PARAMOUNT THEATRE.
Pola Negri's newest Paramount production, "Shadows of Paris," this week's attraction at the Paramount Theatre, presents h,er as a queen of tte Apaches. Adolphe Menyou, Charles de Roche, and Huntley Gordon are featured in the' supporting casi;. Miss' Negri has a congen- j ial role, which seems to give her greater display for her talents than some of her ether recent productions. An excellent supporting programme is a}so shown. The bos plan is at tile "Utility, nest to theatre. " THE HARBOUR BAR." When one great anther adapts an-, other great authpr.'s story to t)ie screen, and then himself produces the picture ■version of it, the public, seem entitled tq expect a. truly great entertainment. Loving Lies," which features Monte Blue and Evelyn Brent, and .which Ihornpspn Buchanan hps. p.icturised from Peter B. Kyne's famous' novel, "The Harbour Bar," which will be spreened at the Paramount Theatre on Friday proves that these is a new angle to stones of the sea. It relates the'hazards :md domestic adventures- of a yqiin'o-' seq. captain, who .befriends his shipmate's swee.the.art. in a tragic hour, qnd whose employer and former matrimonial rival, eyerts has superiority in "an " attempt to win the, love of the young bride. The action of the play is laid' in a Pacific coast port, aboard several ships, and Uierel is no slackening of the pace frqm tlie time the title comes on the. screen until the final ploge,-up fa,dea out. Monte J'luc, a former sailor, in reality,' gives the best performance of his brilliant career and makes the role of Captain •Man btover seem more qf' m actual adventure than a piece of acting The ..supports and music will be of exceptional merit. r
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 4
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285PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 4
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