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“THE MISSING LINK” Syd Chaplin and Akka, the monkey actor, are now appearing at the Grand Theatre in “The Missing Link.” “The Missing Link” is a riot —a good oldfashioned slambang burlesque, where trousers are lost, labels accidentally pasted on prominent portions of the anatomy, paste buckets and brushes applied ad lib, and stuffed clubs wielded with deadly effect to the humorous sensibilities of the audience. The picture has the distinction of being utterly devoid of any subtlety, nothing is suggested; everything is shouted, each laugh is pounded home with the same lusty, red-blooded vehemence with which Akka slams the unprtected dome of his brother dromeo. Akka’s best piece of work is felt to be in a scene he has in the kitchen of the African camp. Coming into the room, and jumping on a chair, the chimpanzee spies a plate tilled with eggs. Looking slyly around, Akka is assured that no one is watching him. Picking up one of the eggs, he lets it fall to the floor in an experimental manner. After regarding the results for a moment, he throws the next. Then, with increasing force, he throws the remainder of the eggs, jumping higher and higher, and laughing harder and harder at the results.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 10
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