BIG DOUBLE BILL

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 210, 24 November 1927, Page 18

BIG DOUBLE BILL

AT STRAND ON FRIDAY "The Te Kooti Trail." the epic of New Zealand history , has been attracting many hundred,' .Aucklanders to the Strand The.,”will have its last screening at th theatre to-night. A big double bill has been arranre, for the trtrand to-morrou. Norn.’” Shearer in "After Midnight" Madge Bellamy in "Colleen." jjorm Shearer rose to new heights of" larity in "Tho Waning Sex" and -tv stage," and in "After Midnight," ,i strikes a new note. AVoven around th! little world of men and women »i, wake up when other folks are kT tween the sheets, it is founded on Uc and presents a little known side of citv life in all its splendour and tragedy Norma Shearer has the role of oVof two sisters, both of whom earn their living between dusk and dawn She is a steady-going, hard-worltim girl who suppresses her natural de sires until she has to let oft steam or explode. Every woman in th. world has felt this urge at some time or another —and will respond te the dramatic intensity this shrewd bit of feminine psychology imparts to the picture! "Colleen" is a happy picture of Irj* hearts and Irish wit with an appeal, ing love story and something new m the way of thrills. Madge Bellamy plays her greatest role as dainty litt], "Colleen.” The popular Strand Magazine, ami an amusing Aesop Fable, "Captain Kidd,” are included in the supporting programme. Eve Bentley and her Strand Symphony Orchestra will render a bright and appropriate musical programme and will play a Pot Pourri of musical airs, from Gilbert and Sullivan Operas for an overture.