THEATRE DE LUXE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12355, 27 January 1926, Page 9

THEATRE DE LUXE

“THE GOLD RUSH.” “The Gold Rush,” Charlie Chaplin’s new screen feature, now showing twics daily at the Theatre De Luxe, undet a United Artists’ Corporation release, i 3 a symbolical, autobiography by Chaplin himself. With that genius-which iSi peculiarly his own, and against thebackground of old Klondike gold rush days of Chaplinesque conception, thegreatest screen-comedian has depicted with subtly tender and delicate masterstrokes the struggle of man’s eter--nal hunt for happiness, its heartbreakii and tears, and its laughter and joy;, Charlie Chaplin of the derby, cane, baggy trousers, funny moustache, ana waddling walk, who has the whole world la'ugh more than any other mere comedian that ever livedj has built in “The Gold Rush” a : delightful structure of fun and laughter; On the tragedy and misery suffered by the pioneers who first journeyed toj the ice-hound Alaska, and on the drama of the soul sufferings of the sourdough who braved mountains, ice, l snow, and starvation and death in' their mad rush for gold, Chaplin has built the funniest and most hilarious comedy of his career. He has clad/ himself in the role of a hard-luck sour-* dough who chases rainbows of the soul' and heart in the midst of a mob that chases one thing only—gold and nothing hut gold.. Pathos and suffering} are converted into comedy and laughteri —there is a laugh in every one of the eight thousand feet or so of “The Gold Rush.” There is a special musical programme, which is played by the De Luxe Orchestra, under the efficient leadership of Mr L. D. Austin. "KINGS OF THE TURF” There are thrills aplenty in the freat racing picture, “Kings of the urf,” whioh opens at the De Luxe Theatre on Friday next with a matinee on the -Saturday. The management claim that it will go down in the annals of local films as the finest feature of the sort ever screened -in Wellington, and those patrons who see the picture will surely agree that the claim is well founded. Apart from the romance itself, and the excitement of the various - races that are depicted, the fact that a number of world-fam-ous racehorses appear in the scenes adds great interest to the offering. Included among their numbers are M&n-o-War, Morvich, Negofol, Fair Play, The Finn, Confederacy, and Virginia’s Future. It is difficult to choose any one inoident in the picture and mark it out as the best. Each sequence is a little thrill in itself, be it a racing scene, or part of the main romance which is shown against the glamour of the turf. The views of the aotual races are superb, and will gladden the hearts of all lovers of the sport of kings. As one critic says: “The finishes are so close that it is irresistible to stand up and cheer.” The drama involved in the situation co-related with these races adds to the suspense, because the author has put so much of human destiny at stake. against the outcome. The picture is a William Fox production, and stars Gertrude Astor, J. Farrel Macdonald, Henry B. Walthall and many others. An attractive supporting programme has also been arranged. The box plans are open at the Bristol Piano Co., Aitken’s Book Arcade. oc ring the theatre, ’phone 28-080.