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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1018, 8 July 1930, Page 14

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"HONKY TONK” The famous Benda mask makes appearance in “Honky Tonk.” Wwf: Brothers* latest production, now at the Strand Theatre. which marks tfct screen debut of Sophie Tucker, fame? stage star, and last of the “red-bo: mammas.” Miss Tucker plays the part of ti* leading entertainer in a night club ii New York, and she and her accosrpanying chorines. their faces concealed by Benda masks, sin g one of the numbers which have established her fame while her unsuspecting daughter, unaware of her mother? occupation, expresses her disgust for the prancing women who seem ~o& enough to be somebody’s mother.* Heralded by critics as one of the outstanding films of the year, “Sic* Street.” Radio Pictures’ aU-talkii© melodrama, opens on Friday at 6? Strand Theatre. Unusual Interei - - centres in the fact that in “Side Street the three Moore brothers—Tom, Matt and Owen—appear co-starred for the first time in their long screen career* The story provides an admiral*’ charatcerisation for each of the three stars. It concerns a family of moderate circumstances living on 48th Street in New York City. Tom is a cop. Matt an ambulance surgeon, and Owen » racketeer who carefully hides from bn family his method of livelihood. The Strand’s programme also includes a number of excellent talkias featurettes.