KING'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 36, 11 February 1926, Page 12

KING'S THEATRE.

Rupert Hughes's excellent comedywama> '^xciise Me," will conclude its Wellington season with this evening's exJjbition at the King's Theatre. It is a Metro-Goldwyn picture, directed by Alf. folding, and enacted by a fine cast, headed by Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel, Renee Adoree, Bert Roach, and Walter Hiers. The climax in which the trans-Continental flyer smashes through a burning bridge is breath-taking.. Included on the bill is an excellent supporting programme, while the music of the Kin/s Select Orchestra, under Mr. A. H. Jerome, is well up to its usual brilliant standard. / "THE SPORTING VENUS." Creatinga furore wherever shown, "The Sporting Venus," Metro-Goldwyn's longawaited production, will receive its first New Zealand presentation with that of tomorrow at the King's Theatre. Gerald Beaumont, the screen's foremost writer of thrilling romances, has made this his masterpiece, while Marshall Neilan's directorial ability has added the 'final touches. After some thousands of miles travelling from California, the production unit travelled from the Pyrenees to the Grampians, weaving many of the world's most famous scenic spots into the background. The huge seas of Biscay thundering on the white sands of Biarritz; intimate glimpses of London; the beauty of the north-west coast of France, and the heather and hills of Scotland all being part of this entertaining photoplay. The famous cast of players, headed by, Ronald Colman (seen recently in "The White Sister"), Blanche Sweet, Lew Cody, and George Fawcett all have many screen successes to their credit A well-selected supporting programme includes a New Zealand scenic, a screen snapshots film, a cartoon, and the latest budget of international news. The King's Orchestra, under Mr. A. H. Jerome, will be heard in a specially-selected musical programme. Box plans are available at The Bristol until 5.30 daily, or reserves may be had by ringing the theatre.