GRAND THEATRE.
The Paramount Studios have drawn on France for a new star They have engaged Miss Rauel Meller as the heroine in “The Oppressed,” one of
their latest spectacular dramas, produc- I ed with the splendid machinery that has helped to make their pictures famous. It is being shown at the Grand Theatre. In this case, the Paramount Studios have an exceptionally good field of activity. Leaving this workaday age, they have gone back a few hundred years to the time of Good Queen Bess in Merrie England, and have selected for the setting scenes in Belgium during the Spanish domination. The Duke of Alva comes into the story, but the principal character is the daughter of a Spanish grandee. She has a romance with a young Belgian, and arotind this there is the story of a, nation’s oppression, of tyranny. atrocities, and the terrors of the Inquisition. The supporting picture Modern Matrimony,” contrasts with “The Oppressed ” in its theme, its setting, it# date, its atmosphere, and everything else. It is, in fact, a . comedy-drama, with more comedy than drama; and most of the comedy is supplied by an old favourite, Mr Owen Moore, whose smiling face, is always welcome. Appropriate music is played by tho Grand Quality Orchestra.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17755, 27 January 1926, Page 5
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210GRAND THEATRE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17755, 27 January 1926, Page 5
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