STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 130, 23 August 1927, Page 15

STRAND

BON BON REVUE CO. “Where the cheer germ thrives” describes the SStrand this week, on account of the third triumphal programme of the Bon Bon Revue entitled “Whirl Wind.” The latest London hits are featured, and the whole show is full of life, fun and melody. One of the funniest scenes is “When We Wejre Young,” in which the whole company takes part. The result is one long, loud laugh. Cissy Fitzgerald, the first woman star of motion pictures—and the first famous stage actress to leave the footlights for the screen—is one of the important characters in “Women Love Diamonds,” a sensational drama of modern society. Miss Fitzgerald was one of the first idols of Broadway. This new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. which is the chief picture attraction at the Strand Theatre, is a vivid drama of the inner life of the idle rich. Pauline Starke, Owen Moore, Douglas Fairbanks, jnr. and Lionel Barrymore head the cast. TIVOLI “THE IMPOSTOR” Crook drama that is realistic without being overdone, and thrilling without being ridiculous, is a scarce thing, but in “The Impostor,” now being sfipwn at the Tivoli Theatre, the cinema fan who appreciates magnificent acting woven with a convincing and swift-moving story can get a thousand per cent, on his investment. Evelyn Brent, the petite star, is at her best in this throbbing film as the rich girl who impersonates a crook to save her brother from the penitentiary, and the material is directed with telling effect bv Chet Withey. Lifelike shots in a New York gambling den, vivid character portrayals, a tight between the reporter and the jewel thief that will leave the spectators' linger-prints on the arms of their chairs, the whole Interwoven with a tense atmosphere of intrigue and adventure, are the outstanding features of this production, which is bringing the Evelyn Brent admirers out in a body. BRITANNIA “HIGH HAT” “High Hat,” the name of the hilarious burlesque on the movies, produced by Robert T. Kane for First National release with Ben Lyon, Mary Brian and Sam Hardy featured, is now' being shown at the Britannia Theatre. It is an original story by James Ashmore Creelman, who not only made the adaptation and prepared the continuity, but also directed the picture. Incidentally, “High Hat” was Mr. Creelman’s first directorial achievement, and, according to all accounts, a most noteworthy start in this field for the young scenarist, who as largely responsible for the foundation of the Flm Guild and who for tw r o years was associated w'ith John Lmerson and Anita Loos as a writer. Charles Maguire, veteran of several Robert Kane productions, among them his recently completed navy epic, Tonvov” acted as assistant to Mr. Creelman in the direction of “High Hat, said to be even funnier than “Bluebeard’s Seven Wives.”