AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1943, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House

Now Showing: “Great Guns," starring Laurel and Hardy, also “Tom Bro'wn’s Schooldays,” starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Fheddie Bartholomew. “GREAT GUNS”

They’re the target in target practice—they're the revel in reveille, they’re a pain in the sergeant’s neck, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are now at 1 the Opera Housp, in their funniest comedy, “Great Guns,” packed with laughs from start to finish, that will make a pincer movement on your ribs and blitz your blues. The draft-daffy story has Stan and Ollie, and their pet crow Penelope, taking care of young millionaire Dick Nelson who is supposed to be allergic to everything. When Dick is drafted, the two comedians enlist so they can take earn of him. Dick turns out to be a’ healthy young man, and finds romance with pretty Shelia Ryan. But Stan and Ollie have their troubles with tough sergeant Edmund MacDonald. ' How they first mess up the manoeuvres and then straighten everything out with .Penlope’s aid, makes for one of the most hilarious cbmaxes ever filmed.

“TOM BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYS” A great book becomes an evert greater picture. Thomas Hughes' classic, “Tom Brown’s Schooldays,” with Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Eartholomew, Johephine Hutchinson, Billy Halap, and Jimmy Lydon in leading roles, is now showing at the Opera House. The greatest story ever written about student life at Rugby, where, behind all the hazing, fighting, sports, fun, and exestement, runs the current that carries boys to manhood, and men to nobility—or disgrace. Milliens have loved this glorious book, see the picture and learn why.

Regent Theatre Finally To-night: “Calling Dr. Gillespie.” Commencing Friday— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Show of Shows—“ Ship . Ahoy,” starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton.

The world’s most famous feminine tap dancer —the screen’s top funny man—the country’s favourite dance band —sure, it’s Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton and the Tommy Dorsey band that make M'etro-Gold-wyn-Mayer’.s “Shin Ahoy” the show of shows. “Ship Ahoy” is a musical that combines romance, intrigue, comedy, drama, spectacular dance numbers, catchiest of tunes and an unequalled beauty ensemble. In addition to the stellar trio there is Virginia O’Brien, who sheds her “dead pan” style to emerge a comedienne, plus Bert Lahr, veteran, Broadway comic, to egg Red on to even funnier antics. Virginia .sings “Poor You” in her own inimitable style, while Lahr clowns through “I’ll Take Tallulah.” Even Red lifts his voice m song to woo Eleanor Powell. It; is this group who tangle with spies, outwit them, .finally entangle their own love stories, to wind up in a victorious and merry romantic finale. Eleanor Powell tops her own screen record by starring in four spectacular dance routines. Twentyseven of Hollywood’s most glamorous

chorines assist Eleanor and add to Ihe lavishness of the production. Right in step with the .dance numbers are Dorsey’s musical tunes, “Moonlight Bay,” “I’ll Take Tallulah,*’’ and other numbers are sure to delight, also “Last Call for Love”, “Poor You” and “Hawaiian War Chant.” Also an excellent associate programme.