PLAZA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 843, 11 December 1929, Page 16

PLAZA

“FOUR FEATHERS” ON FRIDAY Doleres Costello, one o£ the mosbeautiful of film stars, has her s - talking part in "The Glad Rag jlol] the Warner Brothers Vitaphone D ic ture which continues to delight a» iences at the Plaza Theatre. Infamous by her work in a number very successful silent films. Mias Cntello gives one of the finest portrayal of her career in the leading role i, “The Glad Rag Doll,” an all-talkini release. Ralph Graves is cast opposit her, and the leading players are sun ported by a strong cast, many of -shop have had considerable stage exper ience. The story, which Is essential] modern in every detail, and abounds ■ interesting scenes, deals with tfcs career of an ambitious chorus girt whose determination to succeed lea,, her into a number of unexpected nji. uations. A collection of short talking aid singing featurettes is also present,; on the programme. They include a Paramount Sound Gazette, with a record of all the latest world news; , Vitaphone two-act play entitled ‘Sto.; Pigeons”; new songs by Jane FurseK, who is known as ' Hollywood's Badi! Girl,” and finally, sea songs and chanteys by Gus Reed and his mai e quartet. The last word in authenticity has been sought by Ernest B. Schoedtats and Merian C. Cooper in filming A. E. W. Mason’s “British Bible of Courage “The Four Feathers.” To obtain the location scenes they spent a year in the African wilderness, following which they have been working for half a year on the interior scenes at the Paramount studio at Hollywood. Even for the interior scenes they went to unusual lengths in order to observe absolute accuracy. Hundreds of British military uniforms, as wet as native war implements were im ported into the film capital In order that there might be no compromise with the real thing. Featured players in “The Pom Feathers,” which comes to the Haa Theatre on Friday next, include Wiiliam Powell, Richard Arlen, FaWray, Clive Brook, Noah Been George Fawcett, E. J. Ratcliffe, Theodor von Eltz, Noble Johnson and othen