STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 445, 29 August 1928, Page 14

STRAND

“THE BUSH CINDERELLA”

“A really brilliant New Zealand achievement” eloquently describes “The Bush Cinderella,” now screening at the Strand Theatre. Since the opening of the film on Friday evening, many thousands of Aucklanders have visited the Strand to view this most successful screen effort of iVudall Hayward, pioneer film producer. One critic writing of “The Bush Cinderella” said: “We have here a film that New Zealand may be proud of in that it truthfully and beautifully depicts New Zealand life.” There is a marked advance in the acting of the production, and most of the credit must go to Miss Dale Austen. She has a difficult role, but she plays it with rare charm and beauty. In the prologue to the film, she depicts a young New Zealand orphan, driven from home in disgrace by a harsh, unforgiving guardian. Then in the story itself Miss Austen appears as “The Bush Cinderella,” who, in a kindly farmer’s home, entered the world at the cost of her little mother’s life. Eighteen years have passed by since the young orphan was driven from her home in disgrace by a Miss Austen is seen as a sunny-pat-ured and charming little country girl. Mr. Cecil Scott plays opposite Miss Austen in the leading male role, and makes a handsome hero. As a prologue to “The Bush Cinderella,” Mr. Alf. J. * Lawrence, the well-known composer of many New Zealand songs, assisted by his charming partner. Miss Nell Crane, presents a short- revue of his own compositions, including “I’ve Lqgt My Heart in Maoriland,” “There’s a Little Maori Whare,” “Down the Wanganui,” and “There’s a Girl in Maoriland.” Then as a grand finale, Miss Crane sings “The Bush Cinderella,” a charming little composition specially written by Mr. Lawrence for the photoplay.

ADELPHI. GREY LYNN

“THE GHOST TRAIN” “The Ghost Train,” a thrilling mystery story, will b© shown at the Adelphi Theatre, Grey Lynn, this evening ,with a strong cast of British actors including Guy Newell and Lowell Sherman. The scenes are laid in a small country railway station and the mystery concerns an unscheduled train which passes through that station at midnight. “The Divine Woman,” the second feature, is an intensely .dramatic story starring the great emotional actress, Greta Garbo.

W.E.A. CONCERT

Last evening a concert arranged by the Workers’ Educational Association was held in the Lewis Eady Hall. Members of the association’s musical class opened the programme with choruses, and songs were given by Mrs. Armstrong Kevens and Mr. Peter Dawson, a quartet; Profesor Belshaw and Messrs. Hollinrake, Richmond and Simpson, and a trio, Misses A. Higginson, H. Greensmith and E. Foote. Mr. Eric Waters gave a pianoforte solo, and Miss Linda Murphy contributed a musical sketqji. Members of the drama class staged a small play, “The Bishop’s Candlesticks,” which met with ready approval.