PLAZA THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20563, 3 June 1932, Page 17

PLAZA THEATRE.

* "ALEXANDER HAMILTON." A story of unusual interest, interpreted by one of the best actors of the talking screen, is told in "Alexander Hamilton," with George Arliss in the title xole, at the Piaaa Theatre. Arliss, who needs no introduction to Christchurch theatregoers, has established his reputation by the strength o£ his personality, which he infußes into whatever part he takes, so that it becomes es much his own creation as that of the author of the story. In this film, which concerns the life of the man who was Washington's first lieutenant, in the first difficult days of the American nation, the part is one which is eminently suited to hiß genius, demanding sly humour, and made all the better for Arliss's command of facial expression. Through it he moves with a grace that is unusual among the actors of the screen. The story itself concerns the way in which Hamilton steers an honest course for America as a whole in spite of all the divergent interests of the States —interests made vocal through some remarkably characterised politicians. The ultimate conflict is between Hamilton's sense of duty to the State and his desire to keep unsmirclied his own good name. Doris Kenyon plays the part of Hamilton's charming wife. The film is of real merit, and the quality of the programme is made even better by first-class supporting features.