ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1945, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE—To-night: “Coney Island,” starring Betty Grable and George Montgomery. Stars, songs, dances, romance packaged in a rollicking mirthprovoking story—all the ingredients of a hit show—best describes the wonder' world’s wonder musical “Coney Island.” Showing at the Opera House it will unfold on its screen the greatest show on earth, the title of which tells the complete story, with lovely Betty | Grable, handsome George Mont-; gomery and sleek Cesar Romero cast • in the starring roles of this musical: extravaganza. I Lavisn Technicolour captures all! the glamour, Lite riotous colour and the ev&r-chang.mg background of Coney. The merry-go-round caliope, the shrill yell of the barkers, the tinkling of pianos, and off-key voices I of the singing waiters in the board- i walk cafes are ail registered in a ■ glowing realism on the screen. i Curvesorne Betty Grable, in the; role of a cafe entertainer, sings,! dances and shows to full advantage'! the charming personality that made! her the nation’s Number One femin-. ine box-office attraction. Mont-; gomery and Romero are cast as a j pair of double-crossing partners, each! out to win the fair Betty. I Among the new tunes with which! •‘Coney Island” is liberally sprinkled, are “Take it From There,” “Beauti-| Jiul Coney Island.” “Miss Lulu From Louisville.” and “There’s Danger in a Dance.” whilst the old favourites include “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey,” “Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy’s Chowder,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” “Darktown j Strutters Ball,” “In My Harem” and! “Cuddle Up a Little Closer.” REGENT THEATRE— To-night; “Phantom of the Opera,” j starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna! Foster and Claude Rains. The long anticipated production heralded as Hollywood’s super thrill. classic “Phantom of the Opera, ’ starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Claude Rains, is showing at the Regent Theatre. Filmed in technicolour and featur-, ing a cast of thousands, the story based on Gaston Leroux’s famous nc-vel and filmed against the background of the Paris Opera House, I combines mystery, music, romance! and an element of terror unique in , movie entertainment. Nelson Eddy as; the opera star who loves the ambitious young vocalist lias the most colourful role of his career. Miss, Foster as the singer excells herself! and wins now laurels. Claude Rains l is “The Phantom.” His sinister por-: trayal of the composer who mystifies! and terrorizes the personnel arid' patrons of the Paris Opera House is | one of the screen’s all-time acting! classics. The story revolves around the mad composer who brings terror and devastation to the Opera House.! Enthralling musical sequences high-1 light the dramatic action. Besides, Nelson Eddy and Miss Foster. Tudor Williams and Anthony Marlow are heard m operatic numbers which feature a large chorus.