The Show's THE THING

NZ Truth, Issue 1147, 24 November 1927, Page 2

The Show's THE THING

Wytts Wand

■'Seventh Heaven "

"Cradle Snatchers "

A New Soprano

Brilliant Organist

George h Doing li

Circus Life

THERE is a "sdmethind" about Qayle Wy'eir's Bftrid Bojx ShOw vrhioh give's 6iie' the endofe' feeling. ' Gay'ie aft'd hik corflpany fiav*e gWtin the DUriedift '.ftfifc twelve Weeks of deiiglitfui eiitertaihmefit-^the feox-OffiOe ledge* i& aLn eld6;u§nt testim6fiial— and now' w*# HaVe the' party cdhlfriefieihg In Weliirigtori f6-fiight. YoU'il erijoy^thciir .prOfclivities as fun dispensers. T*hr6u'gn the wlidle fabric bfeatlids' th 6 rdbus't, cnderfhl originality" 6f Gayle MmStAt

tWO Very ydttrifl F6x Film playei'B, JMet Gayndr arid Charles Farrell, jiirnped to faihe m a night through their manrelious v acting In' "Seventh HeiiVeri," adapted from the Atistin Strong play of the same name. Bdtfe artists are y"6uthful, are almost uniiri6Wii oft the ; screen, and have the world before therh. -...

Two i(eafs • agb they Were, pliyiftff togdtrier '- m. tWo-reel oome'dies/ then they parted, to;,' ffoy their' fie^afate ways; Janet cbrri^ig under the rioti'ce d£ Fox offielalsr,aha ; young Farrell piayihg juvenile leads and. small paftst "Severith" Heaven" cdMhierices^at the De Luxe . Theatre, WeiHrig'tdri, tam6rro# (Friday'") 1 . •,

A 6AY cdritrißUtion is "Cradle rt gnatchefsV' 3. C. Williamsdfi's current show at Wellington Grand Opera House. A laughable plot, With a therfie entirely new to the stage, the show 1 is interpreted by a fine compafty of players, who "know their Onions." A South Island season is fixed for the near future'

A NEW gramophone disc introduces ** an attractive* sppr'and m Vaughn de Lea^thr who sing's Neil Moret's "S6ng of -the Wdiideifer,"

On tH(* reverse side we have Lewis James (tenor) with orchestra, m ''Gharmairie" (LoUis Leazer— Ernb Itdpee. Vaughn de. Leath IS the possessor of a Very fine voice.

The reverse side contains a beautiful song, "Charmalne,'.' which, despite its French title, is m the popular style. Zionophone, E.E.50. ,

fOLtIMBIA §207: "Piece Heroitjue" (Cesar Franck); m two parts. Organ solo by G. T. Pattman. Pattman has shown m previous performances Oh this fine Compton organ some of the possibilities of the new electric recording. But here, almost for the first 'time, he takes us into the realms of really great music. The "Piece HSroi^ue/' th 6 work of the greatest of French organists^-fdr, though born m Belgium, Frarick niust be reckoried, musically, at least, as Frefleh-^is a marvel of dynamic force arid massive grandeur. This is a brilliant record.

rEORQE WALLACE is still m the ** hinterland of New Zealand, presfehtifig a bright show for the edification of trio rural population. He has some clever; people associated with him and the mari, or woman who cannot, enjdy" George's foolery Is indeed a corifirtfred pessimist.

THE Bohemian life and fdmaric*' 64 the circus wef d fiever more' rdftMa*tically portrayed thai! m. "Tft& tfri* krioW'n,' v iia& Me'tfOJGdldwylS*MAye-r' special prodtfdtion dti# fdr ftsftfal Screening ift the 1 capital city at the Regent Theatre to-morrow (Wfid&Yj. , The story concerns the IrVerf df cii*cus performers, Lon Chancy &8 the "Armless Wonder" being the centre df an Unusually gripping drama. HV i£ the marvellous performer by day atid a' prowling shadow by night Hii Uit6 for. the circiis prop* iel dr'S dtLiigUUt , wKdse only fdeilfig lit 'the 1 matter" Is one of sisterly .affection,, is the theffie. Joan Crawford gives* a; epleridid portrayal m this character^ atid m this, the strangest drairia ever ritmed^ift- 1 triguifig, fsscihatiftg— she aUy carries out her part with Charley, the, master makerUp man Of the soreeft to*d*y. With Madrid; Spain, as the setttagr for this masterpiece 1 , the producers have turned out one Of the beSt $i£tures ot a decade/ '

On the boards, Ray Vaughn, wi£Sfd of the- JtylotfhOne, whtf K&§ tfeW d«r* lighting patrons at the theatre, will extend his season tot another* Week.