RECENT THEATRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12869, 23 May 1936, Page 7

RECENT THEATRE

•‘LITTLE LORD FATTNTLKROY.” To-day’s attraction i.;.t tha Regan! Then (re will ho “Little Lord FauniLroy,” which was adapted lor the screen by TTagii Wa.ipolc. Th.e young Amcii.'cau. bov who heecmas a lord and sallies in England wit!: a grub Tnd unsympathetic grandfather is teen in a more mod. i n guise tliarhat in which ho is depicted in x lie look. hut. there will ho low who wi!' •avil at the transformation, or regret ho absence of the plniii and laco iv •which the original Lord Fauntl-aan ;s traditionally -attired. The ‘Coddie’ )f David (1. Sebmk-k’fi newest picture is a delightful and lovable pen onal i't.y and will be regard cl as one of the

most distinctive', figures. .11', is none othci than Freddie Hartholo new who ranks with filmdom’s guyal jst. juvenile player:;, an,;] who gavi men a memorable performance in ‘David Copperfi :ld.” On this occasion ho is equally riiccossi u!. Ido has a much more arduous phot to fill and does it in such an engaging .nhinnc-i that his conquest of the irascible old earl (C. Ardii'cy Smith), wlunn lie is destined to sneered, is as natural as it is convincing. Hj ' wins the old man’s affection, ami indeed, bringabout a complete transformation oi a- heartless nature, makes a charming story, and. one in which rich humour and dignified pathos are blended in splendid proportion.