STATE THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 106, 21 May 1937, Page 15

STATE THEATRE

' 'DIMPLES' ' — SHIRLEY TEMPLE Singing, dancing and dimpling her way once cnore into millions of hearts, Shirley Tempie 's neyr Twentigth Cen-tury-Pox triumph, "Bimples," opens to-morrow at the State Theatre. Hailed as Shirley 's wonder show, and featuring .sjyingy pew song hits and brand new dance steps, "Dimples" is heralded as the outstanding hit in the little star's parade of brilliant triumphs. An exceptipnal cast, headed by the irrepressibie and inimitable Prank Morgan, supports Shirley in the film, with Helen Westley, Bpbert Hent, Astrid Allwyn, Delma Byron, the Hall Johnson Choir and Stepin Fetehit prominently featur-. ed. Beplete with laughter, romance and drama, ' ' Dimples ' ' tells the story of a lovable little street minstrel, Shirley, and her incorrigible but irresistibjy funny guardian, Frank Morgan. T3ie film openB with Shirley leading a gr«up of young sidewalk minstrels thropgh songs and. dancos. As they conclude their performance Morgan pushes tbropgh the crowd and starts oflE the ' ' contribntipns. ' ' This is how he and Shirley ehe out a precaribns ljvelihood. Morgan has a penchant for other people 's belongings and his nimble fin- , gers fastgn pn anything of value with ' which they come in contact. His pec-« : cadillos eventualjy lead hihi infp : trouble bnt he goes scot free throug^h ; Shirley 's •winsome smiles and pleas. With Shirley mothering and caring for the irresponsible scamp, the fikn mowes : through its highly entertaining stqtry, climaxed with Shirley being cast in The . slarring role in a presentation of ' ' Uncle Tom 's Cabin. ' ' ' ' Lloyds of liondon'' concludes tonight.