THEATRE ROYAL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20092, 22 November 1930, Page 20

THEATRE ROYAL.

HALF'S BUTTON" TO-NIGHT. Just as there is a serious Bide to the business of war, so there is & much more pleasant side. This latter aspect is depicted in an extremely entertaining mannor in the all-talking British Dominions' farce, "Alf's Button," which is the chief attraction at the Theatre Royal at the present time. The commanding officer, the hereditary enemy of all soldiers, would naturally figure in many sequences where two such "dio hards'' as Alf Higgins and Bill Grant are ccrcern«d. You will not be disappointed, the officer does figure prominently, much to the discomfort of Bill and Alf. One particularly hilarious scene is the ono in which Alf and Bill are ordered out ot' line to tidy themselves up a bit, and they succeed in adding greatly to their untidiness by falling into a rather deep shellhole of ooze and mud. Alt", in the course of cleaning his buttons. finds that by giving one of them brisk rub a weird and wonderful "spook pops up. Yes, sir, a special "spook" commissioned to perform the wishes of Private Alf Higgins. . , Alf christens his spooit Eustace, ana, incidentally, he finds his favourite expression—strike me pink—rather dangerous when Eustace is around. "Alf's Button" is another particularly fine British all-talkie attraction, and residents of this City will not wastingtime by paying a visit to the Theatre Royal this coming week.