STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 January 1941, Page 2

STATE THEATRE

‘•FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT." The sensations i picture. "Foreign Correspondent." will be finally pre- . sen ted this evening. "TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS." The revelation of Dr. Arnold and Rugby through thc famous story "Tom Brown's Schooldays." will come in pic- ) lure form tomorrow with Freddie Bartholomew. Sir Cedric Hardwicke <Dr. Arnold). Jimmy Lydon. Josephine Hutchinson, and Billy Halop in the cast. Lydon playing Tom and Freddie his friend East. Famed on the New York stage. Lydon makes a perfect Tom Brown, precisely answering the description Hughes set forth in his century-old novel. It is impossible w ) condense the story into a few sentcn-i ces and do it justice. The novel has been read by millions, and the film j faithfully follows the original story.! with all its fun. excitement, add drama. I Emphasis is laid on the sporting phases j of the historic old school at the period of the story. 1330. and the producers! have perfectly re-created a typical) Rugby match as it was played in those! days. Dr. Arnold served as headmaster at Rugby for 13 years. He was a martinet in his administration, but kindly, square, and generous. Ho waged a savage and relentless battle to introduce his measures—devices which would subdue intellectual training to character development. He started a student government, tried to eliminate bullying. and expelled Rugbyians who lied, cheated. anR abused their mates. He even revised the curriculum, introducing arithmetic, up to that time considered only necessary to trades people, and the study of history. Ho introduced the honour system, and altogether proved an iniluen.ee that permeated public school) life in England with beneficial results! of incalculable value even to the prere r.l dav.