PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1929, Page 4

PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

'Another of.'.tlio quality programmes synonymous with the name of:the Paramount Thcatro commences- this evening, with full orchestral matinee to-morrow at 2.30. Gosta Ekman, who plays' tho rolo, of the clown in "Tho Golden Clown," gives heartrending picture of tho irony of the motley-'which will live vividly In tlio memory for many a long day. Tho story is an old oiio of a clown who struggles to the pinnacle of fame and then loses happiness through' the.-unfaithfulness of .his wifo. His descent down the ladder Is r«pld, and he is a care-worn • drink-sodden performer in" a thirdrato circus when ho meets his'wife's betrayer. Tho sceuo provides an olectrifylug climax to tho drama. Apart 1: from A. W.- Sandberg's treatment, and direction,, tho drama, gains much of its effectiveness, not only •" from tho tlho performance of tho.handsomo Gosta Ekmai, but also. from tho tnte-tb-llfo characterisations of Maurice do Foraudy and. Kate 'Fabian, as an old-time circus proprietor, and his wife—living cameos these—tho hoiintlng beauty , of Karlna Bell as the, clown's wife, and the- irresistible allurement cf Edmondc Guy, tlio. clever daftcer from tho Casino do Paris. Karlna Bell will bo' familiar to many for her work in "Little Dorrit," a beautiful picture: of Dickcns's story, which was also directed by Mr. Sandborg. "Tho Golden Clown" is another ' outstanding British Dominion Films attraction. Tho Orchestra Paramount ivlll present special music embellishment in the score associated with tho production. The third featurette of Unlversal's Junior Jewels; "The Now Greater Colloglans," Is a noteworthy supporting production. ■ This week's subject is entitled "Kicking Through," and is reported to bo ono of the.best of this popular series. Dorothy Gulliver and Georgo Lewis aro co-starred, with largo cast in support. Box nians are available.at -Bristol, Begg's, and Utility (next theatre). ■-. , •