ENTERTAINMENTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 43, 30 November 1937, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

ST. JAMES THEATRE. Dorothy Lamour, the glamorous former radio singer, appears in her first leading role in Paramount’s “The Last Train From Madrid,” a drama based on the present war in Spain, which shows at the St. James Theatre this evening and finally to-morrow evening. Miss Lamour was introduced to film audiences in the title role in “The Jungle Princess,” in which she sang the sensational hit, “ Moonlight and Shadow.” Her second picture was “Swing High, Swing Low.” As a pa trician Spanish beauty anxious to flee from Madrid before the bombardment she is supported by Gilbert Roland, Lew Ayres, Karen Morley, Lionel Atwill, Helen Mack, Robert Cummings, Olympe Bradna, Anthony Quinn, and many others. Paramount Pictures, producers of the film, rushed several cameramen to Spain from its European office to join the contending armies and take actual fighting scenes. There are interesting supporting films. THIRD BAND CONCERT. The Ashburton Silver Band’s third complimentary concert will be given in St. Andrew’s Hall tc-morrow evening and the indications are that the programme to be presented will be a very enjoyable one. As the seating is limited, patrons have been asked to collect their tickets at Wilson’s, in Burnett Street. Posting of tickets will not he carried out for this concept. Among the artists who will come from Timaru will be John Rennie, boy eornetist; the champion trombone trio of the Dominion; Mr G. Langridge, an unusually clever trombone player; Miss Marie Campbell, winner of numerous singing contests. Mrs H. J. Chapman’s radio party will also appear, and the Band will give its first, public performance of the Contest test piece.