COSY THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 October 1938, Page 2

COSY THEATRE

TWO EXCELLENT PICTURES. “The Murder of Dr. Harrigan” and “Miss Pacific Fleet,” will be finally shown at the Cosy Theatre tonight. SOUL STIRRING STORY. Barton Mac Lane and Glenda Farrell turn their talents to stark and thrilling drama in “Prison Break,” scheduled to open at the Cosy Theatre on Friday night. Mac Lane and Miss Farrell are cast as the central characters in a moving story- of the evils of the present prison parole system. Mac Lane assumes the burden of crime and is sentenced to a term in prison. For his share in the suppression of a murderous prison riot and wholesale jail-break, he is paroled. But he finds himself unable to secure honest employment and breaks his parole. The supporting roles will be played by a cast which includes Paul Hurst, Constance Moore, Ward Bond, Edward Pawley, Edmund MacDonald, John Russell, Frank Darian and Victor Killian.

“Harmony Lane,” which will open at the Cosy Theatre on Friday night, tells the life story of Stephen Foster, composer of such popular songs as “Swanee River,” “Old Folks at Home,” “Old Black Joe,” “Oh! Susanna” and “Camptown Races.” Douglass Montgomery plays the part of Foster, and he is supported by Evelyn Venable, William Frawley, Adrienne Ames, Joseph Cawthorne, Lloyd Hughes and the famous Shaw Choir of over two hundred voices. /