AMUSEMENTS

Grey River Argus, 19 March 1947, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Opera House Now Showing: “Three Little Sisters” and “Gangs of the Waterfront.” “THREE LITTLE SISTERS” Three lovely young actresses make up the trio of sisters in Republic’s new comedy-drama “Three Little “Sisters,” now showing at the Opera House. Mary Lee. Ruth Terry and Cheryl Walker are the girls, daughters of the caretaker of a pretentious estate" which the three ‘b rrow” tn sei up an impromptu canteen lor service men, witlf hilarious results. The real reason behind (he plot is the plan ol two of the sisters to further I, he ror manco of the third, Cheryl and a soldier whom she has never seen and who doesn’t know' that she is confined to a wheelchair. Comedy, music and a heart-warming love story ar<‘ deftly combined in the picture. “GANGS OF THE WATERFRONT” An exciting melodrama of a man who met trouble on even terms and showed who was master is revealed in “Gangs of the Waterfront,” now showing at. the Opera House, with Robert Armstrong and Stephanie Bachelor in leading roles. The story deals with a water-front racketeering gang, and shows a unique plot used by the District Attorney’s office in capturing them. Regent Theatre Now showing: “I’ll Be Your Sweetheart,” starring Margaret Lockwood, Richard Rennie. “I’ll Be Your Sweetheart,” is dedicated by the writers to “the great melody-writers of yesterday” and *s set in the London of the early 20th. century. It relates the struggles of these men against music pirates ol the time, who sold their songs at 2d a copy, putting them out of business and often causing them to die in poverty though their songs were the musical hits of the day. The sweep of the canvas is wide, touching on many colourful aspects of London life when the old Tivoli and Alhambra Music Halls were in their heyday; when Romano’s in the Strand was the meeting place of celebrities of the theatre and society; when Charing Cross Road bustled with song writers, publishers and actors, just as it does now. Margaret Lockwood stars as the music-hall favourite of the day, with Vic Oliver as a struggling song writer; Michael Rennie and Peter Graves are featured as rivals for Margaret Lockwood’s favours, and Moore Marriott is featured as George Le Brunn, one of the leading song-writers of the early century. IRISH NATIONAL CONCERT Bookings are already heavy for the annual Irish National Concert to be held in the Town Hall at Greymouth to-night, and again on Thursday evening. A varied programme will include part, songs by the choirs of the Convent and Marist schools, and the Convent Orchestra will be heard in several numbers. Included among the vocalists will be Mr Thomas Hatch, Mrs W. Hogg, and Miss Ella Cawley. The pupils of Miss Miriam Trott will provide an Irish song-and-dance scena. One of the highlights of the programme will be “St. Patrick’s Day at the Diggings”, which will feature popular Irish songs.