"THE WOLF OF WALL STREET" AT GAIETY OE LUXE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 222, 21 October 1929, Page 2

"THE WOLF OF WALL STREET" AT GAIETY OE LUXE.

There was not a vacant seat at the Gaiety De Luxe Tlieatre on Saturday night when a programme of the Ihghest merit was presented. "The Wolf of Wall Street" was the title of the rnain feature and this proved oue of the most tensely dramatic and finely produced pictures ever presented, silent or talkie, and as it was 100 per cent. talkie it proved a liuge suecess. In jt were presented realistic scenes from the heart of America's stock and sharemarket, Wall .street, where, amid a di.n and elamour tliat was heard, fortunes were nmde and Jost eack minute. Qeorge Bancroft was starred Tn the title role and portraye.d with wonderful skill the part pf a brilliant stock broker, who wlien liis doniestic. happine&s came crashing round his ears brought the ruin to completion by voluntarily crashing the rnarket against himself.- Grippjng drama 'and thrilling siluations were features of the film wliich throughout lield the atteutiou and interest of the audience to a very marked degree. Playing opposite to George Bancroft was Bacianova, -whose rendering of "Love, Take My Heart," the theme song of the picture, was one of the many beautiful features of the production. Also starring in the picture were the delightfully piquant favourite, Nancy Carroll, and Paul Lukas, while the supporting cast was made up of specially selected actors and act-resses wlio really knew how to portray the parts .allotted to them and who. by tlieir skill and realistic performances, considerably added to the great success achieved ,bv this production. The picture was not only 100 per cent. talkie but was also supplejuented by clever and grippipg sound effects, the whole combining to make a very fine feature of the evening's entertainment. Laughter as is only heard withiu thc wajls of the Gaiety De Lux.g was forthcoming when another of those screaming community singing_ cartoons entitled -"Chinatown, hly Chinatown" was presented, while the otlier short all talkie features were well up to the yery high standard set by this theatre. Martinelli and D'Angelo, the famous tenor and bass singers, are heard in a duet from Act VI. of the opera, "La Juive," while "The Russian Art Eusemble" presented that famous company in a delightful singing and dancing nurober. "Kniglits in Venice" presented a br.illiant company of singers while the Pathe sound news and Pathe audio review c.on:pleted what must liave heen considered as the finest programme offered in Napier for a long time. Patrons are advised to book as the season is only. of three night and three matinee performances.