GRAND THEATRE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 688, 14 November 1933, Page 3

GRAND THEATRE

TO-NIGHT. "Humanity," a poignant Fox drama of devotion and sacrifice, opened at the Grand Theatre last night with the unmistakeable stamp of success evident throughout. Its dramatic story ,and its fine acting struck a responsive chord in an audience that followed every development in the plot with the utmost absorption. Tracing the development of father and son, both physicians, in the face ■of both success and adversity, the story builds up a contrast in character such as few recent films have. The elder doctor, played by Ralph Morgan, and the younger one, portrayed by Alexander Kirkland, represent two sides of • a problem. The father, trained in the school of strict professional ethics, will let nothing interfere with the honourable pursuit of his practice. Tbe son, more susceptible to tbe confusing tempo of modern life, lets darker influences seep into the clear performanee of his duty. Alongside of this contrasting parallel, tbere is another one composed of a young nurse, played. by Boots Mallory, and a not too meticulous daughter of tbe rich in the person of Irene Wiare. Here again tbe makers of '"Humanity" reveal characters opposed to each other. It is a case of love with' both women, yet the diffierence in background and the difference in outlook make for a great difference in what each of them conceives as love.