KING'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 14 June 1924, Page 9

KING'S THEATRE.

Gorgeous gowns, j sparkling sceneSj and picturesque settings are the features of " Tho French Doll," which com,menced a week's' season at the King's Theatre last evening. Appearing in the i.'ame- part, Mac Murray, who has already delighted ; numerous audiences with her unique gowns and graceful dancing, scores another decided success. As Georgine, the daughter, of an art collector in- Paris, she is > the mainstay of the. institution, wealthy bankers and all buying indiscriminately from her alone. At a. tango she meets and dances with a stranger,. who is introduced as a millionaire from South America, and who, on account of his wealth, is regarded as a suitable aspirant by her father to his daughter's hand, much to the annoyance of the ■ banker. When r.he, father learns he has been disillusioned he determines to set out to New York and retrieve the lost family fortunes. Upon arrival in America, through a strange act of circumstances Georgine meets a fish magnate whose "ir.oney the art collectors are desirous of obtaining. . The fish-man is entertained by Georgine after an escapade in tho park, and is told the history of the furniture, which,' according to Georgine, was intimately associated with the unfortunate Marie-Antoinette. That introduces the magnate to part with his cheque for a' time. The story has a dramatic conclusion, when Georgine is wounded with a revolver shot intended for someone else. The programme includes a clever dog. comedy featuring "Pal." The orchestral numbers include the overture, " Shepherd's Hey " (Percy Giainger), and the entr'acte, " La Pouyee Valsante ■" (Poldini). " The' French Doll" is suitably introduced with a mannequin parade displaying the latest fashions.