"THE WHITE ANGEL."

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 21

"THE WHITE ANGEL."

One of the relatively obscure periods in contemporary history is the midVictorian, period. The latter part of Queen Victoria's reign shines with the names of Disraeli, Gladstone, Carlyle, Dickens, and other titans who made this epoch a memorable one in the glorious history of England, and for that matter, the world at large. The early part of the nineteenth century has a significance in the stream of politics and letters which has been almost eclipsed by the effulgent contributions of the later "eminent Victorians." Thus Warner Bros.' "The White Angel," presenting the biography of Florence Nightingale, comes as more than a narrative in the life of a heroic woman. Through the life of this woman, inspiringly played by Miss Kay Francis in "The White Angel," we see the sweeping events of those colourful 1850's. There is the story of her valiant onslaught against the entrenched war lords of Britain who resented the intrusion of a woman—even one like Florence Nightingale—into the field hospitals. Here is history, a real life story of an immortal figure in British history told in superbly entertaining style. Everybody must appreciate such a motion picture, especially when it is so faithfully produced. To Miss Kay Francis must go plaudits for a performance which entitles this portrayal of Florence Nightingale to find a lasting place in the hall of fame.