SEASON EXTENDED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 852, 28 August 1933, Page 3

SEASON EXTENDED.

Second Week of “ Leave It to Me.” “ Leave It To Me,” Gene Gerrard’s latest comedy, is now in its second week at the Crystal Palace Theatre. Large houses attended all sessions on Saturday. ” Leave It To Me • abounds in screamingly funny situations. It is the kind of entertainment that the majority of theatre patrons enjoy best of all. Gene Gerrard is well remembered for his comedy roles in “My Wife’s Family,” “ Lucky Girl,” and ** Let Me Explain, Lear,” and in “ Leave It To Me.” which is an adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's “ Leave It To Psmith,” he has unlimited opportunities for doing those absurd things that have built up his reputation as a first-class comedian. In this film Gerrard, of course is “ the life of the party,” but he is aided and abetted by a capable cast of supporting players, including George Gee, Molly Lamont, Olive Borden, Gus M'Naughton and Melville Cooper. The star has the role of Sebastian Help, who has established a thriving business assisting people to overcome their troubles. However, he lands himself in a seething mass of trouble when he impersonates a spring poet at a big house party and, as a result, becomes involved in a burglary. Gene Gerrard keeps the fun going at a furious pace and his antics and peculiar mannerisms are a constant source of delight. Paul T. Cullen, a popular attraction at the Crystal Palace, presents some new numbers, and the supporting programme includes a special number of the New Zealand newsreel containing “shots” of the Southland-Canter-bury Shield match.