PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 334, 20 April 1928, Page 15

PRINCESS AND TIVOLI

“THE CIRCUS WAGON” “The Circus Wagon,” starring Ken Maynard, now being shown at the Princess and Tivoli Theatfes, presents a novel type of western story. It is a combination of two subjects cleverly blended to make one of the fastest and most thrilling pictures this popular western star has appeared in. The story deals with a small onering circus travelling through Montana during the early days of the west. The circus itself is natural and contains all the trappings and stunts that go with a feature of this type. The western locale offers a background that is both picturesque and unique. The combination offers Maynard ample opportunity to display his daring and skillful horsemanship. Tarzan, the wonder horse, comes in for his share of the glory when he enacts a typical hero’s stunt quelling a riot by the simple use of a little strategy. If this horse doesn’t think for himself he certainly has a clever gag man. “The Circus Wagon” is really an authentic story of the circus. Maynard, who was the featured stunt and trick rider with several of the big tent shows of the country, knows the circus and its people and he has injected that note of authority into the picture itself. The balance of the cast includes Marion Douglas, who has the leading feminine role, Maurice Costello, Paul Weigell, and George Davis. For entertainment, plus that which combines a highly dramatic plot with more thrills and daredevil stunts than the ordinary packed into it, “The Circus Wagon,” would be hard to beat. The second picture on the programme, “The Lone Eagle,” featuring Barbara Kent and Raymond Keane, proved conclusively that the theatregoing public is not tired of war pictures; at least war pictures as admirably done as this one. Time after time, during some thrilling sequence of action, you could have heard a pin drop in the crowded house, while at other times the applause was tremendous. The story has to do with a young American youth, Raymond Keane, attached to a veteran unit of the Royal Flying Corps. He overcomes his deadly fear of the horrors of war; falls in love with a charming little French girl, Barbara Kent, and vindicates himself in the eyes of his British comrades. Jack Pennick, a virtual newcomer in screen circles, lias an excellent part and does it well. Don Stuart, Nigel Barrie and Cuyler Supplee complete the capable cast. To make butter go further, add to each pound of butter Jib or Jib of cream of nuts and work the two together, using a tablespoon; some salt should also be added. For sandwiches even more cream of nuts may be used. A good deal depends on adding the right quantity of salt.