DE LUXE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 136, 6 December 1926, Page 6

DE LUXE THEATRE.

It is- now a considerable numbor of years since the stage representation _of "A Trip to Chinatown was seen m Now Zealand, and the present screening at the De Luxe Theatre..provides aomotliiiiff entirely' new for the present generation of entertainment lovers Tho humorous plot, if such it can be dignified, tells of a hypochondriac and his constant idea that he is suffering from some incurable disease which is likely to bring about his demise at any moment. He Btarts out by train to visit a relative and passes through a number of amorous adventures, which end in his marrying a widow of attractive appearance, who, however, has decided that he has had enough of vim imaginings and must settle down to.the realities of life. The cast includes Margaret Livingstone as the buxom widow, Earle Foxe as the man of many disorders, and J. Farrell Mac Donald as the sly old uncle of the "invalid," who knows exactly how his nephew's complaints should be handled, and is responsible, with the hero, for much of the hilarity. An Oriental touch is given to tlie cast by the in elusion of Anna May Wong and George Kuwa, who are responsible for several quaintcomedy episodes. This atmosphere of the East is added to by a prologue of invisible singers, and some really delightful decorations, in which Chinese lanterns are used to great effect. The other pictures on the programme are varied, and interesting, and the music by the De Luxe Orchestra, under the direction of Miss A. Bryers, has been carefully selected.