AMUSEMENTS.
THEATRE ROYAL. «LADY AND GENT." "Lady and Gent," the title of the Paramount picture which is showing: at the Theatr® Royal, might mean anything. Wiiat it happens to mean is a personal triumph for burly George Bancroft. There is a large, and a capable, cast au PP? rt '"- him, but Bancroft himself carries off the majority of the honours. 4 t. t i, Part of this is duo to the fact that his role was made to order for him. Its a role that mates him human; makes him a warm and lovable character. He is _ Slag Bailey, a steel-mill worker; but he is more than that. He is a friendly, good-natured, if bungling, fellow of the type that everyone discovers among his own acquaintances at one time or another. With fists that aro large and a heart that is still larger, he swaggers through adversity with never a care for the misfortunes ho encounters. Wynne Gibson plays the role of luff, the hero's sweetheart, with flno sympathy. Charles Starrett is excellent as the grown-up orphan. James Gleason aIBO gives a splendid performance. ■
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20773, 6 February 1933, Page 4
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