STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1939, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAMME. The large audience at the State Theatre on Saturday night had presented to them an outstanding programme headed by that magnificent picture “The Cowboy and the Lady.” The delighted picture fans voted it one of the best pictures of its kind they had ever’ se?n, some being of opinion that nothing to equal it had been witnessed on the screen for a very long time. Contrasting the glitter and glamour of smart society in Washington and Florida with the romance and adventure of Cowboy Land in the Golden West, “The Cowboy and the Lady,” is a comedy-romance of modern-day life. To heighten the rich, . emotional drama of this exciting story, the director has teamed (for the first time on the screen) Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon. Cooper is cast as a cowboy who rides the range alone—until he comes East for a rodeo show and meets Merle Oberon, spoiled and petted society darling. They immediately join forces in a high-powered, fastpaced romance which is spiked with riotous laughs and down-to-earth drama. As the story opens, Merle Oberon is rushed out of Washington to Florida to avoid a scandal involving her in a night-club raid. She becomes bored with the quiet out-of-season Florida life, and impetuously decides to go out on a blind date with —of all the people in the world —her maid and her cook. Misadventure follows when .she is partnered with square-shoot-ing Gary. Afforded an opportunity to display again the talents which first brought him screen fame, Cooper is seen not only as a fast-riding, cow-punching, broncho-busting cowboy, but arouses additional interest by singing for the first time on the screen. “The Cowboy and the Lady” reveals the pictorial brilliance of the great outdoors in the East and West in a story that has romance, glamour, humour and drama. Supporting Cooper and Miss Oberon are such notable players as Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight and Henry Kolker. Two big features will be shown on Wednesday—" Time out for Murder” featuring Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen, and “Meet the Girls,” starring June Lang, Lynn Bari and Robert Allen.