PALACE THEATRE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10908, 28 May 1929, Page 6

PALACE THEATRE.

“Q FINNEYS

When Horace Atmesley YaHtell wrote. •■Qumneys” that, delightful roniatt.co written around the professional and domestic career ol a suc- < i ssl til dealer in antiques, he managed to iniuse into tho story the mellow atmosphere we usually associate with old and beautiful tilings •| n 0 plot enters twenty years—l tom Jo,. Quilt trey’s marriage to Susan Laldlecombe to the .denouement arising from their daughter's love affair, pathos and whimsical humor tire also i a fused into the story, and the eliaiaeterisatioiis arc. particularly tailhtu! ;n their conception. The; keen chaiactor studies in tin- novel naturally di mautl interpretation by artists wnose skill in this direction is un-questum-ed. ami .John Lougdoti, Alma Taylor and Henry Yibart“Quinney”, •‘Susan” and Lord Melc: ester'’ respectively — individually score distinct personal successes b,v their performances in this unique Hhn. The atmosphere lias been remarkably well maintained, tl'e ]£'<> 1 1 11 • ;i_.r making excellent, use ol some charming interiors is which a tasteful arrangement of genuinely va.lual If antiques is noteworthy. Bplendidly photographed as these scenes are, tho spectator derives tho pictorial satisfaction so essential to complete screen entertainment. British made tt ltd British in character, “Quin neys’ ’ is certainly a film that will make screen history. “Quiiinevs’ will he screened at to-day’s matinee and to-night only at the Palace. “TWO LOVERS” TO-MOIMIOW “Two .Lovers” is good entertainineuf. An interesting romance/ interspersed with a dramatic and thrilling mystery angle, the picture is Samuel Goldwyn's best, and also the best of the co-starring films of that successful and popular pair, Konald (.Liman and Vilma Banky. Adapted by Alice l>. (I. Miller, the original source of tliis film, excellently directed by Eioi.l Nihlo. was that beloved thriller “Lcathcrlacc”, hy Baroness Ore/.y. Always there, lias been interest in Hie- forced marriage of t!u> two "enemies'’ Lenora do Vargas of Spain and Mark Van Rycko °f t landers—and alwavs a thrill over

“Leatherfaeo” that mysterious masked une who stood between the conquering Spaniards and the subnet Flemings, for the benefit of the latter. In “Two Lovers” 31 r Goldwyn and Mr Nihlo have given a delightful combination of both romance and mystery. The east is excellent. Noah Beery, Nigel do Bruilier, Virginia Bradford. Helen Jerome Eddy Paul Lukas (an interesting new Hun garian discovery) Harry Allen. Fred Lsmelton. and AT a retd la I>aly—all give excellent performances and are well cast. A word of praise must he said for the sets bv Curl Oscar Bbrg. They are always beautiful and tremendous in size on occasion.