DE LUXE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 5

DE LUXE THEATRE.

"My Man," an all-talking production starring Fanny Brlco, will be shown finally to-night at the De , Luxe Theatre. The story concerns an orphaned family who live In a poor New York tenement. Fannie, tho oldest, works In a thoatrlcal costuino factory, tlio younger sister in a store, ami tho llltlo brother, riill, boor to school. Fannie, un her way to work one fine day, passes a store window, whero a youth la dcmonstnitiiiK an exercising apparatus. She stops, spellbound, wishing that ucly ducklings like herself might have beauty liko (hat possessed by hor sister. Tho sistor loaves her job to go with a middle-aged rounder, quarrelling with Fanntc, who tries to prevent her. Then romes tho eventful night when tlio youth (out of a job) Invades Fannio's kitchen, looking for food. Faunio at onco forgives him, and proceeds to provide a meal, which ho shares with her small brother. Love Dually comes Fauulu's way—or so she bellovcs. Sho is to marry the handsomo stranger—when tho unexpected happens. Tho sister takes him from her— and sho Is left with littlo Phil. Then.it is that hor songs well up as never before. Out or her sulfcring sho builds her fame. Well-varied sound supports are also screened.

A complete regiment, numbering 1000 soldiers, played a prominent part In the production of "Tho Black Watch," Fox Film directed by John Ford, although this all-dialogue production Is not a war picture Clad In kilts, the aggregation consisted sololy of ox-service men, recruited from the various Veterans' Bureaux of Los Angeles. Technical dlrccllon for tho big sceno Bhowing tho regiment entraining at Victoria Station in London was by Jack Dccring, former major in tho Australian Forces

"The Black Watch," commencing at tho Do Luxe Theatre on 11th October, Is a visualisation of Talbot Mundy's widely-read novel snd stars Victor M'Laglen in the rolo of "Captain Donald Gordon King," of tho famous Black Watch, tlio nickname for tho <I2nd Highlanders. By reason of "King's" teu years of aervlco to India, he is commissioned to return there, at tho outbreak of the World War. His brother officers misunderstand, believing he has been promoted to a soft berth. Subsequently events prove the valour of the officer, whose bravery is tested to tho last degreo In India. Myrna Loy has tho leading feminino rolo, that of "Yasmani," a she-devil who aspires to a. throne and domination of India.

"An all-dialogue picture, "A Dangerous Woman," is set down for presentation at the Do Luxe Theatre, commencing to-morrow. A manhunting woman in tho land of man-eating lions is the central figure in tho plot of "A Dangerous Woman." Baclanova, the Russian actress plays the title rolo In this talo of three white men and one white woman in the jungle region of Africa, east of tho Congo. Tho story has n gripping plot in which Baclanova tangles the romantic yearnings of the men into disappointments. • Splendid support is given by Clive Brook, Neil namilton, and Leslie Fcnton as tho white representatives of the British Govcrnmen In this strange little outpost of civilisation A lart-o personnel of negroes is cast iv the'pictur/ to furnish the tribal atmosphere. "A Daiib-erous Woman" is said to be one of the' must gripping and well-produced dialogue -u-ffn-ton™ 5 Sl'""° "1C advtlllt- of "'""iles" In Wel-