ENTERTAINMENTS OPERA HOUSE

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 April 1938, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE

At the Opera House last-night, an audience that was at once startleft and pleased,- observed on the screen one of the most unique films that has been presented from Hollywood. It is called “Niglit. Must Fall,” and stars Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. “Night Musi Fall” is not a mystery story. On the contrary, the audience knows in advance that, it is watching the criminal, even before he conceives his next act of violence. -The result is fascinating and remarkably effective as a thrill producer-“Night2o-Must. Fall” will be finally screened -to-night-.* Others in the cast include parnc--' May' Whitty, ’’ Merle Tottenham’ Matthew Boulton, and Kathleen Harrison. Others who score are Alan Marshall arid'E. E. Clive. “IDOL OF THE CROWDS-” Brilliant with the pace of a fast game of ice hockey, “Idol of the Crowds,” featuring John Wayne and Sheila Bromley, comes to the Opera House'on Monday and Tuesday. “Idol of the Crowds’ ’is thrilling from beginning' to' end. The highlight, of the picture reveals two evenly-matched ice h'Ockey teams battling in the rink at Madison Square Garden. Highly volatile wMh dramatic situations, “Idol of the Crowjds" moves so

rapidly the ’climax is reached long ht-lore the audience is ready , for the endi Wayne portrays a professional hockey player. He meets and falls in love with it. beautiful young roller skating queen, played charmingly by Sheila Bromley. Sheila, works for a dapper-man-ahout-Broadway. who is interested in / preventing Wayne’s team from winning the world’s championship. 'l’lte lirewotks start, when Sheila, tries to persuade Wayne to take a 10,000 dollar bribe from Brokaw—to •'throw” the title to the Maroons. I-athos is added to the picture in a well-played sequence, in which Burruti is injured critically and taken to a hospital on the niglit. of- the championship game. Jane Johns, the San Francisco singing dancer, has an important. role. Other members of the cast, include Huntley Gordon, Frank Otto, Russell Hopton, George Lloyd and Virginia. Brissac.

, 'THE WEINTRAUBS." ’ Tile celebrated Continental comedy | instrumentalists. "The Weintraubs.” , direct, from their sensational tour of i America, the Far. .East, the Continent, j Australia, ami now touring New Zea- •' land's leading- provincial .towns,. will | make their appearance in person at' i the Opera House on Monday and ’ Tuesday, May 9 and 10 (evenings I giving a full night's entei'taini mein. You have heard, them on the j air. Now come and see their 100 per I cent, show in person. Box. plan open : at. 'Theatre. — REGENT THEATRE. This week-end's attraction at the Regent Theatre. “Artists and .Models." ha’s a story that runs as follows: — With bankruptcy staring him in tie face, Mac. president of the dizziest advertising agency in New York, ,‘jnds a chance to get on his feet. Young T° xvllse A*d.. scion of the Townsend Silverware family, goes tor Mac's advertising idea—to make silverware appealing by creating a •'Townsend Silver Girl." lie is tlttilled when Mac promises the model cliosc-n will ),e elected Queen ui rim Artists ami .Medels’ Ball, of which he is chairman. Paula, a beautiful blonde model, persuades Mac. who is in love with her, to make her Queen of the Ball—which means that she'll be the “ I ownseml Silver Girl" too—but Alan, \v ilium! seeing Paula, insists that the "Silver Girl" must be a real society type. Cynthia, his liancee. agrees to pcse. Paula, heartbroken al the loss <'■ Hie job, agree.-; io marry Alar. but decides ui make one more try to land Hie job'oi ■'Townseml Silver Giri." She flies down to Palm Beach, where .-he knows .Man is, and posing as a socialite with leisure, meeds him. Alan Jails in hive with her. am] sees in Paula ilie ideal liguie fot Hn- "Town., Silver Giri." i. ;ller . looking through Mac's tiles of professional piclures, Alan sees a photo <>f Paula. Heartbroken at what he considers Paula's duplicity, he says Paula (•nil have the job, hut that he’s IhToTigh. He goes (u Europe, to tor-M-t. Paula, ami when he returns finds Hie "Townseml .silver Gul" as posed b) Paula, has become a. national ligiire. Cynthia has become a model. h((.< fallen in love with Mai- ami proposes to him. He says. "Yes." and they agiee to announce the engagement. that night, at the Artists' and Models Bali. Pau! a comes to Mac ’ and tells him she’ll marry him. ,\lac is caught between' the tires of bigamy ' ami breach of promise. But at Hie •spectacular ball, Cynthia, with clever manoeuvring, gets her Mac. and I aula ami Alan are reunited.

INGLESIDE. The monthly Ingleside o f 11,0 Caledonian Society was held on Thursday evening and attracted a large attendance. The programme of Scottish and (Nd-time dancing was interspersed with miisietil and , elocutionary numbers, the lollowtng taking part:— Mr Georee Stc-wavt; r.ong, "Scots Wha Hue,” and lor an encore, "Aly Ain Wee Hoose”; recital. Mists Eunice Scott. "Swallowing an kgg, and lor an encore "The inidos hirst \isii to tile Butcher”: •song. Airs. o. McLean, "liame o’ Aline" and for an encore “Alary AfcDonald.” I’articular interest invested the latter song, it being a composition of Air. Ilughie Smith, the accompaniment being written b\- Aliss Flora McKenzie, ot Wellington. Alessrs. T. Tenney!. H. Anderson, George Stewari, and E. AfcQueen presented the quartet to. Drink To Ale Only," which was encored. Supper was provided by Hie Ladies Committee, and dancing was carried on till midnight. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE The Rev. D. Neilson, a missionary from Alysore, South India, is at present visiting Creymonth, and will de-1 liver a splendidly illustrated Motion Picture Lecture in the Baptist Church on Sunday evening. All are invited to attend what should prove to be a service unique in its interest and inspiration.

ST. JOHN’S FLOWER SHOW On Wednesday next. May 4, all flower lovers will have the opportunity of seeing the Autumn flowers at their best. The latter part of the season has not been, very favourable to chrysan-

Ihemuins but every effort has been made to make this show an unqualified success and to obtain exhibits from far and mm r. Mr. <; ion i sky. of Hokitika, ,-t noted expert will lie the judge. As ustml there will ho many oilier items of interest. A strong committee has been at work for some time'past The show opens at 2,30 p.m.