PALACE THEATRE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10855, 26 March 1929, Page 6

PALACE THEATRE.

DOUBLE-FEATURE PROGRAAIAIE

For one matinee and one night only to-day and to-night, “Roses ol Picardy” and “Good Time Charley” will hold the screen at the Palace. Several well-known character actors from the English stage appear in the big .British picture, “Roses of Picardy.” These m-luile Jameson Thomas and Humber.ston YYr.ght, while the main romantic roles are taken by Lillian Hal.-Davis and John Stuart. The film, adapted from two novels, -‘The Spanish I-arm” and “S.xty-four, Ninety-foilr,” by 1!. H. Mot-tram, concerns the reaction of the terror-, of modern warfare on two men and a girl. Aiadeleine, the mistress of a Spanish farm, a typ cal Flemish strunglio d, was m love with Georges D'Archville. With the outbreak of the war, Georges left for the front, and many months passed without a letter coming tor Madeleine. On the arrival of Lieutenant Skene. Madeleine asks him to find out where her lover is stationed. A few days later, Skene's platoon ;s sent up for a. night attack", and alter bis first exp. rieiice of war, the young ollieer returns unscathed, hut w.tb his nerve.-! badly deranged. He appeals U> the sympathetic Aiadeleine for comfort, and his pitiful condition ovcivomis the girl’s loyalty to her lover. Tin* cp.sodos ol the actual lighting in the fi m—the n gilt attack with creeping barrage— the big German push <i 1918, when Earl Ha g sent forth lii.s famous "Backs to the Walk message to tlie British troops—arc high lights ol tins big British production. The heart.'Oiue, m'rtlil’ul, tender, exciting story of an old-time song-and-dance-ma o, his pal, and his orphaned daughter is “Good Tme l barley.” Warner (Hand gnes tits livsl performance am! (.'vile Cook, master of humor is at his host. Helene. Costello, as the dancing daughter, has ail opportunity to act and to dance, and does both w.tli disliuet’ou. Charley's daughter lias become famous as a dancer, before he limbs out the person who was responsible lor her mother s death, Half blind, he gropes his way to wreak vengeance but the lutes planned otherwise. There is an unexpected and drainnve ending.