ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 September 1939, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—Now Showing: Tech; colour Musical, “TIIF GOIIHHW FOLLIES.” Presenting a dazzling array of stars and a variety, of talent,-“The Goldwyn Follies,” a teenicplour musical extravaganza, will be screened at the Opera House tonight, tp-mprrp.w and Monday. The musical marks the producer’s swing to the. colour, standard, and has been produced on a scalb more lavish and magnificent than anything the screen has ever known. Every field of entertainment was in-? Vaded to find stars to' aughierit' the cast, headed by suave Adolphe Menjou arid the beautiful young star Andrea Leeds. From radio he took Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, /the comedy sensation; . Kenny Baker, silver-voiced rbmancist; irrepressible Phil Baker arid, his accordion; from. Grand Opera lovely Helen Jepson, arid the newcomer Charles Kulmann; from the world of trie dance, trie beautiful Zorina,, arid George Balanchine’s American ballet of tlie Metropolitan Opera; and from musical comedy, google-eyed Bobby Clark to clown with petite Ella Logan. Then there are the Goldwyn girls as well as Hollywood’s twelve loveliest and most talented tap-dancers. Jerome Cowan, Nydia Westman, Frank Shields and a hundred more who fit into the pattern of one of Ben Hecht’s best stories, a comedy of Hollywood ..which casts Menjou as a film producer out of touch with his public, and Andrea Leeds as the typical, American girl whom he hires as “Miss Humanity” to keep him posted on what the public wants. “The Goldwyn Follies” boasts the last and perhaps the greatest score written by the late George Gershwin, “i Was Doing All Right”; “Love Walked I Tn”; “I Love to Rhyme,” and “Love isl Here to Stay.”

REGENT—-Final Screening' of «800-100” 100” and “IN OLD SANTA FE.” Commencing Saturday: Another splendid double-feature programme: W TIIE LADY VANISHES” and “OVER THE WALL.”

“The Lady Vanishes” will hold you in surprise with its action-filled story. Nearly all the action takes place on a train in Central Europe. An apparently harmless but irritatingly whimsical old English governess, Dame May Whitty, vanishes. Not a sign, not. a trace remains of her presence, and even the passengers who have seen her have their own very good reasons for forgetting her existenceall except the young English / girl, played by Margaret Lockwood. The climax is a pitched battle between a group of passengers,, all English, in a couple of carriages switched off on to a side line, and' secret agents and soldiers of some Power unnamed trying to prevent the carrying. of a secret to the British Foreign Office. You’ll be clammy with excitement .by this. Michael Redgrave is the grand ne>v leading man ifitrodneed, aud his sly but youthful humour is a welcome change. Paul Lukas does a splendid job as a sinister figure and Margaret Lockwood is a beautiful heroine, though her acting is little more than competent.

THE ASSOCIATE FEATURE. “Over the Wall,” a melodrama having to do with a man falsely thrown into prison and his sweetheart who believes in him and finally obtains his freedom. A thrilling story originally written by Warden .Lewis E. Lawes, of Sing Sing Prison, “Over the Wall,” has an authentic ring that combines gripping drama with romance. Foran’s singing voice, always so appealing in his Western pictures, is heard' to excellent effect. He becomes a member of the prison choir, whose songs are broadcast weekly, and thus he wins for himself a tremendous public arid the attention of the governor, which is persuaded to listen to soriie new evidence which clears him of the false accusations. Patrons may reserve by ringing ’Phone 601.

QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Interest is quickening in the West / Coast League Queen Carnival as tho final days are reached. To-morrow the 'carnival concludes, and al! committees are, making a supreme effort to ensure trie return of-their Queen. As.a conclusion, a monster bazaar, is to be :lield in the Town Hall to-morrpw. and it is expected that with trie keen support of followers of League, the aims will be fulfilled —to provide enough money to erect a modern grandstand' and facilities at Wingham l ' Park. The grandstand will be a boon to League patrons, and it behoves all to idrid' their support, in this final event of the carnival. There will be< plenty of entertainment at the-Town Hall, for An addition to the many stalls, there vrill be the added attraction of y games and other amusements. A tug-o’-war wrll be held, and the' winding. Qjjrien; will be announced at the conclusion;?- At present the three Queens are- in the • running,, so close have been the re- , turns, but no doubt there will be some surprises to-morrow when final' returns are* made to the secretary.