KING'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 61, 15 March 1924, Page 9

KING'S THEATRE.

'Which lady is your previous wife?"'hi-1' quires the bride as she leaves the altar. '-All of tfie».," repfes. the bridegroom.' indicating with a'sweep of his hand seven women, who have clustered round to. s,ee the bridal pair. The bride is horrified. Tin's is one of the many, climaxes Hi, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife,' which isat present showing at the King's Theatre The part of the. eighth wife is" played by Gloyia Swansop, as JJoJina de Brias, who nieets her "Bluebeard" lover. before she is ignorant of his notorious past, Mona's lather is an aristocratic though impoverished old gentleman, who, together with Ins daughter and son-in-law, is -spending the season at a fashionable French sea°side resort. The aristocrat's coffers are very low, and in order to replenish the tamily fortune he agrees, when John Brandon, an American millionaire, proposes marriage with Mona. <Uice George, Brandon's private secretary. <.t?i Wl?s' how Se"er°usty the modern Bluebeard" has treated his seven wives desires to become his eighth, and when She hears of Brandon's whirlwind courtship she secretly summons the seven wives to'tho marriage. They arrive too late to stop the marriage," but open' Alona's eyes as to the character of her husband. Then the positions of "Bluebeard and his wife are reversed. Mona is determined that she will not trust her husband till he has proved himself, and he, in 'turn,- anxious to start on bis ; honeymoon with his eighth wife "is | angered at -being baulked. The proi gramme includes an International New* and a Buddy Messenger comedy The | King's Orchestra, under Mr. L. D. Aus- ! tin, supplies choice musical selections. - ■