ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 49, 28 January 1932, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

i KOSY THEATRE. , LORETTA YOUNG IN “BIG BUSINESS' . ; , ... . GIRL." ; Lore.tta Young, who is starred in First National’s “Big Business Girl,” now show-, ing at the Kosy Theatre with “Man to Man,” has simple rules by which aho Veeps the coveted schoolgirl complexion. She recently told an interviewer who asked her how she manages to have the radiant complexion in spite of the use of makeup her way of caring for the skin. “Despite the fact that many beauty experts claim it is injurious to the complexion, I do not think it is passible to have lovely, fresh skin without the use of soap and water. For the normal skin, a;soap and water face bath, followed by an, icy. rinse, is a stimulating tonic. Once a day is sufficient for this treatment. Use a; very mild soap with warm, not hot, water. Finish by dashing cOicT water on tho face. A piece of ice in the water if it Is not cold, onough, or. a cold mask of the cloth, pressed to conform with the facial contour, and held in this way for a few_. seconds, is effective. After the complexion bath, a gentle massage with a light, rich cream will prevent dryness and leave the skin soft and youthful. The best time to cleanse the face in this manner is just before retiring. “In the morning a cold water splashing will suffive. During the day, whenever it is necessary, clean the face with a thin cleansing cream —tho kind that melts as it touches tho skin, carrying the dirt away without strenuous rubbing.” Bill Banker, AllAmcrian halfback from Tulane University who jumped into the movies in a football picture and won a term contract with Warner Bros., plays his first role in a film other than a football story in “Man to Man,” the Vitaphono production also screening at the Kosy Theatre. Banker Went to Hollywood with ten other AllAmerican pigskin stars to play in the college picture “Maybe It’s Love.” After affixing his signature to . a contract, ho then appeared in tho First National college story “College Lovers.” PALACE THEATRE. MARIE DRESSLER AND POLLY ;by MORAN IN “POLITICS.” “Politics,” which brings Marie Dressier to tho Palace Thoatro on Saturday, is unique in that it gives her equal opportunity as a comedienno and as a dramatic actress. In it sho makes laughs as in “Reducing” and “Caught Short”. and at the same time rises to dramatic heights as in “Anna Christie” or "Min and Bill.’,’ The new picture is a comedy drama of political life. Mis 3 Dressier plays a housewife who, goaded to action by conditions in her town, runs for mayor, organises tho women’s vote and drives out gangster rule. 1 Polly Moran is her political manager and aide in battle. High spots include Miss Dressler’s dramatic denunciation oftho crooked mayor in the political rally; her defiance to the gang leader, the attempt of tho husbands to break up tho women’s rally which ruins Marie’s speoch, her retaliation by. calling the women of the town out oh striko against their husbands, tho committee, and tho ' arguments between herself and Miss Moran. While most of the < story is screamingly funny, the tense dramatic moments disclose Miss Dressier as a character actress of compelling force. There is nothing suaye or sophisticated about tho story. or the. characters of “Politics.” Tho setting is a small American town and tho people are ordinary middle-class folk who do their own cooking, mend their own socks, wear bargain olothes, and get a huge “kick” 'out of night band concerts in the park. Consequently, the job of tho scenic artists was hot; so much to create new and startling ideas an to reproduce the old-fashioned and settled one® in streets, parks, buildings, homes, furniture and back yards. And they went at it with a vengeance. AT THE REGENT. -: LOWELL SHERMAN IN “BACHELOR APARTMENT.',’ . - ; Although tho character may be familiar, .the type Lowell Sherman in “Bachelor Apartment,” now at the Regent Thoatro, has seldom been • invested with such snap and sparkle, and if only for these reasons —and there are ..others—tho picture measures up. as attractive .popular entertainment. Tho development of the story shows how Wayne Carter has this and that narrow escape from designing women until tho appearance of the humble Agatha Carraway alters his entire' feminine outlook. Knowing the predoomed failure cif other methods, he engages Agatha as liis. secretary, and eventually, via a path further bestrewn - with dead feminine ambitions to vamp Mm, he comes to. know her pure gold and finally marries her. Excellent, though Lowell Sherman invariably is, “Bachelor Apartment” is unquestionably his most amusing picture to date./ His material here is entirely characteristic, by 'which is meant that to. star has the role of a most plausible and polished philanderer, whose suave tongue and uriiane mannor get him clear of many a ticklish situation. This is but the barest outline of a narrative packed with piquant incident, both racy and merely flirtatious, which for the foost part ia admirably sustained. The comedy angle is predominant throughout. Nor do patrons overlook tho scintillating .wit of the occasional saucy dialogue, delivered with the familiar unction of. the star, so that the picture seems well equipped ,at all comedy points. Supporting Lowell Sherman, who registers his greatest personal success, are Irene Dunne as an attractively Bympathetio heroine, and Mae Murray as a vamp. Settings, too, ate very effective in their restrained sugges- , tiori- of bachelor opulence. The supports include ‘‘Second Hand Kisses,” “Humanetto” and “Good Time Kenneth.” MAURICE CHEVALIER IN “THE SMILING LIEUTENANT.”

, A tremendous combination of acting r talent, directorial genius, writing wisdom and music-loving magic havo. boon woven into a thrilling joyous motion picture entertainment, “l’ho Smiling Lieutenant.” Bringing -Maurice Ghovalier back to the screen after his European tour in another rollicking romance which combines all tho attractive features of . his former scrcep successes, Paramount’s “The Smiling Lieuten- - ant” comes to the Regent Theatre with a 'i, matinee on Saturday. Two gorgeous ■• women, the brunotto Claudette Colbert, ■'tho blonde Miriam Hopkins, make things ;•'/ lively for tho smiling Frechman, whose " voice will havo full opportunity to express his personality in song in. “The Smiling Lioutcnant.” Charlio the joyous inebriate of a score of film hits, gives of his laugh-making talents to this now picture. Into this humorous, yet. sincere love story, Chevalier has woven his inimitable personajity, emphasising liis joy in the ro- : manco in song. Tho songs, three of them, wore written especially for the French, favourite by nono othor than the famous Oscar Straus, Vienna’s own waltz king, and by tho lyricist Clifford Grey. The music is lovoly, lilting; the lyrics witty; Chevalier’s singing, as always, delightful. WIRTH BROS.’ CIRCUS. THE .GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. , ! Wirths’. circus will open a one night seaeon at Palmerston North, oh Friday,'January 29, with their latest importation, Kaz.beg’s Troupo of Russian Cossacks, daredevil riders from tho Caucasus. Without doubt these intrepid ..riders perform; feats 'of horsemanship that dazzle description. From the momont they' appear in the ring till their concluding feat, the Cossacks have the onlookers thrilled at the ve’ry daring of the numbers enacted by them. From the steppes of Russia, Kazbegs! troupo of Cossacks competed against the very best ■ of America’s cowboys at the New York Rodeo of 1929, ana in every event the rg Cossacks defcatod the hitherto. unconquerable Yankees. Where, the Cossacks differ from other equestrian acts ,is that they perform their entire act whilst their steeds gallop at a breakneck 6peed around' the ring. Pyramids, cavalry charges,.-.military parades are all performed with an ease that astounds. The climax of tho act is reached when Fedia, one of .the Cossacks, i-f .jvhilst his mount is careering around at a. . terrifio pace, - climbs from his : saddle completely around the horse, *' between the beast’s forelegs and back to the saddle. The stunt bristles with thrills and sensations, and is undoubtedly the most

compelling l act yet seen in Now Zealand.. “Tho boy a who dofy. gravitation” :ia the apt name. given by' : leading critics . after : , viewing /the appearanco of tho “Four Uessems,” international balancers and equilibrists, who also appear with Wirths’ Circus at Palmerston North together with a full new company of wonderful artiste. The zoo will be open from 4 to 5 p.m. ■