NEW OPERA HOUSE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19917, 2 May 1930, Page 7

NEW OPERA HOUSE.

"The Gold Diggers of Broadway," at Fullers' New Opera House, is still pursuing its triumphant way. It describes the life of the denizens of the "great white way,'' and reveals all their virtues and weaknesses. ' _ Into, such a life, the film reveals, wereDrecipitated at the shortest notice and at first all unwillingly a dignified, if somewhat portly, solicitor, hitherto sheltered by a supposed 'sweetie"-proof sophistication and his client, the millionaire guardian of bis nephew, an immaculate young man very much in love with one of ths girls in the chorus, who is a charming little show girl—untouched by the temptations .«f its life She was the protegee of a girl who was understudying for stardom, and the problem was to convince the ' millionaire that his heir would not be courting blue ruin by such a marriage as he contemplated Warner Brothers, who produced this film, nave considerately estimated in percentage* the importance of the various parts, and Winnie Lightner. who has that of liable, heads the list. She is the fun producer, the laughmaker of the film, and she succeeds a full 10Q per cent. The. expression on the face of this well-experisnced gold digger, her smart sayings, and her art when at work on a victim compel laughter. Then Conway Tearle as the millionaire, Nancy Welford as Jerry, who is understudying to become a star, and Ann Pennington as Mabel, leading girl in the chorus, occupy the places next in importance with Nick Lucas, who entertains delightfully in several of the latest song numbers, including. "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine" and "Tiptoe Through the. Tulips."