MYSTERY THRILLS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12608, 19 November 1926, Page 4

MYSTERY THRILLS

“THE BAT” AT QUEEN'S THEATRE. Following on a tremendous firstweek run at the De Luxe Theatre, “The Bat” commences its second week in Wellington with this evening’s presentation at the Queen’s Theatre, with a matinee on Saturday) Roland West, genius of mystery melodrama, has taken the Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood stage success, and made it into what critics pronounce the year’s biggest “surprise

piature,” A.udieuo@s are kept on the edge of their seats from the opening scenes to the startling finish, when the mask is torn from “The Bat,” and he is disclosed as one of the least suspected characters. The weird settings and uneurpassed photography in “The Bat” make it one of the artistic as well as outstanding dramatic triumphs of the last ten , years. Although the plot of the stage play has been followed, new complies-, tions have' been introduced to baffle even the hundreds qf thousands who saw the spoken drama. The all-star cast has eminqpt players such as Jewel Carmen, Jack Bickford, Louisa Fazenda, Emily Fitzroy, Tullio Carminati, Robert McKim, Eddie Gribbon, Andre de Beranger. and Sojin, famous portrayer of Oriental types- | As the unexpected ending is the - main part of this exciting production those who see the film are asked not to disclose the identity of the Bat to their friends, as it would spoil the whole evening’s entertainment. A special musical soore in keeping .with the picture will be plaved. The box plans are now open at the Bristol Piano Company, or ring theatre, ’phone 22-334. The management urge ■mtrons to book seats early, as tremendous houses are anticipated.