HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
"Playmates" is a musical comedy of a high order,"and is very entertaining. John Barrymore in a comedy role is worth seeing and the theme of the play is unique — a modern swing variation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." It will be screened finally to night. To--mor-row will be presented "The Case of the Black Parrot." William Lundi--gan gives a realistic performanoe of
an energetic young newspaper man who gets on the trail of the Black Parrot and is all the more determined to bring him to justice when the Parrot chooses his fiancee's uncle as one of his victims. Maris Wrixon plays the feminine lead opposite Lundigan and gives a vivacious performance. Eddie Foy, Jnr., gets plenty of laughs with his performance of a newspaper photographer who helps Lundigan in his efforts to trap the Parrot despite the fact that he is more interested in his own safety than in being a hero. Through a clever ruse, Lundigaff traps the Parrot and his identity will prove a. surprise to the most sophisticated follower of mystery stories. The second film is "The Dude Cowboy," with Tim Holt in the saddle. It is a tale of counterfeiters and the hunting of a young Treasury official.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 253, 27 October 1942, Page 6
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206HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 253, 27 October 1942, Page 6
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