ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 April 1943, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE: "They Raid Gy Night” Town Deb.”

In a very timely screen drama which may foreshadow coming events in the war, with its story .of-a raid on the Nazi occupants- of Norway- by the British'Commandoes, “They Raid by Night,” starring Lyle Talbot and Jane Duprez, Talbot has the colourful role of an American captain in the British organisation, sent from England to release an imprisoned Norse Commander. His companions are'Charles Rogers, radio operator, and George Neise, a Norwegian lieutenant, who has escaped from his native land upon the arrival of invaders.. Complications arise when the three adventurers land from parachutes in a Norwegian forest. But June Duprez, former sweetheart of the young Commando, betrays him to the Oberst. Hers is the' story of love turned to hate, for when the young Norwegian escaped he used her father’s boat, and thus brought down the wrath of the German conquerors. “SMALL TOWN DEB” All the comedy, thrills and excitement of growing up have been crowded into Jan Withers’ newest and gayest hit, “Small Town Deb.” The youngest child of a well-to-do small-town family, Jane feels she is badly neglected. Her sister and brother, Cobina Wright, junr., and Jack Searl have no time for her because they are too busy with their dates. Mother and Dad played by Katherine Alexander and Cecil Kellaway have their minds taken up with money troubles, but when Jane decides to “come out” she leaves her family and friends gasping with surprise. REGENT THEATRE: To-night: “How Green Was My Valley.” Out of the pages of Richard Llewellyn’s best-seller “How Green Was My Valley,” now showing at the Regent Theatre, starring Walter Pidgeon, Donald Crisp and Maureen O’Hara, comes the redblooded story of everyday people—the story of human courage—unforgettable moments that engulf you in a flood-tide of emotion. “How Green Was My Valley” was made from the novel that headed the best-seller lists for months —that was read, praised, and remembered by more than six million people. It has a perfect cast—every player painstakingly selected for the part. In fact, more time was consumed in selecting a cast than was used in actual shooting of the picture! • It is one of the greatest entertainments in all screen history—the brave story of a family never conquered—neither by ai’med men nor hardship—hunger nor hate—nor by the dark destiny that threatened the greenness of their valley. SINGAPORE. An address entitled “Singapore and the Far East” will be given in the Cobden Gymnasium to-morrow by Mr E. J. Johansen, who has recently come to New Zealand after spending 14 years in Singapore and six in China. During this time Mr. Johansen travelled extensively throughout the Netherlands East Indies, Borneo, Siam, and French Indo-China, and knows whereof he speaks. This illuminating address will be illustrated by beautiful coloured slides.