QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 29, 3 August 1923, Page 5

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

The most thrilling stories of all nations are its adventure stories. The Yukon of the Far North; the old West of the United States; the islands of the South Seas; the Mexican border; all these are scenes which have been the settings for many vivid adventure stories. Cardonia is a place little known to the average man or woman, but it is the scene of thrilling adventures. In Spain on the borders of France, its mountainous regions are infested with bandits, who make lite for the villagers a constant series of thrills. This strange country is the' locale of "The Gentleman from America," the photoplay which commences at the Queen's Theatre to-day. The story is enacted by an all-star cast, including Louise Lorraine, Carmen Phillips, and Hoot Gibson—the latter as an American "doughboy," who, blundering around on two weeks' furlough, is given opportunity for more real thrills and genuine humour than in any Western story he has made. The "doughboy's" trouble all starts when he gets' on the wrong train and lands in Spain instead of Paris, and cannot speak Spanish. When, for reasons of his own, he' impersonates a notorious Castilian bandit, he doesn't improve the situation at all. Gibson served oversease as well as the director, Edward Sedgwick, and the familiarity of both director and star with army life-meant much in making this production technically perfect. An unusually fine list of supporting items will be screened, including the latest International News, a Burton Holmes Travelogue, and Buddy Messenger in the clever Century comedy, "Smarty." A special musical treat will be provided by the fine incidental numbers selected by Mr. A. H. Jerome, which will b<» rendered by the Queen's Grand Orchestra. These include the full musical scorn of Bizet's Grand Opera, "Carmen.". The box plan is at The Bristol. ,