ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1934, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. After almost half a year of production “The Cat and the Fiddle” comes to the screen to-night and Saturday, as one of the most delightful musical romances yet seen on the screen. Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald are the co-stars. Each is not only a romantic favourite, but an accomplished singer. It is a romantic musical drama, and includes such hit song numbers as “The Night Was Made for Love,” “She Didn’t Say Yes,” “Try to Forget,” “One Moment Alone,” “A New Love is Old" and “The Love Parade.” The cast includes, besides the stars, Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth, Jean Hersholt, Vivienne Segal, Frank Conroy, Henry Armetta, Adrienne D'Ambricourt and Joseph Cawthorn.

GYMNASTIC DISPLAY

The Westport Gymnastic Chib last evening presented a variety entertainment in the Town Hall to a good house. The performances of the club members were of a high standard throughout, and merited much better), support. The main part of the pro- , gramme was gymnastic exercises, sei- j dom seen in Greymouth, and the as- f r.isting artists maintained the standard i set by the club members. Applause , was frequent. The lady members of ;

the club were excellent with their club swinging, and dumb and bar bell work, particularly the club swinging, which was a splendid item. The men were quite at home on the horizontal and parallel bars, and on the vaulting horse, and some of their work, was thrilling. Several tableaux, and a fine display of classical posing by two male members of the club were other items of merit.

The assisting artists were Miss Margaret Kerr (dancer), whose tap-danc-ing was one of (ho high lights of the evening; Miss Pattie Methven (elocutionisto), who gave a clever and amusing interpretation of the Frenchman’s version of the Garden of Eden story; Miss Francos Lee (soprano), who was heard in two well-chosen numbers, and Dick Diskin. a. comedian, whose specialty was eccentric tap dancing. Two lady members. Misses Durkin and Caldwell, provided a. bright bout of fencing. The music was provided by Mrs. Curtis’ orchestra.