PLAZA AND TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 644, 22 April 1929, Page 15

PLAZA AND TIVOLI

“THE MICHIGAN KID” Ilex Beach's novel, “The Michigan Kid,” has been brought to the screen of the Plaza and Tivoli Theatres in a pretentious special which is at once gorgeous in scenic beauty and gripping in dramatic power. The photoplay is a massive production with two of the screen’s most popular stars enacting the tremendous emotional roles, Conrad Nagel and Renee Adoree. The story carries the audience through the exciting days of the gold rush —through dance halls, gambling dens, the boat from the States, over Chilkoot Pass to the mines in the interior and back down a raging mountain stream by canoe through a forestdevouring holocaust. The picture is sensational in every way and is easily the best ever filmed around the Alaskan locale. The entire forest fire sequence is done in natural colours which adds materially to the menace of the flames and incidentally shows a river flowing down it and a fire ravaging its natural splendour. This is easily one of the most impressive sequences in the season’s photoplay offerings. “Synthetic Sin,” a laughable story of an innocent stage-struck girl seeking sin as a background for her career, is the second attraction on the programme, and stars Colleen Moore. Antonio Moreno plays opposite Miss Moore in this comedy-drama, with Montague Love, Gertrude Astor. Kdythe Chapman and Kathryn McGuire in other prominent roles. ST. JAMES GEORGE WALLACE’S REVUE A most satisfying bill has been prepared by the industrious and inimitable Geoi'ge Wallace an.cl his revue company for the current attraction at the St. James Theatre. The first half is a nicely-blended arrangement of musical numbers, staged with taste and guaranteed to please all theatre-goers. There are sketches of irresistible comedy appeal, and dainty stepping by the Six Snappy Rascals, and, furthermore, the syncopated melodies of the “Flaming Youths,” a jazz band with pep and personality, who score another great success when George Wallace himself leads them in “Light Cavalry.” On the second half of the programme is the potted musical comedy, “ .Cl 00.000,” as pretty a bit of tomfoolery as one could hope to see. George Wallace is back in his old role as the village idiot and nuisance who receives a fortune, and all the members of this bright company play their parts with admirable skill. DANCING AT DIXIELAND Dancing will be enjoyed again this evening at the popular Dixieland Cabaret, commencing at 8.30 p.m. New music will be played by the Dixieland Dance Band, and a pleasant evening is assured at this luxurious cabaret. George O'Brien wears uniform in two pictures in succession. In “Blindfold” he is a policeman, and in “True Heaven” he is a British officer during the war, who as a spy also wears a German uniform. Lois Moran played opposite him in the leading *'erninine roles in both pictures, which were made by Fox Films.