ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 November 1935, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE ’ Because of the preference of fhp “kids” and the young people now growing up who made his movie career possible Jackie Coogan returns to motion pictures after an absence of several years in “Home on the Range” which will be screened tonight, together with W. C. Fields in “It’s A Gift.” “Home on the Range is a story of loyalty between brothers and love between man and a girl—all depending on the swift pounding hoofs of a magnificent racing horse. COMING MONDAY “Sweet Adeline” a new musical spectacle opens Monday with Irene Dunne famous stage and screen singing star n the title role. Unique dancing numbers are staged oh novel and mammoth sets with scores of Hollywood’s most beautiful girls taking part. The music of this operetta contains some of the most popular songs of the day. The picture is laid in the glamorous period of the gay nineties with the Broadway theatrical world as its setting. Irene Dunne has the role of a singer in her father’s famous Hoboken beer garden which is the rendezvous of theatrical folk and New York s young bloods and men about town. Donald Woods plays opposite her in the romantic role with Louis Calhern as his rival. Four of the most talented comedians are said to give the picture a hilarious comedy touch that is unequalled. They include Hugh Herbert, Nydia Westman, Ned Sparks and Joseph Cawthorn. Winifred Shaw also has an important part. REGENT THEATRE. “The Last Gentleman,” George Arliss’s latest 20th Century picture, to be shown to-night, Monday and Tuesday, differs from the usual Arliss film in more ways than one. First, it is a whimsical comedy revolving about a crotchety old millionaire s sly efforts to pick a worthy heir from his many relatives and, secondly, Mrs Arliss does not appear in it. There is very good reason for this omission, however. For the only role Mr Arliss will permit his wife to play in his pictures is the one she plays in life —that p£ iris happily wedded wife —and -the pld gentleman in the present film is a widower. It is in an entirely new type of story a human moving, chuckling comedy drama, with a smashing novelty climax. Edna May Oliver, Charlotte Henry, Ralph Morgan, Janet Beecher, Donald Meek, Frank Albertson and many others are in the cast. GREY ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. A programme highly-coloured and individual, befitting the reputation the Orchestra has won undei’ the baton pf Mr W. Cdltman, is indicated in that Chosen for the closing concert of the year to be held! in the Town Hall on Tuesday next, November 19. As with previous programmes, the numbers pover a wide choice, catering for all musical tastes. This no doubt is dpe to the Society’s success in the past in selecting .items that are well-known and at the same time presenting orchestrations that are entirely m°d er h-

The programme is as follows:—Overture, “Raymond” (Thomas), two-step “Royal Ambassadors” (Stanton) Extracte, “Suite Minnehaha''’ (Coleridge Taylor), patrol, “Turkische Schwarwache” (Michaelis), incidental music, “Monsieur Beaucaire” (Bucalossi), overture “Lustspiel” (Kela Bela), march “The Lion’’ (Smith) and the National Anthem. The associate artists are Miss Lesley Marshall, A.T.C.L., and Mr D. Galbraith. The accompaniste is Miss V. Millar, A.T.C.L. The box plan is at Kilgour’s. ROBERTA.

The first appearance at His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland, after their recent marriage, of Madge Elliott and' Cyril Ritchard, who are together with j. C. Williamson’s Musical Comedy Company, to present the stupendous musical play “Roberta” at the Regent Theatre on Thursday, November 21, was the signal for one of the most spontaneous outbursts of enthusiasm which has ever taken place in a New Zealand theatre. All their numbers were encored. Critics and audience alike agreed that both Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard are seen and heard at their best in “Roberta,” which is regarded as the most spectacular, tuneful, and humorous musical I comedy staged for many years. It ran i for three years in New York, and it broke all records in Sydney and Melbourne. One of its many features is the mannequin parade, the finest of its kind ever attempted on a New Zealand stage. There are no less than nine scenes in “Roberta," and the scenic artists have created some ! elaborate and' picturesque settings. The

J. C. Williamson management has procured a very, strong organisation of musical comedy and comic opera artists to support Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard', including the brilliant actress, Miss Ethel Morrison, who was engaged in New York for the character of Aunt Minnie (Mme. Roberta), Leo Franklin, the popular clever comedian, Marie La Varre, the talented London comedienne,' Frank Leighton, the young Australian romantic light comedian, Miss Miane Du Cane, one of London’s favourite musical comedy artists, who will make her first appearance here in “Roberta,” Field Fisher, who is well konwn in New Zealand, Arthur Clarke who is the possessor of a rich baritone voice, Miss Leslie Crane, the young Auckland artist, Charles Zoli, John Dobbie, Jerry Connolly, Vera

Wallace, Rupert Swalloe, Jean Slaopffski, and many other artists, also a beautiful Australian ballet and chorus, and a full operatic orchestra. Reserved seats at 10/- and a limited number at 7/6 may be reserved at the Regent Theatre. As this will be the first occasion in the history of Greymouth that the J. C. Williamson Ltd. management has sent their biggest musical comedy attraction to the West Coast, it is anticipated that there will be a record demand for seats, and, therefore, intending patrons are advised to apply for seats immediately.

PLUNKET ROSE DAY The Greymouth branch of the Plunket Society will make its annual appeal on Friday next, November 22, commencing at 10 a.m. Headquarters will be at the Town Hall, which will be specially decorated for the ocsion. To add to the attractiveness the lady attendants will be appropriately garbed. The various stalls will include flowers, cakes, sweets, produce, fancy goods, clothing, books and jumble. There will be good entertainment with various competitions and

side shows as well as the many bargains to be bad from the stalls. The object is worthy, and as the Society is urgently in need of funds, it is to be hoped that residents will come to its aid.