PRINCESS
COMEDY WEEK Contrast is just as important in comedy as it is in drama, according to \\ llliam A. Seiter. Universal’s directorial star, whose latest production, “The Cheerful Fraud,” starring Reginald Denny, is attracting large audiences to the Princess Theatre. Seiter carries out his belief in “The Cheerful Fraud.” The picture is an adaptation of the popular novel by K. R. G. Browne, and virtually the entire picture takes place in a driving rainstorm. No one will deny that rain is most depressing, and the reaction to it is far from cheerful. That is just why It is an excellent background for a pattern of high comedy, Seiter believes. “A jeweller woul'd not think of displaying a diamond on a cloth of gold background; he would use black velvet,” Seiter argues. That is why a gloomy, dark, and depressing background heightens the comedy and the absurdity of th e actions of the comedians. “The Cheerful Fraud” is Seiter’s sixth consecutive production in which Reginald Denny has played the starring role. The picture was adapted by Seiter and Harvey Thaw, and boasts a cast of exceptionally popular and gifted supporting players, including Gertrude Olmstead, Otis Harlan, Gertrude Astor. Emily Fitzroy, Charles Gerrard, and others.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 136, 30 August 1927, Page 15
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203PRINCESS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 136, 30 August 1927, Page 15
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