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Show "Swing Shift Maisie" As Timely As Today's News Timely as its title and dynamically dynamical-ly showing the work of American women at war, Ann Sothern's latest lat-est adventure- as the effervescent showgirl, Maisie, is on view at the rtivoli Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. In "Swing Shift Maisie" Mai-sie" the star deserts show business busi-ness and dons overalls when she takes a job on the assembly line of an aircraft factory in a western wes-tern town. Whn James Craig, handsome test pilot, goes to a night club to cool off because his boss has blocked his enlistment in the air corps by declaring him essential he accidentally breaks up a dog act in the floor show. With the result John Qualen, the owner and Maisie, his pretty assistant' are out of jobs. Craig manages to get them jobs at the factory and settles down, to a romance with Maisie. All goes well until Maisie saves the life of glamorous . Jean Rogers, Rog-ers, who proceeds to steal Craig right out from under her very pretty nose. But. when, in an effort ef-fort to get Maisie out of the way, she accuses her of sabotage Craig realizes he has made a grave mis-, take and all ends happily. Norman McLeod directed with a flair for comedy, and Lennie Hayton has provided a sprightly musical score. |