ARTCRAFT THEATRE.
"The Trail of '98" based on the novel by Kobert. W. Service, a mighty epic of the Yukon gold rush of 1898, will bo screened at the Artcraft Theatre to-night, .it is said that tho stark realism of • this titanic production was largely contributed by advisors in the company who ' Had taken part in tho original stampede to Alaska in '98. It is certain that movielovers havo never yet experienced thrills of tho magnitude of those which nro awaiting them in "Tho Trail of '98." Fifteen thousand extras appear in tho picture, besides Ralph Forbes, Dolores Del Rio, and a huge cast of thirty-flve well-known players. Karl Dane, Polly Moran, Tenen Holtz, Tully Marshall, and Harry Carey are some of the thirty-flvo wellknown players in tho hugo cast who givo a good account of themselves, whilst tho direction and the, photography arc excellent. There will bo some very fine supports.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1929, Page 5
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152ARTCRAFT THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1929, Page 5
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