BRITANNIA, THREE LAMPS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 848, 17 December 1929, Page 17

BRITANNIA, THREE LAMPS

REOPENING ON THURSDAY For several months past the popular j Britannia Theatre at the Three Lamps j Ponsonby, has been in a state of com- j plete reconstruction, and the new i theatre will open its doors on Thursday j evening next. The new Britannia Theatre has been j entirely reconstructed from the foundations up, and is now one of the finest j suburban theatres anywhere in New ( Zealand. It is commodious, with excellent seating and with affinely conceived decorative scheme. As this theatre was designed and built after the advent of the talkies, j it incorporates many of the lessons learned from actual experience with , talkie installations. The acoustics of ! the new Britannia are excellent, as i the theatre has been built solely as a ; talkie house. The opening attraction will be “The j Canary Murder Case,” an exciting alltalking mystery thriller from the S. S. j van Dine detective story. William i Powell has the role of Philo Vance, clever amateur criminologist: Louise i Brooks, the New York chorus girl, who! was murdered; and Janes Hall, Charles 1 Lane and Jean Arthur in minor roles. A full talking supporting programme will also be screened on Thursday. Filming of “The Children.” the pieturisation of Edith Wharton’s novel, has recently started at the Paramount Hollywood studios. Mary Brian heads the featured cast. Others in the cast who will have important roles are Fredric March, Kay Francis, William Austin, Lilyan Tachman. Huntly Oor- > don, David Newell and Joan Standing.