AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22624, 29 April 1948, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

King’s.—Convent life in the high Himalayas is the set scene of "Black Narcissus," the film which re-introduces that clever actress Deborah Kerr to notice. She figures in thi3 picture, which begins at the King’s Theatre tomorrow, as Sister Ciodagh, a young Irish nun, who has been elevated to the position of Mother Superior to a convent school established at tlie request of the ruling prince. Others ill the picture include Duvid Farrer, Sabu and Jean Simmons. The Royal Wedding (coloured) pictures also will be screened at the King’s, Regent.—“ Living In A Big Way” concludes at the Regent today. "Stallion Road," costaring Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith and Zachary Scoct, is the film commencing tomorrow at the Regent. The picture, based on Stephen Longstreet’s best selling novel of horse-breeding in California, telis a heartwarming story of people who love horses, and of a triangle that almost ruined the lives of the three people concerned, Also screening at the sessions will be the Technicolour film of the Royal wedding produced by J. Arthur Rank. Majestic.—Today's programme will be headed by M.G.M.’s delightful "Faithful in My Fashion,” starring Tom Drake and Donna Reed. Romance and comedy intermingle in this wistful yet rnlarious story of a returning soldier and the girl he comes home to . . . and after a lot of post-war upsets . . . yes, they do live happily ever after! The associate drama, "Behind City Lights,” stars Lynne Roberts and Peter Cookson. Episode 7 of the serial, "Scarlet Horseman,” opens each session. "Tony Draws a Horse.”—lt iB seldom that the dominating character of a play is not seen upon tho stag® in the course of the performance, but such is the case with that sparkling comedy "Tony Draws A Horse” to he presented by the Gisborne Repertory Society on . May 3 and 4 at the Opera House. To learn just how this is achieved one must performance, but a most amusing set of circumstar.cc-s is introduced by Leslie Storm to enable him to exploit the possibilities of such a plot. The witty dialogue and amusing situations are combined with swift movement, and the strong cast assembled by the society is making every effort to ensure that none of the humour is lost in tho local presentation. Miss Ellen Miilar is in charge of the production.