STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 September 1941, Page 8

STATE THEATRE

“CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP.”

“Cheers for Miss Bishop,” which will -be shown tonight at the State Theatre is one of those smooth flawless productions which slip through one's consciousness without shaking it into a proper awareness of how much skill and talent have gone into making it that way. There are no jerks in the action, but only a rhythmic flow of story and dialogue which pulses quietly like a life in retrospect. It is natural that Martha Scott should be singled out for special praise; her acting lends the whole film an air of distinction, and she relies, for the transition from nervous eager youth to serene old age, not on tricks 'of make-up only, but on really subtle changes of movement and of character. Edmund Gwenn gives solid, kindly help in an important supporting part, and others in the cast fit neatly into the roles assigned to them. But William Gargan’s performance will be the biggest surprise to those who have not been noticing the excellent work done by him in less important films for several years past. As Miss Bishop’s patient, long-suffering and always faithfql admirer he is excellent. The film tells how young Miss Bishop, her father dead, studies and takes -her training to be a teacher. Yet being trained is one thing and getting a job another. At first it seems that she will have to move far away from her home town, but the head of the college has had his eye on this promising student, and she is' taken on as lecturer in English. Then follows a delightful story.