DEANNA DURBIN “OVER SHE GOES”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 305, 24 December 1937, Page 12 (Supplement)

DEANNA DURBIN

“OVER SHE GOES”

FAVOURITE AT REGENT. “THREE SMART GIRLS" RETURN. Dainty Deanna Durbin, with I tile charming personality, is seen in Universal's Gay comedy-drama I “Three Smart Girls," the Christ- ; mas attraction at the Regent I Theatre. “Three Smart Girls” tells the! amusing story of three daughters of a rich New Yorker who upset their father’s May-December romance with a gold-digging blonde. The title roles I are played by little Miss Durbin, Nan Grey, and Barbara Read. As the’ father, Charles Winninger essays al new type of role. Miss Barnes plays! the part of the gold-digger, and Miss Brady is ideally cast as the blonde's scheming mother. Mischa Auer is a hit as an impoverished nobleman whom the three youngsters hire to lure the adventuress away from their giddy parent. Ray Milland and John King provide handsome romantic interest as sweethearts of the two elder of the three girls. The associate featture “Night of Mystery," features another detective, Philo Vance, who is well-known to audiences for the suave and nonchalant mqjtner in which he solves the most baffling mysteries. In this film, however, he does not meet with success immediately. Several members of the Greene family, in addition to the one whose death brought Vance to the house, meet with strange fates while the detective prowds round, but finally he solves the mystery in a fashion that should appeal' to theatre-goers, and frees of guilt a member of the household who was on the point of being arrested. Grant Richards takes the leading role, while Roscoe Karns acts as a foil to him in the role of the brainless detective who is also looking for the guilty man “Night of Mystery” is a Paramount production. It will not be screened on Christmas Day. ‘———- Glenda Farrell stars in “Blondes at). Work,” the fourth Torchy Blane newspaper drama. J

MUSICAL COMEDY TOUR WILLIAMSON OFFERING. I The J. C. Williamson musical comedy company, headed by George Gee, commenced its New Zealand season at : Auckland on December 20, with the I scintillating musical comedy “Over | She Goes.” The Auckland season ends ; on January 8, and then the company Igoes on a provincial tour:—Hamilton, January 10; New Plymouth, January 11; Wanganui, January 12; Palmerston North, January 13; Masterton, J January 14; Wellington, January 15 to February 3; Christchurch, February 5 .•to 19. During the season in the cities, J “Nice Goings On” and “Swing Along” | will be staged. George Gee’s part in "Over She Goes” is ideal. He is on ; the stage most of the time, and every appearance is the signal for hilarious lauder. "He utters more wisecracks to the minute than have ever echoed through the Royal Theatre in our memory,” wrote a Melbourne critic, “and did more fantastic stops to the square inch than have ever been tapped on the same stage.” There is no doubt that “Over She Goes” will . go over in New Zealand a.s it did in Australia. The company of associates with Mr. Gee includes Billie Worth, a charming American who can sing and dance; Valerie Hay, a high-kick-ing English importation; Lois Green, Australia’s best-known ingenue; Percy le Fre, rattling good comedian; Donald Burr, dark robust singer; William O’Neal, Isobcl Cue. Enid Hollins. Phil Smith, Charles Zoli, etc. Also an attractive chorus and ballet. New School lor Scandal. Sheridan’s classic “School for Scan-, dal” has been brought up to dale ini what the joint authors (Philip John-1 son and Howard Agg) describe as "an impertinence.” Their play is called "The New School lor Scandal,” and when it was produced at Ihe London; Embassy Theatre, proved a most I diverting piece. The authors had the | idea that the Teazles, Sncerwolls, and .Surfaces arc all characters who not 'only existed in Sheridan’s time, but are still with us.