ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 5 June 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

KOSY THEATRE. “A FAMILY AFFAIR.” For twenty years, Judge Hardy (Lionel Barrymore) has been revered by Carvel County, as a just judge. At home, one night, Mrs Hardy and Aunt Hilly prepare a feast to welcome Marion Hardy •(Cecilia Parker)' home from college. Young Andy (Mickey Rooney) .the 14-year-old son of the house, is furious because directly after dinner lie not only must attend a party, but lias to escort a girl,' too. And his sister, Joan, and her husband. Bill; will be there. And Bill is his particular hero. Judge Hardy has bad one of the country's most noted civil engineers mako an analysis of the aqueduct project and learned that Carvel stood to loso its valuable*' water supply, which would have been diverted to a nearby city, and the people of Carvel would have been ruined. Ilis restraining i order will be permanent until another Act has been passed by Congress that is fair to the community. When the bedlam has died down Judge James K. Hardy is rc-electecl by popular acclaim A story with the flavour of to-day s headlines is ou the screen at the Kosy Theatre in “Song of the City,” written by Michael Fessicr, crack newspaper man The narrative deals with a reckless, likeable youth who loses his money in a stock deal. Determined that he will not marry for money he starts for San Francisco. Crossing the bay he is washed overboard. An Italian fisherman picks him up and takes him home. METEOR THEATRE. ' “THE STAR MAKER.” The world’s foremost exponent of popular song, the incomparable Bing Crosby, is returning to the screen ;in a new comedy-drama, “The Star Maker,” now showing at the Meteor Theatre. Based on the career of the famed showman ' Gus Edwards, the piciuro casts Bing as a penniloss song writer who is convinced that he has-a real future in the show. business. It takes Bing through all the high' lights of Edwards’ career, shows him succeeding with kiddie shows, rebuffed by.tho Gerry Society for having children perform after 10 o'clock, and finally trying to win success on the radio. A great supporting cast includes Louise Campbell. Ned Sparks, Laura Hope Grows, Walter Damrosch, dean of symphonic conductors, and Linda Ware, the sensational 14-ycar-okl singing discovery. The picture is replete with song, with Bing Crosby singing such Gus Edwards’ favourites as “In M_y Morrv Oldsmobile,” “School Days,” “Jimmy Valentine,” and many others. Bing also sings four new hits, including “An Apple for the Teacher” and “A Man and His Dreams.” Linda Ware sings many songs, old and new. Bing Crosby is no believer in sticking, to Iho same leading lady in picture after picture, and consequently a new one -is featured in “The Star Maker,” Louise Campbell, who is cast as a girl who helps the matron of an orphanage, and finally consents to marry Bing. She helps him succeed in his ambition to get to the top in show business, by making stars out of talented children.