"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH."

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19610, 4 May 1929, Page 7

"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH."

REMARKABLE SUCCESS FOR LQJf CHANEY. CRYSTAL PALACE, MONDAY. Lon Chaney seems to invest every picture be play* in with a large measure of success. Never was this more noticeable than in "Laugh, Clown, Laugh," his latest film, which is to be presented at Crystal Palace Theatre n<ut week. Outstanding though his merits were in such films as "Mr Wu," •'Tell ll to the Marines," and other pictures, his role of the tragic ciuwn in tnis picniis is. ".Him hi§ Best to dais. The story, ttieu, i* ewattmiiy acceptable, a clever, discerning piece ol portrait-painting thai is very life-like, a little love, a little laughter, a Utile sorrow, Chaney - plays 'lito, the buttoou, Loreita Young is Simonetla, and Mils Asther is a young nobleman who haunted the circus troupe in which Tito and Hiuionetta play. Tito is a kinu of foster-father to the girl, and she regards him as an elderly and paternal friend. Unfortunately, Tito regards her as anything but a duaghter, and p-beu the clown, aged, ridiculous, hopeless, comes to grips with %ha young and brilliant uobiamau, Jha drama assumes a very interesting atmosphere. 4 little like "Pagliacci" in its wndoui ap4 gallantry, "Laugh, Clown, Laugh," is one qf the best stories the screen has utilised for Lon Chaney for some time. Mr Alfred Kuqi has arranged the following musical programme for the feymphony Orchestra: —Overture, "Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo), "The qolden Mask" (Stax). "Ascanip" (Samt-Saeiis), "The Two Pierrots" (l>rigo), "Pour Cinderella Dances" (Lohr). "Harlequinade" (Byng), "You're Wonder. ful" (Lsrdner), "Laugh, (Mown. Laugh" (Trosito). The box plans are at The Bristol piano Company, where seats should be reserved.