EMPRESS AND CRYSTAL PALACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 997, 13 June 1930, Page 14

EMPRESS AND CRYSTAL PALACE

Conrad Nagel, who played with Greta Garbo in “The Mytserious Lady,” again is seen as her leading man in “The Kiss,” with musical and sound synchronisation, which is at both the Crystal Palace Theatre, Mount Eden Road, and Empress Theatre, Newton, enacting the role of the lover who defends her when she is tried for the murder of her husband. Filmed in modernistic society settings, this Continental drama, an original story of Feyder’s writing especially for Miss Garbo, gives the renowned actress every opportunity for a display of her unusual abilities as a tragedienne. Feyder has used a novel European technique in making “The Kiss,” with curious camera angles and impressionistic sceness One follows the movements of the plot through the camera’s eye even to viewing a scene of particularly dramatic importance through a keyhole. REGENT, EPSOM A brilliant film programme is the attraction at the Regent Theatre, Epsom, where two big spectacular and tuneful singing and dancing numbers are being shown on the one programme. They are “Peacock Alley,” a talkie with a glamorous background of fashions and ultra-smart society, filmed partly in technicolour. Mae Murray is the star. Also being shown is “Painted Faces,” an enjoyable story of stage and circus life, starring Joe E. Brown and Helen Foster. Miss Foster was one of the stars of “The Gold-diggers of Broadway.” WEST END, PONSONBY “The Virginian” is being shown at the "West End Theatre, Ponsonby Road. This remarkably fine outdoor tale of the early days in America is based on Owen Wister’s famous novel, and stars Gary Cooper as “The Virginian.” Excellent, short talkie supports are also being shown.

LA BOHEME DANCING CLUB

A new dancing club, the La Boheme, will open tomorrow evening with a big revel entitled “Father’s Night.” La Boheme Club will be held on the top floor of the Albert Buildings, Swanson Street, and this opening night will be a plain and fancy dress Bohemian ball.

GREY LYNN CINEMA

“The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu,” a magnificent talkie-thriller., is now at the Grey Lynn Cinema.

The story, based on Sax Rohmer’s well-known novel, concerns the revenge planned by a half-mad doctor whose only child was killed by white troops during the Boxer rising. He visits different countries to kill the military officers concerned, and is beaten only in England, and that by a Scotland Yard detective. The stars are Warner Oland, O. P. Heggie, William Hustin. Jean Arthur and Neil Hamilton.

Supporting talkies are also shown.