LYRIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 14

LYRIC

“WICKEDNESS PREFERRED” The two pictures which compose the programme at the Lyric Theatre this evening, while both of a high quality, are of entirely different style. One is an uproarious comedy and the other a tense drama of gripping situations. “The Great Well” is a highly dramatic story of two men in India, previously friends, but now divided over a woman. The story rises to a great climax of sacrifice. Seena Owen and Thurston Hall give outstanding portrayals in the leading roles. “Wickedness Preferred” stars Lew Cody and Aileen Pringle, and tells of an unsophisticated author who writes about “cavemen” on desert islands, but is entirely out of his element when placed on a desert island himself. The new programme to be presented at the Lyric on Friday will screen “The Road House” and “So This Is Love,” starring Shirley Mason. “DON’T MARRY” AT EDEMDALE “The College Widow,” a fast-moving football story, starring Dolores Costello, will be shown at the Edendale Theatre this evening. Miss Costello is cast as the daughter of a college president, who is about to lose his job because of his inability to interest athletes in coming to the institution. A promised gift is also to be forfeited for the same reason. The pretty and wilful lady decides to make things move, and by her personal charm wins a football team, which sweeps her father’s college to victory, and his job to security Each man in the team thinks he is the girl’s and when her duplicity is discovered high jinks follow. “Don’t Marry!•' an amusing comedydrama, is the second feature. Lois Moran and Neil Hamilton are the stars. “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN” AT ROYAL “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is now being shown at the Royal Theatre, Kingsland. The story is told most powerfully, climax following climax until the great finale. Gripping drama enthralls one for the entire two hours of the performance, lightened occasionally with humour, especially the excellent comedy characters fo Mona Ray as Topsy, Lucien Littlefield as Lawyer Marks, and Aileen Manning in her role of Aunt Ophelia. The leading roles, Eliza and George, are splendidly portrayed by Margarita Fischer and Arthur Edmund Carew. George Siegmann gives a graphic portrayal of the wicked Simon Legree; James Lowe is a sympathetic and lovable Uncle Tom.