BRIGHT PICTURE NOW SHOWING AT QUEEN’S THEATRE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 7

BRIGHT PICTURE NOW SHOWING AT QUEEN’S THEATRE.

“ The Little Adventuress,” the principal attraction on the programme at the Queen’s Theatre this week, is a thoroughly entertaining comedy adapted from one of A. A. Milne’s plays. A venturesome girl artist, a bickering wife, an angry husband, a designing actor and a cynical bachelor, are the, characters in the picture, and the combination provides plenty of good humour. The story tells of Helen Davis, an artist, who agrees to elope with Leonard Stoddard, who has left his wife after five years of married life. Meanwhile the deserted wife, Victoria, takes her troubles to Antonio Russo, an actor, and they, too, decide to elope. Helen and Leonard lose their way, and, on inquiring at a house owned by George la F'uente, a wealthy bachelor, they are invited to stay the night. The butler shows them to the blue suite. From Helen’s frightened manner, the host gathers that his visitors are not man and wife. Complications set in soon after with the arrival of the other couple, who also had lost their way. They pass themselves off as “ Mr and Mrs Russo ” to the accommodating bachelor who offers them shelter. Victoria and Leonard are greatly surprised to discover each other, but so as not to betray themselves to their respective partners they pose as strangers. Leonard sees his wife retire to the white suite, - while Victoria is forced to watch him go to the blue suite with Helen. Sensing that all is not as it should be, La Fuente accompanies the couple upstairs. Then follows a series of highly amusing incidents. Next morning the truth is revealed, and the venturesome young artist realises that she has eloped with the wrong man. However, the cynical bachelor forgets his vows, and the usual happy ending results. The picture provides a fine vehicle for Vera Reynolds, who plays the part of the artist in search of romance and adventure. Victor Varcone, who plays the role of the bachelor, has risen rapidly during the past year. He first came "into prominence as Prince Dimitri in “The Volga Boatman.” Phyllis Haver appears in the role of the unhappy wife, while Robert Ober, Theodore Kosloff and Fred Walton are excellent in their parts. The second feature on the programme, “ Silent Sanderson,” is a typical Western drama brimful of thrills and action. Harry Carey, the popular Western star, has the leading role. . The supporting items on the programme are, as usual, numerous and varied.