AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19975, 9 July 1930, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE ROYAL. NEW PROGRAMME TO-DAY. To-day, for three days only, to enable the change date to get back to Saturday, 'the Theatre Royal will present a thrilling drama of Now York night lifo, entitled "The Woman Backet." Metropolitan eaogGf.oi'B and night club lifo furnish tho background for this all-talking, picture, said to be tho first accurate portrayal of Now York's racketeering game. It is tho old story blazoned forth in Amorican newspaper headlines almost overy day, expertly adapted to the scroeu to make exciting dramatic entertainment. Robert . Ober and Albert Kelly, joint directors, are said to havo played up the material in an unusual fashion, using detailed close-ups of the spectacular police raids and gangster fights. The night club scenes givo Miss Sweet an opnortunity to danco and-, sing, and include a revue staged by Sammy Lee, the well-known Broadway musical comedy danco coach. Others who participate in Hie club show aro Sally Starr and Robert Agno« J . Prominent' roles *nvo . also "playod by John Mil,inn, Teltcn TToltz, Nita Marfan, and IMeiiard Travers. "The Woman Ilaeket" is the lirst all-talking picture in which 'loin Mooro and Blanche. Mweot have played together. . 0« Saturday the J. -O. Williamson man-, agemont will present "Chasing Rainbows," a sparkling musical comedy of "Thff Broadway Melody" type.