CIVIC THEATRE
It has been the tim 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. W. Griffith, 13 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" ho upholds his reputation a* 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's latest. A tornado which destroys a Mississippi steamboat and almost everyone 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 i» something out of the ordinary.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19668, 11 July 1929, Page 7
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