GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 108, 2 November 1929, Page 13

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

"Dawn"- -is being presented at the Grand Opera House, commencing' to-day. It is .the story, ofu.'itlie tragic fate of Edith. . Cavell, one of the heroic figures' of the late war. "Seeing the film,"-states a critic, "one-realises the dynamic force of -this great dramn, the subtle beauty in the life of bo self-sacrificing a woman. Herbert Wilcox,- the director, has handled ir In masterly style, adhering strictly to fact without giving, offence. Thero is no reproach' to Germany for the execution of the brave British nurse, whose only fault was that she kept too soft'a-heart for wartime. Rather the stand is'taken, that the fault for this outrage againsthumanity, must'-go,'-.to war itself, militarism,'"and the cold,'machine-llko workings of wartime discipline' As a bit of propaganda It is a" sane, cool, unprejudiced plea for humanitarianlsm. As a picturo it is splendid —one of the best British films ever to reach this city. Sybil Thorndyko in the role of the nurse is superb. She resists like a soldier the temptation to wailow~a bit in emotional action. She is splendidly: contained in the most eloquent moments. : Tho balance of the cast is excellent, artd interest is added by the fact that several of the characters-play themselves. Direction, photography, and acting rank first rate. 'Dawn' is: a picture that you really should sec. It Is a production that comes once in a lifetime and is remembered for years." This great picture will be preceded by Booth Tarkineton's sparkling story. "Geraldine, which is the story of tile transformation of Marlon Nixon "From Frump to Flapper." Box plans are at the Bristol, the Berkeley., and thd Grand Opera House. _1 ' ' -,■.-•-..