STATE THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 55, 20 March 1937, Page 19

STATE THEATRE

"THAT GIRL FROM PARI^" Headed by Lily Pons, the famous singing star, a cast of welhknown players brings to the State Theatre, Hastings, "That Girl From Paris." Lily Pons'e beautiful voice is heard, t© advantage in five melodies specially written for the film, They are: "Call to Arms," "Love and Learn," "Seal it With a Kiss," "My Nephew From Nice," and "Mooaface." The story is of a quick-moving type, full of action j and many amusing situations arise after Lily Pons stows away m the cabin oecupied by four American danoe-band musiciana, leaving France without a passport She is quiekly detected and locked up by the purser, but later she manages to eseape, and the tfailjng of her by the police forms the them© of the story uutil, in the end, one of the musieians marries her aua so makes her an American citizen. Glene Raymond is the handsome musiciah with Whom she falls in love and Herman Bing, who will be remembered from his recent appearances in "Champagne Waltz." and "The King Steps Out," provides the comedy touch. Others in the cast include Jack Oakie. Mischa Auer and Frank Jenks. Lily Pons's singing forms a background to the wholg performance, but she shows that she is able to act as weH as she sings, and what is particul- | arly noticeable js the able way in whicb [ aho can handle comedy.