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Show Romance, Comedy Key "Betty Co-ed," New College Musical The title of the new film coming com-ing to the Rivoli Theatre on Wednesday, Wed-nesday, Columbia's "Betty Co-ed' is a tip-off. It promises laughter youthful college romances and tfc excitement of keen campus rivalries. rival-ries. And from all advance reports, re-ports, "Betty Co-ed" more thai fulfills that promise. With the lilting story of a carnival car-nival trouper who went to college "Betty Co-ed" is said to embrace all the entertainment elements demanded de-manded of motion pictures today Rhythm and romance keynote the film, while hilarity and heartthrobs heart-throbs alternate in effective degree. de-gree. Pert Jean Porter, who recent!' played oposite Robert Walker ir. "What Next, Corporal Hargrove ?," portrays the title role, with Shirley Shir-ley Mills, William Mason and Rosemary Rose-mary LaPlanche playing leadks par.ts. Jan Savitt, popular orchestra orches-tra leader, and his band, are in portantly featured. As an adde: note of authenticity, forty your: college girls were signed to pis co-eds. Here's the story. When Jes: Porter, a member of a well-know, vaudeville act, interrupts her cs-rer cs-rer to enter college, she is immediately im-mediately exposed to the snobbery of a small group that dominate; the school's only sorority. How she finally makes the sorer ity, humbles the "meanie" who k president (Shirley Mills), wins the title of "Betty Co-ed,"' most popular popu-lar girl in the college, and als-the als-the heart of the campus male idol (William Mason), is dramaticall' told. |