The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 15, 24 May 1939, Page 5

The Theatres

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Final screenings, at 1.30 and 8 p.mf to-day of the popular double feature • programme Warner Baxter with Mar„ jorie JVeaver and Peter Lorrie in ''I'll Give a Million" also The Jones Family in "A Trip to Paris." Commencing to-morrow Thursday also Friday, Saturday and Monday , with matinees Friday, Saturday and Monday "Sweethearts." Direct fromi the sensational Auckland season at the St James Theatre. Modern dress, a modern story and modern technicolour befit Jeanette Mac Donald and Nelson Eddy better than anything they have attempted in tlic past. Despite their successes together in "Naughty Marietta,** ''Rose Marie/' "Mavtime" and "Girl of the Golden West" they establish! still another milestone for the film musical in "Sweethearts." A new warmth and vividness of personality colours all their efforts in this new Victor Herbert adapta» t : on. and whether the cause includes the story; the dres* or the technicolour, they emerge as even brighter? luminaries of the Hollywood firmament. As stars of n Broadway "Show within a show,'* they arc right in their element and handle the comedy as skilfully as thoir singing assign, yrjnts. An unprecedented cast of eoniedv personalities surrounds them, with Frank Morgan pre-eminent, as the fluttcry show producer. Ray 801. gcr winning the limelight he deserves as the show's dancer, Florence Rice adding to a series of recent hits with her secretary role, Mischa Auef and Herman Bing the laugh riots they always are, ns the battling composer and librettist and Reginald Gardiner as an ingenious Hollywood agent. Special mention should be made of an outstanding short feature in.clud_ ed in the supporting programme"City of Little Men." Heart warming; story of Boys Town, av community of boys founded over twenty years ago by a priest who believed that there v is no such thing as a bad boy. Every da.v life in this smallest of all ILS.Ai cities is portrayed. GRAND Wednesday and Thursday the great favourite of the stage, screen and rndio Sandy Powell in "It's a Grand Old World'* with Cyril Gina Malo. Garry Marsh, Frank Petti'ngell. Everybody's favourite comedian in another laugh r'ut. Sandv is "Mst as an unemployed workman, .vhoKe one interest in life is football. He is disgusted when, the labour exchange finds him a, position in a theit.re, but his troubles are soon over, he wins £16 000 in a football pool.