MAJESTIC THEATRE
GILD A GRAY IN' “THE DEVIL DANCER,” MATINEE TO-DAY. “The Devil Danceris a ■wonderfully beautiful picture made fore United'Artists by Fred .Niblo. In the title role is Gilda, Gray, the world’s next' greatest' dancer to Pavlova, and, as. the picture is-set away iup -in Tibet,' it has all the splendotir land- opulence ; of any firie pantomipe, ‘The Devil Dancer” is -claimed to, be more; than arpictilre; in- Gilda Gray’s' dancing one' has Broadway ' at. its brightest. ..‘‘The Devil Dancer,” which ’ will: be .shown at the .Majestic Theatre to-day . at, the 'matinee and also to-night • arid , tp-mprrpw night, derives ' its title ifrom. 'sofrie..'of the Tibetans’ religions rites. One of them was. to haye 'fa? temple'dancer,' 'aftdr the style. ■ ofßpme’-s., Vf#dl Virgins; ■ ■»i > tHp 4 shr*^e®' ; devils, ’for the Tibetans; still adhere: to 'devil'worship. Held in this temple is a. white girl, .the child; pf .a dead ' missionary ; arid into the host-ilei fastnesses of .Lhasa conies ari'*ElfgHsh t exV jilorer. The story then dcvo.Ves into her escape, with the ’Englishman’s asgtetance; l : the»r inevitable romance; :and I lior' , ,prirsuit*. - down through .the Hiriialayas into Bombay, by the fniUf? hits 'and cheated' lamas. But, delightful • thpriKh , v thb . story is, :-it bewifdihfihg-vdancing "of Gilda.' Gray That '•iri, qhite ' the most thjng ’ixi' the- whole picture. . She* jt> thpreupfeme artist, and succeeds.,peav. fcctly; in sinking her dwn essentially Tighti personality. in the, coyred :h u t lieautiful dovil dancer.. . Clive: Brook. ■ who. has appeared --’♦•b. .• - qv«pic”oris success'in many'good pictures, plays opposite her. • and'others in the east , are .. Anna' M4y Woiim ; Spjih and Olarassa- "Sqrwyririd. Box'' plan ■' at Tattnall and Bayly’s. . ’, ’ -
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10743, 14 November 1928, Page 6
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