OPERA HOUSE.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 12 March 1927, Page 6

OPERA HOUSE.

DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME I The fiixest traditions of the merchant marine are glorified in .Toseph Conrad's "Lord Jim,'5 which has been produced as a Paramount picture, with Percy Maxuxiont, Shirley Mason, Noah Beex*y, and Raymond Ilatton in the pi'incipal roles of tlxc cast. Max'mono in the title role of the story deserts his ship in a nxoment of danger, and spends the rest of his life regx'etting 'Ihe act and trying to live down the name "Coward" which follows lr.im everywhere. The story ox Marmont's atonement 'is a drama of astounding confliict. The lone Caucasian triurnphs over a whole island of cop-per-coloured savages. To them he becomes "Lord Jim/' and makes himself their king. The elaborate Bal Masque sequence which occxxrs in "The Crimson Runner," Priscillai Dean's cui'rent production which is also showing is said to he one of the most spectacular scenes ever filixxed in the histox*y of the industry. Priscilla Dean is provided with anotlier of the coloux-ful type of role for which she is famous. The arrival of the Renown and the various receptions to the Duke and Duchess at Auckland, also a fable Cartoon and Gazette comple.te a splendid programlxi e.