GRAND AND LYRIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 686, 11 June 1929, Page 15

GRAND AND LYRIC

“NEW YEAR’S EVE” A most entertaining picture, “New Year’s Eve,” is the current attraction at the Grand and Lj'ric Theatres. A story of a modern Cinderella who finds her Prince Charming amid an atmosphere of gangsters and gamblers, the film has both action and romance enough to satisfy the most exacting spectators.

The lovely Mary Astor is, as usual, a treat for tired eyes, and in addition displays her dramatic powers to a remarkable degree. Charles Morton is excellent in the role of the bored young millionaire who finds a new interest in life, and the supporting players, including Earle Foxe, are very good.

At both theatres an additional attraction is provided in Warwick Leeping's story “Kitty,” a story of love and family jealousy in beautiful England. Estelle Brody and John Stuart are the stars.

Although already established as a star in silent British films, Benita Hume has scored strongly in talkies. She recently appeared in Gainsborough Company’s first batch of sound pictures, “The Ladj r of the Lake,” “The Wrecker,” and “Balaclava,” and now she has been given the co-starring role with Jameson Thomas in “High Treason,” Gaumont Company’s first alltalking production and produced by Maurice Elvey.