King George Theatre

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 39, 6 March 1930, Page 5

King George Theatre

The Last of Mrs Cheyney SATURDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY.

Such perfect screen material as "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"—known in"

every corner of the English-speaking world —with such a star as Norma Shearer —and such "famous stage stars a* Basil Rathbone. George Barraud, George K. Arthur, Herbert Bivnston, Maude Turner,, etc;, is a treat in store for all picture goers in Lower Hutt.

This is a story of a lady adventurer who poses as a wealthy, Australian, widow and manoeuvres her way into the upper crust of English Society. Her retinue of polisheu servants -are, in reality, a gang of thieves—the perfect butler, her constant inspiration. TiieiT chance of successful looting depends entirely on the poise, beauty and skill of "the charming Mrs. Cheyney." Not only the young bloods lay their hearts at her pretty feet; .old. Lord Elton, a perfectvgenelematt. but one1 not' quite at home with the ladies, particularly yoivng' cTrkriivers, writes his proposal at a week-end' count -ry> -house party. That night Mrs. Wcbley 's 'expensive pearls disappear, and the thief.' is about- to throw them to .her■'.■"■butler,-/' who is waiting, in; thfc garden below, when, young Lord Dilling.eatch.es her by the hand and leads her back to her room. Furious to discover that the woman- he. loves,' but who for his own sake has treated him with frigid aloofness, is. merely a crook> he foolis-hly s vows to stay in her room as the price .of hex silence; but she loves Mini, and rather Mian see him descend' to her level she. gives the alarm. . The commotion brings nil the guests to the-room, and Pitting sportingly states that he has been. guilty of ungentlemanly conduct towaTds Mrs Gheyney. . The- horror of. those assembled is suocee'ded by blank1 amazement wihen Mr,s Gheyney admits having stolen Mrs Webley's pearls—not without Lord Dilling' discovering. her. Mra Webley demands that the police bo called in at once, but' Lord Elton suggests sleeping on the problem. At breakfast, he confesses to having proposed to Mrs Cheyney in writing. And. furthermore that -he,^had . written his private opinion of all tihe guests, in the .same letter. ' The fa-roxe-ia'^aibated :by the possibility of Mrs. Cheyney accepting £500." Charles/, alias the butler, boosts it to £15,000. There is a panic. But Elton has no option to avoid an unprecedented scandal. .. Then Mrs. Oheyney tears '_ the cheque into tiny 'pieces. ... Dilling realises at last that •his love is fully -reciprocated, and suggests that this incident be t>he. last of Mrs Cheyney and the -beginning of. Lady Dilling. She agrees. .

Here 's the perfect story written by a master of entertainment" witih. a worldfavourite star, a high-priced cast, a wizard of a director, and the lastTword in production.