BROADWAY'S LAUGHING TRIUMPH AT GAIETY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 233, 2 November 1929, Page 2

BROADWAY'S LAUGHING TRIUMPH AT GAIETY.

The Gaiety _ de Luxe Theatre schedules tlie big, sparkliug Broadway stage "Give aiyd Take." co-starring George Sidney and Jean Hersholt, as its lnajor entertainment, beginning this evening. The screen production is ad'apted from the popular Aaron Hoflman stage play 'and is to he a human as well as a humorous picture. George Lewis and Sharon Lynn supply the romantic element, in important supporting roles "Give and Take" concerns an old fruit canning factory owner, piayed hy Hersholt, and his superintendent, piayed by Sidriev. Lewis plays the owner's son and heir, and Miss Lynn the daughter of tlie superintendent. That young lady also has the dual role of secretary to the boss and finance to the boss' son. It is when the son comes home from college and tries to reorganise his father's business' on a profit-sharing' basis that the fun starts. 0 The addition of a hard-boiled banker who holds a mortgage on the factory, and a crazv millionaire with a lyild chain store scheme, rolls the plot merrily along but almost wrecks. the romanee. George Sidney is saiur to haye the funniest roie of his career in this screen comedy. Jean Hersholt also is provided with a/role of great character possihilities. The two screen veterans make an excellent comedy team. George Lewis, and Miss Lynn are seen in pleasing characterisations. "Give" and Take" is about 75 per cent talkie, 'owing to the fact that many of the scenes are out-door and in tlie canning factory, where music, machinery and effects are introduced. lt is a laugli from beginning 'to end, still it has that tingle of pathos running throughout the ■entire story. The featurettes are a real. worth-whilq combination, varied in evei-y. sense to. please the most fastidious and hardboiled critic. As "Give and Take" programme onlv screens for three nights and three afternoon performances, packed houses should he the order of each and* every prese^tation. The box plans for both -dress circle and stalls are on view at the Gaiety. Seats can also Be reserved hy ringing 'phone 3809. Usual prices prevail at both evening and afternoon performanpes.