CIVIC THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 11

CIVIC THEATRE.

' - * 1 ' "BALACLAVA," TO-DAY. • \ ♦ v. » * ■ ■ * * \* •I Another s British, film' dealing with ;tho Crimean, War and ,thp ' BUgerb-cHargp known.' as - "The C?h»?ge of / tbe. Light Brigade," , comttuduoee at th& Civio to-day! • To » enable 1 'tins <, to 'be authentic* as - well as.'V spectacular, : : the' '-active co-operation of the British War Office was secured, together ''with tine regintents ' necessary v ~from the .British Aftny'. In order not" to J disturb the ordinary _ work -ot i the , schools, and ''yet "to provide* 'a . portunity of the children seeing, "Balaclava* * , 'at a reduced rate,." a' special matinee will be held»' this . morning ~ at 10 "o'clock; when children trill he admitted for" threepence. This price'applies'only to-this special irtati-' nee. The picture is a'perfect'blond Of-lnunour, pathos, and. .romance. »Hhe'. part of Jean - Mac-; 'donald is taken* by Benito Hume,' opo' o|:the .prettiest-and most accomplished actors of the English stage. Cyril'Jfacla'glen takes th part <of Captain Kennedy, and Alf.' Goddard, London's most popular comedian, is the alwaysfunny soldier Nobby.-, - < ■ ,_ s " j '<; Carrot and frornbill, resemble ,caeh , .ot&er in formation toe, both being ilscanspres/'.oi; tree-climbers. > ; k '•