present generation, and in addition has been able to secure the rights of some of the great works of recent years. The production, “The Unfair Sex,” is a brilliant example of the typo of now comedy that is creating greater interest than other types of modern play. It is a happy combination of farco and satire. “Thero is no doubt,” says the Evening Post, Wellington, “that tho New English Comedy Company has fast attained tho popularity it deserves. It is a rattling good company, each and every artist a star in his or her own particular lino. Eric Hudson’s clever comedy with its witty dialogue, and its complications of actions is a thing well worth seeing. Its reference to such dehateablo subjects as the birthrate, divorce and philandering between married couples could easily bo made farcical, but in the hands of these clever players it is purely good comedy.” . “ELIZA COMES TO STAY.”

The second production to be presented by the company will ho H. V. Esmond's comedy in three acts, “Eliza Comes to Stay.’’ This delightful comedy drama met with instant success when staged in Loncion, and has in fact been acclaimed by t'-ecritics as tho greatest of its kind sinco Charley’s Aunt” caused the world to laugh.

The box plans for both productions aro now open at the Opera House.