STATE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 15, 18 July 1939, Page 5

STATE THEATRE.

The Ritz Brothers

Hollywood, always on the alert for something strikingly different to captivate the imagination of the millions of screen followers throughout the world has hit upon what appears to be one i of the happiest entertainment ideas! since the movies first began. This is" 1 20th Century-Fox's musical comedy version of Alexandre Dumas's "The Three Musketeers," which opens tomorrow at the State Theatre. The film stars Don Ameche as a singing fighting, loving D'Artagnan, and the Ritz Brothers as musketeers more at home with a carving knife than a sword Swordplay alternates with horseplay, royal romance, and secret intrigue vie for interest with the antics of balmy buffoons, and through it all rousing songs by Samuel Pokrass and Walter Bullock ring out. The melodies, incidentally, include the already popular numbers, "Song of the Musketeers," "My Lady," and "Voila." At first thought, the average newspaper readerwould guess that the life of a columnist is much less hectic and strenuous than that of a reporter. That is what Michael Whalen, chief reporter of the "Daily Chronicle." also thought when he won his promotion to write a daily column in 20th century-Fox's "Inside Story," the associate film. But events prove otherwise. Columnist Whalen stumbles on an amazing inside story when he starts a search in his column for "The Loneliest Girl in New York." From the avalanche of replies from girls seeking the title Michael selects Jean Rogers. But as their acquaintance ripens the columnist begins to learn more and more-about his choice, until at last he is faced with the question: "Is she New York's loneliest girl, or is she Broadway's most dangerous woman?" For the columnist has tumbled on to one of the great city's most exciting mysteries and has a headline and story he dare not print.