GLORIA SWANSON IN "THE TRESPASSER," MAJESTIC.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 48, 28 March 1930, Page 2

GLORIA SWANSON IN "THE TRESPASSER," MAJESTIC.

Gloria Swanson's voiee, object of greater anticipation among motion pic-t-ure fans than any otlier voice in filmdom, is heard for the first time in "The Trespasser," her latest United Ai-tists picture. Miss Swanson lxoth sings and talks in this new opus. Her spoken lines are the more effective (oecause "The Trespasser" is a play of niodern life constructed to meet ihe requiremenfis of the new screen medium, rather than a story designed for a silent picture, into which dialogue has been injected. Her singing likewise is expected to be more higlily appreciated, because the two songs she offers interpret .the mood of the story and sustain its tempo, instead of disrupting its trend of thought. In addition to serving as the medium of her • vocal dehut, "The Trespasser" presents Miss Swanson once again as a woman of fashion, with a wardrobe of gowns, wraps and negligees which are ultra modern in every detail. '\The Trespasser," which will be the attraction at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow is a drama of the moment. Its setting is Chicago; its environment' the "smart set." And- through its intimate study of a girl who becomes a trespasser in this restricted social sphere and in the lives of its people, the story delves into vital affairs of life. Miss Swanson, in her portrayal of "Maa-ion Donnell," is supported hv estahlished players of both stage and screen. The leading man is Ro'bert Ames, who has been extremely popular on Broadway. He portrays "Jack Merrick" wliose romance with "Marion Donnell' indelibly stamps her as "The Trespasser." Purnell Pratt, who has appeared on the talking screen in "Alibi," plays "Hector Ferguson," wealthy corpovation lawyer, and the "other man" in Marion Donnell' s involved scheme of tliings. Henry B. Walthall, one of the soreen's earliest figures. has a strong character role. Wally Albright, three and a half years old, who appears as "Marion Donnell's" son, is regarded as one of the most promising of all the child actors in dialogue pictures. Blanche Friderici, who appeared so suceessfully with Miss Swanson in "Sadie Thompson", again plays in her support. And other assisting players are William Holden, Kay Hammond, Mary Forbes, and Marcella Corday. Excellent shorfcs include the famous overture 1812, and one of the popular "Mickey, The Mouse" caiffoons. Seats may he reserved at the Bxistol Piano Co., or by theatx-e 'phoneA 2708.