PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 125, 31 May 1927, Page 6

PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

De Milles wonderful creation, -The Volga Boatman," is drawing big houses at the Paramount Theatre. The' story is one of Russia in revolt, revealing «nl< teT WVl ght the madness of the peasants when fate gave them the upper hand over the nobility. A beautiful romance runs through the W nor Fair slimes to perfection as the charm &sr»rs Wear* 1

"DON JUAN." hvT n!f Sn nds Of Don Juan ' mi»de famous by Lord Byron and a host of other writ* tnre "n COmb-Ined„» «ie spectacular pic»f ih V™ Juan> r, which vm be shown at the Paramount Theatre on Friday night ■?tf"»! actor John Barrymore7^ laid to have achieved another outstanding success m the title role. Don Juan £ not the creation of, a single mind, but a fS? -° f dlfferi ng leseDds- Written about in every tongue, he has been the inspiration of hundreds of artists, poets and dramatists. The picture shows Don fe rtriT"' established in Rome during the Middle Ages, when the city was rent by internal strife between the -Borgja c«d Orsini parties. "The story is simply and fluently told, with a wealth of vmd action occurring in sumptuous settings, say* a critic. "It is not so ornate as to be oppressive, but is fully characteristic of luxury-loving Rome. No pains tiave been spared in the casting, and all me players perform -well. It is literally a dream of fair women with famous screen beauties in even the lesser roles." The Ca i BUPP?, rt»g Barrymore includes Mary Astor, Willard Louis, Estelle Taylor, and many other screen favourites. The box plan is now open at the theatre box office, where reservations can be made from 10 a.m. daily.