STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 525, 30 November 1928, Page 14

STRAND

BUSTER KEATON THIS EVENING "Steamboat Bill Jr,” called by many who have seen it, Buster Keaton’s funniest comedy, will head the bill at the Strand Theatre this evening. The frozen-faced funny man who

farces as “Col- | lege,” “The General” and “Go West,” now becomes the wellbred son of a burly Mississippi River boat captain. When things start going from bad to worse for the father. his softy” son arrives on the scene. Bill Jr. doesn't exactly give dad any helping hand when he falls in love with the daughter of the rival captain, nor does he help to regain the business which the other has stolen from his father. However, a cyclone comes along and then Buster but it doesn’t require such imagination to think of the antics he indulges in! Ernest Torrence, featured player in many films since “The Covered Wagon,” won a splendid role when ho was cast as Buster’s he-man parent. It marks his first comedy characterisation in many a day. Heading Keaton’s supporting cast are Marion Byron, a pretty little newcomer; Tom Lewis, and Tom McGuire. An additional pictorial attraction will be presented in the gorgeous technicolour production, “Lady of Victories.” the inside story of the lives of Josephine and Napoleon. Agnes Ayres plays in the role of Josephine. The Strand Magazine, always a favourite feature of programme, is again presenting a budget of the world’s news. Eve Bentley’s Symphony Orchestra will, as usual, provide the musical accompaniment. CLICK CLACK CABARET The Click Clack Cabaret will be the scene of dances both this evening and to-morrow evening. The Tamaki Yacht Club Gala Night will be held this evening and to-morrow the usual Saturday Carnival night will be held with dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight. The usual Saturday afternoon tea dance to-morrow will continue from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Greta Grenstadt, Margaret Lee and Eddy Boland have been added to the cast of “Erik the Great,” the James Creelman story, featuring Conray Veidt and Mary Philbin under the direction of Paul Fejos.