AMUSEMENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22663, 14 June 1948, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

King's.—“So Well Remembered,” which is being screened at the King’s today, is the life story of George Boswell (John Mills), a struggling newspaper man who rises to be Mayor of Browdiey. Tile Town Council is receiving applications for the post of librarian at tile city library, when George opposes bis fellow-councillors in respect of a certain applicant, Olivia Charming (whose father was a mill-owner responsible for Browdley’s housing problem). George’s championship is successful, and inter lie marries Olivia. But the union does not turn out happily. Regent.—“ The Unfaithful” (Ann Sheridan, ].t\v Ayres) concludes today at the Regent. Whenever tile name Irene Dunne and Charles Coburn are attached to a motion picture labelled a comedy, audiences have learned from past performances that they arc due for not only a delightful experience of charm and chuckles, but great big laughs. Now, Alexander Knox joins them and makes it a triumphant trumvirnte in Columbia Pictures’ new comedy, "Over 21,” coming tomorrow to the Regent Theatre.

Majestic.—“ The Over'landers'* is the tale of man's struggle against the forces of nature, his loves, hopes and aspirations, a story which echoes the heartbeats of Australia. Dan MeAlpine ("Chips’* Rafferty), when his 1000 head of cattle were threatened by the Japanese invasion, decided to drive them across the continent, pome 1000 miles, to Queensland. He in joined by the Parsons family, who are admirably portrayed by Daphne Campbell, John Nugent Hayward, Jean Blue and Helen Grieve. The party taken the herd through some great hazards. Webster Booth and Anne Ziegler.—Not ro many years ago Webster Booth was a clerk in a Birmingham accountants’ office and Anne Ziegler, a Lancashire lass, was a fair-haired child, just leaving school. Today, they are much sought-after singers in England. They will sing at the Gisborne Opera House on Monday, June 21. One outstanding success has followed another, both on screen and stage. In 3 944 they co-Btarred in the film "Waltztime” and have just recently completed a Technicolour production “The Laughing Lady." On the stage, too, co-star roles in such great successes as “The Vagabond King" and "Sweat Yesterday," are included in their many triumphs. The box plane are advertised. Opera House.—Maureen Kenny's annual entertainment in aid of the Hine Materoa Children's Home, "Xmas Frolics Revue," which was postponed from December owing to the infantile paralysis epidemic, will be printed at the Opera House on Thursday, June 24, at 8 o'clock Over 100 performers will Include guest artists from Napier in a merry show of mirth, melody, dancing, specialty turns and comedy sketches. The box plans will open on Monday at Arthur Toye, Limited, where i tickets may be obtained.