LONDON

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 999, 16 June 1930, Page 14

LONDON

“THE AMERICAN PRISONER” Carl Brisson, the famous! Brits, actor, scores an outstanding success - the London Theatre, where he is featured in the current Cinema Art File; release, “The American Prisoner which is his initial appearance on “ talking screen. His fine speaking voice, which records perfectly on the screen In to song and dialogue, is a feature m film, while his acting as the yoffit American officer could not be bett€r?The story, which was adapted tr& Eden Philpotts’s famous novel, concerns the historic Dartmoor Prison, • the days of the Napoleonic TSars 18i5. ~ Brisson’s performance is gre*aided by the supporting players, - are equally successful in their Madeleine Carroll is seen opposite E with Cecil Barry, Bromley DayenpNancy Price and Harry Terry. Another exceptionally fine supy ing programme is being shown a London. LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY BOOKING NOW OPEN There was a good demand to* ' this morning when the box for the first night of the Little Society’s next production. no congestion or waitng y morrow morning the box ... opened for the second night season, and so on. until the who nights are available. . % - For this next production, ***** be presented in the Concertluo 1 uo « on July 2,3, 4 and 5, the Theatre Society are rehearsing Wilde's brilliant comedy, “The ance of Being Ernest.” PRINCE EDWARD The love of a boy for an older aetxes, a love unrequited, is the “The Careless Age,” now at the rrEdward Theatre. Douglas Jun., plays the boy and Carmel ? the sophisticated lady of the stag* this fascinating story of a vacau Lake Como, and the dramatic ' which follow in London th«atr«» * other centres of the English meT Loretta Young also lias a leading An exciting Hoot Gibson P “The Long. Long Trail,” is also shown. VICTORIA. DEVONPORT “Charming: Sinners” is for showing at the Victoria this evening. This is “a *rnp' Maugham's delightfully light ati ing of London society ui Ruth Chatterton in the leading Clive Brook as her philander~ng band, and William Powell friend. The dialogue is clear and engaging. Full supports are also being