PLAZA

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 934, 29 March 1930, Page 14

PLAZA

TWO FINE TALKIES Glenn Tryon and Merna Kennedy are paired again by Universal in “Skinner Steps Out,” one of the brightest farcecomedies of the season, which will head the new programme at the Plaza Theatre this evening. The second picture is “The Sky Hawk.” Both Tryon, as the star, and Miss

Kennedy, as his leading lady, attain new histrionic heights in this picture. Both their roles are admirably suited to their talents. Tryon appears as “William Plenry Skinner,” a young man who is a hero to his wife and a “dub” to his employers and fellowworkers. Miss Ken-

nedy has the role of “Honey,” the young wife, whose adoring belief in her husband finally inspires him to attain social and business recognition. Tryon appears in some of the funniest scenes of his career in “Skinner Steps Out.” Especially notable are the scenes in which he asks for a raise, and in which he leads the orchestra and conducts an auction at a charity bazaar. Miss Kennedy’s winsome cliarm never was exhibited to better advantage. As the adoring young wife, she lays immediate claim to the affections of her audience. “The Sky Hawk,” which is coming to the Plaza direct from a successful run at the Civic Theatre, is a powerful drama based on the Zeppelin raids over London, John Garrick (Reginald Dandy) is the star.