ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 January 1941, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE: Finally To-night: “THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS.” Next Attraction (Com-J mences To-morrow, “SCATTER-, BRAIN,” and “SOME LIKE IT HOT.” Following on the cycle of pictures featuring popular song hits, comes “Scatterbrain,” which commences at the Opera House to-morrow, starring Judy Canova, the Jenny Lind of the Ozarks. Although she’s a hill-billy with a Florian accent and a New. York background, she can call pigs with finesse and she can call wear “store clothes” with the air of a Fifth Avenue debutante. She can eclipse many an opera star when it comes to vocal gymnastics, but her first love and her true love is .yodelling hill-billy ballads. The story of “Scatterbrain” concerns! Eddie Mclntyre, breezy talent scout and right hand man of J. R. Russell, producer-director of Perfection Pictures, who arranges to “plant” his own girl friend in the Ozarks and have her “discovered” as an authentic hill-billy to be starred in Perfection’s new picture, “Thunder Over the Ozarks.” Through an error little Miss Canova, a real hill-billy, is brought to the film capital instead of the sham hill-billy, and her adventures after she arrives become really enlightening, because there are no loopholes in thte contract. It appears that she is stuck with Perfection or Perfection is stuck with her, but Judy develops into one of their most valuable starring personalities instead of the backwoods maiden they believed her to be originally. Those in support of Miss Canova are Alan Mowbray, Eddie Foy Jnr., Joe Cawthorn, Ruth Donnelly, Billy Gilbert, Luis Alberni, Isabel Jewell, Carl Shrum’s Gang and Matty Malneck and his orchestra. “SOME LIKE IT HOT.” With Bob Hope dispensing his distinctive brand of' humour, Shirley Ross as sweet and swingy as ever, and Gene Krupa beating out hot rhythms on his drums “Some Like it Hot,” will commence at the Opera House tomorrow. Here’s a picture which is really up the alley of the three stars. Bob’s a brash, cocksure, fast-talking promotor who wants to put his act up in the big-time. He’s also plugging for a break for Gene Krupa and his orchestra. But he doesn’t get much encouragement from an agent. Then

he meets Shirley Ross. She lets him hock her ring so that he can put on his own act, but he loses it in a crap game. Broke, he plugs all sorts of wild schemes —side shows, street carnivals, fake set-ups—for months so that he can win back Shirley. But with all his wise-cracking, he has a tough time doing it. Two new songs, “Some Like It Hot” and “The Lady’s in Love with You,” provide musical, highlights for the stars. Una Merkel and Rufe Davis have featured roles.

REGENT: Now Showing: “MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.”

“Mutiny on the Bounty,” which opens again at. the Regent Theatre, cannot be compared with any other film achievement. It stands alone and far above anything of its kind that has ever been filmed or which may be filmed for years to come. It is sea drama as it actually took place a hundred and fifty years ago, a true chapter from maritime history that resulted in a great reform, among all ships of the sea and which eliminated for all time the brutal treatment men who went to sea. expected and suffered. “Mutiny on the Bounty” has been faithfully reproduced from the sensational book by James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff, in so far as the medium of motion pictures permits. Space forbids the praise deserved by the huge cast —Charles Laughton as Captain Bligh, who inakes of the character a ruthless and harsh diciplinarian. In truth, it is the greatest performance Laughton has ever contributed to the screen. Fletcher Christian, the Master’s Mate, comes to us in Clark Gable’s finest role. Those throughout the world who have read the book will agree that Gable as Christian, leader of the mutineers, could not have been a better choice. Franchot Tone, as Byam; Dudley Digges, as Bacchus; Herbert Mundin, Donald Crisp, Eddie Quillan, Stanley Fields, lan Wolfe, Ivan Simpson, De Witt Jennings, even Mamo and Maria, the native girls and the fifty more who make up the impressive cast. ’Phone 601 and book your seats.

SCHAEF’S HALL TO-NIGHT. The lively programme of modern and old-time dances at Schaef’s Hall this evening will give dance enthusiasts ahd learners a bright entertainment. A snappy programme of swing and old-time melodies will be supplied by the Mayfair Players, and a good night of fun is guaranteed. A light supper will be provided.