PRINCESS AND TIVOLI
“THE ACE OF CADS” “The most sensational literary phenomenon of the decade” is the way one critic describes Michael Arlen, author of ‘The Ace of Cads,” which has been made into a Paramount picture with Adolphe Menjou starring in the title role. Writing about English society in an original satiric manner, Arlen, a young Armenian who makes London his home, has jumped into the “best seller” class with amazing swiftness. His best-known books are “Mayfair,” “The Green Hat” and “These Charming People.” As stage plays, the last two were astounding hits on Broadway. “The Ace of Cads,” one of the stories grouped in “Mayfair,” was adapted for screen use by Forrest Halsey, and directed by Luther Reed. Adolphe Menjou’s choice of “The Ace of Cads” as a starring vehicle was a happy one, as it enables him to portray the kind of role in which he is most popular—a sophisticated London society man who “wears his sins as nonchalantly as a monocle ” Featured in support of the actor are Alice Joyce and Norman Trevor. The film arrives at the Princess and Tivoli Theatres to-morrow.
On the same programme at the Princess Reginald Denny appears in Universal’s super-comedy, “Take It From Me.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 41, 11 May 1927, Page 15
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