BRITANNIA

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 126, 18 August 1927, Page 17

BRITANNIA

“THE POPULAR SIN” Sin, popular since the start of the world, first had its inception when the serpent gave Eve a nice, red, rosy apple. From that day to this, sin, in one form or another, has flourished. Lying, stealing, killing, and any ten of. other forms have held the stage at various times. At the present moment it would appear to be “the popular sin,” which to quote Monta Bell, well-known author and motion picture director, is—“loving two people at the same time.” Bell used that as the theme of an original story which was purchased by Paramount. In it Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Greta ISTissen and Philip Strange are seen as the “sinners.” To make the tale more colourful and interesting, it all takes place in Paris and the characters are connected with the stage. Miss Vidor, the star, is further detached from it, but her husband, Philip Strange, is a stage-door johnny; while Greta Nissen and Clive Brook portray respectively an actress and a playwright. “The Popular Sin” arrives at the Britannia Theatre to-night. Malcolm St. Clair, director of “The Grand Duchess and the Waiter,” was at the I helm.