ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1944, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE —Finally To-night: “Follow the Band.” Tuesday:; “The Underpup” and “One Night, in the Tropics.” ! A. new personality, Gloria Jean, ; appears in the title role of “The! Underpup” commencing at the Opera I House to-morrow, in which the 11- | year-old singing actress shares star- i ring honours with Robert Cummings i and Nan Grey. No less than fifteen ; featured “names” are 'in the line-up, i including Beula Bondi, Virginia! Weidlerr, Margaret Lindsay, C.| Aubrey Smith, Billy Gilbert, Ann ■ Gillis, Raymond Walburn, Pauli Cavanagh, Frank Jenks, Ernest | Truex, Samuel S. Hinds, Dickie j Moore, Shirley Mills, Doris Lloyd, a ’ new musical comedy team, Billy Lenhart and Kenneth Erown, and others. .“ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS”. All the colourful atmosphere of the tropics and all the musicianship of the noted composer Jerome Kern went into the making of “One Night in the Tropics,” commencing at the * Opera House to-morrow. Starring J Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, Bud Ab- • bott, Lou Costello, and Robert Cummings as key figures in an impres- 1 sive cast. The picture deals with the ‘ romantic complications of two • couples, arising when Jones sells his ‘ best friend (Cummings) a million- • dollar “love insurance” policy under- . writing an impending marriage. \ REGENT THEATRE—FinaIIy To- ] night: “Once Upon a Honey- ; moon.” Tuesday: “Hitler’s Mad-j. man.” ] “Hitler’s Madman,” commencing at - the Regent Theatre on Tuesday, is ’ the blood-stirring story of Lidice, . the little Bohemian village the Nazis , erased from the face of the earth in ' a world-shocking war incident during the time Hitler’s armies were over-running Europe. While, as would be expected, shudders pre-1

dominate, the story is firmly beautifully bound _ together with strong human qualities, notably in the love theme portrayed against the background of bloodshed by Alan Curtis and Patricia Morrison. Curtis as Karel Vavra, young Czech recently of the R.A.F., and Miss Morrison as Jarmila Hanks, his sweetheart, are brought together as the ’couple who conspired in the asassmation of Reinhard Heydrich, “The Hangman,” vividly portrayed by John Carradine. It was this assassination that heralded the shocking Nazi reprisals under Heinrich Himmler, hated Gestapo head, portrayed by Howard Freeman. From “Hitler s Madman” can be gained a partial realisation of what has happened to the defenceless countries Hitler has swallowed up in his quest for/world domination. RUNANGA DANCE The Convent Old Girls’ dance was

held in the Runanga Gymnasium on Friday. Music was supplied by Mrs Eileen Warwick and Mr R. Armstrong, and extras were played by Misses C. Moore and J. Armstrong. Mr Les Wearne was M.C. The Monte Carlo was won by Mr and Mrs S. Burgess and the lucky spot foxtrot by Miss N. Scott and Mr T. Anderson. COMING OF AGE SOCIAL. About 80 guests assembled in the Public Hall, Ikamatua, on Saturday evening, to celebrate the coming of age of Mr. R. J. Venis. An enjoyable time was spent in games and dancing. At supper the customary toasts were proposed and honoured.