RECENT THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11324, 30 September 1930, Page 6

RECENT THEATRE

LAST NIGHT OF “DISK A Fid

“Disraeli” will close to-night at the ivogeiu. it is a picture m England's great Jewish prime nmimter, and that dramatic incident in n.s career —the purchase ot the Suez, Canal shares, Berliaps the. most outstanding feature oi tins' picture is the cianty and purity or the. diction. 'The acting of the principals, and particularly George Arnss, who has the title role, is of an exceptionally liigh order. Arliss lias a hundred arid one mannerisms and movements which arc. in themselves as expressive as milny of Jus words. His supporting, artists are, like himself, English in speech and demeanour, and as i a result impact to.the film an English atmosphere refreshingly novel and acceptable to English audiences. “SUNNY SIDE S T7I ; : ’ TO-MORROW: Janet Gaynor and Charles Earroll, perhaps the most popular of all screen sweetheart's, not only talk in “Sunny Side Up,” opening at 2 p.m. to-morrow, original Fox Movietone musical comedy by De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, but also sing and dance in a manner which marks them 'as outstanding performers in. this field ns they were in silent pictures. Miss Gaynor has studied voice culture ever since she first entered tne pictures, a little over three -years •ago: To sing alwnvs has been one of iier greatest ambitions, she confessed recently,, and ever since signing a. long term contract with vox she has filled in much of her spare time studying voice. She sings several ’songs in “Runny Side "Up,” all •written especiallv for her. Farrell. White, Franks Richardson and El who was on the stage, before pictures ranched out and claimed him, lias a highly 1 pleasing baritone voice. r The stars- are surrounded by a cast that includes Sharon "Lynn, Marjorie Whitm Frank Richardson and I3reh.de!. as well as a chorus of 160. -'