AMUSEMENTS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 15, 3 October 1929, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

KING’S THEATRE TO-NIGHT. •‘TENTH A YE.ME.” • The story of /'Tenth Avenue.” deals with the fortunes .of Lyla Masco, a department store girl in New York whose dissipated mother keeps a rooming house in Hell’s Kitchen. Among the roomers are Bob Peters, a reformed card sharp, and Joe Ross, an erstwhile gangster, constantly under the eyes of the police, who becomes a taxi driver in an effort to lead an honest life. Both love Lyla and when her mother is threatened with evicticci for nra.-payment of rent. Bob borrows money from a bootlegger s o that he may raise money for Lyla by gambling, while Joe pockets his trustygat on a more murderous mission. The bootlegger is murdered and Bob arrested for the crime. Joe, who is the assassin, is forced by Lyla to confess and in an effort to escape arrest *is shot and killed. Phyllis Hayer a s Lyla, Victor Varccr’i as Bob and Joseph Schildkraut as Joe-' essay the leading featured characterisations in ‘"Tenth nue,” Douglas Doty’s screen version of the footlight success of the same name. Robert Edeson, Louis Natheaux, Casson Ferguson, Ernie Adams, and Ethel. Wales enact important supporting roles. TRAVEL LECTURE. At the Town Hall to-morrow eying Dr W. Gordon will deliver a lecture on his recent travels abroad. A number of musical items will be given during the evening. Proceeds are in aid of iho funds of St. Andrews Church. The Mayor will preside. DRUID’S EUBHRE. Another successful euchre party, organised by the Druids, was in hi in I-!;,-* Parish Hall last nigbx The attendance was large and 1 tne players were entertained to supper after the competition. The results of the play are as follows : Ladies. Miss Paynter 1, Mrs, Whittington 2. Gentlemen, Mr. Morgan 1, Mr. Kendrick 2.