COSY THEATRE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 81, 29 December 1937, Page 5

COSY THEATRE

"MELODY FOR TWO."

Those who saw and enjoyed "Sing a Love Song" will certainly want to see "Melody for Two," with the same starring players, James Melton and Patricia Ellis, which sereens at the Cosy Theatre to-night. Tin Pan Alley, night clubs and radio stations flgure prominently in the background of "Melody For Two." The story, much stronger than most musieqls, concerns the love affair berween a singing orchestra leader and 1 his young woman soloist, their separation through a misunderstanding which all bnt ruins the man, his comeback by adapting the seduetive swing rhythm to the ballroom, and a spirited competition staged between his orchestra of gorgeous blondes and the girl friend's uand of young men musicians over the radio. Melton, of course, has the leadersiuger role, Miss Ellis is his girl friend who later becomes his greatest professional rival and Miss Sliaw is a torch slngev who takes over Melton 's afl-ec-tions after he and Miss Ellis go their different ways. Fred Keating also is a member of the cast, enacting the role of a comedv manager, Marie Wilson is a bull fiddle player, and Charles Foy- is a lioofing press agent. Craig Reynolds plays tlie part of a gossip columnist. A1 Dubin and Harry Wairen and J\l. K. Jerome 'and Jack Selioll provided a snappy collection of swing tunes,