Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1929, Page 23

BELASCO—"Young Love.” Splendid acting and humor, such as is, are offered in abundancc in *Young Love,” a three-act comedy by Raphaelson, presented before a large audience in the Belasco Theater last night. The less said about the general theme and the leading events, if cer- “goings-on” may be so termed, the better, perhaps, in order not to -shock the ‘general. public. “Young Love" really may be consid- | ered a misnomer for the production, or else one might well ask, what is love? At any rate the play offers so-called “faming youth” at white heat. In , even flaming youth itself must sh at many of the lines and happen- s in the performance. #'Censors in other cities have frowned the show and the reasons for the ws in wise foreheads are readily inted for. Indeed, if frankness is the increase and morals on the de- e the show is certainly a decade ahead of the time. . There are only four characters in the y, with Dorothy Gish of movie fame king the leading role. Playing op posite her is Tom Douglas, the pair wepresenting the young lovers. Murray | Xennell and Catherine Willard, playing | the roles of Mr. and Mrs. Bird, make | up the remainder of the cast. The young lovers first look upon Mr. and Mrs. Bird as concrete examples of the ideal married life and happiness. This il- lusian, however, soon cxplodes, as Mr. | and Mrs. Bird get mixed up in various ways_with the two young lovers, with Mr. Bird being the greatest sinner. DRAMATIC READINGS. A program of dramatic readings was offered Sunday afternoon by Jessie Imogene Chipley at 1221 Connecticut avenue. The readings were marked by assurance and_sincerity, and heartily applauded by the audience. Miss Chipley was introduced by Violet ‘Pierson, under whom she had studied in ‘Washington, Mrs. Lyons having been another of her local teachers. Gradu- ating from the Curry School of Expres- sion in Boston, where she took both , reader’s and teacher's diplomas, Miss : Chipley did eight months’ post-graduate work with Florence Lutz, former dean ' at Curry. For the past year she has ‘ studied ‘with Richatd Ceough of the f }Vumngwn Square Players in New ork. The first number given was “The Orange Blossom Girl,” & narrative poem by Mr. Ceough. This was followed by “the Little Theater favorite, “Lonesome Like,” a one-act play by Harold Brig- house. The four characters were por= treyed with well varied expression. . Louis N. Parker’s sketch, “A Minuet,” dealing with an_incident when the { guillotine in the Place de la Concorde . 'was depriving French aristocrats of ! their heads, was the third reading, fol- Jowed by an Irish fairy story, “The * Heartbreak of Nora O'Hara.” 5 Alfred Noyes' “The Barrel-Organ” “concluded the ‘The numbers ) were sufficiently varied in emotional “.content to give the reader an excellent opportunity for divers interpretations. STRAND—“Speed Girls of 1929.” Fred Binder, whose middle name in quotations, “Falls,” perhaps describes his characteristic best, with . Nellle Nice, well known and apparently * much admired by the burlesque patron, “ Strand this week in-a’burlesque show gmevmrmklmcmoludemmd ~that Won warm aj r(;\‘w‘nl X{‘c‘»m . the audiences yesterday. e other attractions of the Mutual Gircuit, it has a merit and novelties of its own. Nellie - has, among other talents, the art the whirlwind dancer, .and in that them all o good comedian W t and hold the au- eccentric type of fun nnedy is one of the company and ’ Joan Tanya both pleasingly. ~ Dolly ; ke 1 also their” ire of ¢ the show along differ- 'ZE i 5 £ i i : | cF E -t F5i gi g 185y A il g g B> i { Howard Burkhart. ‘wrestling match is to the regular show. ! to flirt with some girl, married or sin- at each station, and, worse still, in with & bunch of crooks and is victed and sentenced to be hanged the murder of a German saloon- T, te’s grief when his train carries to the penitentiary is touching, no suggestion of mawkishness, and hazardous efforts to prove Bill’s in- ocence claim one's interest until the d of the picture. Excellent support given the star by Grant Withers, as i1l Williams; Lucy Beaumont, as Mrs. Williams, and Edna Murphy, as the girl ! friend. . A two-reel movietone comedy with | dialogue, featuring Clarke & McCul- lough, is screamingly funny. “Synco- ion Revels” stage revue is preceded a brilliant rendition of “Naira,” by Delibes. Bert Frohman, master of | ceremontes, in addition to singing “Hap- i py Days, Lonely Nights,” introduces the Foxettes, who donate melody and , Thythm. Others featured in the excellent program are Frank & Foreman, tap dancers; Muriel La France, coloratura | Soprano; Yvonne Davis, Oriental dancer; Charles Brugge, eccentric acrobatic dancer, who slightly resembles Charlie Chaplin, and Mabel Alperson, who gave impersonations of Gertrude Lawrence and Fannie Brice. Movietone News glve world events in picture and sound. R3gs PALACE—“The Rescue.” ‘The reactions of Sunday evening's audience to “The Rescue,” showing this week at the Palace, were unusually interesting. They showed this collec- tive group of human beings, ordinarily known as “the public,” to be a good deal more acute in its judgment than the critic, scornful of mass enthusi- fsms, ordinarily acknowledges it to be. In those few scenes where the gentler Jove motif crept into Conrad’s story, where Mrs. Travers sought to beguile ' the hard-pressed Lingard with the standard movie love formulas, the pub- lic sympathized with King Tom's re- serve against the woman's eagerness. This skepticism of the audiences visited itself upon the only weak note i in the picture and, by reflection, threw 2 high compliment to the appropriately | prevailing masculinity of the work. 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His King Tom Lingard had as little posturing as Conrad him- self might have wished, a note of sin- cerity that raised the whole picture | to_an unusually high level. The photography of scenes presuma- bly laid in the Java seas was impec- cable, with a sense of poetic grandeur. The original story has been followed with commendable fidelity to plot and atmosphere. Herbert Brenon's direct- ing adds one more triumph to what is already a long list. The supporting roles are thoroughly “in the picture,” at all times competent and unobtrusive. “The Rescue” must rank unquestion- ably as one of the very best of the week's movie attractions: more than that, it is one of the best of many weeks past. The film is a silent one, having only synchronized musical ac- companiment, As to the stage show, the featured numbers include Ted Mark, a shrill W ler: the Varsity Four, nizers; the Dave Gould Girls in dance routine; Fauntier the Stanley Twins, and, of course, the Palace Syncopato: vith Wesley Eddy. METROPOLITAN—"“Weary River.” “Weary River” is humming its way into the ears of Washington.audiences for another weck, and audiences are wondering about the remarkably fine baritone voice which, if not the star's, is a splendid bit of trick synchroniza- jon. This is the story of two young people, both gangsters, who go straight for love and a song. It is a good story of an. ex- convict, excellently cast and well syn- chronized. Richard Barthelmess, in ad- dition to the “mystery” voice, has just the type of personality for his part, and while he is decidedly more fascinating as the gangster with a night club per- sonality than as the ex-convict with a song sermon, his metamorphosis gives him a chance to act. But this is Betty Compson’s show, and the blonde star does the best work not only of her amazing comeback, but of her whole carecr. She gives her role as the ganster’s girl a colorful and vivid interpretation and rises from merely a good and somewhat forgotten actress to the most serious rival of the newcomers. In a part that would be preachy if the preaching were not such good com- mon sense, William Holden as the kind- ly warden is sincere and capable. The production itself .is a lavish one, with night clubs, theaters, radio stations and modernistic apartments, all with no ap- parent regard for the overhead. This variety sustains the interest of the story throughout as so few reformation stories do and gives the theme song varied set- {.{ngfi with equally varied interpreta- ions. There is a complete sound news reel of the inauguration. for those who “tuned in” and stayed dry, and a short subject featuring Jack Goldie, a black- face comedian, who sings, wise cracks and in a burst of encouragement even World-famous for its match- less maple flavor — a rich crown for any pancake. LOG CABIN SYRUP ©1929. P. Co.. Inc. [om i S ) harmo- | o Vao, & Sweble |as a companion short. == THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1929. EARLE—“Stark Mad.” “Stark Mad,” current at the Earle, isn’t nearly so depressing as it sounds in fact, it amounts to well turned melo- drama with more than a generous quantity of thrills and laughs. It happily combines both the real and the uncanny elements of good mystery yarns, which the Vitaphone recording enhances at once in dialogue, musical score and the necessary atmospheric noises. Plot and setting, usually of prime importance, are secondary here to the acting, which is capable handled by a long list of prominent players, includ- ing H. B. Warner, Louise Fazenda, Claude Gillingwater, Henry B. Wal- thall, John Miljan, Jacqueline Logan and others, all having their say in the course of the narrative, and who are well cast and adequate. A prologue, spoken by a masked person, warns against divulging the character of the story, with the threat that the Warner Brothers, who made the all-talkie, would want dead or alive any one so doing. Even with this as an incentive, we refrain, as usual, from spolling your enjoyment by let- ting you know what happens. Miss Bobby Folsom, musical comedy star, entertains with her singing ver- sion of “A Modern Priscilla” via the vitaphone, while an absurd playet, “A Bird in the Hand,” featuring Lois Wilson, Jason Robards, Dot Farley and the long absent Roy D'Arcy, is offered Both seem to be better than the average; at least, they accomplished the near impossible | be receiving generous applause. An up- to-the-minute Barle Topical Review completed the program. . If Daniel Breeskin’s fine agi ition of music makers are on the bill this week, they evidently forgot to show up while the reviewer was there, much to his regret. COLUMBIA—“The Doctor’s Secret.” “The Doctor's Secret,” based on Sir J. M. Barrle’s “Half an Hour,” and featuring Ruth Chatterton, Robert Ede- son, H. B. Warner and Jobn Loder, continues into its second week at the Columbia Theater, with apparently no abatement in the patronage. It pic- tures vividly what happened in the short space of a half hour to & young woman who started to desert her hus- band, but hastily returned to him after her lover had been killed in an acei- dent just before they were to depart on a voyage. The doctor who returns with his body later turns up as a guest at dinner in her own home,the same eve- ning. The “happy ending” results from the fact that she is able to intercept a letter she had written her husband ap- prising him of her intention to desert him and the further fact that the doc- tor was a good sport and did not betray her. The complications, however, pro- vide fine material for excellent acting. In a Movietone revue Jack Pepper introduces Frances White, a la Sis Hop- kins, who sings “T'd Like to Ee a Mon- key in the Zoo"; the Ponce Sisters, Joseph Regan and others in attractive entertainment of songs and dances; Jan Garber's jazz band provides syncopation at its best along with the sentimental, and the News Reel, an Aesop Fable and a short comedy round out the bill. LITTLE THEATER—“Sples.” In a world in which we are apt to bemoan the prosiness of today's di- plom:cy, to bemoan, in fact, the whole unexciting aspect of life, it is pleasant to yield one’s self for an hour to the romance and thrill of a picture like “Spies,” the feature' at the Little Theater this week. There is-no use in trying to make anything in a “story” way out of the scheme of Haghi, the master spy, but that doesn't-matter. The swift succes- sion of scenes, the jumbled phantasm of people and treaties and murders and Jove, have been handled by Fritz Lang, the director and maker of the well re- membered ‘“Metropolis,” with such technical skill and such imagination that there is not a single instant when attention lets down, and the spectator is more than a little apt to find him- self pleasantly wearied when the whole thing is over and Haghi commits a be- lated suicide. This ‘monster of intrigue is ably played by Rudolph Klein-Rogge. Donald Tre- main, Haghi's eventual nemesis, is acted by Willy Fritsch. Two very per- sonable female operatives, employed by Haghl to wreck men’s lives, are done by Gerda Maurus and Lien Deyers. The film was produced by Ufa. 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