STATE THEATRE.
JANE WITHERS IN "THIS ’ Not so long igo, nihe-year-old Jane Withers, featured in “This Is the Life,” which comes to the State Theatre to-day, when it will be shown at 2.15 p.m. and 8 p.m. was in grave danger of becoming typed as the “bad girl” of the screen. Despite the excellence of her performance in. ‘ ‘ Bright Eyes” as an obnoxious and snobbish child, studio officials recognised the latent ability of this little girl as an allround actress and decided to cast her in an entirely Afferent type of part. The picture ** Ginger” vindicated the judgment of the studio officials. Here her flair for comedy -and her sense of dramatic values were given full sway and critics proclaim Jane an actress of mqdor ability. In “This Is the Life,” Jane Withers tcomes into her own, not only as a dramatic actress of mature and seasoned talent, but also as singer and dancer. This picture finds Jane singing, dancing and clowning as the performing child star who desires only to bp- a normal child< But, she is made tn,e virtual slave of her Unscrupulous guardians who are making a “meal ticket” of her. Featured with Jane Withers in '‘This I© the Life” is John McGuire, and included in the cast are Sidney Toler, Francis Ford and Sally Blane. Seats may be at F. J. Adcock’s, ’phone 1275.
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Wairarapa Age, 23 January 1936, Page 2
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228STATE THEATRE. Wairarapa Age, 23 January 1936, Page 2
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