STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 964, 6 May 1930, Page 15

STRAND

IRENE BORDONI IN “PARIS” Successful stage plays, with music and dancing, can now be brought to millions who would not see them otherwise, through the medium of the talking screen. One of the first to be transported from the footlights to the silver sheet is “Paris,” tTOe musical play which starred Irene Bordoni on the stage last season. It has been made into a First National and Vitaphone picture, with Miss Bordoni starred, and it marks the first appearance of this popular stage favourite in motion pictures. “Paris” is now at the Strand Theatre. Playing opposite the star in this gay, lilting comedy of the French capital is Jack Buchanan, English stage star who has been featured in New York and London musical shows, and especially in the famous Chariot’s Revue, which lias played successfully on both sides of the Atlantic. Others in the notable cast are Louise Closser -Hale, who played in the stage version of “Paris,” Jason Robards, stage and screen favourite, who was a member of the original “Liglitin, ” company, Zasu Pitts and Margaret Fielding.

Miss Bordoni and Mr. Buchanan both sing and dance in the pictui*e, and special songs were written for the screen to augment those of the stage version.

Clarence Badger directed “Paris,” which was adapted for the screen from the stage play. Miss Bordoni’s first screen appearance has been a great success in Auckland, where she has a host of admirers as the result of her triumphs on the stage.

The Strand’s programme includes a full list of short talkie featurettes.