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KING’S THEATRE.

THREE PICTURES.' A 1 AYilson, the youthful aviator who literally “flew” - to stardom as a trick and stunt flyer before the camera, appears in an entirely new atmosphere in “Won in the Clouds,” his latest Uhiversa! starring vehicle which comes to the King’s Theatre to-night. In this melodrama laid in and around the tropical jungles of Africa, you may see seme of the death-defying escapades which made the fearless bird-man so popular on the silver screen, his early life contributed greatly .to bis success. Al’s early education was directed towards a business career-but- after a few hectic months behind a desk he discovered his mistake, and being somewhat mechanically inclined, he • acquired a position in a machine shop. His skill and efficiency around motors soon landed him a jo'b in an aviation school where he studied the rudiments of flying. .Monte Blue, in “Bitter Apples.” is coming to the King’s Theatre to-night. This is a rushing melodrama, with vengeance as its theme, and southern seas its locale. Alyrna Lny, the most exotic and' mysterious personality oil the screen to-day, is cast as the girlThe surging drama of the great plains, the adventures of white penetration, and the romance of men anc] wtamen in tho sunlit open spaces reached their zenith in Wyoming in the robust days of the late '6o’s. Tim McCoy’s latest starring vehicle, “Spoilers of the AA'est.” at the King's Theatre to-night, re-creates one of the most famous and thrilling of these episodes. Settlers seized with the , spirit of greed. of blood-lust, were ordered to vacate the reservations of powerful Red tribes within thirty days, and a young cavalryman and.his troop were entrusted with the job of ejecting them ere a red avalanche of war was let loose. But one powerful white settlement fiercely resisted—led by a dauntless girl! Then—with love in her heart but defiance still blazing in her eyes—she fooled the officer, while her men shut him !

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Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17438, 24 August 1928, Page 4

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KING’S THEATRE. Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17438, 24 August 1928, Page 4

KING’S THEATRE. Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17438, 24 August 1928, Page 4