LAURIER THEATRE, PORT CHALMERS

Evening Star, Issue 21960, 21 February 1935, Page 10

LAURIER THEATRE, PORT CHALMERS

Fascinating Alice Faye sings her way through ‘ She Learned About Sailors,’ at the Laurier Theatre, Port Chalmers, with handsome Lew Ayres as the principal object of her affections. Lew’s shipmates are Mitchell and Durant, the happy team of vaudeville*! headliners. Just for good measure the inimitable Harry Green appears as a South American impresario. These are the ingredients for a most entertaining comedy. The story deals chiefly with the romance between Alice and Lew, complicated by the well-intentioned but bungling interference of Lew’s companions. The action starts in an Asiatic port, with its colourful settings. Then it jumps aboard ship to Honolulu, thence to San Pedro, and finishes in an exclusive hotel in Los Angeles. Alice Faye, the singing flame of George White’s ‘ Scandals,’ has another good number in this one called ‘ Here’s the Key to My Heart.’ She puts it over with all the effectiveness of a great voice and an alluring personality. Of course, this is just part of her charm. Her portrayal of the lass who loved a sailor puts her in the running for dramatic honours, too. Lew Ayres is delightful as the ambitious sailor lad who wants to get out of the navy so that he might earn enough to support the lovely Alice. ’ Mitchell and Durant have plenty of opportunity for slapstick comedy. Harry Green -is better than ever. %