ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 March 1943, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—Finally To-night: “Birth of the Blues” and “Hello Annapolis.” To-morrow: “Mr Wise Guy” and “Land of the Open Range.”

For a thrilling drama of the underworld lightened with just enough comedy to relieve some of its powerful tenseness, “Mr Wise Guy,” starring the East Side Kids with Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan and Billy Gilbert in leading roles, commences at the Opera House to-morrow. “LAND OF THE OPEN RANGE” The unique revenge that a dead outlaw tries to take on a frontier sheriff who sent him to prison is the exciting basis of Tim Holt’s latest outdoor thriller, “Land of the Operl Range,” commencing at the Opera Blouse to-morrow.

He leaves a will which bequeaths his 64,000 acre ranch to 100 men who can qualify as ex-convicts and who reach the land first in a free-for-all race on a specified day. The manner in which the sheriff’s chief deputy, Tim Holt, and two buddies carry out the terms of the trick will, but save the community from being ruined by the bad elements which have migrated to the Arizona town, provides a thrilling, fast-moving action plot. Ray Whitley and Lee White once more play young Holt’s faithful companions (Whopper and Smokey), while Janet Walho has the romantic lead.

REGENT THEATRE—FinaIIy Tonight: “49th. Parallel.” Tuesday: Maisie Gets Her Man.”

The adventures of Maisie continue fast and furious in “Maisie Gets Her Man” latest in the series of which Ann Sothern is the stary. Sharing starring honours with her is Red Skelton, who portrays a young country lad who wants to be a comedian. He arrives in the big city with a bag full of tricks. So anxious is Skelton supposed to be to become a comedian that he is never without some gag. Maisie appears as a jobless, showgirl in search of a job after she quits a knife-thrower’s act when that gentleman turns up for work drunk. She wanders into a building known to its regulars as the “Larceny Building,” and Maisie’s life is just a series of adventures after that. Maisie and Red form a vaudeville team, get a booking but they fail because of Red’s incurable stage fright. Thereafter they get mixed up with a racket in the “Larceny Building.” How they clear themselves comprises the rest of the story. Plus an outstanding associate programme which includes: Technicol-

our Cartoon, “Honduras Hurricane." Fitzpatrick Technicolour Traveltalk “Imperial Delhi.” Crime Doesn't Pay, “Think It Over” and latest Paramount News. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE i The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas in New Zealand was celebrated by the Westland SubDistrict, at Greymouth on Saturday evening, when a banquet was held at Herb Moore’s. There was a large attendance, including delegates from other centres, and Mi - E. J. Rose (District Superintendent) presided. The following toast list was honoured:—The Loyal Toast, “Our Sovereign Head and the Order”; _ “The Commandery of New Zealand” (Mr S. Burgess, Mr Rose); “The St. John Ambulance Association” (Mr A. Meiklejohn, Mr Waddock); “The Nursing Division” (Mr S. Compton, Mrs Gardner); “The Press” (Mr Rose); “The Orchestra and Artists” (Mr McSweeney, Messrs AV. Ford and H. Boote); St. John Cadets” (Mr H. Hildebrand, Mr H. Ollerenshaw); “Members on Active Service” (Mr Brown, Mr Devonport); “The Visitors” (Mr Rose, Miss Gilmore). The following items were given:—Songs. Mr H. Boote; piano-accordeon solo, Mr Holden; items, Mr J. S. Carnegie; violin solo, Mr TV. Ford; community songs. Mr J. Paterson was accompanist.