ENTERTAINMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 52, Issue 204, 10 June 1932, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MAJESTIC THEATRE. For the ninth time in their young careers, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell are co-starring. They are together again in “Delicious,” the new 7 Fox musical romance, which will have its final showing to-night. In this film, Miss Gaynor has a role that is not only the perfect expression for her winsome and charming personality, but one that also reveals new facets of her screen genius. As an immigrant waif from the highlands of Scotland —as a steerage passenger on a trans-Atlantic liner —as an individual who must enter this country illegally, if at all—as a young girl who charms by her simplicity— Janet is supreme. Charles Farrell again proves his right to highest ranking as a screen actor by a performance that is said to surpass anything he has thus far done. The musical score of “Delicious” has been written by 1 George Gershwin, America’s most popular composer. The film introduces a number of song hits, intenvoven with the story, that will soon he on the lips of everyone. THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN.^ A comprehensive review of the campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula, when the Australian and New Zealand troops underwent their baptism by fire, was given to a large audience in St. Andrew’s Hall last evening by Dr. E. N. Merrington (Master of Knox College, Dunedin), who served through the campaign as a Padre. The Rev. A. G. Irvine presided. Dr. Merrington presented a highly interesting account of the operations on the Peninsula, and detailed the various phases of the operations. He maintained that if the troops had had the full support which w r as justified on the part of the War Office, .the campaign would have been carried on to a successful issue, and would have been the greatest feat of arms in history. Many incidents of the courage and devotion to duty of the men and thensense of fair play and humour' were recounted by the lecturer, whose address was profusely illustrated fiom photographs, maps and diagrams shown from a lantern operated by Mr E. G. Craighead. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer for his most entertaining address. Fifty tickets for the address were issued to the unemployed, half being for children. SCHOOL CARD EVENING. A very successful euchre and bridge evening was held at the Borough School in aid of the school funds last evening, there being a good attendance, particularly of bridge players. The bridge prizes were won by Mrs Parsons and Dr. J. R. Wells, and the euchre prizes by Mrs D. Wilson and Mr A. Sinclair. Between £5 and £6 was realised as a result of the effort.