STATE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 116, 19 May 1938, Page 15

STATE THEATRE.

Mark Twain Story.

■; Through the gen jus of : David p. 1 Selznick and the magic of technico}oi)r, Mark Twain's iaraous pharacters stpp from the pages ;6£ his npm'orta'l story and on to the screen in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," which opens tp- , morrow ,at th.e : State Theatre. Mark ; Twain's Jfupwp comedy is a stpry writ- , ten for acjijlts 4114 fdr/a.dulfs, , even though-it is about, children.. Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Job Hqrger, Becky Thatcher/Aunt Polly In Joe. Mjjff Potter, and all the rest come to 'vivid life again in 'the littjle Missouri jtown where Tom and Kis friends 'achieved immortality. No effort was spared by MrV' Selznick in transferring this classic to celluloid. Meticulous care has been exercised in capturing the spirit of Mark Twain's story. l As this heart-warming drama unfolds on the screen, audiences will alternately chuckle at the adventures and esca- , pades ,of the irrepressible Tom and hjis cronies, laugh at the pranks that plagued Aunt Molly anjl the neighbours,' thrill to the drama "of Injtin Joe 1 and Muff Potter, glow with the yp.ur}g romance of Tom and Bepky Thatcher, gasp at their flight for life in. the. batinfested cave, and grow misty-eyed as the picture awakens poignant memories of the past and make them similar scenes in their own lives. Tom Sawyer, who has come to be the embodiment of all'bpyhood and a beloved hero to millions the >vorld over, was recreated by Tommy Kelly, who was chosen by David O. Selznick out of 25.000 aspirants for the f.o)e. He is ia; natural, typical American boy who possesses to a mai'ked degree {hat elusive quality known as screen personality. The cast is an impressive one apd includes May Robson, who gives one cif her finest performances as Autit Jackie Moran is the ragged Hiicklfr berry Finn; Betty Thatcher, red hair, blue eyes, freckles, and all, is played by Ann Gillis; Walter Brennan is the town derelict, Muff Potter; Victor Jory is Injun Joe; Cora Sue Collins is Amy Lawrence:, and David Holt ig Tom's brother, Sid Sawyer,