“CABARET”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 149, 14 September 1927, Page 15

“CABARET”

TO-MORROW AT EVERYBODY’S Broadway, that playground of the millions and millionaires, has been Xrayed—for picture purposes. “Cabaret,” Gilda Gray’s second Paramount production, arrives at Elverybody s Theatre to-morrow. All the glamour and glitter of New York night life are said to be reflected in this drama of a white way dancer. All the sparkle and spontaneity of a riotous revue have been infused, and as for melodrama when one realises that Owen Davis, author of “Blind Alleys," and a hundred stage plays, wrote “Cabaret,” that too can be expected in large measure. “Cabaret” is an unusual tale of an unusual cross-section of an unusual town. Gilda, the star of a midnight show, is loved by a detective and hounded by a gang leader who has a mysterious hold on her young brother. The production reaches its highest point when the boy shoots his Nemesis in self-defence, and Gilda half-dances, half-carries the wounded youth through a crowd of revellers out the front door and on to—well, that will be disclosed when “Cabaret” is shown. Tom Moore, hero of “The Song and Dance Man” and “A Kiss for Cinderella,” is the detective. Chester Conklin and Mona Palma also have leading roles. itobert G. Vignola, director of “When Knighthood was in Flower,” and | “Yolanda” directed.

The chariot race and the sea fight in ‘ Ben Hur” are the outstanding thrills in this mighty epic in which thousands of extra players took part. Ramon Xovarro has the title role and Francis X. Bushman is seen as the haughty “Messala." May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Carmel Myers, Nigel de Brulier and Claire McDowell have prominent parts.