“AFTER THE BALL.”

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20231, 15 February 1934, Page 3

“AFTER THE BALL.”

Sparkling Comedy Coming to Civic. “ Rookery Nock,” recognised as Ben Travers’s best and funniest comedy, definitely finishes at the Civic Theatre to-morrow night. Bookings are already heavy for the two remaining nights, and patrons are advised to make early application for seats. Box plans are at the theatre from 10 a.m. “ After the Ball,” credited with being the finest production ever released by the Gainsborough Studios, will open at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, Something fresh in the way of motion picture plots is to be found in this attraction. Actually the picture is a gentle satire on the League of Nations and cn the people who make up that august body, and in laying the plot in the hall of the famous assembly at Geneva the producers have struck a decidedly original note that, by superb direction, harmonises perfectly with the theme of Jthe story. At the head of an outstanding cast are such favourites as Esther Ralston, Basil Rathbone and Marie Burke (well remembered by Christchurch theatregoers fer her charming performance in “ Wildflower”). A merry comedy of errors begins when a young King’s messenger delays the business of the League while he indulges in a harmless love affair. The musical numbers include “A Night, a Dance, a Tune,” and “In Santa Lucia.” Box plans are now open at the Civic Theatre, where seats may be reserved at no extra charge.