“GENTLE JULIA”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 126, 29 May 1936, Page 10

“GENTLE JULIA”

1 JANE WITHERS STARRED 1 s One of the group of vtiild player* - whose popularity rivals that of many :1 older actresses, Jane Withers, appeals - with distinction in “Gentle Jul.a.’’ d which will commence on Saturday next s at the Plaza Theatre. This periormci s has energy far beyond lhe average s and that is why her act:n„ i-ecnis st s convincing- She is a versatile l.tth f play, singing, acting, and mimicry be y ing among her capabilities, and an ini '•1 pish humour which conies natuidiv t( e. her has become one of her staple at >• tractions. “Gentle Julia” provides hei 3 with a most suitable pari, that of r mischievous little girl who ti es Io do n velop the romantic inelinalions of tw< io people. Her methods arc nut the w ~ *■ est, but she achieves her i urpose with d out difficulty. Apart from her perform ance there is some good aKing b; » Jackie Searle, another talented juven ’■ ile, and Tom Brown, who appeared it r ‘ a major role in “Freckles.”