AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 30 April 1936, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House “LADY TUBBS.’’ A motion picture that is one of the season’s most enjoyable comedies iu “Lady Tubbs/’ now showing at the Opera House, with. Alice Brady starred and Douglass Montgomery and Anita Louise in featured roles. The play has a rollicking quality, that makes a picture of rare delight. The story Ottens on a new railroad in Kansas, and then shifts to a Long Island estate. Director Crosland has maintained a tempo of fast fun, and the story trips along swiftly and joyously to its climax. Included among the featurettes is “Ou the Ball’’ a special sporting short devoted to the 1935 All Blacks, Flashes from the trial games, a close-up of eveiy member of the team, including the iv'est Coast’s own representatives, Kou King and Mike Gilbert, the embarkmeut of the team at Wellington, and Jack Manchester’s farewell speech on behalf of the players, are all recorded in “On The Bail.” “THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES.’’ FRIDAY. A London Bishop on a rampage of mystery-—-a young couple who try to be amateur criminals —and an hilarious plot in which the Bishop, who reads detective stories, turns Sherlock Holmes and out-Holmses any detective ever heard of before—these are among, the diverting details of “The Bishop Misbehaves, ’ ’ Metro-Gold wynMayer’s merry comedy mystery, showing at the Opera House, on Friday and Saturday. Mauroon O’Sullivan and Norman Foster play the romantic, parts as the young coupie who delve into amateur crime, and Edmund Gwenu, distinguished British character actor, plays the Bishup who trips them up, bailies erooks with a snuffbox, finds the missing loot, uncovers a swindler, and sets all things right. E. A. Dupont, famous European director of “Varie'ty, ’’ and other hits, directed the, whimsical new story, based on the successful Broadway stage play by Fred Jackson. The east includes Lucile Watson, Reginald Owen, Dudley Diggs, Ivan Simpson, Lillian Bond, Arthur Treacher, and Charles AleNaughtou.

Regent Theatre “GRAND OLD GIRL.’’ The school toucher comes into hetown on the screen in “Grand Ohl Girl.’’ starring May .which will be screened at the Regent tonight. Objects of caricature and good matured gibes in many films -and stories, the teacher is painted in her true light in “Grand Old Girl.’’ Her service to childhood is eulogised as second only to that of motherhood. Al vivid picture of that service is given with Miss Robson portraying the elderly principal of a small town high school. When a sinister influence in the town threatens the welfare of hor students, she steps outside the realm of the school room and conducts a one-woman campaign to eradicate it. “HOT TlP.’’ Horse racing, the sport of kings and common people, plays a prominent part in “Hot Tip,’’ the second feature at the Regent, to-night, in which Zaßu Pitts and James Gleason make their debut as a new comedy team. Three. races are shown in “Hot Tip,’’ which were filmed at the famous Santa Anita track, scene of the Santa Anita Handicap, the world’s richest racing purse. Here Gleason, in the. story, risks the savings of h ls future son-in-law in an effort to gain the lad enough money to enable him to overcome objections to the marriage. ROLLER CYCLE RACING. The four man team of cyclists from Australia, will to-night commence their contests at the Regent.