AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1940, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

EVERYBODY’S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT, SATURDAY—MATINEE AND NIGHT. "NAUGHTY MARIETTA." 1 ; Produced on a- 'spectacular seald b; Metro-Goldwyn-Alayer, with Jeanett MacDonald the Sonia ol' “The -Merr Widow’’ and acknowledged ohe o'f' ill -greatest singing stars of the• America) screen, and Nelson JSddy, American >op era-tic baritone, hailed as a sensatidna ‘‘ d isco v cry ’ ’ -among, fo in an ti c' ‘Te a ding men, “Naughty Marietta’’ was fillet as a thundering drama of the rdmaiiti Creole days of St. Louis, a vehicle tha gives to the famous Victor Herbor music the importance it merit's, ft [wa first produced in the New York ‘Then tre, November 7, 191.0, by Oscar Ham merstein, with Emilia Trentini, frori grand opera and Oiville Harrold, Her bert’s music had a libretto by Rid: Johnson Young. It took the countr; by storm. “Ah Sweet Mystery of Life,’ one of its greatest songs, remains pop It lar to this' day and is hailed as om of America’s musical masterpieces.' “Fn Falling in Love with Someone’’ is an other song that ha s come down j tin years as popular to-day as at its jut miere. “Naughty Marietta,” which’ wil he shown at the Princess Theatre take: on as much importance as its origina stage premiere because of the unique handling of the story. The old comic opera libretto was laid aside, and jtbi stirring incidents' historical facts*' jaiic dramatic thrills referred to in dialogue in the stage version are actually shown,