AMUSEMENTS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 32, 8 February 1929, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS

KINGTS THEATRE.

PICTURE OF' JUNGLE LIFE

There was a good attendance at the King's Theatre last night l for the see'end presentation of "Chang," which is a finely-presented picture' of life in the jungle in Siam. It graphically depicts the struggle of a man and his family against the forces of Nature and the wild beasts of the jungle. Splendid studies are given of ; the leopard and the tiger in their natural habitat, and the methods of capturing these fierce beasts are shown. Not the least interesting item is a series of studies showing monkeys 'on the move in the tree-tops, some remarkable gymnastic feats being performed. An exciting portion is that showing a drive' for >wild beasts, several fine specimens of tigers and leopards being seen in action. Th e closing scenes deal with elephants, which give the picture its name, A big herd of elep'hants is shown being driven towards a compound—by beaters during the day. and by fires by night. The method of taming the elephant for the use of man is also shown. "Chang" is a distinct departure torn the ordinary run of feature pictures, but its effectiveness is indisputable, and ; there was no possible doubt that the picture was thoroughly appreciated by all sections of last night's big audience. The players are n<st named, the chief parts being taken by a Siamese, his wife and three small children, with a background of other Siamese, of an interesting nature, albeit unlovely. Plenty of comic relief is provided by Bimbo, the monkey, who, like the clown at the circus, always manages to push himself into the limelight.' It would be difficult to find a more comic scene than that provided by another monkey and a number of puppies in a scramble t'o drink the milk out of a cocoanut.

•"Chang" can be unreservedly recommended.

Not the least pleasing feature was the splendid incid,tent)il music hy tho King's Trio. . x .