AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 17 February 1933, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

OPERA HOUSE— TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY. “SPEAK EASILY.’’ WITH BUSTER KEATON AND JIMMY DURANTE. Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante provide subject matter for plenty of laughter in t( Sneak Easily,” the latest comedy attraction fo be screened to-night, Saturday’s matinee and evening. It. is the story of a college pro fessor who is led to believe that he has inherited a very large, fortune, and for love, of a lady he decides to back a theatrical company which really has w'ry little to commend it to the public except the extreme egotism of its lead ing comedian, personated by Jimmy Durante. How the professor brings the company from the obscurity of a country tour to success in one of the world’s largest cities, provides a basis for considerable hilarity, especially during the staging of the opening performance, in which the professor himself ” makes good” as a comedian. Ruth Selwyu and Thelma Todd, who p’ay the leading feminine roles, are supported by an excellent cast. The next chapter of the serial will be screened a I Saturday’s matinee only. BLACKBALL—TO-NIGHT “Black Coffee” will be screened tonight at Blackball. WALLSEND—TO-NIGHT. ” Unashamed’’ will be screened at Wallsend to-night