PLAZA THEATRE
“Dr. Syn” George Arliss emergds as a new personality in "Dr. Syn,” now in its second week at the I’lrfza Theatre. It is as no world-famed statesman, surrounded by pomp and ceremony, no stirring fanatic, that he appears; but as a shrewd, schem- — - In<r vpf kindlv nld
ling, yet kindly old Kentish parson of 100 years ago. In I those days the J King's men combed I the little Kentish I ports for stores of I hidden brandies and I wines, brought by ■ smugglers from I France to evade the I duties. As the par- ’ son of the village. Dr. Syn conducts
a profitable business in smuggling, and as a result his flock is endowed with more material blessings than is the case in most of the seaside villages. Among the lovable village characters are the little serving girl in the inn, played by Margaret Lockwood, who is in love with tile squire'.s handsome son, the squire himself, a somewhat crotchety old gentleman. with a streak of humour, the village doctor, coffin-maker, school teacher, and many others.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 154, 26 March 1938, Page 16
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179PLAZA THEATRE Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 154, 26 March 1938, Page 16
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