AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 30 April 1938, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

Ooera House "NIGHT MUST FALL." At the Opera House Theatre last night, an audience that was at once startled and pleased, observed on the screen one of the most unique films that has been presented from Hollywood. It is called "Night Must Fall,” and stars Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. “Night Must Fall” is not a mystery story. On the contrary, the audience knows in advance that it is watching the criminal, even beiore he conceives his next act of violence. The result is fascinating and remarkably effective as a thrill producer. “Night Must Fall” will be finally screened to-day and to-night. Others in the cast include Dame May Whitty, Merle Tottenham, Matthew Boulton and Kathleen Harrison. Others who score are Alan Marshall and E. E. Clive. "IDOL OF THE CROWDS" Brilliant with the pace of a fast game of ice hockey, Universal’s “Idol of the Crowds”, featuring John Wayne and Sheila Bromley, comes to the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday. “Idol of the Crowds” is thrilling from beginning to end. The highlight of the picture reveals two even-ly-matched ice hockey teams battling in the rink at Madison Square Garden. Highly volatile with dramatic situations, “Idol of the Crowds” moves so rapidly the climax is reached long before the audience is ready for the end. Wayne portrays a professional hockey player. He meets and tails in love with a beautiful young roller skating queen, played charmingly by Sheila Bromley. Sheila works for a dapper-man-about Broadway, who is interested in preventing Wayne’s team from winning the world's championship. The fireworks start when Sheila tries to persuade Wayne to take a 10,000 dollar bribe from Bro kaw—to “throw” the title to the Maroons. Pathos is added to the picture in a well-played sequence, in which Burrud is injured critically and taken to a hospital on the night of the championship game. Jane Johns, the San Francisco singing dancer, has an important role. Other members of the cast include Huntley ‘ Gordon, Frank Otto, Russell Hopton,' George Lloyd and Virginia Brissac. “THE WEINTRAUBS.” The celebrated Continental comedy instrumentalists, “The Weintraubs,” direct from their sensational tour of America, the Far East, the Continent, Australia, and now touring New Zealand’s leading provincial towns, will make, their appearance in person at the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday, May 9 and 10, (evenings only), giving a full night’s entertain-> ment. You have heard them on the i.air. Now come and see their 100 per cent, show in person. Popular prices, including tax: Circle 3/4; Front Stalls 2/3; Back Stalls 1/6. Box plan open at Theatre. Regent Theatre "ARTISTS AND MODELS” This week-end’s attraction at the Regent Theatre, commencing today at the matinee, has a story that runs as follows: With bankruptcy staring him in the face, Mac, president of the dizziest advertising agency in New York, finds a chance "tv get on his feet. Young Alan Townsend, scion of the Townsend Silverware family, goes for Mac’s advertising idea —to make silverware appealing by creating a “Townsend Silver Girl.” He is thrilled when Mac promises ths model chosen will be elected Queen

of the Artists and Models Ball, of which he is chairman. Paula, a beautiful blonde model, persuades Mac, who is in love with her, to make her Queen of the Ball—which means that she’ll be the “Townsend Silver Girl” too—but Alan, without seeing Paula insists that the “Silver Girl” must be a real society type. Cynthia, his fiancee agrees to pose. Paula, heartbroken at the loss of the job, agrees to marry Mac, but decides to make one more try to land the job of “Townsend Silver Girl.” She flies down to Palm Beach, where she knows Alan is, and posing as a socialite with leisure, meets him. Alan falls in love with her, and sees in Paula the ideal figure for the “Townsend Silver Girl.” Later, looking through Mac’s files of professional models’ pictures, Alan sees a photo of Paula. Heartbroken at what he considers Paula’s duplicity, he says Paula can have the job, but that he’s through. He goes to Europe, to forget Paula, and when he returns finds the “Townsend Silver Girl” as posed by Paula, has become a national figure. Cynthia has become a model, has fallen in love with Mac and proposes to him. He says, “Yes,” and they agree to announce the engagement that night, at the Artists and Models Ball. Paula comes to Mac and tells him she’ll marry him. Mae is caught between the fires of bigamy and breach of promise. But at the spectacular ball, Cynthia, with clever manoeuvring, gets her Mac, and Paula and Alan are reunited.

AERO CLUB. MASKED BALL. A new departure for dancers —the Greymouth Aero Club’s grand masked ball, to be held in Schaef’s Hall on Tuesday, May 17, is planned to surpass any' previous effort of the club in providing a night of gaiety and enjoyment for all. Masks will be issued at the door. To provide dancers with new attractions, and the best of talent, is the constant aim of the committee, and with this in view, the Victorian Dance Band has been specially engaged, while this year’s novelties will set a standard even higher than before. As usual, a sumptuous supper will be served in Harker’s Tea Rooms. To cater for the many Hokitika patrons attending this function, an excursion train at greatly reduced fares will run from Hokitika, departing at 7.45 p.m. Al! attending can be sure of a night’s enjoyment, as it is confidently anticipated that with the arrangements now in hand this year’s ball will prove an even bigger success than the Club’s memorable Coronation Ball.