"OUT OF THE RUINS" AND "NOT QUITE A LADY," GAIETY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 73, 29 April 1929, Page 2

"OUT OF THE RUINS" AND "NOT QUITE A LADY," GAIETY.

There was a full house at the Gaiety de Luxo Theatre on Saturday nignt when a most attractive programme was presented. Riehard Bartlielmess is the liero and tlie story is that oi Sir Pliilip Gibbs, entitled "Out of the Ruins." It is a new Bartlielmess that appears iu tliis story, whicli was produced by First National, his acting being called sfrictly for love . scenes ratlier tlian cliaracter delineation. Tho story wliich runs through tlie filin is bntli beautiful and impressive and gives excellent opportiinities for displav of histrionic ability, a ehanee wliich the hero takes full advantage of Ihe story is laicl in France during the periods of and after the war, but the plot reallv deals with love and its troubles. 'Tlie tale deals with Bnrtlielmess, wlio deserts his regiment in order to lie with his sweetheai't. His court niartial, sentence to be shot and the following events form an exc-iting and thrilling conclusion to the narrative. For the first time Marion Nixon is co-starred with Bartlielmess, the conibination proving highlv succiessful. Tlie Eupporting cast is also of n liign standard, and the production ancl J treatment is excellent. The second j film concerns a young man's infatuaj tion for a cabaret dancing girh to I wliom he hecomes engaged without tlie j knowledge of his aristrocratic mother, ! who. when slie lieans of it, at once sets to to prevent the union taking place. ! Tlie film is entitled, "Not Quite a ! Lady," while the Ieading playens are Maliel Poulton and Maurice Braddell | 1'he.se two give a eharming study of ! vouth's battle ngamst the wite of a 1 pnrent whose wiles finally win over he- ] son. The metliod adopted by the ; motlier is not unusiial, the girl and fier mother being invited to ihe bo.v s ccuntrv liorae to stav and tlie vis.t eoncluding in tlie breaking off of the cngagement. The film is well presented and was much enjoyed bv Satur day night's audience. Another sensational cliaiiter of "Tarzan the Mighty" and the latest topicals complete a mo-t en.ihyahle programme, while the orcliestra. was, as always, delightful in its renderings of the various items.