ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 October 1948, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS Opera House

TONIGHT: “The Exile," starring Douglas Fairbanks, jun, and Maria Monies.

“The Exile,” starring Douglas Fairbanks (jun.) and featuring Maria Montez, Paule Croset and Henry Daniel, is showing at the Opera House. The swashbuckling story concerns King Charles II in the year 1660, when he was in exile in Holland from his political enemies, Oliver Cromwell’s fanatical followers. While there he falls in love with a Dutch farm girl. Miss Croset, although he spends a good deal of his time with a former sweetheart from France, portrayed by Miss Montez. Despite the two lovely women. Fairbanks as King Charles is concerned mainly with overthrowing Cromwell’s despotic rule, and the stoiy revolves around his sword fights and narrow escapes from his enemies which, of course, he does successfully.

Regent Theatre TONIGHT: “Cass Timberlane," starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Zachary Scott. Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott are co-starred in “Cass Timberlane” the engrossing story of a conservative small-town judge who marries a headstrong young girl from the wrong end of the town. Their marriage is threatened from every side

bv town gossip and class prejudice, but most of all by the attentions of suave, handsome Brad Criley -played by Zachary Scott. Spencer Tracy turns in his usual excellent performance as the honest, amiable, Cass, while Lana Turner is superb as the unpredictable Jinny Marshland. Zachary Scott fits easily into the role of the “other man and the three stars are ably supported by -a strong cast.

HARLEY’S BALL The Trotting Club Pavilion, Victoria Park, is expected to be taxed to the utmost on Monday night on the occasion of the first annual staff ball of Messrs Harley and Co, Ltd. Many tt'ople having expressed disappointment at not receiving invitations, all of the requests for which it has not been possible to fulfil, the manager of the firm, on being interviewed, explained that the invitations, which at first were limited on account of the size of the hall to eight hundred, were later increased to one thousand in order to meet the requests received. The issuing of invitations, he added,. was the privilege of the staff, and it was desired to acquaint the public of the fact that the directorate had not issued any invitations, considering that as a staff function the ball should be under staff control. Proceeds are in aid of the Greymouth Municipal Band for use in contests.