AMUSEMENTS■ FINAL 7 NIGHTS AT MAJESTIC | ON STAGE NIGHTLY AT 8 With Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. David N. Martin in association with R. • J. Kerridge presents The Lavish Spectacular “PEEP SHOW” “PEEP SHOW” “PEEP SHOW” The Biggest Laughter-packed Vaudeville-Revue Ever to Visit the Dominion Loaded with Some of the Brightest Stars in Show Business INTRODUCING—BERT HOWELL and FRANK RADCLIFFE FRANK ROSS and ANITA LA PIERRE DOROTHI NEAL and PAUL NEWTON LEON CORTEZ LOWE, HITE and STANLEY THE RENOWNED SALICI PUPPETS JENNY HOWARD STUFFY BRYANT TRIO GYPSY ALAIN DIAGORA JOHNNY LAYCOCK and MAUREEN JOSEPHINE McCORMICK FRANK WARD and DANIEL DAVEY PLUS THE ADDED ATTRACTION OF THE LOVELY SYDNEY TIVOLI BALLET. BOOK AT MAJESTIC Box Plans Open From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and Seats May Now be Reserved UP TO AND INCLUDING THE GALA FAREWELL PERFORMANCE SATURDAY NEXT, AUGUST 25. Reserved Stalls and Lounge, 16/Back Stalls (day of performance), 12/-. Dav Stall Seats, 6/-. Matinee 5/-, 9/-, 12/6. Children Hall Price Matinees. All prices plus tax. No booking fee. COUNTRY MAIL ORDERS Remit 17/6 per seat plus self addressed envelope to Majestic Theatre. REMEMBER: all box plans now open for balance of season. METRO THEATRE Colombo street Sydenham ’Phone 88-600 7.15 p.m. Tonight 7.15 p.m. Matinee 1.30 TODAY. See it on the New Ratio Wide Screen With Mirrophonic Sound THE PICTURE THAT HIT THE WHOLE NATION ON ITS FUNNY-BONE I “DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE” “DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE” Starring DIRK BOGARDE MURIEL PAVLOW KENNETH MORE DONALD SINDEN Filmed in Technicolor (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) Associate Attraction : A Breezy Musical Comedy Alive with Fun, Technicolor and Nine New Songs “THE FRENCH LINE” Starring JANE RUSSELL' GILBERT ROLAND (Approved for Universal Exhibition)
CENTURY Luxurf&latre X ’Phone 75-400 Children’s Matinee TODAY, 2.15 p.m. “BUGS BUNNY PARADE” We will look after the children while the football is on 7.45 p.m TONIGHT 7.45 p.m. A film in the best tradition of British thrillers. Impact and punch, a fine story packed with adventure and excitement J. Arthur Rank Presents MICHAEL REDGRAVE SHEILA SIM ALEXANDER KNOX DENHOLM ELLIOT Sharing the mounting terror that threatened them in “THE NIGHT MY NUMBER CAME UP” This is the story of a dream ... a dream which foretold disaster, a dream that gripped 13 victims in its terrifying spell for the space of a nightmare air journey (“G,” App. for General Exhibition.) EXCELLENT FEATURETTES INCLUDE Melodious Austria, Free Ascent, Metro News, Paramount News, etc. Plans at Theatre from 10 a.m. “ EMPIRE ” papanui Phone 48-283 As Cosy as Your Own Fireside MATINEE TODAY, 1.45 “The Sea Shall Not Have Them,” 2 Sports, 1 Variety, 1 Interest, 3 Cartoons, 2 Comedies, 1 News TONIGHT, MONDAY, TUESDAY, 7.15. The Seven Days of VIOLENCE, ACTION and ADVENTURE . . . that gave the West its glory! Guy MADISON Joan WELDON in “THE COMMAND” Terrific Thrills! Tremendous Excitement! Michael REDGRAVE Dirk BOGARDE Anthony STEEL Nigel PATRICK in “ THE SEA SHALL NOT HAVE THEM ” The Deeds a Brave Few cherish are relieved with humour, humanity, and breathtaking realism in this inspiring story of Ordinary Men who are not heroes and yet, in the last resort, are nothing less. (Both App. for Universal Exhibition.)
SUBURBAN CINEMAS SUMNER -“HOLLYWOOD” 2 p.m.: “Peter Pan,” 8 p.m.: “Trouble in the Glen” (Margaret Lockwood) ("G”) NEW BRIGHTON -"boxy5 and 7.45 p.m.: “Our Girl Friday (Kenneth More, Joan Collins) (“Y”). BELFAST - -embassy8 p.m.: “The Quiet Man” (Tech.) (John Wayne “G.”) KAIAPOI --bialto2 p.m.: “Apache War Smoke” (“G”); 8 p.m.: “The Blackboard Jungle Glen Ford” (“A.”) RAKAIA PICTURES 8 p.m.: “Captain Lightfoot” (Tech.) (Rock Hudson) (“G.”) HORNBY — “KOSY” 2 and 8 p.m.: “The Dam Busters” (Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave) (“G.”) 1 YTTELTON -“harbour light* 2 p.m.: “Smoke Signal” (“G.”); 8 p.m.: “The Ship that Died of Shame” (Richard Attenborough) (“A.”) RANGIORA . -regent' 2.15 p.m.: “Trouble in Store” (“G.”); 8 p.m.: “Snows Of Kilimanjaro” (Tech.) (Peck) (“A.”) RICCA RTON-" REX ’ 2 and 7.30 p.m.: “Lease of Life” (Robert Donat); “The Kettles In the Ozarks” (“G”). | “SOULS IN CONFLICT” ! SCHUSSLERS Biochemic Salts are obtainable from W. Falvey, Chemist, 670 Colombo street (opp. Reeces). D.T.C.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28050, 18 August 1956, Page 1
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