AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1940, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

REGENT THEATRE. TO-NIGHT AND THURSDAY. “ETERNALLY YOURS.” Loretta Young and David Niven, co starring in “Eternally Yours’’ have tin most unique screen roles either has eve; played. Miss Young, in the realm o legerdemain, accomplishes the bizarr task of appearing and disappearing a the merest behest of “The Great Art uro”, played by David Niven. After ; protracted period of intensive instrue tion under one of the country’s leading magicians, Paul, de Paul, Niven bceann surj)risingly adroit in performing th many tricks and illusions'called for ii this Walter Wangcr romantic comedy which is screening at the Regent Theatre* to-night. All-star support f brought' to tin* production,, by Hugh Herbert, 0. Aubrey'Smith, Virgini; Field, Broderick Crawford, Raymond Walburn, Zasu Pitts, and Billie Burke, as delightfully scatterbrained. as ever Many of the most, ingenious devices known to theatrical were used during the filming of this picture. The most eerie of the magic aids were built for the production by Lloyd Thayer, a Los Angeles scientist* Among the units which Niven used for his startling performances were a small . ' card table, which with a- wave of the Great Arturo’s wand, produced a cage filled with white doves, an ordinary looking chemist’s Trench that, transformed itself, with Arturo’s ..lielpy into an elaborate, lady’s dressing: table; a large sheet of clear plate glass from which Miss Young was made to disappear before the audience’s startled gaze, .and a-trunk from which she ■ vanished while under close observation—at the. magician’s will.