MUNICIPAL THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 125, 12 June 1937, Page 9

MUNICIPAL THEATRE

MYSTERY AND COMEDY May Ltobson, beloved star qf "Lady b'or a Day," will be seen in her most amhitiovis role in the title lead of Columbia's "Womari in Distress," cominencing" to-night at the Mnnicipal Theatre. Cast as a lamh-Iike old spinster whose most eberished possession is a painting bequeathed her bv her fiance over forty yoars before, Miss Dobson ebanges into a lian-hearted battle-axe when the canvas is stolen and police are helpless in their efl'nil- ro recovor it Thp exoiting ovonts are set in ntotum wlion tlie painting is discovered to be au originai Uoaibrandt, long believed

to have been destroyed. Aided by a pair of rival reporters, played by Irene Hervey and Deah Jagger, ' the transformed old woman searches out the art thieveg and in a thrilling climax turns the tables on the oulprits. Given a crackpot inventor who has tumbled on a ehemical formula that wiU revolutionise a great industry, a dashing young promoter, eager to exploit the discovery, a charming young girl who becomes his aide, a.- dumb stooge and a flock of wild-eyed investors — and you have all the elements of a roaring comedy as well as a loveable romance. Warner Bros, have takeb these ingredients and mixed them well in a delightful comedy, "Hot Money," which also sereens at the Municipal Theatre.