Regent Theatre

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1937, Page 2

Regent Theatre

“POPEYE CLUB.’’ At the Popeye Club mafnee this morning, there will ba an extra special attraction, when Jackie Coogan will be screened in the greatest of all children’s stories- “Tom Sawyers-’’ There will also be Popeye cartoons and comedies, free seats, and free gifts for all“SWEET ALOES-’’ To the screen’s most glamorous stargoes the role every actress in Hollywood wanted to play—Kay Francis—who tops her triumphs to bring yon

the tender romance and brilliant drama of the stage success that has thrilled two continents- Magnificent settings and brilliant acting by the principal artists make “Sweet Aloes’’ another triumph for the producers, Warner Bros. The film, which will be screened to-day and Monday at the Regent, is an outstanding example of the successful adaptation of a stage play to the talking screen. Kay Francis, who

has been widely acclaimed for hefi portrayal of Florence Nightingale in “The White Angel,;” appears as the heroine of the .story. George Brent as her husband makes a welcome return to prominence- The picture, w’hich is a dramatic and appealing tale of the love between husband and wife and between mother and child,, has received high praise overseas for the forceful realism of its presentation. Roland Young gives an extremely amusing portrayal of a sympathetic author who brings the tangled lives of his friends to a happy ending. Others in the cast are Henry Stephenson, Patrie Knowles and Frieda Ineseourt-

B.S.A. CONCERT ANZAC NIGHT.

It is safe to predict a packed house at the Returned Soldiers’ Association Concert to he held at the Town Hall to-morrow night (Sunday), commencing at 8.15 (after Church). A grand varied programme will be presented by unquestionably the greatest combination of professional and amateur artists ever to appear in the same programme on a Greymouth stage. Artists giving their services gladly to such a deserving object arg the Convent Orchestra, Convent Violin Duet. Convent Pianoforte Trio. Mrs W. Cogswell, Misses Iris Turner, Adria Bush, Nancy McKane, Vonnie Millar and M. McSlierry, Messrs Harold Prescott, W. Baird, J. Duffy, Max Marshall and W. Tones. There will be no interval and no undue waits between items. The Association are in urgent need of funds to help eases of distress and there is no doubt that the residents of Greymouth and district, as in the past, will respond to the annual appeal by being present. Buses and cars are ordered for ten o’clock.