ENTERTAINMENTS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 174, 20 April 1942, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS

Opera House. — “Everybody Sing’ opens with Judy Garland about to be expelled from scliool for her tendency to "corrupt" singing classes by presenting her own idea m rhythm. Going homesite mis all is confusion as a result of financial dilliculties over her f-.ttiler’s new play. With her usual enthusiasm Judy Garland sets out to right things by earning nimiey singing in a cafe.

.State Theatre. — Ellery Queen’s adventures are adequately displayed in "The Perfect Crime. ’ Here are all the trappings of the good crime film with Ralph Bellamy solving the toughest case of his somewhat short crime career. Joan Davis and Jinx Falkenburg are the stars of '‘Two Latins from Manhattan."

St. James Theatre.— "Birth ot' the Blues” is mm of those eheeriul musicals with nothing serious about it—not even the belting that an irate father gives u small son who insists on playing "hot. ' music on his cornet. The small son grows up into Bing Crosby, still music mad.

Tudor Theatre. —"Here Comes Mr. Jordan" tells the story of a boxer, Joe Pendleton, whose soul is snatched front his body in an aeroplane crash. When Joes soul appears at lhe airport of lieaven. Heaven admits to a grave error. Joe would hav<, survived the crash, it seems. Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains and James Gleason are the stars. Warren William is the star of the second picture, "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance.’

I’laza Theatre. — It is Linda Darnell who takes L'eminiue acting honours in "Blood and Sand” as Tyrone Power’s wife, a village girl, but educated, whose sincere simplicity is enhanced by Rita 1 iny wm-t h’s flmnbuoymice. Considering lhe" opportunities offered tlie emnerainmi by Spanish tiesuis mid the spectacle of the bullring, the colour in the film is comparatively subdued.

Regent Theatre.-- Leslie Howard has seldom turned out a liner piece of acting thiin he lias in "Pimpernel Smith." and when one remembers that he directed the picture, too. his achievement is even more praiseworthy. As the Cambridge dim, interested in evidence, il any, of an Aryan civilization in Germany, he looks as gently amiable as a Jane Austen hero. But underneath it all lie is no more gentle nor amiable, than the St. Bartholomews Day purge. ’

Majestic Theatre.— ln ‘‘When Ladies Meet." Greer Garson is an excellent foil for Jiuiii Crawford mid is very much at home in her part. Roiert Taylor is also in the film as a young man who is more in love with being in love than lie is with lhe authoress. Herbert Mm-.-hall, vetj English mid annoyingly cool, is the husband who wonders what all the bother is about.

King’s Theatre.— Bette Dinis in the leading role in “Tlie Little Foxes epitomizes the female of the Fox’s near relation. Here is no woman with motherly love for her daughter mid tender passion for her husband. Here is only a husk —a handsome, well-dressed female whoso very heart and soul have been destroyed by the canker of greed.