The Great Circus Drama is Coming

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7297, 6 August 1930, Page 5

The Great Circus Drama is Coming

"Presenting a grand, glittering and glorious galaxy of the world’s most startling and stupendous aerial and acrobatic acts by an astounding aggre--gation of artists assembled from all the countries of the globo exclusively for this prodigious and pretentious presentation.” Not quite so flowery as this old-time circus billing, but considerably more accurate and sincere is the announcement of the circus specialty acts that are presented in the screened performance of "the big show” in "The Circus Kid,” R.K.O.'s thrilling special

production at the De Luxe theatre with "Tho Delightful Rogue” on Wednesday next. Not only docs it tell a gripping story of circus life outside tlio "big top,” in which Joe E. Brown has the featured role of a lion tamer who has lost his nerve; little Frankie Darro plays tho "kid,” with Helene Costello in the leading feminine role and Lionel Belmore and Sam Nelson in other strong roles, but it also pictures a complete circus performance. <s> <S> 3> <3> David Butler, who directed "Sunny Side Up,” will also direct "Just Imagine,” by do Sylva, Brown and Henderson. Featured in the east, in addition to Maureen O'Sullivan, are John Garrick, El Brendcl, Marjorie White and Frank Albertson.

Four special engagements of John McCormack's iirst movietone picture, "Song o’ My Heart,” arc now in full swing on highly successful, runs in as many different American cities, Now York, Boston, Philadelphia and now the latest, Hollywood, where it has opened to tho most enthusiastic and representative audience even seen at a picture on the West Coast. <3> <•» <S> <S> "Funny Face,” the musical comedy which starred Fred and Adele Astaire and was a success on Broadway and in Europe, has been purchased by Fox Films for the screen. <s> <S> ❖ ❖ It has been decided that, in response to overwhelming popularity, Will Rogers’ next picture will be a dialogue version of the marvellous "Lightnin’. ”