AMUSEMENTS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 232, 11 September 1939, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

“3 SMART CIRLS CROW UP”

What is said to hi? the most pleasing picture in which Deanna Durbin has over appeared, ITiiversal's “Throe Smart Girls it row Ip”, comes to the lie-gent Theatre to-night (Monday). Tuesday and' Wednesday. , - 1-L,

Deanna became a lull Hedged . star with her first picture, “'I hi eg Spyjart Chris”. It was followed by ‘TCC|f|Hpj|| and a Dill”, “.Mad About Musie’’ t «nd ‘.‘That Certain Age”. I’-'ach picture; was hailed by critics as a than its predecessor. Mow critics, .nnflo preview audiences are claiming that ‘“lhr'ee Smart Chris Crow Ip” is the bot-of the five.

Directed by Henry Ivoster, who directed “Three Smart ((iris” and “I(<U Men and a Girl”, the current offering is a happy reminder of “'three SlTiart Girls.’’ It presents approximately the same cast — Deanna, Charles Winninger. Nil Ila Walker. Man Grey, and Ernest CVissart, with the addition of Helen. Parrish, Huh Cummings and M illiam Lundigan.

It will present Deanna as a slightly older youngster who tries to straighten out the tangled love altar s of her two sisters, with amusing and amazing results. With this plot it is. -much more of a comedy than any of the 1(5vi ai-old singing star's previous oti'or-

le the picture Deanna sings kur songs. “Imitation to the Dance”. by Weber, with a special arrangement by Charles Henderson, “The Last Ko.se cf Summer”, from Elotow’s opojyi, “Martha”; “La Capinera” (The Wren), by Sir Julius lleneil'icl ; and “Because”. by Edward Tesyheinaeher am! Guv JMHardelot. \