DUCHESS THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 111, 13 May 1931, Page 11

DUCHESS THEATRE

“BALACLAVA ” The undying memory of a glorious page in the history of the British Army, is stirred by “Balaclava.” the B.D.F. attraction coming to the Duchess Theatre to-night at 7.45 p.m., and to-mor-row at 2.30 and 7.45 p.m. The Charge of the Light Brigade, one of those tragic errors which make military history live long, is reconstructed with a wealth of detail and actuality only possible in a country with such traditions as England. Moreover, such a picture could not have been successfully produced without the active co-operation of the War Office. The military authorities afforded the producers every assistance and Maurice Elvey, who directed the picture, was able, with the troops placed at his disposal, in the Long Valley at Aidershot, to re-enact the stirring charge of October, 1854, as wd*l as “the Thin Red Line” episode, which was another glorious feature of the Crimean campaign. An all-star cast includes Cyril MacLaglen, Benita Hume, I and A If. Goddard. i -