PARAMOUNT THEATRE.
Most people in New Zealand, who are ] at all in touch with the theatrical world, -Have read or heard something about the success of "Decameron Nights," as produced at the Dury Lane Theatre in London. the play ran there for. over twelve months to crowded houses. It depends for much of its effect on gorgeous mountings, and for that reason is particularly suitable for adaptation to the screen. ITie version which. United Artists, are releasing at the Paramount Theatre to-day has been prepared by an English producer, Herbert Wilcox. Some of the settings are on quite a large scale; but it is not so much their size as their imaginative depth that appeals to the eye. Mr. Wilcox has gained his great effect by making many of his scenes frankly decorative. lii the view from the Damascus ramparts, for instance, it is impossible to see the clustering domes and minarets .as anything but mouldings in low relief. Yet there is ten times as much artistic pleasure in this setting than if the producer had juggled with lights and backdrops to make the beholder believe the domes were really there.. On the other hand, the lightning in the storm scenes is vividly exciting in its realism. The cast of "Decameron Nights" is made up from actors of various nationalities. Lionel Barrymore, the well-known American player, appears in it, also Ivy Duke, an English actress; Handle Ayrton, an English actor, who has been chosen to play a, leading part in the New York production of "Hassan."." Werner Kraus draws a, particularly. clever portrait of an oily Oriental despot rising to some fine tragic acting at the close ; where he looks with anguish upon the body of his son. The ending is one of the strongest that has appeared on the* screen for a long time. A good, com,eay and the latest Gazette, are included in the-supporting attraction^ and suitable music will be rendered by the Paramount Orchestra. The box plan is at the Utility Stationery Shop; next to the theatre. . .- ■
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 148, 26 June 1925, Page 10
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340PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 148, 26 June 1925, Page 10
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