ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 November 1944, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE —To-night: “Seven Days’ Leave.” . , ~ Studded with catchy music, toirid dances and unusual specialty numbers, “Seven Days’ Leave,” showing at the Opera House to-night, is based on the unexpected consequences resulting from the terms of a freak W Victor Mature and Lucille Ball are at the head of a cast of popular headliners from stage, radio and screen. About to sail for a World War battle front, Mature finds himself heir to 100,000 dollars on condition that the marries a certain society girl, played by Miss Ball. Staked by his Army buddies, Mature launches an intensive campaign to win her consent, but all the plans are thrown overboard when the two young people discover that they really are-in love. Before he can explain the circumstances, the girl learns of the inheritance and announces that she is going to marry another man. From there on the action is fast, furious and hilarious until the climax when the two are re-united through the efforts of the girl’s kid sister and the girl with whom Mature once believed himself in love. REGENT THEATRE — To-night! “Ladies Courageous.” “Ladies Courageous” is a picture that will be remembered by all, especially the women. Starring Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, with Anne Gwynne, Diana Barrymore, Evelyn Ankers, June Vincent, Lois Collier, Phillip Terry, David Bruce.

Frank Jenks and Richard Fraser, it tells of those grand people of the Air Corps. Seven daring women, they fly to-dav for to-morrow’s love. But grounded each night together, they become weak, strong, bitter or softeach becoming a woman according to their temperament. This is a thrilling and dramatic story of the Women s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron. Also screening will be “Donald s Garden, and the March _of Time, South American Front.” PLUNKET SOCIETY’S APPEAI> Friday next, November 17, is the day chosen by the Plunket Society for its annua] appeal. The committee, faced with the problem of providing a car for the nurses, is endeavouring to make this a record day and asks for the wholehearted co-operation of the public. Rose-sellers*will be on duty in the town area and the sale of flowers, cakes, sweets, produce and clothing will be conducted in the shop in Mawhera Quay, next to Nancarrow’s. Arrangements have been made to obtain vegetables and flowers from Christchurch. The cause is good, as are the values offering to those who visit the shop.