AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 145, 13 February 1939, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

JEANETTE MacDON ALD AND NELSON EDDY > CO-STARRED FOR FOURTH TIME Jeanette -MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, co-starred for the fourth time, introduce eight new and beautiful song numbers. composed: and written by Sigmund Romberg and Gus Kahn in “The Gir] of the Golden West,” now showing at the Do Luxe Theatre. The numbers that the world i.s to first hear from the voices of the singing stars are “Shadows on the Mbon,” “The -Wind in the Trees,” “Soldiers of Fortune;”. . ;“Sertorita,” “Sun-up to Sundown,” “Wlnj. Are We to Say,” “Mariechi’’ and “The West Ain’t Wild Any More,” all by Romberg and Kahn. Miss MacDonald also sings Gounod’s “Arc Maria” and Liszt’s “Dream of Love.” Based on David Belasco’s play, “The Girl of the Golden West” is the story.- of .Mary, owner of the Polka Saloon and dance hall'in a. California mining town in 1850. She is loved by the sheriff. Jack Ranee, hut. she falls in love with Ramerez, a bandit, believing him to be an army officer. Banco eventually captures Ramerez in Alary’s cabin after wounding him. He consents to play cards with the girl for the bandit’s life, but the sheriff catches her cheating. She promises to A tarry Ranee if ho frees Ramerez but shortly before the marriage lie realises that Mary can love no one but Ramerez and permits them to be reunited. ' u

AViMam ' i^iony‘ McGuire* nroducod “The GifTbif the Golden West/ 5 Robert r A. Leonard .was. the director ami the ./blip]Jolting. cas-S » includes Walter Pidgcou, Leo Carrillo, Buddy Ebsen. Leonard) Penn, Priscilla. Lawson, Roh Murphy, Olin Howland, Cliff Edwards, Billy Bevau. Brandon 'l'ynan, H. B. Warner and Monty Woollev.