ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 May 1936, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE Gracie Fields has been up to her usual stunt of spreading laughter around the place, this time with her new picture, “Look Up and Laugh” which is now at the Opera House. She frolics through this merry story, spreading happiness with her funny antics and very catchy songs. She scores with a charming straight song —a sentimental number “Love is Everywhere.” With Gracie in the brilliant cast is a great team of comedians including Harry Tate, Billy Nelson, Douglas Wakefield and Morris Harvey. “PURSUIT”—MONDAY. Drama moves on wheels in a lilting comedy romance with thrills and gripping drama in “Pursuit,” a fast-moving story of adventure on the highways and byways coming on Monday to the Opera House. It deals with a young couple trying to smuggle a child, object of a guardianship suit, out of the State. Pursued by private detectives, crooks and all kinds of enemies, they hide out in auto camps and farms and in a clever denouement win the Mexican border. Chester Morris and Sally Eilers play the fugitive couple, with Scotty Becker as the child, C. Henry Gordon as the private detective, Henry Travers as the comical paperhanger, Dorothy Peterson as the child’s Harold Huber as a pursuing crook. Dramatic highlights include a plane accident; hiding of the fugitive; the couple, handcuffed together escape in the auto camp; the crooks seize the child. REGENT THEATRE. Every reader of Jack London, one of tne most marvellous imagination writers of the last century, will be sure to see “The Call of the Wild” tonight, at the Regent Theatre. London leaves a lasting impression of a statin development, both in exploitation' and thought—evolutionary thought—that has passed, and “The Call of the Wild” has thus a philosophical as well as a dramatic appeal for all. Rich in rugged drama and clean fun, the picture fascinates every member of every family—the youngsters and their dads won’t have to be told, for they’ve all thrnled to this most ramous of Jack London’s tales. The love story, beautifully played by Clark Gable and Loretta Young, will insure the femin- ; ine contingent a grand time. Jack : Oakie contributes the comedy, and a ; new dog star —a huge, soft eyed St. Bernard named Buck —makes his screen debut in “Call of the Wild.” , Gable is ideally cast as a swash-1 buckling prospector who sets out with his buddy, Shorty Hoolihan (Jack Oak- j ie) to find a “lost claim.” They rescue ( the beautiful Claire Blake (Loretta j Young) from wolves and learn her husband has been searching for the same claim, discovered by his dead father. The “take-what-you-can” code of the North-west is foreign to this J over-civilised woman and the pair are in conflict. Their mutual contempt turns to a deep and genuine love. The trio locate the Hch claim, but Smith, J a villainous prospector who surprises 1 them and takes their gold and their canoe, and drowns in the rapids, with c his stolen bounty. The unexpected return of Claire’s husband offers a chai- J lenge to Thornton’s code, but he final- b ly agrees to let her go. b s SCHAEF’S DANCE. J With the coming of cold weather, b interest in dancing Quickens, and at s the popular old-time dance, at Schaef’s to-night, a very large attendance is expected. The Royal Star Dance Band will be providing the music, and an enjoyable evening is assured. Fl

SALVATION ARMY The meetings in the Salvation Army Hall, to-morrow, will be conducted by Brigadier and Mrs. Cottrill of Christchurch. The Brigadier has recently taken over the direction of the Salvation Army’s work in the Canterbury and Westland provinces, and he will be making his initial visit to the West Coast this week-end. 1.0.0.F..N.Z. LODGES’ DANCE Dancing enthusiasts are reminded of the function at Druids’ Hall on Monday at 8 p.m. under the auspices of Brighter Greymouth and Golden West Lodges. All welcome. TRINITY AUTUMN SHOWThe Town Hall on Friday next will be a blaze of colour on the occasion of the Holy Trinity Church Autumn Show and Bazaar. No time and expense is to be spared in decorating the interior of the hall with Autumn tonings, as well as laying out the numerous stalls in new and novel designs and appropriate seasonable colourings. Co’mbined with the beautiful display of flowers, there will be numerous stalls consisting of flowers, cakes, sweets, delicatessen, literature, used clothes, produce, fancy work, jumble and afternoon tea. Trophies will be given for the best decorated table, bowls and children’s buttonholes. There will be many novel competitions and new sideshows for those who care for this class of entertainment. The show will be opened at 11 a.m. and will continue until 10 p.m. The proceeds are in aid of Holy Trinity Church Building Fund.

CONVENT BALL On May 26, at Hall, there will take place one of the outstanding social events of the season —the Convent Old Pupils’ Annual Ball. At a largely attended meeting of the Ladies’ Committee arrangements were made to make this function the biggest ball of the year. The proceeds of the function are to go to the Repair Fund of St. Patrick’s Church, which suffered considerable damage by the recent cyclone. TECHNICAL “QUEENS” At this week’s meeting of the Technical Assembly Hall Committee, the following Queens were appointed to represent the various districts: — Valleys, Miss Joan Kirk —Blackball, Ngahere, Brunner, Wallsend, Taylorville, Stillwater, Waiuta, Bell Hill, Ahaura, etc. Runanga, Miss Joyce Bansgrove— Runanga and localities on and adjacent to Coast Road up to and including Brighton. Cobden, Miss V. Goodall —Cobden, Omoto, Coal Creek Flat, etc. Blaketown, Miss Norma Lamont — Blaketown and Preston Road from the bridge. Mawhera, Miss Nola McMillan — That part of Greymouth enclosed by Town Belt on South and by the Grey River on the North. Central Town Belt to north side of Buccleugh Street. Marsden, Miss Sabne Nicholson— Buccleugh Street (south side) to Marlborough Street (north side). Southern —Miss Joyce Dunn —Marlborough Street (south side) extending south to include Karoro, Kumara, Hokitika. South Westland. In each case local committees are being formed from parents and old students.