AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19454, 13 October 1937, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

KING'S THEATRE GENE RAYMOND IN "THERE (JOES MY GIRL" Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern score a screen scoop in the newspaper story. "There Goes My Girl," which opened to-day at the King's Theatre. It is a fast-paced show with ample action, thrills and judiciously spotted comedy, showing the blonde-haired Geno and the "brunette" and glamorous Aim at their happy best. They play the roles of rival newspaper reporters who are in love. Their plans to get married were interrupted right in the middle of the wedding ceremony by a shooting. Ann Sothern's news instincts predominated and she left Raymond standing at the altar, whereupon Raymond swore to have nothing more to do with her. When Ann learned that her hard-boiled city editor, played by Richard Lane, had framed the murder hoax because he was unwilling to lose his ace pressman, the girl reporter "burned." Miss Sothern arranges to be detailed on a genuine murder mystery story that Raymond is working on, in hopes of winning him back. They scoop even the police in solving the crime, and once again become enamoured of each other, but the city editor again intervenes. Although a departure from thenusual screen roles, both Raymond and Miss Sothern find themselves perfectly at home in this lively comedy,' and each turns in a splendid performance. One of the highlights of the picture is an effective Spanish dance by Joan Woodbury, who also cleverly handles one of the principal supporting roles. Frank Jenks stands out in a comedy role, and Gordon Jones, another young actor, plays his part for all that is in it. Richard Lane is convincing as the sceptical city editor, and Maxine Jennings, Chester Clute, Charles Coleman, and Alec Craig give fine support to the leads. —Friday: "Wake Up And Live."— A spectacular musical production entitled "Wake Up and Live," from the studios of the 20th Century-Fox Company, is to commence a season at the King's Theatre next Friday. The story deals with the feud between two radio producers, played bv Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie. Their rivalry arises from the fact that bolh are anxious to secure for their own programmes the services of a mysterious singer known as the Phantom Troubadour, whose singing has proved a sensation throughout •the country. In addition tb the humour caused by their performances singing and dancing of a high quality arc provided by the popular actress Alice Faye.