LIBERTY THEATRE.
The title of "He Who Gets Slapped," now showing at the Liberty Theatre, suggests slap-stick comedy, but the title is misleading, for the story is a highly dramatic one, gripping the heartstrings throughout every episode of its development. The scenario is a most unusual one, cynical to a degree, and reminiscent in parts of the great music drama, "Pagliacci." Lon Chaney has r.evor done better work than" in this great picture, and 'those who appreciate grim tragedy should not fail to see him in this his greatest screen effort.. A "Paths Gazette" is shown in support.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18672, 22 April 1926, Page 7
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98LIBERTY THEATRE. Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18672, 22 April 1926, Page 7
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