AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 20 March 1945, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Now Showing: “Slightly Terrific,” & “Weird Woman.” “SLIGHTLY TERRIF’O” As gay and bright as Springtime, and just as welcome are funny man Leon Errol, Anne Rooney, Betty Kean, Ray Malone and Eddie Quillan in the musical comedy hit “Slightly Terrific” now showing at the OperaHouse. “Slightly Terrific” concerns the attempts of a group of earnest young entertainers to land their musical show on Broadway, a project that is made no simpler by Errol’s wellmeaning but poorly-directed energies in their behalf. The dancing wizardry of young Ray Malone and the wholesome- clowning of Betty Kean are exceptional. “WEIRD WOMAN” Latest in the film series of Inner Sanctum mysteries, is “Weird Woman” with Lon Chaney in the leading role, and supported by Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan and Lois Collier, is now showing at the Opera House. The story of “Weird Woman” deals with disturbing psychological conflicts introduced into the quiet, academic life of Chaney, a studiousminded sociology professor, after he returns to his college from a research expedition to a tropic isle, bringing with him as his bride an exotic beauty of mysterious origin. A seemingly inexplicable series of tragedies ensues, solved only when Chaney explores the field of primitive superstitions by which the malefactor has trapped his victims. The denouement is arrived at most adroitly.

Regent Theatre

Finally To-night: “My Friend Flicka”. Commencing Wednesday: “Quiet Wedding”, starring Margaret Lockwood. Paramount’s hilarious and frisky comedy, “Quiet Wedding” commencing at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday, is that ini. name only. Not to say that the picture is rowdy, but the quiet wedding that was planned as a quiet affair by two young people suddenly develops into an avalanche of presents, and a maelstrom of weUwishers. In a country village of England where everybody knows everybody else, it is not to be expected that one of its fairest daughters could sneak off and deprive all the village of the pageant of marriage. There are unlimited situations both wise and witty in dialogue and treatment, and against the background of feverish activity prior to the type of wedding dear to every family, there is presented the problem of a highlystrung girl in an unusual and interesting light. WINTER GARDENS DANCE BAND The touring Civic Winter Gardens Orchestra, comprising fourteen tophand dance rhythm specialists of the day, combined under the leader oi Freddy Gore, and featuring Reg Munro, (singing sensation of Artie Shaw’s American band) will be playing at Schaef’s Hall, Greymouth tonight (Tuesday) and in the Soldiers’ Hall, Hokitika, to-morroW (Wednesday), March 21. Dance enthusiasts and music lovers alike, win look forward to the visit of such a combination of rhythm stylists; Through our advertisement columns, local girl singers are invited to interview the leader, who will cnoose the best local microphone voice to appear with the band, in company with Reg , Munro.