ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1935, Page 9

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—TO-NIGHT. . . Ronald Colman is featured in. the famous Englisli melodrama, “The Masquerader,’’ to be finally shown tonight. The featurettes include a comedy, “Stung Again”; novelty, “Strange as it Seems’’; Paramount News, and the screen song “The 800 800 Theme Song.” WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. “Happy,” Wednesday and Thursday’s sparkling attraction at the Opera House, in addition to a record number of laughs, introduces four brilliant pew songs. “Happy,” the theme song, is a snappy tune with catchy words, well put over by Stanley Lupino as the leader of a dance band, assisted by Laddie Cliff and Renee Gadd. “There’s So Much I’m Wanting to Tell You” and “Will You Dance Thrc.’ Life With Me,” are tuneful numbers which Stanley sings, in true “say it to music” fashion to Dorothy Hyson, the charming little lady who plays opposite him, whilst she sjngs a delightful number “There Was a Poor Musician.” These songs have been introduced to form a logical part of tlie story. Featurettes to be shown are Pathetone Weekly, Secrets of Nature, Russian Rhapsody Musical and others.

At Runanga to-night “No More Women” will be shown. At Wallscnd “As Husbands Go” will be shown tonight.

REGENT THEATRE.

MYSTERY PLAY TO-MORROW.

To-night will be the last screening of the present programme “Footlight Parade.” To-morrow, at the matinee, will commence the most exciting Chan story of them all, “Charlie Chan’s Courage,” a real murder story, but no victim’s body to prove it. ' Only Chan knew the answer to this grim mystery —the greatest of his astonishing career. Chan is back again, what brilliant and suspense-packed new mystery is he trying to unravel with the murderers on his trail? Danger and death are at every turn; but Chan goes into action on his most baffling thriller. Out of nowhere comes Chan, the world's wisest and most mysterious detectives. He returns to thrill one with his greatest adventure. In this feature one sees the great actor, Warner Oland at his best; also Drue Leyton and Donald Wood. This wondor feature will be screened for three nigths and one matinee.