PRINCE EDWARD

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 509, 12 November 1928, Page 15

PRINCE EDWARD

PICTURES AND VAUDEVILLE The usual Monday “Old Favourites’ Night” at the Prince Edward is here again, and the management has a special ’Teeniest'* picture for presentation. This is “Son of the Sheik,” one of the fascinating pictures that Rudolph Valentino knew so well how to make. In fact, “Son of the Sheik” was the last picture made by him. The celebrity vaudeville programme to be presented this evening Includes Rees and Asher, “The Beauty Ballet” dancers, and Master Jack, vocalist and dancer. CIRCUS BUILT FOR FILM GLEN TRYON IN “GATE CRASHERS” Every town and hamlet in the world, it is said, has at some time been paid a visit by the circus. Universal City alone has remained without a visit from this type of colourful troupe. “What would screen folk want a circus for?” argue the sawdust promoters. At any rate the people of Universal City now have a circus of their own. A real one-ring affair was built in the studio as background for a cafe in “The Gate Crasher,” Glen Tryon's new starring vehicle being made under direction of William Craft. Through theatrical agencies the casting office obtained a number of unemployed “big top” performers. In addition to the clowns, trapeze artists, jugglers, bareback riders and others of the regular troupe, a number of side-show freaks were in the scenes. Thus the real circus atmosphere was effectively duplicated for the picture. Patsy Ruth Miller appears opposite Tryon in the comedy. In the cast are also T. Roy Barnes, Beth Laemrale, Tiny Sanford. Claude Payton, Russ Powell and A 1 Smith. The story concerns a Press agent who steals the jewels of his client, a famous actress, as a publicity stunt. Tryon is the detective on their trail. “The Gate Crasher’ contains many clever novelties of the type which have proved so successful in Xryon’s past comedies. Karl Dane and George K. Arthur, the stars of the unforgettable “Rookies,” will shortly bo seen in a side-splitting comedy entitled. “Detectives.” This picture is a medley of creepy caverns, Egyptian mummies, mystery, thrills, and gales of laughter. Marceline Day, Tennen Holtz and Polly Moran appear in this elaborate Metrp-Goldwyn-Mayer production.