THEATRE ROYAL TALKIES.
"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE.** FRIDAY NEXT. Nancy Carroll, Paramount star and former muaical comedy artiat, ainpa two clever song* in the Paramount sound picture, "Abis'a Irish Rose." They are "Rosemary" and ' Litle Irich Reie," the theme numbers te that picture. "Abie's Irish Rose" i* one of Faramounts' great sound synchronised pictures, featuring a brilliant music score, some talking bjr Jean He re holt and two lilting song numbers by Nancy Carroll. The play wu written by Ann Nichols, and on the stage in New York it ran for five and a half years, a record. In London it ran continuously for three years. As a picture, with sound, "Abie'e Irish Rose" stands on its own aa superb entertainment. It tells of a romance between a Jewish youth and an Irish girl, and their difficulties in winning the consent of their parents to their marriage. It has a deep pathos as well as light humour and dramatic sequences. It commences a short season at the Theatre Royal, commencing on Vriday nest. The box plan opens to-dav at The Bristol.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19757, 23 October 1929, Page 7
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