THE POMP OF AN OLD WORLD COURT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20168, 9 June 1928, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE POMP OF AN OLD WORLD COURT

IRENE RICH IN A ROMANTIC ROLE All the pomp and circumstances of an Old World Court aro embodied in “The Climbers,” the Warner Bros.’ production starring Irene Rich, which commences screening at the Majestic Theatre to-night for a short season. During the reign of King Ferdinand VII., the Court of Spain became guilty of prodigal expenditure, clandestine love, reckless gaiety and dark intrigue. There it was that a pitiless social “climber” caused the banishment of the beautiful Duchess of Arrogan. •Irene Rich as the Duchess has an opportunity to portray one of the most colourful and romantic roles of her career. She merges from the character of a gentle-mannered woman of high degree to the tempestuous and fieryspirited “hell-cat” of New’ Spain, a woman whose mind and heart are. embittered for all men.

Then into her life comes a dashing light-hearted cavalier who lays siege to her heart with a resistless and charm persistence. Discovery that she loves him also brings rhe revelation that he was the man who unwittingly caused her exile. Hate and love are at war in her heart.

The supporting cast includes Clyde Cook, Forrest Stanley, Flpbelle Fairbanks, Myrna Loy, Anders Randolph, Rosemary Cooper, Dot Farley, Hector Sarno, Joseph Striker, Max Barwin and Martha Franklin.

Miss Otis Skinner, who Is coming to New Zealand, was appearing in Shakespeare’s comedy, “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” during April, at Brooklyn.