A BEVERLEY MICHOLLS MASTERPIECE

Evening Star, Issue 22087, 22 July 1935, Page 3

A BEVERLEY MICHOLLS MASTERPIECE

1 EVENSONG • GRAND'S NEXT PICTURE Rarely has the screen presented a drama so effectively simple, so clearcut, and so stirring as ‘ Evensong/ the British film version of _ Beverley Nicholls’s famous book, which comes to the Grand on Wednesday. The theme of this intriguing story shows how a gifted singer must for the sake of her art, most of the things contributing to the fullness and enjoyment of life. The principal role is enacted by Evelyn Laye, who contributes her best work to date in a brilliant characterisation which affords the fullest opportunities for her vocal and histrionic talent. She gives a convincing cameo of Irela, _ the worldfamous singer who does, in fact, sacrifice everything, even human love, for the career which in her declining years has become an obsession. In support of the star are Fritz Kortner in a finely sympathetic study of her faithful, but sardonic manager; Carl Esmond as the luckless archduke, and Emlyn Williams as George Murray, the youthful composer who induced the little 'lrish girt to go with him to Paris to begin her career. ‘ Mystery Woman/ in which Mona Barrie has the leading role, will be screened in support.