AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18918, 5 February 1927, Page 19

AMUSEMENTS.

"PARTNERS AGAIN." A FUNNY STORY. LIBERTY THEATRE, MONDAY. It should, really, U n*c«ii>jry only to say "If* a, funny picture, and the best ever," but unfortunately many moie qualiiy. ing phrases must pais under the bridge before a. true conception oi tie luoty humour of tho film cin be gained by the picturegoing public. U'e refer, f.f course, to "Partners Again," the United Artists comedy P" r cxfeliencf, which opens its aeaeon at the Liberty Theatre next week, a comedy patterned along Jewish lines, and one of that famous s;nea of Yiddish dramas written by Mor.tajruo Glass Pcrlnps there ar e no moo well-known character? oi lumioious modern fiction than fotaah and I'er'.ruuf.cr, U.ceo two lalkativo, quarrelsome, goodnatured, gf.«tictilating Hebrews who are always getting into trouble, alwavs innocently "putting it across (he public," always perpetrating the most delightful and amusing minor clinics during the course oi their strange and unconventional business career. ''Farmers Again" is a Jewish comedy-drama, which is not spoilt with tho addition of another lace. Tho drollery and youthful eclat oi tho atorv is wonderfully refreshing and obviously Simelic, and is, theioiora, of great originality and charru. George Sidney and Alexander Carr play Potash and Perlmutter respectively, and' certain it ia that no more hilarious pantomimo has ever been seen than that presented by this pair of artists They are immense. At once novel and amusing, dramatic and pathetic, siniationai and thrilling, Abo and Mawruss always primarily funny, even whun they shid tears over lost dolUra, the broken romance of the two lovers, tho fatal good-nature of Rosis: they register emotion, and grief, and overwhelming passion at anything, but there is always an enormously amusing sugfastlon sbout them, so that the picture-, despite Its every feature of dramatic entertainment, evolves into a rollicking comedy, with r.6 pretensions to anything else Sidney and Alexander are two of the Best character aotors in Hollywood, and in the two leading roles they riso to great height*. It i* doubtful whether any finer comic acting haa been seen in this type of comedy. There is a finesse about their work, and a sincerity that are most convincing, and it is to them alone that "Partners Again" owes its tremendous popularity. Allan Forrest and Betty Jewel play the leading ingenue roles, both with skill and artistry. A typical western is "The Buckeroo Kid," starring Hoot Gibson, the second attraction.' It is f>n« long thrill from start to finish, with Gibson performing in a remarkable manner. It ia also intelligent and feasible, with a dish td straight drama and more than a hint of comedy and human interest. Soma of {he outdoor scenery in tbia pietuw ia marvellous, and adds considerably to the interest thereof. Th» Liberty Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Mr Ernest Jamleson, will play a special whoatral nrogramme, including the following nurahers:— Overture, "Morning, Noon, and Night" (rot Suppel, "Buita" (Mouosorgsky). "Fantasio" (Rubinstein*, "L'Avocat" (Ackermans), "Prelude" (Chopin), "Our Miss Gibbs" (Monckton), "The Runaway Olrl (Caryll), entr'acte, "Som* Other Bird (Schafer); son* hits "Petniehka" Hey Diddle Diddle," "Somebody s Lonely. The box plans are now open at Tho Bristol Piano Company, where ««ot» «ay it reserved.