“THE SCARLET LETTER”
COMING TO MAJESTIC Lillian Gish will shortly be seen in her greatest role, Hester Prynne, in “The Scarlet Letter,” Xathaniel Hawthorne’s story of Puritan days, which begins its Auckland season at the Majestic Theatre on Friday. Dealing with an age of narrow-minded, blind prejudice, it tells of a man and a woman who loved with a mighty, overpowering love. It tells a story that is as dramatic and inspiring to-day as when it was first written. Its heroine, Hester Prynne, was young and gay and in love with life. For these reasons the stern men and women of the Puritan colony in which she lived regarded her with disfavour and suspicion. And when a great new love entered into her life and fate whirled her into a tangled web of tragic happenings, she faced the scorn and bitterness of her neighbours with proud sincerity, because love is greater than intolerance. A distinguished supporting cast includes Lars Hanson, ‘‘the Swedish John Barrymore/* Karl Dane, of ‘‘The Big 1 Parade” fame, and Henry B. Walthall.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 95, 13 July 1927, Page 15
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