“ON OUR SELECTION.”

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3600, 12 October 1920, Page 4

“ON OUR SELECTION.”

Recent cables inform ns that the dramatisation of Steel© Rudd’s ‘‘On Our Selection” had a tremendous success in London, and according to the Australian files Raymond Longford’s seven reel picturisation of this famous book has been no less successful in Australia. The “Sydney Daily Telegraph’s” review of the film, which is to be shown throughout N.Z. under the direction of E. J. Carroll is as follows ;

“In welcome contrast to the bulk of photoplays of foreign origin, the film version of Steele Rudd’s celebrated story of bush life “On Our Selection” which yas presented for the firs.fi ’ time in Australia at West ’s Olympia on Saturday, sounds a thoroughly Australian note, incidentally proving that Australia can produce film plays which are epual to the cream of foreign importations. The Rudd family, Dad, Mum, Dave and Kane and the others, their quaint characteristics, the trials and sorrows stoically endured till they win to succcess, and the many irresistibly funny situations, which inevitably arise, are graphically illustrated. Each character portrayal is so charmingly natural, so essentially, human, and genuinely and refreshigly Australnan, trat the audience' cannot fail to .realise and appreciate to the full the wholesome* humour, and naturally expert staging, and scenery with its close attention tp do'ait which characterise the production. Overflowing audiences greeted both afternoon and evening performances.” The box plan is now open at Sherwin’s.

The- King's with so great an attraction should bo pa-eked to the doors on Wednesday.