AMUSEMENTS.

Grey River Argus, 2 November 1928, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

- OPERA HOUSE. -po ts in tiiiC Swiss Alps ail’ui'd a ...... L ground f< r an intensely numaii .1* ■ of the romance of a head waiter and his love for an American heir ns. Those who have seen “Service for Ladies’’ in its previews, label it .he best thing Menjou has done in his career. It is r al. It is true. A particularly well-balanced cast, headed b v Kathryn Carver, Lawi'.nce Grant, and Charles Lane, support the s‘. :,?• Tlarrv T) ’Ab’iadic D’Arrast handled the megaph'one. “THE FANGS OF DESTINY.” Pure melodrama with thrills is dish d out in generous doses in Cniversal’s latest police dog’ \\cst.“'n, “Fangs of Destiny,’’ which copies to the Opera House to-night with “Dynamite” the Belgian Po ice canine actor iu th i stellar role. Edmund Cobb and netite.’Betty Caldwell play the leading human roles in one of the nr si • citing movies ever on the silver sheet hereabouts. Canin * cunning. with more ' ’man intuition, is exploited in this picture directed by Stuart Paton, with a. capable cast including George Pciriolat, Carl Sepulveda, Al. Ferguson and Joan Hathaway. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. “MICHAEL STROGOFF.” The gdi’geous splendour of the court of th' Grand Kahn 'of Tartary in the Universal! Film de France production of the Jules Verne melodrama, “Michael Strogoff, ’ ’ which comes to the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday next, presents a striking contrast to the magnificence of. the Palace at I Moscow of Alexander 11., Czar of all Russia in 1856, also a feature of the photodrama. Czar and Kahn were abso’uto rulers. The Czar had fifty-three titles including such awe-inspiring ones as “Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias, ” “Czar,” “Lord and Sovereign Prince,” “Heir of Nor way,” “Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.” and many others. Th-i Grand Kahn by comparison was a petty ruler. But his power was equally absolute, and hi.s Tartar hordes caused the army < f the Czar trouble sufficienT to make thjourn.jy of Michael - Strogoff through TinVhostilc territory on qf the greatest of adventures. CANADIAN COWBOY BAND. On Monday.. November 5, the above combina ion of musicians will appear at the Town Hall, under the direction of Mr Fred Mayfield. The Band is a musical combination of unusual talent, and serves up a programme of bright and snappy music. Lovers of dancing and good mu ic should i ot miss hearing this wonderful combination of nine of the world’s best soloists. wh 0 play 37 instruments. The box plan is now open at Webley’s the prices are: Gentlemen 7/-; Ladies 3/6, onlookers