AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19918, 3 May 1930, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

LIBERTY THEATRE.

DOUBLE FEATURE BILL.

NANCY CARROLL AND BUDDY ROGERS,

Naney Carroll and Charles Buddy Rogers are speedily becoming as well known an as popular a cinematic team as Charles kartell and Janet Gaynor. At Liberty Theatre next week Miss Carroll and her vis-a-vis, Charles Rogers, will be seen in which has been adapted from a story t has enjoyed tremendous sales in thu un States. Neither a pure comedy nor yet a oppressive drama, "Illusion" combines in best of both types of dramatic art, ana by Bome magic trick on the part . 01 . ! sound camera, the director, or the prmcipais, it emerges from its producers' hands a mosi artistic and enjoyable screen play. -ij ® lso gives the back-stage plot a new lease of lite. Miss Carroll and Rogers aro cast as a team of illusionists in a circus, and with the opening of the picture is seen the young man turning his hack on his charming, humble, ana Bohemian friends, and worshipping at the feet of what the Amercan magazine writer calls "a society girl." In this latter role, June Collyer is seen to great advantage. Here the title of the play might be deemed to be used in a double sense; illusion on the part of the young man, as it had formerly been on the part of his audience; then, slowly, disillusion, when his lovely lady learns that he is'a "play-actor," and sends him packing back to his partner. Not that that ends this story by any means. The red-haired Miss Nancy Carroll is no meek maiden to welcome back with open arms an orrant lover. . This is where this very human little love story becomes perilously near a tragic drama, but both Miss Carroll and Buddy Rogers are too skilful at comedy acting to let it go like that. "Illusion" has a sensational climax, a climax that, discreetly, leaves almost a scent of orange blossoms on the air, certainly the peal of a wedding bell. A picture that everybody should like.

The second film is "Senor Americano," an all-talking picture in which Ken Maynard, the present King of the Prariie in Alms, has a romantic, caballero-like role, with a deal of magnificent acting to do, and many doughty deeds to perform. He does all this so well, he sings so pleasantly, and. strums his guitar so softly, that one can only gay with that oft-quoted American write*, "Go west, young man, go west." Maynard Is gong to reimbue the western picture with rest and life. A Universal newsreel ("The Talking Reporter") will complete the programme. The box plans are at The Bristod piano Company, where seats may be reserved.