JOE E. BROWN COMEDY

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 492, 29 June 1932, Page 3

JOE E. BROWN COMEDY

Pictures and Stage Act for Theatre Royal. i Commencing on Saturday, the Theatre j uoyal will present another well-varied jue i-iocal Boy ilaKes Good,” starring Joe J-J. Brown, with Dorothy Lee, a IterSof human n ci!- Play . by tnose masand Elliott Nugent. Aiso“on tW’bUl' , will be a stage act, Abdy’s Animal Circus, which consists of fifty eciucated animals and biras, and the fifth ol the Bouoy Jones golf series. In ” Bocal Boy Maices Good,” J.oe E. ! 15r0 .": n plays the part of John Miller, a ; and near-signted assistant in the ; oookstall of a college town a man outwardly interested in botany—and in"y'l'dly occupied with contemplation of the lair sex. lie has seen pictures of Julia Winters • (Dorothy Bee), .i pretty j co-ed of a distant college—and spends jin which he enlarges on his prowess •as an athlete. He writes these passion- | ate missives for the thrill of doing it, | but never posts them. Someone else. ! John never knew who, did post one of I the jn —and be is horrified to receive a reply from the lovely Julia, in which she says that she is coming to attend uie sports and to witness his skill Lhlrf V" le Marjorie Blake (Ruth Hall), an old school friend of Julia, comes to work in the store. She likes John Miller, understands his oddities. • Hid urges him to get a try-out'for the field events, to make good his state men s to Julia. He succeeds in get tin- on the lists. Julia arrives, all enthusiasm saying she is accompanied by her affianced, Spike Hoyt, captain of the opposing team. Julia tries to psychoanalyse John into courage, hut without success. He enters the trials ns a javelin-thrower and at the start thrusts the javelin into the anatomy of Wally 1’ erce, speediest sprinter of the school. Wally pursues John on vengeance bent, and the officials, seeing the speed made by the runners, insist that the two muse compete for the honour of the schoo.. It remains for pretty Marjorie to devise - ways and means to fill John with false courage and—but the uproarious happenings which bring the story to its unexpected end—must be seen to be properly appreciated. DOUBLE PROGRAMME. Two first-class feature films are included in the current programme at the Theatre Royal. They are ‘‘The Beggar Student,” a light musical comedy, starring Lance Fairfax, and “Honour of the Family ” (with Bebe Daniels and Warren William).