STATE THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 52, 24 November 1937, Page 11

STATE THEATRE

"WEE WELLEE WINKEB." Adventure as only Rudyard Kipling eould write it blazes from the screen in the Twentieth Century-Fox picturisation of his "Wee Willie Winkie, " which screens at the State Theatre for the last time to-night with Shirley Temple and Victor McLaglen in the starring roles. With Sonja Henie, Queen of the Silvery Skates, executing dazzling dances on crystal ice and romancing with Don Ameche, Alophe Menjou pulling another hilarious performance out of his gag-bag, Jean Hersholt more lovable than ever, Ned Sparks dead-pan-ing his way to new laugh highs, the Ritz Brothers running amusingly amok. Arline Judge cute, captivating and comical, Borrah Minevitch and his gang playing hot rhythms on their harmonicas, and Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray and Shirley Deane contributing beauty and hi-de-ho, "Girl in a Million," the Twentieth Century-Fox spectacular musical smash, will screen to-morrow night at the State Theatre. Set in a brilliant new world of delirious new thrills, "Girl in a Million" tells a story of love burning as sun on snow, sprinkled with fun, roaring as on open fire, with songs you'll remember as the ycar's big hits. With a hundred gorgeous girls in sensational ice-revels amid a dazzling winter wonderland of breath-taking beauty, it's the ivonder show of 1937 with a cast of a million. Critics acclaim "Girl in a Million" as the finest musical spectacle produced by 20th Century-Fox. . An addcd attraction will be Mr J. Sutcliffe's junior mouth organ band which will give several selections on the stage.