LYRIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 386, 21 June 1928, Page 16

LYRIC

BIG PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT The strong- dramatic pictures which have been on the recent programmes of the Lyric Theatre will give way to-night to a different type. “Slightly Used,” the new picture, is a particularly merry and enjoyable comedy with a cast headed by three stars in the persons of May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel and Robert Agnew. “Slightly Used” is a scintillating satire on the modern marriage craze. To- escape the taunts of her younger sisters, Cynthia Martin announces her marriage to an imaginary jQhn Smith. As a consequence, she finds herself trapped in a dangerous matrimonial tangle. The fictitious husband turns out to be a real , . person, demanding his connubial rights! The tide turns in favour of fickle romance, however, and the glow of lovers’ bliss shines brightly at the finish. Captivating comedy and snappy sophistication is this play of a married woman’s unmarried life. By special request, the Lyric will also present the locally-made picture, Hamilton Husbands.” “Hamilton Husbands, which was produced by Rudall Hayward and features Tony Firth, of Auckland, is a joyous comedy of three husbands, three wives, also three sheiks and three flappers. nf T ' ViII -J a '. lso be shown a picture of Captain Kmgsford Smith’s epic flight across the Pacific entitled “Monarchs of the Air.”