REGENT THEATRE
“Birth of the Blues,” a Paramount picture starring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin, \.ith ;n excellent supporting cast inciudii.g Brian Donlevy. Carolyn Lee. Rochester, Jack Teagarden anil his orchestra a 'd J. Carrol Naish will screen at the Regent Theatre to-day. The stor\ Laiure: the struggle ot early “blues” musicians in New Orleans to get thei’’ idea of harmony over, until the skilful manipulations of a naescro dees the trick. For Bing tier 1 is ncth’i.g to compare with the rhythm of i.cgro melodies, and he aims to make his band of enthusiasts the leaders of the band With the help of Mary Martin, financially and by a gifted voice, they hit cabaret time and that's the beginning of overwhelming popularity This i. Bing's twenty-fifth FtP-length j .etun-. This programme is supported by an excellent list of shorts.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 81, 7 April 1942, Page 3
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140REGENT THEATRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 81, 7 April 1942, Page 3
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