AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 14 December 1937, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House “FEATHER YOUR NEST.” George Formby, the star of “No Limit” and "Keep Your Seats Please,” is now at the Opera House in “Feather Your Nest,” his latest production, which tops his two previous efforts for laughs. There are also three new tunes which are presented in the real Formby manner. “FRESHMAN LOVE.” Warner Bros.’ rollicking college comedy, “Freshman Love,” based on a story idea by George Ade, comes to the Opera House to-morrow. There is an all-star comedy cast including Frank McHugh as the college coach; Patricia Ellis as the president’s daughter; Warren Hull, stroke oar, who has the romantic lead with Miss Ellis; Joe Cawthorne as Hull’s father; George E. Stone as an eccentric and musically inclined coxswain; Mary Treen and Alma Lloyd as coeds and fellows conspirators of the president’s flirtatious daughter; and Henry O’Neill as the president. Four rousing college songs are sung in the picture, two by Hull alone, one by Miss. Ellis and the fourth by Hull and Miss Ellis. In addition to the singing, one of the number introduces a most novel dance step. The lyrics were specially written for the production by Jack Scholl and Joan Jasmyn, while the music is by M. K. Jerome. “THE BIG NOISE.” More hilarious laughs and big thrills than seen on the screen in many a day are packed into the Warner Bros, comedy drama, “The Big Noise,” which opens at the Opera House tomorrow. There is a lilting lightness to the film that makes it highly humorous, punctuated by exciting episodes. There also is a glamorous personal romance of big business with its attendant rackets. The story concerns the ousting of the head of a big corporation because he refuses to produce inferior products. Retired, the business man is fretful, and finally pulls the wool over the eyes of his wife and doctor, who insist he is ill, by buying a partnership with a young chemist in the Check Club Cleaning establishment and pretending to spend his time playing checkers. There is a romance between the business man’s daughter, his partner, and the son of the villain who ousted him. The girl meets the chemist secretly, and to the joy of her father and consternation of her mother, who is seeking a society-son-in-law, she hands the son of the villain his passports and establishes diplomatic relations with the poor but promising chemist. The climax comes in a thrilling episode in which the business man by a clever ruse pits two bands of racketeers against each other. They shoot the matter out, and all land in the morgue. Guy Kibbee has tne featured role of the business man, while Alma Lloyd and Warren Hull are the young lovers. Dick Foran is the young romantic villain, and William Davidson his arch-villain father. Regent Theatre TO-DAY’S DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME. Paramount’s “Her Husband Lies,” a drama of a lie that had to be told, brings Gail Patrick and Ricardo Cortez to the Regent Theatre to-day. The story concerns Cortez, a bigtime gambler whose wife, Miss Patrick, gives him the alternative of giving up gambling or losing her. He Igives her his word that he is through with cards. He is forced to go back lon his word to save his youngw;

brother and square himself with his erstwhile associates. "Her Husband Lies,” is the first picture in which Miss Patrick appears in a straight dramatic role. As the wife of the wealthy gambler, _ she wears several new gowns designed for her by Travis Banton, which reveal the mode for spring and summer. Miss Patrick has long been considered one of Hollywood’s smart-est-dressed women. The second feature on this programme is “The Great Gambini” murder mystery that remains a mystery until the finish. THURSDAY. Jean Muir and Gordon Oliver, stars of Warner Bros.’ melodrama, “White Bondage,” put a good deal of fire into their screen love scenes. Studio gossips have it that the two featured players were doing quite a little rehearsing away from the studio. Miss Muir refused to admit Gordon was likely to be on the point of becoming her leading man in real life as he is in “reel” life in "White Bondage.” The two young folks who have apparently fallen victims to Dan Cupid’s Hollywood representative, can be seen together at the Regent Theatre, where "White Bondage” opens on Thursday. COLBERT IN COMEDY. Claudette Colbert, last seen in Frank Lloyd’s historical romance, “Maid of Salem,” returns to the light, gay romantic comedy roles which made her famous in Paramount’s “I Met Him in Paris,” which opens on Saturday at the Theatre. Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young are seen in a support. WIRTH BROS.’ CIRCUS. DARING. SPECTACULAR AND NOVEL ACTS. To the familiar accompaniment of bright lights, cracking whips, and flying sawdust, Wirth’s Mighty 1937 Circus will arrive in Greymouth on Thursday and Friday next and a | matinee will be given for the chilIdren on Friday at 2.30 o’clock. It is evident from the popularity of the Show in Dunedin and Otago towns that Philip Wirth’s claim that "this year’s circus surpasses even the mightiest efforts of Wirth’s own unequalled past,” is no idle boast. The Show opens with a grand parade of the entire company, performers and animals in a setting of gay pageantry. Probably some of the most interesting acts comprising stunts of hair raising character are the four Kobes, a clever troupe, direct from Europe per the s.s. Orion in marvellous feats of balancing high in mid air on the top of high poles, the 10 Ziganies, a flashing troupe, celebrated gymnastic, athletic and aerial champions, the four dare-devil Onotos, aerial motor cyclists, who play with death in a labyrinthic wilderness of mid-air contrivances. Mons Henri Martel’s performing dogs, the great Markoni, direct from Denmark per the s.s. Orontes, world champion automobile leaper, while for comedy antics, Fresco and Camillo, who also hail from Europe, would be hard to beat, not forgetting a bevy of new English, American, and Continental clowns. Accompanying the big show is a complete stud of beautifully and marvellously trained horses, a vast super menagerie and zoo, of strange wild beasts, brought from the four corners of the Universe. The zoo is open to the public each afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. and the children should not miss “Harold,” the Orangputang, favourite of the circus in amazing tricks, and comic antics. The location will be Victoria Park Racecourse, and seats may be reserved at Kilgour’s.