REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1939, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

THE “DEAD END” KIDS. The "Dead End” Kids will be shown finally at the Regent Theatre tonight in "Crime School.” . TOMORROW’S ATTRACTION. A bright, quick-moving comedy in the traditional musical style is “Everybody Sing,” commencing tomorrow at the Regent Theatre. Catchy melodies introduced by the latest in “swing” technique help to keep the audience in the best of humours. The story is that of a crazy household in which the husband is a playwright of dubious success. the wife a juvenile lead of some twenty years’ experience, the elder daughter a would-be singer of opera, and the younger daughter a quite involuntary “swing” expert. The cook is the household's chief creditor, and the housemaid also has forgotten when last she-was paid. When, however, thebacker refuses to function any more, the younger daughter takes her “swing” talent to a night club to save the family. The show ends with that Paradise of Tin-Pan Alley, a success on Broadway. Of the singing nothing better can be said than that the burden is carried by Allan Jones, of “Firefly'’ and other successes, and Judy Garland, that bright and rising star in the jazz firmament. It is sufficient to say in connection with the comedy in the picture that Fannie Brice, Billie Burke, Reginald Owen, Lynne Carver, Reg Gardiner, and Henry Armetta all have featured roles. Were it notable for nothing else, the picture would be well worth seeing for the performances of the two old Ziegfeld troupers, Billie Burke and Fanny Brice. The supports include a travel talk on Budapest, newsreels, and a splendid “Crime Does Not Pay" featurette.