AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1940, Page 12

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Finally To-night—“DEVlL ON WHEELS” and “MEXICAN SPITFIRE.” Next Attraction (commences To-mor-row, Satundayj)—‘“THE REAL GLORY.” Starring Gary Cooper, and with Andrea Leeds and David Niven heading an unusually important cast, Samuel Goldwyn’s new adventure drama, “The Real Glory,” which will commence at the Opera House to-morrow, unfolds a thrilling and exciting tale of the Philippine Scouts and their heroic bravery at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, when the Philippines were over-run by insurrectionists and religious fanatics. The central theme of “The Real Glory” revolves around the exploits of the scouts, who became a constabulary on the island and rallied to their support loyal natives and peaceful Moros. The Moros, a tribe of unorthodox Mohammedans, had retreated to the hills and jungles of the Sulu Kingdom to wage a fierce religious war against the remaining American troops. Henry Hathaway j who directed Cooper in “Lives of a "Bengal Lancer,” directed “The Real Glory,” and the supporting cast is headed by unique players, among them Broderick Crawford, Reginald Owen, Kay Johnson, Vladimir Sokoloff, Russell Hicks and Henry Kolker. For the first time in his career, Cooper plays the role of a doctor, who comes to this distant outpost for medical experience. He remains to help the Army quell the rebellion and establish lasting peace. Miss Leeds is in the role of an American visiting her father, and also stays on—not to win the war, but to win a trip to the altar on the arm of Gary.

Regent

Now Showing—“BALALAIKA.” Blazing a musical trail from Retrograde to Paris over the strife-torn Russia of the Czars, the screen operetta, “Balalaika,” presents Nelson Eddy and Ilona- Massay, Hollywood’s newest singing star, in a thrilling, colourful and romantic musical drama. It tells a tale of romance between a Colonel of Cossacks and the daughter of a revolutionist in the midst of social upheaval, and gives an opportunity for an expensive musical programme that ranges from Russian folk songs to a love song by Franz Lehar comedy songs by Herbert Stothart, and even the operatic version of a Rimsky-Korsakoff' ballet suite; “Balalaika” is based on the London stage musical success by Eric Maschwitz and is heralded as one of the most stirring and colourful musifilm of the year. Patrons are advised to make their reservations early as the booking are heavy. ’Phone 601 or call at the theatre booking office. PLUNKET ROSE DAY To-day is the day set aside for the annual Rose Day of the Greymouth Plunket Society. Sellers will be out with quantities of choice buttonholes from early morning, and it is hoped that everyone will sport what that day will be the badge of the Society —a rose. The headquarters of the sales effort will be at Schaef’s where a shop will be conducted and supplies of home-made delicacies and choice flowers will be available. The recent effort of the Society, the Garden Party, in one way assisted the administration funds, as the proceeds were donated to the Centennial Memorial Fund. Every Plunket mother should make it a duty to as-* sist ,th|s annual appeal’ both with donations to the shop and as a purchaser, as every penny to the fund is in the nature of a self-help insurance for herself aqd her family.