Evening star., 1941-08-29

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Hardy" Life, brother, begins for I
Andy Hardy in this new chapter OF
the story of his career.
Gone now are those golden. care
free high school days, gone the
frivolity which heretofore has
marked Andy's approach to the
world about him. Now, as 1t must
to all men in their time. has come
reality to Andrew Hardy. He has
come out into the world, to find it
not all idle play. Not only does he
wear his shoes down to the nub
tramping the New York pavements
in search of job. but he falls into
the clutches of fancy big city gal
at the same time.
He Is saved from fate worse than
the sudden end of the Andy Hardy
series only by the timely arrival Of
the Judge. The Judge takes one
short gander at a Miss Patricia
Dane, who represents sin, luscious
and, expensive sin. in this moral
alIegory and promptly hauls Andy
of to the corner drugstore for
short chat on certain things every
young man should know. 1t is an
excellent point the Judge makes
about fidehty-fidelity to that un-
known girl who will turn up on some
distant, unknown night when the
stars are bright-but it becomes, un-
fortunately. one Of the most dim
cult moments the cinema has con-
tributed to our good cheer lately.
Also one is led to suspect by
reason of subsequent developments
that Andy Is saved, not so much
by his fathers little lecture, as by
the revelation that his buxom
beauty is a costly one. Ignoring
the explanation of the facts of life
in favor Of personal laboratory ex-
perimentation, Andy, having been
spurred on by numerous frank
promises, is at the apartment of his
sultry temptress when her ex-
husband storms in to upbraid her
violently for buying fur wraps on
his charge account. Young Mr.. Hardy
Is soon back in Carvel, ready to
listen to the Judge speak of his
future. You can see what M-G-M
has planned for us; along about
June, 1948, We should be seeing
Andy Hardy Graduates from Law
School"
1t should interest you to note,
incidentally. that even as life begins
for Andy Hardy-it seems to be
coming to an end for his Polly
Benedict. A tall lass has Ann Ruth
erford become and her only scene
in the picture has been arranged
so that she may play it while
seated in an automobile. Ap-
parently she is done for as
companion of Mickey Rooney's. for
even movie folk must dismount from
their phaetons and walk occa-
sionally, else the pictures won't
seem authentic back here In the
East.
Both the best and the worst that
could be said OF the Capitofs stage
show should be said of it. 1t can
be forgiven anything, even the
Diamond Brothers, of course, for
teaming for the first time Miss
Patricia Bowman, who probably is
our premiere American ballerina,
and Mr.. Paul Haakon, who is one
of the best male dancers you ever
will see. Each has several solo
moments that are excellent and
when they finally get together for
their own version of the polka. It's
wonderful. 1t is so good to have
Miss Bowman back after all these
years; at least it seems years.
The Rhythm Rockets seem to feel
the better for the presence of such
expert dancers as Miss Bowman and
Mr.. Haakon, too, and very nimbly
they perform their two numbers
Other speciality performers are
Fague Springman. the local baritone,
and Jimmy Edmondson, who writes
upside down and talks backwards
as his contribution to the arts, and
cleVerly.