REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 July 1939, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

“FOOLS FOR SCANDAL.” Hailed as one of the greatest comedies of the year, “Fools for Scandal,” starring Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravet, will be finally shown tonight at the Regent Theatre. A light and gay romance of London and Paris, it is said to reach a new standard in entertainment. No one needs to be told about Miss Lombard. Her recent comedy triumphs, “True Confession” and “Nothing Sacred,” speak for themselves. “Fools for Scandal” gives her the opportunity to further her success as a comedienne. Lavish settings and beautiful costumes are another feature of “Fools for Scandal.”

“THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP."

Lifted from previous humble or middle-class surroundings into society opulence, Deanna Durbin, in her new singing comedy, “Three Smart Girls Grow Up,” which commences at the Regent Theatre tomorrow, preserves that youthful charm and sunny personality which have made the Durbin pictures attractive to people of both sexes and all ages. Deanna could not dress much as the child of a poor musician, but now she is a multi-mil-lionaire’s daughter. Therefore she can dress —and does —but in her new and less simple surroundings she preserves the demure comedy and 1 the romping gaiety revealed in her four earlier pictures. Of course, Deanna cannot help growing up, and the title of her new picture is a confession thereof, but Universal Pictures have not yet promoted her to the joys of passionate iove. Instead, her love-consciousness reveals itself in mirth-provoking interferences with the love affairs of her two sisters, but she herself remains heart-whole, preparing for some grand passion in a picture to come. Whether it is considered as the latest in a quintet of Durbin pictures, or whether it is considered by itself alone, “Three Smart Girls Grow Up” is a joyous, satisfying comedy, and presents a charming phase in the always interesting story of feminine adolescence. The girls and boys in the audience grow up with Deanna, and adults of all ages grow young with her —which is a wonderful thing to say of a 16-year-old girl star.