LESSON OF TOLERANCE AND FRIENDSHIP

Evening Star, Issue 22083, 17 July 1935, Page 5

LESSON OF TOLERANCE AND FRIENDSHIP

MESSAGE OF ‘ LEST WE FORGET» , 1 Loyalty, not only to the past, but also to the present, is the motivating power of ‘ Lest We Forget,’ the’Sound City-Norman Loudon production, which, opens at the Octagon on Friday Under the auspices of MetrO-Goldwya-Mayer Pictures Ltd. ‘ Lest We Forget ’ takes as its characters four typical men—a a Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, and a Welshman—who agtee in the trenches to meet again in the days of peace. The three survivors do SO, and the Son of the Irishman attends in his father’s place. A romance springs up ..etween the young Irishman and the daughter of the Englishman, and the story ends in a way that will bring a shock of surprise to every one. That sterling aCtof, Stewart Rome, plays the role of the Englishman and giver of the reunion ; dinner; Anne Yates and Esmond. Knight (whose tuneful voice Is heard in charming' melody) play the young lovers; while the world-famous George Carney Is the Scot. Others in the excellent cast are Roddy Hughes, Wilson Coleman, Tony Quinn, and Elizabeth Inglis. The production was directed by John Baxter, responsible for those two big successes, Doss House 1 aiid ' Song of the Plough.' The lesson of tolerance and friendship that is taught by ‘ Lest We Forget ’ bas already ( given this production the seal of public approval, for it Was warmlyreceived during its fortnight’s run at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London, where it shared the programme With ‘ Men in White,’ and also in other centres of the Dominion.