"THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE."

Marlborough Express, Volume LIIII, Issue 23, 28 January 1920, Page 4

"THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE."

There comes to His- .Majesty's Theatre on Saturday next quite ai notable" production in C. J. Dennis's picturisation of ' his woild-fainoua work, "The Sentimental Bloke," in! eight parts, presented under thd direction of E. J. Carroll. "Thei Sentimental Bloke" was written by! Mr Dennis with such honest sweet* ness and broad human appeal, sucfij fidelity to all that is best in averacei life and experience, that it promptly} made a new record, and was jiist as* promptly pirated in America. TKei making of the film entailed tremendous cost and infinite taking of! trouble, for die makers of the filnt were determined at least to equal the best American standard! of produo- / . tion. The poem is faithfully and? comprehensively expressed, its situations and incidents- being most? •graphically interpreted. Mr L. D^ Austin has written special appro-' priate music for the , produptjon^ which, will commence at 2.30 punctually on Saturday afternoon., md at.Sf o'clock on Saturday a.m\ Monday] The bio: picture will be "preceded nt the usual hour by supl'ortinfj; .subjects in keeping vith tSe" importance of the occasion. The box: Vlan is u<3w open a Reid's Centrajf News Agency.

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