CIVIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 867, 10 January 1930, Page 15

CIVIC

NEW PROGRAMME TOMORROW The splendidly-varied programme which has been delighting patrons of the Civic Theatre during the past week will have its final presentation this evening. It includes a gorgeous stage presentation, with dancing by the Civic ballet and others, musical selections by Ted Henkel’s orchestra and by Fred Scholl at the Civic grand organ, and in addition the big spectacular aerial drama, “Flight,” which stars Jack Holt, Lila Lee and Ralph Graves,

Tomorrow the Civic management will present to Auckland amusement lovers the Civic’s third Unit Entertainment. The new programme will be opened by the beautiful overture to the opera “Rigoletto” (Verdi), played by Ted Henkel’s orchestra of 30 players. Then Fred Scholl will play selections on the grand organ, including “Dream Memory,” and “Automobilious,” a new novelty number. The stage band entertainment for the next week will be entitled “La Fiesta,” and will feature a number of Spanish dances. The Civic ballet will dance the “Dance of the Shawl,” and Ramon an,d Madeline will introduce the “Gaucho Tango.” Other items will be the selection “La Faloma,” by the stage band, a miniature tango dance by two tiny tots, Patricia and Kanui, and the dance “Acrobatic Bolero,” by Pedro and Edna.

The pictorial side of the programme will be headed by a picture which is claimed as the year’s greatest all-talk-ing comedy, entitled “The Fall of Eve.” It is one of those delightfully amusing farce-comedies where a man joining a cabaret party passes off a girl as his wife, which causes numerous complications before the evening is. out. In this case the dialogue which replaces the sub-titles on the screen permits the introduction of more than the ordinary number of complications, much to the amusement of the audience. The capable cast is headed by Gertrude Astor, Jed Prouty, Ford Sterling and Patsy Ruth Miller. Details regarding prices, the day sessions, and the winter garden, are advertised. Recent casting assignments at the Fox studio include Eugenie Besserer to a role in support of Paul Muni in “Seven Faces,” and John St. Polis to a part in “The Three Sisters,” featuring Louise Dresser. Walter Catlett has been assigned to stage “The New Orleans Frolic,” a production of undisclosed nature with a cast including Will Rogers, William Collier, Charles Farrell, Victor McLaglen. Stepin Fetchit. George O’Brien and many other outstanding players.