DE LUXE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1926, Page 6

DE LUXE THEATRE.

The programme at the Da Luxe Theatre opens with the latest' gazette, which includes views ot Miss Gertrude Ederle training at Cape Gris Nez for her cross-channel swim, in which, by the way, she wai« successful; British aeroplanes at the Koya? Air Force tournament at Hendon; a rodeo in the United States, and scenes in Poland during the recent revolution. The scenic is a series of views in the North Auckland Proyince, and contains much to delight the eye. Before the interval there is a comedy, "Too Many Wives," which does not fail to raise a great deal of laughter each evening. The star picture on the programme is, of course, Master Jackie Coogan in "Old Clothes." It is the sequel to a former Coogan picture, "The Rag Man," and, in fact, takes up the running from where that picture ends. This De Luxe orchestra, under the leadership of Miss A. Bryers, plays many . selections. "WATCH YOUR WIFE." A very novel idea of film story percolates through the enjoyable attraction which will commence on Friday at the De Luxe Theatre. "Watch Your Wife" is a comedy-drama of domestic intrigue, the like of which ha? never before been^offered to the screen, so unusual' is the theme. It tells the story of a young married couple and the petty quarrels that continually menace their happiness. The husband is an author whose work supercedes his interest in his wife. The wife, seeking attention, is continually at his elbow trying to. help him along in his work. A climax to their quarrels comes in a disagreement over a way a musical number went that they heard at a theatre. A divorce follows. The husband seeks consolation in a feminine companion rented from a social service bureau; the wife I falls into the clutches of a former admirer, a foreign fortune-hunter. Out of this comes the unusual plot and an excellent comedy entertainment. Virginia Valli ,ib the wife marks her return to the screen after an absence abroad by the splendid characterisation of a wife who demands everything from her husband. Pat O'Malley as1 the husband author again gives a display of the versatility that has made him an outstanding star of , the screen. Helen _ Lee Worthing as the "rented" feminine companion gives a new interpretation of the screen "vamp." Nat Carr comes to the front with another excellent bit of comedy work as the interfering attorney, and Albert Conti iB a "mild" sort of a villain who does some worthy acting and contributes to the gaiety of the' picture.' "Watch Your Wife" is staged in a most impressive manner, and among the sets that stand out are the big cabaret scene, with its several hundred couples, the picturesque roof-gar-den sequence, and the equally luxurious lobby scene.