GAY AND MAGNIFICENT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 March 1938, Page 4

GAY AND MAGNIFICENT.

“THIN ICE” AT REGENT. SONJA HENIE’S TRIUMPH. Dazzling in its undreamed-of crystaltipped spectacle, snow-drenched -with shimmering alpine beauty, exhilarating in its fresh, gay out-of-doors romance that will fill your eyes with delight and open them wide with wonder, “Thin tee,” a gay and magnificent musical, tarring Sonja Henie, more radiantly exciting than ever before, and Tyrone Power, handsome voung screen start j . j who soared to fame in “Lloyds of Lon- 1 don,” comes to the Logout Theatre to-j day. The story starts fast ■when Tyrone, a prince who has come to an alpine winter resort to escape the bickerings of two agents over a neutrality pact, accidentally meets Miss llcnic while skating, and introduces himself to her as a newspaper reporter. A ease of mistaken identity sends rumours about the village that Sonja is being favoured by the prince. The two agents, hearing j the rumours, attempt to win her to their side in order to get closer to Tyrone. When she refuses, they dangle huge offers before her worthless uncle who is unable to refuse. Although Sonja is still unmindful of the rumours she •continues to meet Tyrone. At the same! time, the agents discover trickery on the part of her uncle and through sympathy for each other, become friends. This makes the situation more com ‘ plicated than ever, until the.ideal solu-1 tion to the entire affair is found to be! what all concerned had hoped for—the marriage of Sonja and Tyrone. Inter- [ spersed throughout the romantic story! are three elaborate skating numbers, i