ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 246, 16 September 1929, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

THE PALACE TALKIES. “SPEAKEASY” FINALLY TO-NIGHT. “Speakeasy,” the Fox 100 per cent, talkie, will be finally screened this evening at the Palace Theatre. It is bright entertainment and ranks high among talkie films. “COHENS AND KELLYS” TOMORROW. The ever-popular screen comedy team, Cohen and Kelly, have broken out into noise, dialogue, arguments and repartee, as will be heard here when “The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City” is shown at the Palace Theatre to-morrow. George Sidney is again the featured star in the latest of this laughable Universal series. Vera Gordon, Mack Swain and Kate Price piny the other featured roles, while Nora Lane and Cornelius Keefe have the romantic roles. William J. Craft directed the picture, much of which actually was taken at Atlantic City. All the principals are- popular screen figures with long stage experience. Their dialogue is well delivered and their voices pleasing. Sidney especially remembered as a loading stage comedian of a decade and more ago, is in his element in talking pictures. The squabbles of the business partners, Cohen and Kelly, and their wives makes hilarious comedy unusually suited to talk-film presentation. In this picture they are in the bathing suit business. How they stage a £2OOO bathing beauty contest at Atlantic City against their will makes an interesting story, full of funny situations. THEATRE DE LUXE. “THE LOST PATROL.” There is a finish to “The Lost Patrol,” the current attraction at the Theatre de Luxe, which stamps it as a picture out of the ordinary. In every city and town where it has been shown, “The Lost Patrol,” has been enthusiastically received, and it has been described as equal to “Beau Geste.” Adapted from “Patrol,” Phil McDonald’s famous novel, the picture tells of the adventures of ten men of an English cavalry patrol who ride with their officer into the desert. Death comes to the young officer from an Arab rifle, and his orders die with him. The sergeant takes command and leads the troop to an oasis, but Fate takes a hand in the game, and one by one the men are picked off by snipers. The sergeant, seeing his men die practically without a chance to retaliate, determines that Fate shall not beat him. At last he is alone in the desert, beset on every hand by the Arabs, and then an unexpected climax occurs. The short supporting items are all very entertaining and contribute to the outstanding quality of the programme. The box plan is available at the Central Booking Office, Broadway, ’phone 7178. After 5 p.m. seats may be reserved by ringing the theatre, ’phono 5050. .

KOSY THEATRE

TWO BIG FEATURES. A crowded house at the Kosy on Saturday night were treated to a first-class programme. “Peter Vernon’s Silence” was the star feature, and although the plot is not entirely now, the treatment is different, and an admirable cast works effectively in the various roles. _ As Peter Vernon, the man who suffers in silence, Rawdon Blandford gives a performance of great merit. Walter Hunt as the guilty individual, and Loretta May, in the part of Mario Clayton, lend splendid support. The photographic standard of the production is excellent, some wonderful exterior “shots” having been secured. The snow-clad country around Kosciusko, and the Blue Mountains district figure largely in the picture. In addition, the great Ufa Company again are to the fore in a sensational Alpine feature entitled, “Peaks of Destiny.” This film might bo called a triumph of the producer and the camera over the vastness of nature, for the whole setting was screened in the Swiss Alps, and there are many thrilling and sensational scenes. This programme will be screened again to-night.