STRAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 15

STRAND

IRENE BORDONI IN “PARIS” . “Paris,” the splendid revue production in colours which introduces the famous French actress, continues to delight audiences at the Strand Theatre. It contains drama, comedy and beautiful girls with woiyleKul frocks. There are dazzling ensembles and a brightness and gaiety that will set the standard for future production. In addition there are sequences in actual living colours. “Paris” not only brings Irene Bordoni, the French favourite, to the screen for the first time, but also marks the initial appearance on the talking picture sheet of her leading man, Jack Buchanan, the idol of the British musical comedy stage. The film is Miss Bordoni’s latest and greatest stage success. It is a First National and Vitaphone all-dialogue picture with singing and dancing, and presents the star in a typical Bordoni role —that of a French* stage star. The cast includes Louise Closser Hale, who also played in the stage version of “Paris,” Jason Robards, stage and screen favourite, who was a member of original “Lightnin’ ” cast, Zasu Pitts, the screen character actress, and Margaret Feilding. The Strand’s programme also includes a number of popular short talking and singing featurettes.