"TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS."

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19221, 30 January 1928, Page 6

"TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS."

_♦ ROMANTIC REVOLT IN THE DESERT. GRAND THEATRE, TO-DAY. Colonel Lawrence would tear bis hair, or at least, stare incredulously, if he witnessed a screening of "Two Arabian Knights." Not because tho picture is no good." The troublo is that it is altogether too cood, and it has gone one bettor thai Lawrence If ho took the noble Arab and raised Mm to the heights, or cast him to the depths, in his book, Donald McClure, ho author of this bright effort, has taken him in facetious and frivolous mood, and has juggled him all over tho place, a good background for the adventures, military, amorous, and humorous, of two ■*»«'«» "doughboys," "Brains" and "Good-Looks, who, not knowing that tho war was over escaped from a prison camp, and eventually ?o s und themselves' in Jaffa, compulsory custodians of a veiled beauty. "Good-Looks, alia Private W. Dangerfield, Phelps, alias Wil iam BVd. makes great headway with the beauty per medium of the sigri language, while the top sergeant, Brains, alia! Peter McGaffney alias Louis Wolbe.m Mil. him just what he thinks oh«. w good, round, army. language, m was the original Captain Flagg of .What Price Glory " so these scenes are ultra-realistic). The Grand Theatre does not as a general rule, feature comedy productions, but no theatre could ignore a picture like Two Arabian Knights." Not only is it a refresh ng change from so much heavy drama, but it is a wholesome tonic, a really clever witty yarn brightly told, with plenty of rollicking adventure thrown in and an en trancing love story, with Bill Boyd ami Ma?y Astor as the two participants. A brilliant burlesque on 'the One Thousand and One Nights, it is modern, racy comedy se against the easy-going luxury of W» ; is filled with salaaming pashas, haughty emirs, thrilling sheiks; there are rebellious daughters, handsome Americans, a host of delightful things and people that well mixed result in "Two Arabian Knights' being a gorgeous comedy. Louis Wolheim, as Serfean McGaffney, walks off with the comedy honours, but as it is love that makes the world go round, William sits on top of the world as W. Dangerfield Phelps. Mary Astor looks good in her one thousand years old garments, and acts even better. Dowitt Jennings and lan Keith, the latter contributing the menace as Shevket, a nasty emir or eunuch or something. The Grand Quality Orchestra will play a special musical programme during the season. Box plans.are now open at The Bristol Piano Company, where seats may be reserved.