ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 253, 23 September 1940, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

MAYFAIR THEATRE

“MUSIC IN MY HEART.’:

A handsome young tenor, temporarily- a man without a country, and a lovely young woman, temporarily a bride-to-be without a groom,‘meet by chance to initiate one of the most sparkling romantic musical comedies of the motion picture season. It is “Music in My Heart,” now screening at the Mayfair Theatre, with Tony Martin and Rita> Hayworth's in stellar roles. The carefree new comedy lias been hailed wherever it has been shown. A happy wedding of romance,' laughter and music. the film’s cast also includes such wellknowns as Edith Fellows, Andre Kostelanctz, and his famous orchestra, x\lan Mowbray, Eric Blore and George Tobias. Martin, who sings six grand new tunes in “Music in My Heart,” returns to the screen after ail absence of more than a year. More popular than ever, due lo his sensational radio and stage appearances, the talented tenor is taid lo bo handsomer than ever, and in better voice. Boris Karloff, famous “horror” man of the. niovica, has his most exciting yol6 to date in tjic mystery thriller, “The Fatal Hour,” now showing at the Mayfair Theatre.

Bombed by space ships and swept .. into a deep icc cavern by a roaring avalanche of ice and snow, Flash and his friends put up a thrilling figlit for their lives in “Freezing Torture,” tiic second episode of Universal’s “Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe,” 12-chaplcr serial, now showing at the Mayfair Theatre.

KOSY THEATRE

“BRIDAL SUITE.”

Never wero two leading players more happily cast than Annubolla and Robcit Young, assuming respectively the roles of an irresistible manageress of a Swiss inn and an American playboy in the comedy, “Bridal Suite.” 1 And when it is added that this romantic-comedy twain are bulwarked in their crazy doing by such screen artists as Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Arthur Treacher and Billie Burke, you may well gather than “Bridal Suite” is a picture not to be missed. In the story Robert Young is a thoroughly irresponsible happy-go-iucky pursuer of feminine hearts who forgets everything of importance, cveii his wedding date; 1 o cute hint his mother, Billie Burke, rushes him off to Switzerland. Walter Connolly is The oschialrist called upon to treat him. But Annabclla,' baker of nusspusscrls and breaker of hearts . is there to intrigue Young’s heart while Connolly works vainly on his head. The result is a mad whirl of dalfy complications and troubles that take all four into perilous situations on trio mountain sides, uproarious love scenes and hilarious battles. Drama, romance, thrills, chills and comedy- are expertly blended to make “Four Girls in White” one of the most satisfying entertaining pictures of the year. 1< eaturing Florence Rice, Una Merkel, Aim Rutherford and Mary Howard in the Iff*® roles, and Alan Marshall in the male lead, the picture comes as a worthy successor and companion play to “Men in and more recent “Young Doctor Ivildare, glorifying the nursing profession as those, two dramas glorified the medical calling.

METEOR THEATRE

“HIS GIRL FRIDAY.”

The year’s wildest, wittiest whirlwind of romance is now showing at the Meteor Theatre with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell co-starrcd. The film is Howard Hawks’ “His Girl Friday,” a Columbia romantic comedy with Ralph Bellamy featured. “His Girl Friday” is a sparklingly racy riot which brilliantly interweaves romance and laughter. Grant is scon as the maddest man who ever ran a newspaper; Miss Russell is his capricious, captivating star reporter, and Bellamy the fuming, fretting insurance agent to whom she is engaged. Against a background of drama and tragedy, this splendid screen triumvirate move through . excitingly hilarious events which top and climax each other in breathless fashion. “His Girl Friday” is heralded as a thrilling modern romantic comedy set against, the vibrant background of metropolitan life. Suspenseful situations, scintillating dialogue and sparkling comedy form an integral part of the picture. The unusually wcll-choscn cast of featured and suppoiting players . includes Helen Mack, Ernest Truex, John Qualcn, Geno Lockhart, Roscoc Karns, Abner Bibcrman, Porter Hall, Clarence Kolb, Frank Orth, Isabel Withers, Cliff Edwards, Frank Jenks, Harry Watson and Pat West. Howard Hawks, noted director of many screen successes, has brought his well-known flair for fast-moving drama to the direction of the new picture. “His Girl Friday” is based on an original play by Ben Ilecht and Charles MacArthur.