"THE WHIP."

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19690, 6 August 1929, Page 14

"THE WHIP."

CUMING TO CIVIC. 'J'iiß grandfather of all modern showhouses —the famous old Dury Lane Theatre—whore modern melodrama first sprang into existenue, still* throws its reflection upon the modern itage and motion pictures a# well. Tha taUi&t whisper of Drury Lane to reach the modern aar is "The Whip," First National's pirturisation of the famous old stage play which opens its local engagement at tha Civio on Friday no-xt, with Dorothy Mackaill in the featured role. The Drury l>«n<i Theatre is steeped iu tradition, legend, and fable. It is the oldest modern theatre in axUtenoe, and the second modern theatre ever constructed on this planet. It wan constructed in 16611 by order of Charles 11., who granted the Killigrew Brothers the theatrical monopoly for the West End of Loudon at that time. First National has produced "Tho Whip" in modern dress. The motor car has supplanted the carriage and tha crowds at Kptoui are garbed in the very latest of sporting togs. But all the old thrills, th* luftt minute tinishes, the complications of thte plot have been retained to make u Roman holiday for this most popular division of modern drama. Dorothy Mackaill is Lady Diana, Ralph Forbes is Lord Branranter, Lowell Hherman is the villain, and Anna Q. Nilsson in the gorgeous sophisticated vampire. Supporting "The Whip" is '' WUito Gold."