THEATRE

The Brattle Theatre Group gives its last performance of Billy Budd tonight at 8:30. Starring John Kerr and Albert Marre in an exciting battle between good and evil, this production has enjoyed an immensely successful run.

Kiss Me Kate is back in Boston at the Opera House. An evening of Cole Porter's memorable tunes combined with an exuberant cast is now available at popular prices. Curtain at 8:30.

Saint Joan is one of Shaw's best under the direction of Margaret Webster. Uta Hagen leads in this brilliant Plymouth performance at 8:00.

MOVIES

The People Against O'Hara brings Spencer Tracy to the screen at Loew's State and Orpheum. As an aging but convincing criminal lawyer, Tracy dies trying to save his lying client.

Beacon Hill is showing Jean Renoir's The River, a beautiful story of an adolescent girl growing up in India.

Cary Grant preserves a women's reputation and a man's life in the amusing People Will Talk at the Astor.

SPORTS

Holy Cross meets Harvard on Soldier's Field at 2:30.