CLARA BOW IN "THE WILD PARTY"—GAIETY DE LUXE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 246, 18 November 1929, Page 2

CLARA BOW IN "THE WILD PARTY"—GAIETY DE LUXE.

Tlie Gaiety De Lux© Tbeatre was packed to the doors on Saturday night when what must be considered as Clava Bow's greatest success since "It," commenced a season of tlrree nights and three matinee performances. The picture-loving public of Napier have seen Clara in many filins and have learnt to love ker viyacious personalitv and cliarni. She is a wonderful little actress and in "The I\ild. Party35 took the fullest advantage of the many situations which arose, to delight the audience. In this fUm Clara tcTok the role of a college girl who, wonderfully popular with her _ fellow students, had but one idea in life, that of having a gay, gay time. A new professor. young and good looliing, arrived at the college and inutual admiration drew the two together while Clara's disinterestedness in the affairs of the college and her studies infuriated the proiessor, who tried to instil in lier sonie of his own keenness. Following a party at au hotel some niiles from. the school Clara was kidnapped and the professor dashed to the rescue. It was then that they vealised that they loved each other but llieir way was as yet strewn with obstacles. Scandal was narrowly avoided when an enemy of Clara's found a buckle off her shoe outside the professor's window and the professor was forced to forego his strictness with regard to examinations in order to keep it quiet. Then Clara's great friend, a quiet girl whose one idea was to secure the college award so that she should be able to continue her studies at the college, wrote some indiscreet letters which fell into the hands of Clara's enemy, who at once took them to the head profect. Clara's plea to the prefect proved unavailing and then she did a magnificent thing. In order that her friend might not be expelled she herself went to the board meeting and confessed to having written the letters herself, stating that she was leaving college that day. The concluding stages of the fihn were as delightful as the a-est and made a happv and successful finale to a very fine film. "The_ "Wild Party" is the first all talkie picture in which Clara Bow has appeared and in it she lias scored a success that will be remembered for a very long time and still mor© firmly inst'al her in the favour of picture lovers. A delightful selection of short all-talkie jtems was also provided and in Eddie Cantor's latest, "A Midnight Cabareb Frolic," that coniedian was seen in a number of popular songs. "Boybood Days" proved a most amusing number in which the mouth organ band played a prominent part while one of the most enjoyable of shorts was a talk by Elinor Glyn on the subject of "It." "IMother, Pin a Rose on Me" was another of those screamingly humorous cartoon sketches, while the audio review presented many interestiug news pictures and activities in other parts of the world. Altogether the programme at the Gaiety is oue of the best that has heen offered for a long time. Patrons are advised to hook their seats.