AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 15 May 1935, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House “WHOM THE GODS DESTROY.” ‘ ‘ Whom the Gods Destroy, ’ ’ Columbia's powerful drama of a man’s great love for his sou, featuring Walter Connolly. Robert Young and Doris Kenyon will bead the new bill this afternoon and evening at the Opera House. The story is of a successful Broadway stage producer whose one aim is to perpetuate his name in the theatre through his son. While eu route to Loudon, the ship is wrecked in

a collision. The producer helps the .-.'hip's officers with panic-stricken passengers, aids Ithe women and children into lifeboats and gives his lifebelt to a woman. But later realising death prevents his seeing his loved ones again, he dons a woman’s coat and escapes iu a lifeboat. Branded as a coward, he gives a false name at the rescue and retires to a drifting life, mourned at home as a hero. He watches his son’s progress, but is disappointed at the youth’s lack of genius'. Without disclosing his identity, he wins the confidence of his son and they produce the boy’s first hit. The role of the producer brings Connolly recognition as one of the greatest character actors, a fame he enjoyed on the stage for two decades'. Some of Connolly’s recent roles include “lit Happened One Night’’ and “Lady For a Day.’’ Doria Kenyon appears as his wife, with Robert Young as their son. Others in roles arc Jack Mulhall and Hobart Bosworth. Regent Theatre “CARAVAN” TO-DAY. Bringing camera and story-telling technique of a type new to picture-gores “Caravan,’’ Erik Charell’s spectacular mu.-'ical romance, opens at -the matinee ait 2.15 to-day at the Regent Theatre. “Caravan,” a Fox Film, tells its entire tale through the eye of just oue camera,, regardless of the importance of the sequence or the size of the set. ith its scenes laid iu the famous Tokay district of Europe, and all the action taking place during the annual three-day grape harvest, many o f the backgrounds are said to be among the largest and most, impressive created since the screen turned vocal. One of the very few genuine Gypsy orchestras in America played the catchy musical score and numbers, written especially tor the picture. Charles Boyer, idol of the Continental screen, plays his first starring role, a romantic songmaker, with Loretta Young and Jean Parker tls his leading ladies and a supporting east that includes Louize Fazenda, Phillips Holmes, (’. Aubrey Smith. Noah Beery, Eugene Pallette Dudley Digges, Charles Grapewin, Richard Carle and other celebrities. Three musical numbers are featured, the romantic “Wine Song,”, a bubbling and sprightly dance tune, “Ha-Cha-Cha.” and a high-spirited number, titled “Happy, 1 Am Happy!”

barrytown ball. Hie Settlers’ Hall presented an animated scene on Saturday night, the occasion being that of the first ball ~of the season, organised by the Social Committee. The green nikau palms multi-coloured streamers and Chinese ■ anteius provided a striking setting and mingled harmoniously with the delicately shaded frocks of flic fail dancers. The music supplied ] >v the Victorian Dance Band, was all to b< desired for both modem and old time dancing and the floor wmt efficiently controlled by Mr ,\. Richards. Nurner ou.-' novelty dances proved a pleasing i.atiti-e of the evening’s programme amt the winners were:—Lucky Spot I tss A. Bl.'tekie ami partner: Monti taro, A|i- S Dalzell and partner; Spo \\altz, Miss ('. Gilbert and partno I'.xuas were supplied by Mrs W. Ken uedy. Among those present were Alcsdanic.--' S. ITewison, blue velvet- J Wafer, wine lace; Swan, black lace Symes, plum eelanese; Armstrong pin! Aike "’ '’'ack velvet u..ssell, black lace; lunes oyster se> >U; Morrow, black eelanese;' Rooney ' uny velvet; Doyle, flame angelskii laee; M,Taggart, red and white crem atliol; Henry, pink satin; Rodgers duck velvet; Mansion, red velvet Dunn, mulberry panne velvet; Harris black georgette; Dalzell, red geor gette; Newport, black eelanese; J Dunn, red crinkle marocain; Robert sun, pink rayon; Mouat, black and White crinkle crepe,; Kennedy, browi and white checked taffeta; Weaver white silk maeedor; Ryal! k black lace; Butterworth, black georgette. Misses D. Todd, green floral georgette; K. Harwood, green georgette; ('. Gilbert pink floral taffeta; 1). Coulson blui ermkesta; A. Blaekie, red floral geor gette; s. Anderson, black silk velvetB. Garvey, blue satin; I Sea imell, red and white cheeked taffeta; D. Crerar lemon georgette; I. Bell, pink crinkle imu-ocain; T. Wafer, coral pink crinkle '■rt’pe; E. Prendergast, red satin; M ~a , ’ lemon organdi; B. Shepherd bliU'k sequined net.; M. Sweeney, pink organdi; C. McNaughton, green laeew. Downes, white laee.; J. Dunn, black and white pebble crepe; E. Downs blue marocain; D. Spudding, white taffeta' tallentyrc, black velvet; E. Dug gun, black ring velvet; M. Howell, apricot satin; H. Manderson, wine

erepe athol; J. Robertson, black georgette; A. Howell, flame satin. R, jßlob'■rts°", blue silk velvet; p. Byall, pink taffeta. Messrs Tennentj Ogilvie (2) Anders-on, Flaherty, James, Summer’ Howson, Beckman, Gilmour, Keith (°) LHoward, Nelson (2), Richards, D’cnueliy (3), Bullimore., Manson,, Price, Byrne, Steel, Mjgiskivi, Dunn U), Butiterwoit'b, McTajgarc (2; Jehnsron, Lee, Ryall (4),° Collagen, Rusf-ell, Baldwin, Kennedy Show Mcnk Mitchell. Dalzell (3), T. Howard, Wafer, Duncan., Begbie Mansell, O’Brien (2), Kennedy, IJewison (2) t Swan. Manderson, Cargih Weaver, Leitch, Robertson,, Rooney, Bourke (2), Forrest, Mosley, Mouat Stevens Collett, Crowe and Coulson.