STRAND THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19460, 6 November 1928, Page 16

STRAND THEATRE.

"The Gay Retreat," starring Ted MeNamara and Sammy Cohen, is now showing at the Strand Theatre. This is a screamingly funny farce, 'with most unusual situations. It . deals with Dick Wright, played by Gene Cameron, who,, enlists in the ambulance corps after being turned down by other branches of the service. Uis chauffeur and valet also join to keep an eye on him and to prevent him from wandering into No Man's Land in his sleep. These two bodyguards are played by Ted McNamara and Sammy Cohen,, who scored so sensationally as the merrymakers in "What Price Glory." Their performance in "The Gay Retreat" surpasses even their laughter-provoking acting in the great war epic- There is the Red Cross nurse, Betty Francisco, whom Dick leaves behind in his father's care, and the beautiful French girl played by Judy King, whom he meets overseas. Holmes Herbert is the father, and Charles Gorman takes the part of the hard, tough-sergeant. The production for sheer entertainment is a thing not soon forgotten. ' '< ■

"The Understanding Heart," starring Joan Crawford and Kockliffe Fellowes, episode 6 of "The Trail of the Tiger," a comedy, a scenic, and a topical are shown in support.