CIVIC THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 4

CIVIC THEATRE.

"PARIS BOUND." There is a good combination of a comedy feature and a problem drama in this week's programme at the Civic Theatre. The comedy is "Sailor's Holiday," featuring Alan Hale and Sally filers, and plough,, alight, it is good fun right through. It is concerned with the determination of a sailor just returned from a long cruise to go straight home as soon as he lands, and take to his mother a parrot he has secured. He will have nothing, to do with women, hut in the end, though he does succeed in the second part of his intention, he finds that a woman gets him' into a great deal of trouble. This is a much better comedy of its type than usual. The Becond picture is "Paris Bound," featuring Ann Harding and Frederick March, both of whom are actors from the legitimate stage, and who acquit themselves very well in this film. Ann Harding is specfally good, Bhe acts with, restraint, her speaking is good, and she has a distinct type of beauty. A young married couple are presented, who are sincerely in love" with each other, and who determine that nothing shall ever destroy the real relationship that, exists between them. Their married life is shown through the first three years as ideaL but one day the wife discovers that her hvmband has been attracted to another woman while in France, and that he has possibly been unfaithful to her, even though there has been apparently no change in his real feelings. She determines to leave him, ord is on the point of doing so. when he returns. Ultimately they decide that despite everything, they have something vital in common which can never be shared with any other, and shipwreck is avoided. Their Btory is not complex, but the interest is held throughout, and there is no unnecessary, show 'of sentiment or of passion, except perhaps that Ann Harding, as the wife, weeps too much. The picture is well worth keeing.