EMPRESS THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 152, 24 December 1926, Page 11

EMPRESS THEATRE.

At this time of the year it is usual for theatre managers to cast around for something in keeping with the season, and the management of the Empress Theatre seems to have been particularly fortunate in their choice of entertainment which comlanced to-day. "A Kiss for Cinderella" and Souls for Sables" are the main features. In "A Kiss for Cinderella" there is the light, delicately wrought fantasy and whimsical humour of Sir James Barne, and the sensitive acting of Betty .Bronson. The story tells of a poor London girl whose imshakeable belief that some day she will be invited to a magnificent ball, where a Prince will choose her as his Princess, helps her to endure her drab surroundings and lighten her mental tasks. How the Cinderella story of her dreams comes true is revealed in a series ot pathetic, comic, and dramatic situ.itions. The ballroom scene is said to be wonderful, and. one of the finest settings of its kind ever screened. Tom Moore Esther Ralston, and Flora Finch are also m the cast. "Souls for Sables" is a lavish screen presentation with a dazzling array of feminine finery that fairly staggers the eye. The cast includes Claire Windsor Eugene O'Brien, Claire Adams, Eileen Percy, and George Fawcett. The story descrbes the psychology of the mind of a woman who, reared in the lap o£ luxury, cannot do without the gorgeous apparel she was accustomed to "prior to her marriage. "AjKiss for Cinderella" with supports only, will be shown on Christmas Day, when the theatre will open at 2 p.m.