KING'S THEATRE.
Bright music and catchy airs are featured In "The Innocents of Paris," the season of which has been extended at the. King's Theatre. The main character in the picture is Maurice Chevalier, the idol of France. As a dweller in a poor part of Pari3, Maurice becomes popular in his singing with' his own friends, and when he find 3 that his station in life is a bar to his happiness he decides to try his fortune on the stage. He is more successful than even he thought he would be, and overnight becomes a famous revue star. With his fame, however, comes the danger of his losing his happiness, and Maurice is prepared to sacrifice his own wonderful career to secure his happiness. Maurice Chevalier Is supported by a strong cast, which .includes Sylvia Beecher, George Fawcett, Margaret Livingston, and John Miljan. The short subject section of the programme Is interesting and varied.
"The Follies of 1929," which had a successful run in Wellington some time ago at both De Luxe and Paramount Theatres, will return, to Wellington next Friday for a week's engagement at the King's Theatre. Here is the best musical comedy of Broadway available to all at picture theatre prices. The story concerns ■a. young man whose acquisition of sudden wealth causes him to ask his sweetheart to give up chorus work and marry him. This she refuses to do, so he buys the whole show with nil the money he possesses and dismisses her. The leading lady, however, has designs on the new owner. She also has a temperament. She refuses in a fit of petulance to take her call, and the show is only saved from disaster on its opening night by the other girl filling the breach. All the thrill of a DiS snow s premiere performance is in the air and it conies right out from the screen The cast numbers .two- hundred, with 100 chorus girls and 50 ballet dancers, while hundreds of frocks are seen in spectacular scenes, of which some are shown in natural colours v-? 6 £ a h rol 'cads tne chorus in the dance able a^TrSoT =" "' ™»-
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1929, Page 7
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361KING'S THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1929, Page 7
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