MUNICIPAL THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 84, 26 April 1937, Page 2

MUNICIPAL THEATRE

TWO OF THE BEST One of the most interesting cntertainment events of tke season rakes place with the screening of ' ' Straight From the Heart," at the Municipal Theatre, Hastings. - Of interest because it offers Baby Jane, brilliant three-year-old sereen discovery, in her first featured roje, this new Unveirsal drama has the added inducement of one of the most appealing and absorbing stories ever filmed. The action centres around a day nursery and the theme deals with politics in a big city. Mary Astor, Roger Pryor, Carol Coombe, Henry Armetta and Grant Mitchell are the other featured players. The youngest player on the ecreen 3peaking lines, Baby Jane is the youngster who scored such & hit as Claudetfce Colbert's baby daughter in "Imitation of Life." A born mimic, she sings in Freneh and Spanish and possesses other varied talents. In "Straight from the Heart" .She takos her placo as one Of the most Iovely and promising child stars of to-day. If you want to laugh, to ery and be ehtertained, don't miss seeing' "Straight from the Heart." "Parole! " also at the Municipal Theatre, brings to theh sereen a new romantic team, Henry Hunter and Ann • Preston. The story inter w ines two themes in an 6ntertai|iing and often thrilllng manner. "The lOve of the man "and the girl sets off a vital Spark, like the fire of twin stars meeting and fusing in. a summer sky. The ochef element in the drama is the striving of imprisoned men to gain their freedom on parole.