STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1940, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

“ETERNALLY YOURS.” Loretta Young and David Niven, co-starring in “Eternally Yours,” have the most unique screen roles either has ever played. Miss Young, in the realm of legerdemain, accomplishes the bizarre task of appearing and disappearing at the merest behest of “The Great Arturo,” played by David Niven. Under his hypnotic spell she kisses him despite the fact that in reality she is boiling mad at him. After a protracted period of intensive instruction under one of the country's leading magicians, Paul de Paul, Niven became surprisingly adroit in performing the many tricks and illusions called for in this Walter Wanger romantic comedy, which will be screened at the State Theatre tonight. Niven’s feats vary from “creating” Miss Young out of bottled chemicals to freeing himself from handcuffs during a 15,000-foot parachute jump and landing successfully. Not the least among his tricks is that of hypnotising “Herman,” the pet rabbit in the picture. However, despite “The Great Arturo's" hypnotic power, his sleight-of-hand and his ability to forfeit the future, he is unable to make mysterious women’s lipstick disappear from his collars, and when Miss Young, as his wife, finally reaches the limit of her tolerance and leaves him, he is unable to find her. All-star support is brought to the production by Hugh Herbert, valet and confidant of Arturo: C. Aubrey Smith, a tolerant bishop; Virginia Field, a magician’s assistant who has been round and around; Broderick Crawford, a too-perfect suitor of Miss Young's; Raymond Walburn, a financier whose bridal party almost starts a riot; Zasu Pitts, who flutters in and out creating impossigle situations that only Arturo can remedy, and Billie Burke as delightfully scatterbrained as ever. “MEET DR. CHRISTIAN.” At the State Theatre on Wednesday there will be shown a human story that will long be remembered, “Meet Dr. Christian,” with Jean Hersholt in the principal role.