STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 793, 14 October 1929, Page 15

STRAND

“COQUETTE” Mary Pickford’s delightful talkie.. ! “Coquette,” is still being presented at ! Llie Strand Theatre. The story deals with the life of Norma Besant,/ the charming young daughter of a respected physician and the belle of the small Southern town in which she lives. Norma takes a keen delight in her romantic conquests, and her irresponsible nature is a cause of constant. worry to her widowed father. A young pioneer from the mountain district, Michael Jeffrey, comes to visit the town, and immediately falls in love with Norma, much to the disgust of her father, who orders that the acquaintance shall cease. . On his return the father interferes again, this time with disastrous results, which are graphically told in the film. The talkie items on the remainder of the programme include two selections by the Flonzaley Quartet, which has been called “the world’s foremost string ensemble”; a novelty item by Kiftli Glanville, an American saxophonist. who is accompanied by the Yitaphone Symphony Orchestra: another comedy by George Robey, the eminent London comedian; and the latest edition of the Fox Movietone News. The great American vaudeville entertainer. A 1 Jolson. is the Star of the next attraction at the Sti'and Theatre. This is “The Jazz Singer.” an emotional story of a Jewish boy who left home to be a cabaret singer, a story which is practically that of Jolson’s own life. In “The Jazz Singer” Jolson introduces a number of new songs. The production is an all-talking one.