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“MIKE” AT THE KING’S THEATRE. Anther newcomer to the screen jumps into instant prominence - becomes famous almost overnight’ Thia time the fortunate girl—Sally O Nei. comes from obscurity to play a .ole originally written for the foremost actless in the films, Mary Pickford. Yesterday she was an unknown girl, just out of school; to-day she is li'gh up on the ladder towards stardom. M>ss O’Neil was selected by Marshall Neilan to plav the feminine lead in lus latest Metro-Goldwyn production which cornea to the King s Theatre on Fridnv Her remarkable acting teennique and magnetic personality and a rare jicrsonal charm, make Mike a merry, fast moving, drilling and ,, t i n f,’ Uv entertaining filpi- It deals with the hilarious adventures of an girt, in a small desert town; her laughable and successful attempt to cure her father of his fondness for that cup that both cheered and inebriated, her thrilling adventures with a band ot train robbers, and lier romantic love slorv with a bard fighting stranger. “Mike” is alive with humour and thrills, romance and ndienturo. «it William Haines, Charlie Murray, ford Sterling, and Sam de Grasse in the oast, supported bv the famous jm-ende [three Muriel Frances Dana. Junnm Comghlan. and Frankie Darro. ‘ Mike promises to make motion picture In - r to-ry.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12503, 20 July 1926, Page 3
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