ENTERTAINMENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 August 1946, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

OPERA HOUSE.—To-night: “Variety Jubilee” starring Lesley Brook. Acclaimed as the greatest picture to come out of Britain in years, the mighty musical drama, “Variety Jubilee,” is showing at the Opera House to-night. The story tells of the friendships of three stars of the British vaudeville stage during the past fifty years. The leading roles are played by Lesley Brook, Reginald Purdell, a famous top-notch star, Ellis Irving and George Merritt. The film shows the rise and fall of the Variety Theatre, and we see Betty Warren bringing back to life the tuneful Florrie Ford singing, “Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?” and other hits. We are entertained by a galaxy of the stars in England to-day—Ella Retford, favourite of the forces singing, “Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty,” “Pack Up Your Troubles” and other Great War hits. Slim Rhyder, the world’s greatest trick cyclist in hilarious- antics’, Joan Winters with the new song hit, “Richmond Hill”; Nat D. Ayer, composer of “If You Were the Only Girl in the World”; the Ganjou Brothers and Juanita with their graceful and daring acrobatic dancing; Wilson, Keppel and Betty are seen in less graceful dancing that provokes gales of laughter; the six Can Can dancers display their charms in the way of the Naughty Nineties, while the Jubilee Girls are the glamorous chorines of to-day. The spectacular-climax finally presents the Band of His Majesty's Coldstream Guards in their first screen appearance in the new and stirring number, “The Song of the Marching Men.” REGENT THEATRE—To-night: “The Affairs of Susan,” starring Joan Fontaine and George Brent. “The Affairs of Susan,” which 'is showing at the Regent Theatre tonight, is the most sensational comedy hit of the year. In the title role is Academy Award winner Joan Fontaine, who, after six successful dramatic roles, turns on a splendid performance as the unpredictable “Susan” in this light comedy. George Brent, Dennis O’Keefe, Don Defoe and Walter Abel all play important roles as Susan’s suitors, Miss Fontaine, as film actress Susan Darell, is the girl who can’t choose between the four men in her life—and who takes all four! But —when the men get together to compare experiences, what a story they tell —what a picture it makes —and what a surprise there is in store for Susan when she finds she can’t fool all the men all' the time. This time new and delightfully shocking in her first gay romantic comedy, Joan Fontaine is vivacious and flirtatious as the girl who said “Yes” four times too often.