ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 December 1935, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA' HOUSE, “Society Doctor” a new story of hospital life'will be shown •, to-night. This romance within hospital walls is play? ed'hy Chester Morris"/and Virginia Bruce. ' A lifetime' of love, drama and pathos is crowded into the brief span of- eight story of Dr. Morgan/' young chief Jriterne in an emergency and of his friendly eherify/ Dr. Ellis, and’ their competition'for the love of Madge . Wilson, a pretty nurse. Morris plays the role of Dr'; Morgan,’ who feels that there is no plade in' his life for love or marriage.' Virginia Bruce is the nurse. Dr.' Ellis is ■'portrayed by Robert Taylor.- The high point is when Dr. Morgan is shot by a gunman. When all surgeons of the old school refuse to operate to save his life, Dr, Morgan directs his own operation on himself, with his rival, Dr. Ellis, wielding the knife,' A splendid cast appears, among the’principals being Billie Burke, as a neurotic patient; Raymond Walburp and Henry Kqlker as surgeons of the old school; Dorothy Peterson, William Henry, Mary Jo Matthews, Robert McWade, Donald Meek,. Louise Henry, JoTmny Hines, Addison Richards and Bobby Watson? The shorts to be screened have been especially selected, and include Laurel and Hardy in “Them Thar Hills,” a Hal Roach musical, and a coloured cartoon, “Toyland Broadcast.” REGENT THEATRE. “Gallant Lady” featuring Ann Harding and-Clive Brook, will be finally

screened to-night; also the wedding of Cyril'’Ritefiard and Madge Elliott. “THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.” The above attraction will be the main feature commencing on Saturday at the matinee. It is a thrilling presentation. Cicely Fytte, equestrienne in a travelling circus, certainly had a shock when she heard that her sistei’ Bertha, mistress at Miss MacTavish’s school for young ladies, had eloped with the huge “all-in” wrestler from the circus. This was not all, for a young ■ sister, Mary, a pupil at the school, came to Cicely and begged her to take Bertha’s place until the erring one could be brought back, and also to keep the affair from the school authorities. So Cicely consented, her likeness to Bertha giving her no qualms, but her lack of education many. The girls notice that their Miss Fytte had changed suddenly, was less of the disciplinarian, and didn’t seem so keen on geometry or Latin. Cicely had another fright when she discovered’. that Bertha had entered for the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, and hacj been drawn against Mdlle. Bombarde, a Gallic rival. Here again she was fortunate, for her unorthodox strokes so enraged her rival that she stalked off the court, thus giving the match to Cicely, and the story continues with an abundance of thrills.

THE ALL BLACKS IN ACTION

Clearly filmed, the splendid film of the All Blacks’ first match in England is an added attraction to the programme commencing at to-morrow’s matinee. It .is of particular interest to West .Coasters in that its two representatives, Graham Gilbert and Ronnie King, play a most prominent part. In this match, Gilbert made a great start securing 17 points out of the total of 35, with his "boot, whilst King also scored a try. Gilbert and King are sera in passing bouts, the full-back in particular, making several openings, whilst his hefty kicks are a feature clearly depicted in the filming of the match.

HOKITIKA FESTIVAL.

Acceptances for the first day’s, races of the Westland Racing Club’s meeting opening on Boxing Day, close at 5 o’clock on Monday. Entries for the Festival sports meeting close at Hokitika on December 18. The festival will keep the southern town gay from' Saturday, 21st inst., to Saturday, January 4. In addition to the races and sports, there will be a monster procession and tableaux, and the ' town and business premises will be decorated and illuminated with 1,300 extra electric lights. A big feature will be the fireworks display on New Year’s Eve? for. which a late train back to Greymouth after the fireworks is arranged. Some six bands of the Coast will participate in the festival proceedings, which promise to be a notable time for Hokitika.