AMUSEMENTS
Opera House Finally To-night: “Rangers of Fortune" and “West Point Widow." Next Attraction, commencing tomorrow, Friday: “Young People,’ starring Shirley ‘ Temple; also “Dead Men Tell.” “YOUNG PEOPLE.” Bubbling over with , mirth and melody, and with Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood sharing the fun, “Young People,” new 20th. Cen-tury-Fox hit, commencing at the Opera House to-morrow’ (Friday), has been heralded as the most enjoyable.— of - all Shirley Temple’s 22 pictures. Boasting five new song hits, the story pattern concerns two small-time vaudeville entertainers, Oakie and Greenwood, who adopt Shirley. She grows up with them on the stage—but they decide the stage is not the place to raise children, so they retire to a small New England farm. Their attempts to be well-liked in the reticent town meet with rebuffs and sly pokes at which they are slow to take offence. The denouement comes when’ Shirley, in an attempt to put over a sophisticated revue at the annual school performance, is booed off the stage by the shocked and indignant parents. The film has a stirring and surprising climax which caps the unusual story. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Picturegoers to the Opera House on Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings only will have a special entertainment treat when Shirley Temple’s latest hit, “Young People,” also the latest “Chan” series, “Dead Men Tell”, starring Sidney Toler, will be screened.
At the special Children’s Matinees to be held on Friday, Saturday and Monday, “Young People will be the main attraction, plus outstanding featurettes.
Regent Theatre Finally To-night: “She Knew All The Answers,” starring Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone, without question the love and laugh frolic of the year. Commencing Friday: Major Barbara.” Produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal from George Bernard Shaw’s play. The greatest picture of 1942! George Bernard Shaw, introduces the characters in his superb successor to “Pygmalion”— “Major Barbara.” Wendy Hiller as Major Barbara — An earl’s granddaughter, sacrificing sables for sinners—-collecting confessions that could only be whispered one woman to another —Surpassing her magnificent performance as Eliza Doolittle in “Pygmalion.” Rex Harrison as Adolphus Cusint —Greek scholar and ardent lover— Beneath his calm exterior, unscrupulous desire—A man of doubtful par-
entage and definite ambition —Renounced his birthright for a fortune and his conscience for a woman.
Robert Morley as Andrew Unders’haft — Millionare munitions manufacturer—Unshamed of his doubtful parentage—Profiteer in mutilation and murder —And too busy to know' how many children he had. Robert Newton as Bill Walker — Scoffer, renegade, bully, supreme egotist—lntoxicated by his own importance—Afraid he’d die before his him—Trying to regain the love of a converted guttersnipe—and all “wore aht.”
Emlyn Williams as Nobby PriceSelf confessed sinner—Fraud, thief and hypocrite—A wily rascal who confessed to beating his own mother to get a free hand. Sybil Thorndyke as The General — A good woman, wholesome, honest, but highly ambitious—She took without a blush £lOO,OO0 —a joint soul-saving contribution from two expensive sinners. Marie Lohr as Lady Britomart--Autocratic matriarch —but beneath this frigid veneer—just a woman—jealous of her children’s affections—confounded by her,, husband’s amazing dual personality-- ! ‘ ' Walter Hudd asVStephen Undershaft—lnnocuous, bumptious prig who chose his parents incongruously—Thought he/knew everything but knew nothing/and was slowly being choked by bis old school tie. Sables or Salvation? Decide after you hayr/seen the wittiest, cleverest, 1 most entertaining film production to I com®? from British studios: George -[Bernard Shaw’s “Major Barbara,” >§.mrring Wendy Hiller.
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Grey River Argus, 21 May 1942, Page 1
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