ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1947, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Finally Tonight: “Nob Hili.” o,r ’’ rnencing tomorrow: ‘Three Siiters” and “Gangs of the Waterfront.” Three lovely young-actresses make up the trio of sisters in the comedydrama. “Three Little Sisters,' which commences at the Opera House tomorrow. Mary Lee, Ruth Terry ana Cheryl Walker are the girls, daughters of the caretaker of a pretentious estate which the three “borrow ' to set up an impromptu canteen toi servicemen, with hilarious results. The real reason behind the plot is the plan of two of the sisters to further the romance of the third, Cheryl, and a soldier whom she has never seen and doesn’t know that she is confined to a wheelchair. Comedy, music and a love story are deftly ’combined in the picture. “GANGS OF THE WATERFRONT” A melodrama of a man who met trouble on even terms and showed who was master is revealed in “Gangs of the Waterfront, commencing at the Opera House with Robert ° Armstrong and Stephanie Bachelor in leading roles. The story deals with a waterfront racketeering gang and shows a unique plot used by the district attorney’s office in capturing them. Regent Theatre Finally today: “Courage of Lassie.” Commencing tomorrow: “I’ll Be Your Sweetheart.” “I’ll Be Your Sweetheart” is dedicated by the writers to “the great melody-writers of yesterday,” and is set in the London of the early 20th century. It relates the straggles of these men against music pirates of the time, who sold their songs at 2d a copy, putting them out of business and often causing them to die in poverty through their songs were the musical hits of the day. The sweep of the canvas is wide, touching on many colourful aspects of London life when the old Tivoli and Alhambra music halls were in their heyday; when Romano’s in the Strand was’ the meeting place of celebrities of the theatre and society; when Charing Cross Road bustled with song writers, publishers and actors, just as it does now. Margaret Lockwood stars as the music hall favourite of the day,, with Vic Oliver as a struggling song writer. Michael Rennie and Peter Graves are featured as rivals for Margaret Lockwood’s favours, and Moore Marriott is featured as George Le Brunn,- one of the leading song writers of the early century.