COMEDY FOR THE CIVIC

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

COMEDY FOR THE CIVIC

"SALLY, IRENE AND MARY" Bright, modern songs and amusing comedy scenes are features of the splendid 20th Century Fox film "Sally, Irene and Mary," which will be presented at the Civic Theatre to-morrow. An outstanding cast is headed by Alice Faye, while Tony Martin, Joan Davis and J'i'ed Allen, take part in the film, which provides entertainment rarely seen in modern musical comedies. Allen appears as an unsuccessful theatrical agent, Gabriel Green, thu manager of three very talented entertainers, Sally (Alice Kayo), Jrene (Joan Davis), and Mary (Marjorie Weaver;. When their Coney island show proves unsuccessful, the three girls obtain positions as manicurists in a large hotel. A rich foreigner. Baron Zorka, portrayed by Gregory I'atoff. falls in love with Sally, but when they present an act for 'him, the girls are told to seek other employment. Their manager has them employed at a night club as cigarette vendors, and there Sally meets rtnd falls in love with a crooner, Tommy Reynolds Reynolds arranues for a wealthy woman, who is in love with him. to sponsor :i show in which lu* and the girls will take part, but when she discovers his real interest, in the production, she withdraws her support. Another oiler comes to nothing when Sally refuses to' allow Maron Zorka to help them. The unexpected happens when Mary inherits an ancient paddle steamer, and Green decides to turn it into a showboat night club. With the three girls as chief entertainers and with Reynolds as crooner, the showboat is an instant success, and the marriage of Sally and Reynolds brings the picture to a satisfactory conclusion.