The Theatres

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 197, 24 December 1941, Page 4

The Theatres

REGENT Martha Scott and William Gargan play the top steMar roles in the large and impressive cast appearing in Richard A. Rowland's new United Artists release, "Cheers for Miss Bishop.". This new production, which presents the story of a woman who was sought and loved by three men, wasi transferred to the screen from the widely-read novel by Miss Streeter Aldrich. Directed by Tay Garnett, one of Hollywood's most distinguished megaphonists, "Cheers For Miss Bishop," has a supporting cast which features Edmund Gwenn, Sterling Holloway, Sidney Blackmer, Mary Anderson, Dorothy Peterson, Jack Mulhall and William Farnum. The screen adaptation was made by Stephen Vincent Benet, and the scenario was jointly written by Adelaide Heilbron and Sheridan Gigney. The story of "Cheers For Miss Bishop" is set in midwestern university which opened its doors of learning before" the turn of the century. Against this background,, the lives and loves,, the dramas and romances, the highlights and humors of the chief characters are vividly drawn and Interrelated. The heroine of the story, played by Martha Scott, is Ella Bishop, and it is through her many dramatic and romantic experiences that the story unwinds with mounting excitement and suspense .

GRAND Everything—romance, action and thrills—is multiplied by two in the newest and best by far, of all the fast-moving Cisco Kid films from 20th Century-Fox, "Romance of the Rio Grande." Suave Cesar Romero again portrays the colourful caballero created by O. Henry and turns (n a grand performance. Cisco's latest adventure takes place in the wide open spaces of old Arizona I vvlien a tenderfoot from Spain, who (s Cisco's exact double, arrives to J take over his grandfather's ranch — the richest north of the border. But ft conniving cousin, played by Ricardo Cortez, sends) out a gang of killers to intercept the gentleman. The overnight fame of a spinster school teacher who accidentally composes a sensational novelty tune is the hilarious theme of "Let's Make Music," starring the l celebrated band leader, Bob Crosby. Discouraged by her prosaic rlass-nvork in a small town, a middle-aged music teacher writes a school march which is so corny it is picked up as a novelty number by a famous bandsman, who makes it a smash hit. Despite the objections of her pretty niece, the spinster joins the band and has n fling at all the gay life she has missed. Her merry escapades in New York as an entertainer on the stage, on the radio and in night clubs, and her niece's romance with the handsome band leader promise delightful entertainment.