DUCHESS THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 112, 14 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.” tho B.D.F. 'attraction coming to the Duchess TheaI tre to-day at 2.30 p.m. and I night at 7.45 p.m. The “Charge [of the Light Brigade,” one of those | tragic, errors W’hich make military history live long, is reconstructed with a Vv'ealth 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 tho 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 Aldershot, to re-enact the stirring charge of October, 1854, as as “the Thin Red Line” episode, which was another glorious feature of the Crimean campaign. An all-star east includes Cyril MacLaglen, Benita Hume, and Alf. Goddard.