AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, 19 March 1929, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

COSY THEATRE Old South Transported to the Screen in Fine Film of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” > The old South that was, with its I courtly gallants and charming beiles, is literally transported to the screen i in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” the stupendous Universal masterpiece pro-duction ( that opens to-night 'for a four-ni.jht I season at the Cosy Theatre. Onfe could ; almost inhale the sweet scene of mug- : nolias and hear the soft voices of the darkies at the dose of a long- cotton 5 picking day The one word to describe this masterly picture is “epic.” i Certainly no other photoplay since the ’beginning of the industry has achieved s I the response, Loth ais to emotions and > risibilities as has this one. The great ’direction of Harry Pollard is reflected -'in every foot of the picture. Not only ijare the players perfectly cast, but the 1 -grouping, composition and lighting are l astonishingly effective. The river i scenes are marvels of beauty. The proud ‘ f La Belle Riviere ’ ’ pflTfliHig around a bend of the Mississippi brings a thrill to all beholders-. Of drima thete is a plentitude. The roles of ‘Margarita Fischer as Eliza, George Siegmanu as iSdmon Degree, James <Lowe as Uncle Tom, Virginia Grey as Little Eva, Arthur Edmund Carew as George Harris, and th<y other experienced players are portrayed with an amazing realism, and fidelity to the characters of the novel. The- comedy touches which a.re painted in with deftl strokes of a mastefly brush, are capably handle# by Mo-na Ray as Topsy, Lucien Littlefield as Lawyer Marks, an! Ailfjen Manning as Aunt Ophelia. The big scenes are splendidly done. The death of Little Eva, Eliza crossing the ice, the classical handling -of the auction and river scenes, the marvellous repreductions of Southern life as exemplified in the Shelby, St. Clare and Legree plantations, all are beyond reproach. To no player fa'Bs the responsibility for the. -success of “Unde Tom’s Cabin.” It is obvious that thi-s production in the making was not handled merely as the manufacturing of a motion picture. The earnestness, sincerity and singleness of purpose of the cast demonstrates that th'eir tjisk was a labour of love, indeed.