ST. JAMES' THEATRE.
"FRANKENSTEIN." Marvellous skill in production and acting is shown in "Frankenstein," which opened at the St. James' Theatre on Saturday. With all the horror of "The Phantom of the Opera," "Draoula," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," and others of a similar characlur, it concerns the distortions of the human frame. Tho story is of a scientist whose allabsorbing idea in life is to crea'e a human being. To do this he robs graves, steals a brain from a medical school, joins the various members together, and produces a ghastly be ; ng in human form. His next move to discover a ray of life that imparts life The ray is lociued on the creation and it breathes, but the horror comes when it is found that the brain is that of an abnormal criminal. The being breaks 10050 and devastation follows in its trsin_. Boris Karloff plays Ih.i monster with inarvellous art, reminiscent of Lon Chaney, and lvjs portrayal is fo hideous that it can ba ranked a.i one of the greatest pieces .-)? character-acting of tho Bcreen. Colin Clive has a difficult 'ole as tho sciontist and Mae Clarke plays the heroine. John Boles also ba-s a prominent role.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20623, 12 August 1932, Page 17
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