KING’S THEATRE.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17662, 13 August 1929, Page 4

KING’S THEATRE.

Who killed the Canary ? With the opening of “The Canary Murder Case,” the new Paramount detective drama from the story by S. S. Van Dine, at the King’s Theatre to-night, an exciting mystery is placed before the people of thi s town. “The Canary,” beautiful chorus girl, played by Louise Brooks, is found murdered in her apartment. Six men and one woman have motives for wishing her dead, and each of the seven persons perform suspicions actions about the time of the crime. Dr. Ambrose Lindquist, played by Gustav von Seyffertitz, is a half-crazed nerve specialist madly in love with “Tire Canary,’’ and jealpiis of her attentions to other men. On the night, of the murder he is seen around her apartment. Jimmy. Spotswoode, gay young offspring of a millionaire father, has got into the power of “The Canary,” and she threatens to marry him. Charles Spotswoode, played by diaries Lane, a wealthy broker, father of Jimmy, offers “The Canary” money to release Jimmy, and is scornfully snubbed. Aly LnFosse, chorus girl friend 0 f “The Canary,” who lives next door, is shown to possess a key to “The Canary's” apartment. Charles Cleaver, played by Lawrence Grant, is another wealthy * admirer of “The Canary” whom she holds in. her power. There are the suspects. There is the evidence New who killed “The Canary’A and why?