ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 183, 5 July 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

STATE THEATRE. ‘ GIRL, IN A MILLION.” Star-radiant, laugh-lavish and melodyladen with romance and drama in stunning snow-silvered settings, “Girl In A -Million.” the Twentieth Century-Fox spectacular musical smash that thrillingiy glorifies lovely Sonja Henic, screens to-night at the State 'Theatre. With a hundred gorgeous girls in sonsal icnal ice-revels amid a dazzling winter wonderland of breath-taking beauty, it is the wonder show of 1937 with a cast in a million that includes, in addition to Sonja Henic, the Queen of the Silvery Skates, Adolphe Alcnjou, Jean llcrsholt, Ned Sparks, Don Ameche, the Ritz Brothers, Arline Judge, Borrah Minevitch and his gang, Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray and Shirley Deane.

CORONATION TECHNICOLOUR FILM. 1 lie special 20th Century-Fox Film of the Coronation, which is to screen, at i he Stale Theatre, l’ulinerston North, in conjunction with “Girl lu a .Million,” is 1000 feet in length in Iho mod glorious technicolour to have vet been projected, which focuses fifteen hundred years of British tradition and

symbolism into the short space of lime occupied by Ihe Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Exclusively, 20th Century-Fox ollens you these historic picliircs which show, ns no lne-c black and white print could, all the colourful pageantry, the glorious pomp, and withal, the dignity of the crowning of a King of .England. It would lie impossible to conceive any greater impression of the tranquil peace and dominant power of the British Empire ihail is conveyed in this technicolour reel. But llic advent of the coach of Slate pales overylhing else. The absolute splendour of its shining golden glory and the eight of Their Majestic) in their robes of Stale seated inside, is a picture that takes the breath away. Queen Mary arrives in 'herglass coach, the little Princesses follow to the delight of the cheering throngs.

REGENT THEATRE. “TOP OF THE TOWN.” A musical film with a great reputation, “Top of Ihe Town,” will screen at the liegent to-night. The offering utilises the seven song bins in it to help tell the dory, rather than the music using the movie for a «ong rack. Radio talent of national reputation was chosen to present the melodics. Greta N’iascn, exotic siar of the /icgfeld Follies and dramatic stage, since four number*, “Where Are You ?” “Blame it, on to the Rumba,” “Top of the Town,’ - and “Jamboree.” The entile production wan planned lo emphasise novo, camera, music and story presentation. The deisgniug of Ihe moonbeam room set. covering more than an acre, shows arcbitcclun.l construction never attempted before for a motion picture. “'Top of the 'Town” builds rhythmically towards the “Jamboree” scC|iience, which sends hundreds of the performed into a happy pandemonium of swaying, flowing humanity. Featured players ring delicious lyrics lo swing musicplayed by the orchestra. 'Two choral groups of 150 trained voices echo the mad melody, a community eongfe-ast in swing time. S| cciali'.y dancers start whirling In modern swing rhythm and an entire audience, filmed ns part of the production, glides into a spontaneous interweaving pattern, like swimmers curving through rippling waves. .Molion and melody go on a rampage of mirth. George Murphy and Dcrirt Nolan porn-ay the romantic leads, with George leal tiring his new dance creations.