“HIGH TREASON” AT LONDON

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 984, 29 May 1930, Page 16

“HIGH TREASON” AT LONDON

Apart from the interest of an usual dramatic romance, *n, f Treason,” now at the London Theat: has an essentially feminine interest.its forecast of the fashions of lMr. Most of these costumes were &. signed by Miss Gordon Conway, at < it will be noted that while it J 6 £ «| gested that women will adopt an enu: ently practical garb in masculine pin fours for office -work, and men’s or?, alls for factory wear, she will choc divided skirts with knee breeck«* 1 evening wear, bizarre designs beix particularly’ favoured. In the film at a night club of t_ future, womenfolk will enjoy anfeast of future fashions. And not or. in clothes; cabaret dancers are r placed with feminine exhibition* fencing, a phantom orchestra pk; with a full complement of jazz inrr ments but no instrumentalist*, vfc": the guests dance a new kind of hfc tation one-step. They will note, tc. that the guests dine reclining on diva: and that the men have gone back t knee breeches, soft silk open-rr shirts and opera cloaks for erenr wear. Tliie remarkable talking Sins accompanied by a splendid program: of talkie comedies. VICTORIA, DEVONPORT “In “The Careless Age.” now at t Victoria Theatre. Devonport, Ctt* Myers plays a fiery musical cooe. actress, and sings “Melody DKt: the theme song of the picture. “The Careless Age” is the story ddoctor’s young son, whose studies £ interrupted by a violent affair with *• actress he meets at Lake Como. Do-! las Fairbanks, Jr., plays the boy, Loretta Young takes the part of - sweetheart at home in England. “The Careless Age” boasts 6® spectacular scenes and highly cram« moments. BRITANNIA, THREE LAMPS “Nix on Dames” is the title of--first of the two big talkies now t*presented at the Britannia Three Lamps. It is a amusing tale of two young vaudcplayers who share a common » of women. Leading roles are P s ** - by Mae Clark and Robert Ames. The second attraction al*o c -£ with the lives of vaudeville TWf This is “Close Harmony,” a of tuneful music, and a cbara 7; romance between Charles Rogers Nancy Carroll. PRINCE EDWARD “Barnum Was Right.” one of * typically breezy comedies by «’• ~ imitable Glenn Tryon. is now a Prince Edward Theatre. The of this talkie concerns the a “ \ of a super land salesman in hidden fortune, and it is tola the maximum of laughs. The second big talkie « “Woman to Woman,” a powerful of two women who married man. Betty Compson ana Barraud are the stars.