DE LUXE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 28 January 1929, Page 5

DE LUXE THEATRE.

What might be called a short history of the naval side or tho Great War is told in "Tho Exploits of tho "Emden," showing at tho l)e Luxe Theatre. It deals with with the career of the notorious German raider and her end on the Cocos Islands after an attack by the Australian cruiser Sydney. The Him was first of all made by a German studio to show the many wanderings of the Emden and the coups made by her captain in different parts of tho world, but it is by no means one-sided in its conception nor is it entirely from tho point of view of Germany. For the first timu in the history of Australia, the .Vary has been used for cinema purposes, and tlio completed production gives historical detail accurately and also the true facts of tho engagement viewed from both sides. A particularly Interesting coup mado by the Emden during her rovings is shown to advanlago in one of the many thrilling sequences to be seen In the film. Sho steamed into Penang Harbour under cover of a '.iummy funnel made of canvas and wood, and mistaken for a unit of tho Allied Fleet, shu went by unchallenged. Sho torpedoed anil sank a Russian warship at her moorings without warning. A French destroyer immqjdintcly got up anchor and bravely attack*! the raider, but with her -reater gun f^« «>o Emclcn raslly llisl>°sed of tho game mtlo craft. The Emden immediately got under way and was heard, of no ■ more until the Sydney naught her red-handed at tho Cocos Islands, which was the termination of tho German ship's notorious career on tho seas. Other pictures on tho programme includo a gazctto in which the principal item dealt with a British women's sports meeting, and a comedy entitled "Navy Beans. On tho musical sido of tho programme, there is a ft collection, including "Nautical, March by the the Orchestra Do Luxe, and with the \\ urhuer oriran a fanfasia of British sea chanties, while U-. Kmanuel Aarons. on (ho Wurlitzer P aye; a therno song. ■'When Love Comes .Stcall g. Tho programmo will be repealnd this evening and again during uext week. "Tile Big ran,de" was .a far dilterent chnrncwere en v" y far apart. And now comes somethin" new even for Gilbert—his role as a swashbuckling, braggadocio Cossack S°W»"' who, under his veneer of bravado, nas the soul of a poet. • It is a complicated role, and one that grips the very heart, ft is said It thrills with its sheer drama, and battles tiy s truth to life. Such is, John Gilbert as Juknshka In "Tho Cossacks," Metro-Goldwyn-Maver's vivid drama of the Russian steppes, which will commence its Wellington season next Friday at the l)e Luxe Theatre. It is a -stupendous drama; huge in its great settings —a complete town was built as a localo for the play—in its huge drama of tho love of a father and son, and through it runs tho love story of a boy and a girl. Incidentally Itcnee Adoree is tho girl (Gilbert's sweetheart of "The Big Parade," and just as in this play). Tho surge and thunder of battle, the thrills and the sensations, are all a frame for setting for the delicate romance that the audience follows throughout. Ernest Torrence and Nils Asther also have importaut roles in the brilliant supporting cast, while Mary Alden, Dale Fuller, Paul Hurst, and Neil Neely have been excellently oast. Box plans are available- at the Bristol, Bess's, and Aitken's.