REGENT THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 April 1941, Page 2

REGENT THEATRE

‘•TOO MANY HUSBANDS.” “Too Many Husbands,” can prove somewhat troublesome, and Jean Arthur discovers that fact in the Regent Theatre's forthcoming Columbia comedy, which opens tomorrow with Fred Mac Murray and Melvyn Douglas also starred. Briefly, the story of “Too Many Husbands” is founded upon three logical items: Jean is married to reckless Fred, who is reported dead, at sea. Jean marries the more stable Melvyn, Fred’s best friend. Fred returns home. And from those original propositions the producer-director, Wesley Ruggles, has developed one of the most original, one of the most uproarious screen comedies of this or any other season. Fred’s return home, after a year spent o’n a desert island, is the first of a constant series of hectic incidents. Both Jean and Melvyn stammer through their explanations, while Fred refuses to listen. He wants to be alone with his wife. When the situation finally is explained to him, the two husbands sit down in a “man to man” conference to work out a solution, and wind up boyishly jumping over chairs to prove who is the “better man.” Jean takes matters in hand, and makes them worse. The final decision is made in a court of law, by a judge. Splendid featurettes complete the programme. “HULLABALOO.” The plans are now open for “Hullabaloo,” a superlative triumph of comedy, melody and spectacle. Featuring the incomparable Frank Morgan and the pick of America’s specialty acts, it is particularly noteworthy for the introduction of the sensational Negro tenor, Charles Holland, possessor of a glorious voice. The supporting subjects include the latest “March of Time.”