GRAND THEATRE.
"THE FORBIDDEN CITY,"
TO-MORROW,
Norma Talmadge in the most sumptuous and pretentious feature of her screen career, is to be seen at the Grand Theatre in "The Forbidden City," commencing to-morrow evening. The story is invested with an Eastern setting, which is a marvel of reality. Slant-eyed, pig-tailed and clad in the rich silken costumes of a Chinese artistocrat, she makes a striking and heart-stirring appeal to lovers of good art. The story is powerful, and concerns the age-old situation .that is brought about by the inter-marriage of East and West. The supporting cast is remarkable for its even quality; Thomas Meighan is John Worden, the husband of San San, Roger Lytton as the dignified Chinese Emperor, and Reid Hamilton as the handsome American lieutenant, sharing the honours. The romance of the daughter of San San comes to happy ending, but grim tragedy is met in the first unfolding of this great play. The supporting films are The Gaumont Graphic and "The Fighting Trail" No. 10. Seats may be reserved at Upton's.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17731, 3 December 1919, Page 6
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174GRAND THEATRE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17731, 3 December 1919, Page 6
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