STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 March 1939, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

-PASSPORT HUSBAND.

‘•Passport Husband" and "One Wild Night," will be finally shown to-night.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN

DWARFS."

The demand for the presentation of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” has been so great throughout New Zealand—in some centres the picture ran for weeks —that Masterton picture patrons who have consistently requested the local management to secure a return visit of the picture, can consider themselves very fortunate in having at last achieved their object. This outstanding picture will be shown at the State Theatre, commencing tomorrow night. Of the millions of persons throughout the world who see Walt Disney pictures each day, not all realise, that principal-reason for their universal appeal is the manner in which Disney endows animals with human foibles. This will be found particularly true in ‘‘Snow White -and the Seven Dwarfs.” There are rabbits, squirrels, several kinds of birds, tortoises and deers —and not a villain among them. When Snow White becomes lost in the woods and .breaks down through fright, the little animals approach her timidly and befriend her, leading her to a safe haven. This happens to be the home of the seven dwarfs, where she lives until the Prince Charming finds her weeks later. Later these same animals contribute to one of the most enchanting scenes ever pictured. This comes when. Snow White finds the dwarfs’ cottage very dirty and enlists the aid of the animals in cleaning it up. Squirrels use their tails as brooms, others stack dirty dishes and some hop up and down on the pump handle to draw water. Bright-coloured birds hang clothes on the line after other animals have washed them, using the under side of the tortoise as a washboard. It is the animals, too, who discover that the old hag who visits Snow White in the cotta'ge is really the wicked Queen in disguise, ready to bewitch her with the'magic apple. And it is they who warn the dwarfs, who leap on the animals’ backs and give chase to the poisoner.