ROXY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 838, 5 December 1929, Page 17

ROXY

NEW TALKIES TOMORROW

“Syncopation,” the brilliant talking, dancing and musical show with Fred Waring*s Pennsylvanians, which has been drawing crowds to the Roxy Theatre, will be presented there for only two more days.

The story concerns Benny and Flo from the dancing team of Sloane and IDarrel, which has been playing in vaudeville, but has now reached Broadway in a specialty dance act in a new revue. Benny is the brains, but Flo, imagining she is “it.” breaks with him after the revue meets with failure and prepares to leave him when the agent for a night club seeks him out and signs him up at a big salary. Flo changes her mind and decides to travel along with Benny. They become a sensation and Flo’s head is turned. They take a home on Long Island, but Benny’s bliss is shortlived with the entrance of Winston, society man. whose purpose it is to win Flo away from Benny. Follows a round of hectic social affairs at Winston’s Long Island estate, with Flo looking down on Benny because he doesn't fit in apparently with her notions of society.

On Friday the Roxy will present an entirely new programme, and one that will be' notable because it embraces two big talkies. The first of these attractions will be •The Flying Fool,” a spectacular aviation drama starring William Boyd. This is an all-talkie, and said to be the finest aviation story ever filmed. William Boyd will be remembered as the star of many important Hollywood productions. including -The Volga Boatmen.” by Cecil de Millo. and more recently “The Leatherneck.” „ . The second attraction will be “Noisy Neighbours,” another talkie. Eddie Quinlan and Theodore Roberts are the stars.