PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 7

PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

Guy life and Apache life in Paris, witli a wonderful romantic story, constitute tho main features of "Triumph of the Rat," now being screened at tho Paramount Theatre. Ivor Novollo achieved a marked success in "Tho Rat," of which the present play is a sequel, and those who saw the first picture aro suro to wisli to sec "Triumph of the Rat," which in some respects is a much.more attractive story, for in It abundant scope la given to Ivor Novcllo to provo liis ability in acting the part of either a ricli society man or that of an outcast. Pierre Boucheron, the famous Apache leader, known as "the Rat," now in society, is In leaguo witli Zelie do Chaumet, wlio in her turn 13 in league with Henry Mercereau, who lteops her supplied witli abundant funds in order that she may keep her place in society. Pierre makes a wager that ho will win the love of Madeleine do L'Orme (a society beauty), in a month. He succeeds, but also falls in love with1 Madeleine, and decides to run straight. Zelie hears of this, and is so infuriated that she uses all'her influence" to ruin Pierro by keeping him out of employment, finally getting him accused of doublecrossing his old gang of Apaches. He drifts to his old haunts, where he is coldly received by the Apaches, who do not know that during his affluence he has distributed large sums of money amongst them through the agency of the cafe proprietress. His arch enemy picks a quarrel and Pierre is seriously wounded in a stirring tussle. Ho is thrown out of the cafe, and wanders aimlessly around the streets until he. meets Medeleine. A few days later war is declared and Pierro joins up. Some time later Pierro is wounded, and sent to a hospital where Medeleine is nursing, and here they finally become reconciled. Tho programme includes a comedy, "Tho Kiss Doctor" and an interesting "Topical" of prominent world happenings. In addition to the accompanying music, tho orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. R. Caulton, contributes tho overture '3 mX5 dy ~Laszl°" (Erkel) and the entr'acto Up From Somerset," witli a trumpet solo by G. A. Garry.