CITY THEATRES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27208, 27 November 1953, Page 13

CITY THEATRES

PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE Repertory Theatre: “The Sacred Flame” (Repertory Society play, written by Somerset Maugham). Mayfair: “H.M.S. Gift Horse” (sea drama, with Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough and Joan Rice). Avon and St. James’: "The Long Memory” (drama, with John Mills, John McCallum, and Elizabeth Sellars). State: “Conquest of Everest” (documentary). Regent: “The Jazz Singer” (musical, with Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, and Edward Franz).

Majestic: “The Desert Song” (musical comedy, with Kathryn Grayson, Gordon Macßae and Steve Cochran). Crystal Palace: “King Kong” (adventure, with Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot and Fay Wray). Tivoli: “Hell Is Sold Out” (comedy, with Richard Attenborough, Mai Zetterling, and Herbert Low). Plaza: “Meet Me In St Louis” (musical, with Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, and Marjorie Main). Grand: “The Big Clock” (thriller, with Ray Milland and Charles Laughton), and “The Gal Who Took the West” (Western comedy, with Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, and Scott Brady). Metro: “You Belong To My Heart” (musical, with Lana Turner and Ezio Pinza) and “Jumping Jacks” (comedy, with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis). Century: “The Lemon Drop Kjd” (comedy. Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, and IJoyd Nolan).

Empire (Saturday): “The Galloping Major” (comedy, with Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley, and Rene Ray).