The Show's The Thing

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 17

The Show 's The Thing

"THE FREEDOM OF TttE PRESS," . * a. recent Universal film feature, h f ad its New Zealand preriiiere at the De Luxe m Wellington. The picture deals with the newspaper world, and while m no way representing conditions under which newspapers are conducted m the Dominion or. the code of NewZealand journalists, the- picture certainly portrays the main objective, of newspapermen the world over, and that is to keep faith with the public. A good, story, well worked out "The Freedom of the Press" jshould make a general appeal. , • . '

T?HE season of the popular "League of . Notions" . revue > company at Fullers' headquarters m Wellington will conclude, at ; the end of March. A season of twenty weeks iriiust be a [record for the circuit m New Zealand, but right through Mike Connors, Queenie Paul 'and Syd.y Beck ■' have drawn next to capacity nouses, Originality has been thfey keynote of the company's success and good things should be m store for them In Welling- i tori. "-•/■.:' , -' ! - ■■\VV:v r .'.;.' j /- : ;';--' : '' 'V' ;'■'..' ANOTHER big attraction; cpniing ■ to New Zealand for •,- J. C. Williamson, Ltd.,; is "The Five O'clock Giri,'*; a musical play containing some novel features. "The Five O'clock Girl"-: will introduce a new musical comedy star m the person of Helen Pattersony a notable American 'musical comedy artiste,, who holds a. high reputation m the United •- States..- According . to present arrangements, "The Five O'Glock Girl" will be given, its -first Australian representation m Melbourne.