ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 November 1930, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

ar l OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. ( One of the star attractions is Reginald Denny in “One Hysterical Night.” Denny finds himself as “Napoleon,” at a fancy dress ball, where those present believe that he is “cuckoo” and thinks he is “Napoleon.” The merry-makers precipitate a series of humorous situations. It is there that he meets his “Josephine,” Nora Lane, who also believes he is deranged. How he establishes his sanity ; makes an entertaining story. The other production is “Gentlemen of the Press.” Walter Huston, dramatic artist, vaudeville picture star, ’ who leads in “Gentlemen of the Press” from the famous stage play by Ward Morehouse, was popular on the vaudeville stage for years as a singer of original songs. He is one of the most versatile artists to turn to talking pictures. “One Hysterical Night” and Short Talkies wNI be screened at Saturday’s matinee. MONDAY AND TUESDAY Five countries are represented in the leading roles of Paramount’s thriller, “The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu,” which will show at the Opera House Monday and Tuesday next. Representatives of a dozen more nations appear as extra playerb. Warner Oland, who plays the title rple, was born in Sweden. O. P. Heggie, a Scotland Yard inspector, is a native of Australia. Jean Arthur and Neil Hamilton, in the romantic leads, are Americans. William Austin, the comedian, was born in

British Guiana, and Lawford Davidson, another detective, is an Englishman. Among the extra players are French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, East Indian, Hindoo, Italian, Spanish, Austrian, Persian, Danish and others.