PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 135, 4 March 1929, Page 6

PARAMOUNT THEATRE

“ALL-MOVIETONE” PROGRAMME. Twenty years ago William Fox presented what-might be termed the first talking motion picture. The voices were human, being those of stage players who watched tlie action of the picture behind a specially constructed screen. The play was "East Lynne” and a stoek company participated as the mouthpiece of the film. This pioneering effort in the early days of motion pictures actually helped Mr. Fox later with his movietone device. Mr. Fox flung a huge fortune into the talking motion picture field because he discovered that while motion picture audiences had increased up to about four or five years ago, the number had since that time remained at a standstill. So far as the audible news reel is concerned, Mr. Fox (-ailed attention to the fact that through this medium had been heard sucli famous men as Mussolini, the Prince of Wales, Lloyd George, Hindenberg, Stresemann, Poincare, the King of England, George Bernard Shaw, King of Spain and a number of others The first sound news subject, one that thrilled tlie audiences enormously, was that of Lindberg's take-off, and soon after that there was seen and heard upon the screen the excitement and thrill ot Lone Eagle’s reception over in America, together with -incidents connected with Lindberg’s experiences in Paris. Hence it is net surprising that I'ox are acknowledged the leaders in tiiis revolutionary and remarkable entertainment, and that practically every production that has, and is now being, presented to record business in Sydney’s and Melbourne’s biggest theatres, has the Fox movietone trademark inscribed thereon. Paramount Theatre Wellington, indeed, announce a coup in Mating that every movietone film produced bv this company has been definitely booked 'them. The first all movietone bill to be presented at this popular house has the “Street Angel” as tlie feature. Ihis programme is still playing to capacity business at the magnificent Prince Edward Theatre. Sydney, and showing no signs of diminishing in popularity, although having started last Christmas. Friday next, March 8. marks the first Dominion presentation ot tlie sensational movietone entertainment at the Paramount Theatre Box plans are available at the Bristol ana Utility (next theatre), the demand for seats showing every Indication of being a record.