KING’S THEATRE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12596, 5 November 1926, Page 3

KING’S THEATRE

“THE SON OF THE SHIRK” —FSTBNDE DSEASON.

n consequence of its remarkable first week alt the De Luxe Theatre, “The Son of the Sheik,” acclaimed Rudolph Valentino’s greatest success, has been transferred to the King’s Theatre for a further week’s engagement, commencing to-night. It is a lavishly produced sequel, hy E. M. Hull, to the record-breaking photoplay “The Sheak,” and stars Valentino in the role that brought him fame.

It is a fiery, love-mad opus of the desert, with Vilma Banky, Montagu Love, Karl Dane, George Fawcett, Bull Montana, Agnes Ayres and other, noted players supporting Valentino. Valentino does many things other than make love and ride Arabian steeds in “The Son of the Sheik.” He rescues pretty girls from the hacks of runaway horses, leaps from balconies onto swinging chandeliers, battle© desert brigands with sword, pistol and fists — in short, the sheik, or rather, “The Son of the Sheik,” is mixing athletics with his amours.

Portraying the impulsive son of “The Sheik,” a powerful desert ruler, Rudolph falls in love with a dancer (Vilma Banky), daughter of a renegade Frenchman. She is the chief attraction of a travelling band of mountebanks, who desent the attentions paidthe girl by the rich young sheik and lure the youth to torture one night when he goes to keep a tryst. Finally rescued by his own benchmen, he believes tho dancer has tricked him, and he burns for revenge. The disappointed lover’s. first step is to kidnap the girl. From .then on the story unfolds to the sensational denouement.

Mr A. H. Jerome, director of the King’s Select Orchestra, lias compiled a special selection of incidental music to accompany tlic productions' screening. Entertaining supporting subjects are a further attraction.