GRAND AND LYRIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 695, 21 June 1929, Page 16

GRAND AND LYRIC

“THE SIN SISTER’’ Cold; bleak wastes of the Far North in midwinter provide the setting for “The Sin Sister,” now at both the Grand and Lyric Theatres. A party of six travellers, three men and three women, is left stranded in a deserted cabin without food or weapons. “The Sin Sister” is the story of how the mask of civilisation is torn aside under the maddening, nervous tension, revealing the persons as they really are. Joseph T. Horn, a rich man, turns in cowardly fashion to religion; Ethelyn, his daughter, becomes slovenly and selfish; Peter a rather bored social lion, becomes a man for the first time; Sister Burton, an evangelist, becomes an atheist, and Pearl, a common entertainer, becomes charmingly feminine and self-sacrificing. As a drama in which raw emotions have full sway, ‘The Sin Sisters” has seldom, if ever, been equalled, according to those who have already seen it. The principal parts are handled by Nancy Carroll, Lawrence Gray, Josephine Hunn and Anders Randolf. The second attraction at both theatres is “The Silent House,” the exciting mystery story which has thrilled audiences both as a stage play and as a film. “SHOW PEOPLE” Marion Davies and William Haines are the co-stars in “Show People.” The production offers the most interesting study of a motion picture studio ever drawn. Not that “Show People” hasn’t other attractions to offer —it has John Gilbert, Houglas Fairbanks, Mae Murray, Leatrice Joy, Norma Talmadge, Rod la Rocque, Charles Chaplin, and many other great stars. It will probably rank as the best and most unusual comedy of the year. Marion Havies is easily America’s leading comedienne, and William Haines tops his own particular field.