TOWN HALL TALKIES

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3209, 20 September 1934, Page 5

TOWN HALL TALKIES

JESSIE MATTHEWS COMING IN “EVERGREEN.” PEAISE FROM THE PRESS What the Australian papers .say about “Evergreen,” which comes to Cambridge for Saturday’s and Monday’s programmes, with matinee screenings on both days, is a fine tribute to this excellent British production: “Evergreen” Sparkles “English studios have made certain types of screen entertainment almost their own. . . . ‘I Was a Spy’ made other spy films exceedingly artificial; ‘Tell Mo To-night’ with Jan Kiepura’s singing broke all Australian rccoids. Now-from Gaumont-British comes <Evergreen. ’ . . • and ‘Evergreen’ is cne of the most complete surprises to come out of England. Here is a glittering show, original, beautifully dressed, sparkling with girls whose smiles on the other side of the Atlantic would have been described as a million dollars. The idea of Jessie Matthews impersonating her own mother is novel, and Jessie is adorable. Sonnie Hale is the life of the party, and Barry Mackay, the latest arrival, has London stage written all over him.” Isabel Gullett, in “Sunday Sun and Guardian. ’ ’ Flair for Dramatic “ ‘Evergreen,’ a Gaumont-British romantic comedy with music ... is based on C. B. Cochran’s stage production and is being released by Fox Films. Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, 'Betty Balfour and Barry Mackay play important roles. Jessie appears in tho part she played in the stage production, investing it with her compelling charm and revealing her distinct flair for the dramatic. She is given her big opportunities in tho piquant situations provided by the story, sings delightful numbers and dances with that lissom grace for which she is famed. The pic -turo marks tho return to the screen of Betty Balfour, whose fans were legion in the days of the ‘silent.’ Her photographic appeal is undiminished and she retains the vivacity that contributed to much of her former popularity. “Truth.” Delightful Entertainment “When Sydney sees ‘Evergreen’ it is in for a delightful surprise. Jessie Matthews is amazing in charm, talent and tenderness in the principal role, and Sonnie Hale conies out in an absolutely new character. Then GaumontBritish has added Mary Mackay as a fresh thrill in juvenile leads, and brought back Betty Balfour to play exactly tho kind of role which suits her. ‘Evergreen’ is a dashing entertainment, moving with amazing rapidity, and leaving behind it the happiest of impressions.” —“The Sun.”