CIVIC THEATRE.
It has been the aim of the management of the Civic Theatre to present programmes of outstanding merit, and this week two splendid pictures and a special musical interlude have been arranged. "The Battle of the Sexes," produced by D. \V. Griffith, is a powerful modern play packed with genuine pathos and fine humour. Jean Hersholt has the lead, and those »'ho have seen this actor in any of his previous pictures will agree that in "The Battle of the Sexes" he upholds his reputation as one of the best character-actors on the screen. Playing the part of an unfaithful husband and father, Hersholt gives a perfectly human interpretation. "Steamboat Bill, Jun.," the other feature, is Buster Keaton'o latest. A tornado which destroys a Mississippi steamboat and almost ereryone but Buster is a gem of trick photography, and there are some thrilling rescues on a swollen, angry river. The musical side of the programme is something out of the ordinary.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 10 July 1929, Page 8
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