LON CHANEY
dyrwr*”'-'-:" AT EMPIRE THEATRE TO-MOR-ROW. The screen world has never yet summoned sufficient' courage to anticipate what Lon Chaney’s next impersonation will be. In their wildest dreams screen enthusiasts could never have conceived this genius as he appears in ‘ Mr Wn,’ which commences at the Empire Theatre to-morrow. He personifies a wrinkled, tottering old Chinese mandarin, wise with the wisdom of a long century, and later as tho bland, merciless Wu working out a terribjo vengeance against the family that wronged him. These are characterisations that none but Chaney could ever hope lo accomplish. He, invests this stern drama with power and convincing might, while his personality dominates tho story and the action. Tho mystery, lure, anil exotic charm of the East June been captured and transferred lo the screen, making an unforgettable story. Supporting Chancy arc Bence Adorec as Nang Ping, Wu’s daughter, Louise Dresser, Ralph Forbes. Gertrude Olmstcad, and Anna May Wong.
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Evening Star, Issue 19710, 10 November 1927, Page 3
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156LON CHANEY Evening Star, Issue 19710, 10 November 1927, Page 3
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