STATE THEATRE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 October 1941, Page 8

STATE THEATRE

“THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES.” Sparkling in its story and treatment, R.K.0.-Radio’s “The Devil and Miss Jones,” in which Jean Arthur has the leading role, will be shown tonight, and should prove a welcome addition to recent entertaining screen productions. Robert Cummings has the romantic lead opposite Miss Arthur and Charles Coburn has another prominent role, that of a gruff _ multimillionaire —the richest man in the world—Mr Merrick, who owns a string of progressive and enterprising American stores. Merrick, a bachelor, powerful enough to have his photograph kept out of the newspapers for at least 20 years, is visited by the directors of some of his companies who are greatly agitated because Merrick has been hanged in effigy outside one of his departmental stores. The incident upsets him and he impersonates a private detective who has been engaged to investigate the matter. He manages to gain employment in one of his stores, and his presence at staff meetings and his instrumentality in correcting the system of management of his own enterprises, are a seemingly endless source of entertainment of the lighter variety. “The Devil and Miss Jones” is a social document, whose general tone 'is wholesome laughter, showing that rich comedy can be evolved from those situations and conditions which seem to assume such vital importance to the average person today.