KING’S THEATRE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20124, 19 December 1939, Page 3

KING’S THEATRE

HOBBY Bit BEN IN “WAY DOWN SOUTH.” AND “ALMOST A GENTLEMAN” Bringing to the screen with abundant colour a segment of life in the old South little known to presentcav audiences, “Way Down South, with Bobby Breen as its star, is a line production'. it opens at the King’s Theatre to-day. The story, laid in Louisiana’s bayou country, is richly endowed with entertainment value. Beloved old spiritual and traditional dongs'of the ure-Civil War era combine with the staging ol traditional dance festivals to make the picture a melodic, triumph. Its plot carries much human interest. "Bobby sings “Louisiana.” “Good Ground, "Sometimes i Feel Like a Motherless Child," " My Lawd’s Gonna Rain Down Fire," "Some Folks and "Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells." Eiie associate programme is headed by “Almost a Gentleman," a distinctly different film, which brings to thescreen an intriguing story of a mans regeneration through his love and faith in a remarkable dog. and through the love of an understanding woman for the man. .lames Edison find Helen 'Wood, with "Ace."

trained shepherd dog, have the principal roles. Walt Disney’s cartoon "Donald’s Cousin Gus is also on the progi amine.

—Grade Fields in “Shipyard Sally”; Friday—

"Our Grncio" is back again, and the latest example of life Fields personality is in "Shipyard Sally,” which