SPLENDID FEATURES AT GAIETY DE LUXE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 69, 23 April 1929, Page 2

SPLENDID FEATURES AT GAIETY DE LUXE.

Despite tho cokl weather conditions this jiieture liouse atlracted a good attendanee. last night, aud this programme is particularly strong and popular. Neither expense nor trouble has been sjiared in the making of "Thc Jling," with the result that in the tinished picture we have a production worthy of taking its place 011 any and every screen in tliis or any otlier country. It is a strong vigorous story of the love of two meii for oue woman, the old absorbing triangle on whieh so many destinies have been made or marred. Every l'acility of tlie va_st Elstree organisation was placed at tlie disposal of the direetor, who lias utilised to the utniost his remarkahle talcnt for inl'using subtlet.v and ingenuity into his situations. J 11 Carl Brisson, ! thc star, we have pcrhajis the most j popular and romantic of to-dav's stage 1 actors. It is safe to> say that he is | thc idol of milions of nlaygocrs. T11 ] sujijiort of Carl Briason is Lilian Half- ] Davis, oue of the most popular of ] Britisli film stars. Yliss Davis lias dur- | ing the last vear or two eome rapidly j to the fore and to-day is unqucstion- ! ably an exceedingly aecomplished aet- j ress. She has played in many success- ! tui German, Freneh and Britisli pro- j ductions, and in "The Iling" lias a | role that is especiallv suitod to her; indiviilual abilty. Thc story tclls oi , how "One-rouiid" Jack Sander liglits j has way to the rcalnis of society, i wlierc his wife is fascinated by thc gay 1 lightsq and the companv of the .-\iis- j traliuii champion. Jealousy of tlie ehampion leacis Jack to take on light 1 after fight in order that he niav liieei j liim in tlie ring. How. at ihe heginning of tlie story, the young wife hopes ; for her husband's defeat, aml how. latcr she urges him to win, made the most gripping climax lo Eiigland's lirst bid for suprcinacy in the motion • pieture jiroduetion. lt is a western action picture of thrills and romanee. j "Tlie Glorious Trail" is a western pic-j ture above the average of its typo, made so by the daredcvil stunts and tinc acting jierformanee of Kcn May- I nard, star oi tlie produetion. A do- i lightl'ul item "The Mistletoe Bougli . and the chaptcr plav "Tarzan tlie Ylightv," together with To|>icals com- j plete a iine night's amusement at | popular prices. . Doors at 7 o'cloek. ; Curtain 7.45. 1