"EVERYBODY SING"

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23143, 15 September 1938, Page 19

"EVERYBODY SING"

BRIGHT FILM FOR ST. JAMES' An outstanding production which should appeal to all musical tastes is oftered in the Metro-Gold wy n-Mayer film "1 Everybody Sing," which will open its season at St. James' Theatre toniorroAv. Although there havo been numerous musicals, this film has the distinction qf being the first "swing" musical to bo presented to theatre audiences. Something new in the way of screen teams is presented by Allan Jones, as the singing chef, and Judy Garland, ,?s the gill with a fascination lor "swing" music. "Both these players are heard in several attractive sones, the numbers by Jones including "On } v ith the Show" and "The One J Love," while Miss Garland is heard in ''Swing Mi;. Mendelssohn," "Down on Melody Farm" and "I Wanna Swing." Hie young actress continues the success which she gained in "Broadway Melody °f 1938" and "Thoroughbreds Don't r .v" with a fine performance as Judy wilnire, a young pupil at the Colvin School for Girls. JHor love for 'modern Wiu.sic proves her undoing, for sho is spelled for the fifth time when the staid morning singing hour is converted into a period of rowdy syncopation. She returns home timidly to face her parental wrath, but finds her family too engrossed in its own activities even to listen to her. Mr. Bellaire feverishly writing a play which he ' lo l>cs to produce in a few months; her inotlior is rehearsing her part with an actor of poor ability, in whom she is '"torosted; a,nd her sister Sylvia is cnin a series of vocal exercises. Her Parents dcci. jc to remove her from the s 5 c ' ,e by sending her to Europe, but tuly decides at the last moment that iwould rather remain in New York, pa escapes 'from the boat before it Paves without her family's knowledge, lie (roes to her friend, Ricky Saboni j»Olios), who is employed at a cafe, and "gether they persuade his employer stajie a musical production. The of +i *' lo °f )C "i n o happens to be that Urii • l' rc ' ,n iere performance of Mr. th Ire s phtv, ant] the result is that ] 01 r ) audience numbers about ]2 people. 4i Operation, they parade through of ,r S ,V' aiu ' finally attract most I'U al| di<'nce to their theatre. r '. <nv is an immediate success, and 8 , P. lct tire is brought to a happy and conclusion. The supporting 1,1 the lilni are taken by Fanny Id ,n | l ' ()ueu ' Burke and