THEATRE ROYAL

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21578, 14 September 1935, Page 12

THEATRE ROYAL

"MURDER AT MONTE CARLO" AND "KANSAS PRINCESS"

''An exciting murder mystery picture, ""Murder at Monte Carlo," began a season at the Theatre Royal yesterday. An infallible system for winning at roulette had been discovered by a mathematical genius at Monte Carlo, he was ready to give his system to the ■world to kill the curse of gambling for ever. But he was found dead when the reporter of a big London daily came to take the report of the system. They said it was suicide; but the sevenday's' l journalist, on her first job, guessed at murder and let her curiosity run away with her. Her investigations and naive accusations worked wonders. The mystery developed from nothing: and the mystery was solved by a Simple reconstruction of the circumstances in which the death of the system man occurred. Dr. Heinrich Becker is the mathematician whose ambition it is to kill the curse of gambling; the part is well played by Paul Graetz. Gilian, the young journalist of seven days' training, is played by Eve Gray; and Dyter, the experienced reporter from a London daily, by Errol Flynn. Others :.n a g»od cast are Lawrence Hanray, Ellis Irving, Henry Victor, Molly Lamont, JBrlan Buchel, and Gabriel Toyne. The second picture in this doublefeature programme is "Kansas City Princess," a noisy and hilarious comedy, starring Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Eobert Armstrong, and Hugh Herbert. The story is, of two Kansas City manicurists, whose chief joy in life is the receiving of tips; they say that there are three things they need, and .they all mean money when they are translated. Their desire for tips leads them into strange places with strange company. But their cool manner of .handling" tippers always leads them out of a difficult situation with Smiles on their faces and money in their pockets. Out of their adventures end misadventures in Kansas City they score a free trip to Paris, and, further, they score hospitality and entertainment in Paris on a lavish scale. Once in a while they borrow the clothes of manicurists and play at their old profession; but after a number of gnost amusing and complicated adventures they settle down in the most satisfactory of circumstances. This amusing and entertaining proframme is supported by.a cartoon ir. lack and white, showing the adventures of the salesman who took his .Varies into a monkey colony.