TIVOLI THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 59, 9 March 1940, Page 7

TIVOLI THEATRE.

Tuesday's Programme. ,

Lusty outdoor drama of the pioneer west, "Song of the Plains," opens on Tuesday at the Tivoli Theatre. It presents Nelson Eddy in his most virile characterisation to date, surrounding him with a cast of. veterans who, despite their formidable reputations, are hard put to it to match the sterling work of the singing star. In his singing, his acting, and his fist fight with Victor McLaglen, Eddy sets a new high standard for himself, the role of the young Harvard law graduate of the 1860s wno must resort to trickery to win a battle against unscrupulous railroad interests Deing not only made to measure for his talents but offering him a scope hitherto untouched. Picturesque in setting, stirring in its patriotic motive, autnentic in detail, and thrilling in song, "Song of the Plains" offera other memorable portraits by Lionel Barrymore as the pioneer farmer who is Eddy's father, by Virginia Bruce as Eddy's childhood sweetheart, by Edward Arnold as the thoroughly melodramatic villain of a Wall Street railroad, tycoon, and by Victor McLaglen as the Irish railroad foreman with whom Eddy battles. A dramatic story of Federal operatives who risk their lives as soldiers of peace to eradicate espionage networks, Columbia's "Smashing the Spy Ring" will be the associate film. The film features Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray. Other players include Regis Toomey, Warren Hull, Ann Doran, and Lorna Gray.