STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 551, 2 January 1929, Page 14

STRAND

“SPEEDY” STILL SHOWING

The latest comedy by that inimitable comedian, Harold Lloyd, is still being shown at the Strand Theatre, where it is proving thoroughly amusing to everyone.

Every Lloyd production is firmly built on a solid foundation of a real story. To be sure, a gag here and a stunt there is oftefi inserted to add to the fun or to speed up the action, but it is never allowed unless it fits in exactly with the continuity of the plot. Furthermore, there is always an idea underlying the foolery and comedy complications. In “Speedy,” his latest Paramount release, Harold emphasises the wholesome thought that the real joy of living is to be found in helping someone else. He depicts the young lad who is so wrapped up in baseball that it causes him to lose every job he gets, yet when the crisis appears, it is Harold who jumps in the breach, and saves the day for the ones he loves. His experiences in thwarting the crisis give cause for many hilarious laughs, without which, after all, no Lloyd comedy would be complete, as the comedian specialises in producing comedies of the kind in which the situations are highly amusing to the audience, yet are anything but funny to the hero. He is ably supported in “Speedy” by a notable cast. He introduces to the film-going public a new star, Ann Christy. The supporting programme is of the usual high standard offered by the Strand Theatre, and the whole is capably accompanied by the Strand Symphony Orchestra under Miss Eve Bentley’s baton.

YE OLDE PIRATE SHIPPE MANY PLEASANT DANCES Ye Olde Pirate Shippe has been the scene of some happy dances during the holiday season, particularly on New Year’s Eve, when over 300 couples were present.. Dancing will be enjoyed every evening this week, with a special carnival night this evening. The famous Pirates Orchestra is providing excellent music and rapidly creating a name for itself as one of the finest of cabaret orchestras. Special late transport arrangements are advertised.