Variety (Oct 1933)

VARIETY LECI¥IM/i¥E Ta^af, October 24, 1939 Plays on Broadway from a pictorial standpoint and al- most every scene la an arresting sight structure. On the acting end Schwartz asr signed the main role to. Julius Adler (one of the many-peopled Ad!er LET 'EM EAT CAKE ...... 1. actlne family), and took for himself theoaxtonrcgimc. It Is Kruger who JJ""^^^^^^^ It's an un- urges his followers now to eat caviar. J^^'f^ ^x^&l Schwartz handles not cake.,, Abe Reynolds, hurlycue ^^^^^\J**^oes it TemaSly well, alumnus who haa his legit opporiu- gj^^ .j,, him to have a sense of nltles.ln the Chicago company of'Of J5°7i"ictin5 not Wore realized. ^ ^uite,good,^ou^h a Sam H. Harris musical iii|«ductlon In two acta aAd twelve scenes. Book by Georse S. Kdufma^ fi>»d Morrle Rysklnd; music, Georgfe. Qershwln; lyrics; Ira Gershwin, Features William .Qaxton, Lois Moran ftnd _ i .tiuiui. - —o>'—i " - - Victor Moore, Book stiitred by Kaufman; rest .of the principals are also rans. I , too heaw "Wolf Goidfadeii ais aaintes; Von Grona^and . Ned McGurri;. ee - gave Florehz Am6S and Grace >Vorth "'^ laldor '^ ■^'^^^'<:^^^ ^^^ ^^r^^^^F^^! it C^h^^y^s^lfS^'SltS'Angel; Imperial Oct. 21, $4.40 top ($7,70 pre- the acrobatlc a.k. Chief Justice oi, etand out while Lazar ^Freed does ihlere scale). Chorus of 2d girlii and 32, | the U. • S. Supreme court. ills'oisual' dreamy characteri . . The staging in every department *' ^. Very large cast has ™e''Fivn5''''--'''-'-'*-'' Q^^^^^^^ woTt'b »s tlp-top and altogether^cpmpetent: ^J'J^S bits that are beautifully. Frl^nW."»iey::.:::^ .actors.. reaUy Mrs. GUhooley. Alice Burrage of whom are called upon to sing ^^jjj ■ ^^^^p j^ggignments, Louis Lippman........... Abe^RcynoWs ntauch of the plot lyricS. In both the Music is hot strong, but very ^ 3^JS[r?;:;:V:V.V;.^W^a"a?*^^^^^ *f ^n^^lS consrcterably, Mrs- .Ton«;s....,..,, ....".Vivian Bhrn- they handle themselyes In mpre pne tune is whistleable. As in Sen. Lyons....,,;... .George E. M.ick passively, satisfactory manner. Mrs. Lyon." qonsuelo Fiowerion. . ^arn HarrlSi of coUrse, has gone Wncthew. Arnold FuUon.,, Dudley 01emcntP.L»,^„™^^i^^„^ .^^^ a dues- Mrs.. Fulton,. ......... .Mary Jo Matthews the .works on Cake, .PUt .it^ a ques Mrtry Wlntergireen. .Lois Moran tion if he'll eat aS much .cake from Jolrti P. AVintergreen... .... Uliam Gaxtpn jhls One as from his next-rdopr 'As Kruger;,.....'... ;..,...fhllip Loeb there.seems to be far less cQncern. President of :union League, v. iRalph RigBs Indications are only for some limited Uncle William..,;....J. Frencls Robertson ^ crumbs In view of His obviously 'Yoshe Kalb,' Lilian Shapero did the dance staging and deserves a most definite bow on the strength of it. Jxauf. The Green B?iy Tree Lieutenant. ..., .George ICIrk Johii P. TweeaibdceRIchsrd Temple Chorus: Kay Aflnms, Ruth Adorns, Peggy Bancroft. Gali. Darling, 0Igen6. Foster,, Tvorihe Gray, Peggy Greeui Viola Hunter, Jessica Worth... Kathleen A yres, Alycc Downey. Bnes Early, Louise Eetes, Dorothy Graves, Ethel Hampton, Pat HastliVga, ' Evelyn Hnnnons,. Amalle Ideal, Kay Lazell, Betty Lee. Terry Lawlor. Baun. Sturtiz, Martha Tlbbetts, Wanda Wood, Nonle Dale and Elinor Wltte. heavy investment. Abel. Drama Irt three^ncts p«se»?t«4 .?t the Cort Octi 1$). by Jod Hajrrls; directed bj' same; written by Mordaunt' Shalrp. Trump...., i. ;............ .yLep. G. Carroll Mr/ Dulcimer.'. ; ■ Jai«M pale Jullatii Dulcimer .Laurenci^ OUvler Leonora Yiilo . JIU E ;mond Comic fantasy In two acts and W scenes William Owen ........,0. P. Heggle Wise Men of Chielem by Aaron Zeltlin,- presented by Maurice ficlnvartz at the Yiddish Art theatre. Nevv York, for four, performances weekly, start- ■Ing Oct, 10. ; IJlrected Jjy and. starring Sani liiHarrls' sequel to the Ptir Lilian SH^pJ'?:^^.^ Whatever the result of the en- ^e?r^anK^seS:| garment of 'Tha Greeiv Pay Tree; and A. Chertov; inu8le, L. Kou,tzen; dances, I from a. managerial standpoint, 11 .... Vr,ii..« Aaw will probably be one of the most . JMllua Adlsr I two oan flon First ^Slngi'^neiuding-the-sanre-Gxr^ wiitaordSW^<?-«^^ Mbfan'^^rioore featured trio, - play- I Amaiek .. ing their original characters, will ^zazer ... not ' attain the distinction nor b.o. «et«*J\^»B««J«^^^ attention .of Its predecessor. Its rep- J RebbeUln iitation of the past niay stand It ihlarihtche good stead, but as a theatrical offer- 3i?^|;„,»eftdie. aiibcrkasten Ing 'liet 'Em Eat Cake' Is a ver-f Samuel Elyeh.... ii^ien Zeiiffi - bose. unfunny, unwieldy affalt that 5|»^agl'BrokeV.\V. Krause Shalrp. said to be college professor, makes Its chances for theatrical TCmerei, widow ....Judith Abarbanei Presentation by Jed Harris is longevity dubious. If,^^?^^^ 5"*"*''^waJ^r cYshi°e^ rated superior to the English show- Opportunities for pruning are so 1'^=^^^^^^^^^^ standing out as to direction, apparent that one wonders,how they hvrchanBei,....i..; ....a, vinogradow and the polish of the present ver- escaped everybody's attention durr I _____ | slon was greeted with Satisfaction Miciiaei Rosenbergl night ^ImpresslSn? wsuTThat IF wflr ..jsaac Rothbiumlprpye a class-draw With attendance; V;;?i'^ probably mostly on the lower floor; tii^i^^^s^mli^ k 'Green Bay Tree: ™ oqne in ... i.. .Anna . Appei i:A>ndon. It Is not adapted from the ..(.^RosettaBiaiis nwel of that name, title coming ^^f'^SnJCf.l'i?^ I from -a scriptural sentence. Its authorlship credit 'goes to Mordaunt liig the Boston prelims. Play proper „„^. ^ by those who saw the original. iHiens after a long-winded, more or L.^lt?».*i?® P5^^^ changes In the lines also, less pointless Intro In the White Yiddish theatre reaches a new high, pi^st act is overiong and too talky, House, which left a truly brilliant It is one^of the flnest examp^es^of \ p|^_ building tip thereafter. Urst-nlght turn-out. that was modern theatrical fare presented In a set of Ave characters there laughing when flighting from their Unywhere and will bring_ ta Maurice two whosi status la never Oland In celluloid, has reached the stage under the aegis of Messrs. Thayer, Davles ind WUHam Harri- gan, and an Inauspicious debut It Is too. • ' „ Blandly playied" by Harrlgan, somehow his Inspector C. C. doesn't click, nor, for that mattier, dpes any element of the stagie production. it's a talky, sometimes quite dreary evening In the theatre, .ias the Chinese detective is called upon to solve a double murder. Orig- inally Imported frpm Honoluru, his native habitat, as special Investi- gator for pudley Ward (Fleming, ward), he riiust needs for the cur- tain arrest his employer for mur^ der. There Is little of the nervous who-kiUed-cock-robin . tensity, to Sustain the evening; The first act is extremely verbose which puts two strikes on the 'Keeper of the Keys,' and the play strikes out al- most .then and there. Roberta Beatty, whose collective ex-husbands alniost comprise the majority of the male cast, is too quickly killed off In the. first act. Ruth' Easton Is the only other woman. Dwight jfrye as Ah Sing iia. the Only' other male personator of consequence. liprtald Oens- lager's set. Is among the best of the several contributions to the play* ■ ^Keeper- isn't destined for .long Broadway keeping;' Abel. School for Husbancls Ing personality, but the vocallzlngr seemed strange to him. Noticed la the oast too is Flora Le Breton with not much to do^ 'Husbands' "is prepared and staged with intelligence, but It Is too much efCort jriven.out-moded stage material. Il>ee. TEN MINUTE ALIBI . Melodrama in tbrec acts-presented at tha Ethel BRriymore Oct. 17 by; Crosby Calg* and Lee Shubcrt; written by Anthony Arm* StrotiS! directed by Herman Shumlln,. . Hunter:..... : ;.. .,i.. ■ .Joseph, Spurln-Callela Phftlp Sevilla."...... V. ,. Stlano Bragglottl Betty Flndoii.......Daphne Warren Wilson Colin Derweht.,.......; iBramwell Pietcijer ,Sir Miles Standing...........Oswald Yorke Inspector Pember...... .'.Reyitolds Donnlston Sei^geant Brace ..^......John WllllamB Ah. import from Iiondon with the short, cast mostly British, 'Ten- Minute Alibi* is a smooth perform-* ance, perhaps tpo smooth for gen-, eral appeal. Impression Is that the show'will have a modferate draw. Herman Shumlln did the staging, a heat job; not requiring much Im- agitxation. Shumlln Is a producer, but, having no new script of his own to - stage, busied himself with this mcller-Just to.keep his hand in. ■ 'Alibi* IS.not a. murder mystery. Instead of the audience learln^ the Idehtity of the slayer by meiahs of Investigation, the killing is enacted, which eliminates mystery from the story. Despite the premeditated murder;-first two acts are about po- so. Show, gets into stride In the last Comedy In threo_^ patts presented at the 1 ^ct when men from Scotland Yard Empire. Oct. 10 by thia Theatre Guilds adaptation ot Mollere's original (Orst played In 1001) by Arthur Gultennan and Law- rence Ldng;ier; lyrics by fornier with muslo (locale In. Xiondon) endeavor to break down an-alibi that seems to be ^perfect. They are on the^ycrge,. IS{^l'^-V,':V.V.-V:vM-°'5^^ captured the street Vendor,... Parker Steward lovC Of Betty Flndon, Who is really I.laette.. ...Flora Le Breton beloved by Colin Derwent, a yoUhg ^^a^eVVV.V.?.\V.V.V.V.V.\\"ichar'LS barrister. ^SevlUa is f rlctly a coin Leonor Joan Carr guy. He tells the girl he cannot isabeile.. June Walker marry her because he cannot get a Lysander.... Geoige Macready | jUvorce from his insane wife, SO she Sylvester First Lackey Second Lackey. Street Dancera • •••••• •-• • Bear..... Magician, Lewis Martin -Francla Tyler William Mlley Doris, Humphrey a-nd Charles Weldman Somebody made a crack that this show was '17th Century Mln- sky' but that's hot so, , . In. select- ing 'The School for Husbands' the ....^.....e, o ^ —- I - . - I arc ^«»,«>« .w , Theatre QUild probably figured It ,motors, altogether befuddled and I Schwartz; more gM-landS than be 1 g^j^^^jgl^g^ ^^,^^1 they are the had to show its. arty haind some- -bewildered. as the evening dragged [ ever dreamed of. When the Broad- | xa&\e lesids. There Is a strange time during this, the 16th subscrip- agrees that they live together in i>aris. Derwent knows the truth about i^a^cTs' Bie^chmaS 1 SeviUa ^ho on a. showdown^agr^^^^^^ .Robert Relhhart I to shelve Betty for 1,500 pounds. Sevilla then puts Derwent out of action by means of a doped clgaret for the reason that In a dream he plans to Shoot Sevilla with a gun equipped with a silencer. The same. Bc^ne is re-ehacted In the second act. This time the kllHng actually Using along. way and uptown .ihob are made ac' „^^^.„„^ . Everything about the production I qualnted with the bealuty and | ^jj^^YahtV bf Ixindo „^ _ Is supi>osed to take place. attachmenVliSweVii P^^^^ rich I tlon season', and: it might as well be | «o"oA.?l^rei ger prints,'the murder Is miade to look like suicide. Trick of the story is the use of a would point to another-smAsh re-I strength .of this piece by Second j^ii^^n n youth ovier whom he has I'W'iilderness' and the touted oncorc- peat. The aegis of Sam Harris, a avenue's easy-golnisr take-lt-or- guardian for IB yeairs. The Ing.'Mary of Scotland.' Maybe the i .v. onntn«rht*fl niittlnc KaUfman-Rysklnd^jook, a score by leave-it press agents, it will ral?© isUr^ light liame Is David Owen J subscribers will have a ^<>o<J "me wa" clock, sp^^^^ 4.W... ' I dtX'^ 1........ - .A...«'ir<ipA I'-^.iAn.in,.,<-tTiiqKnQ^g^' which Is doubt- tho clocK oacK auA.later pusning 1« ' ' forward the klUer provides a lee- the GerShwlns, and the affable! considerable Stir. His Welch father was a drunkard 1 viewing'Husbands,' threesome of BUI Gaxton, Mlssl 'Wise Men' is the first Sehwartz 1 ^nd Dulcle, as he lis called paid him ful of general;appeal, therefore un- , -a hAfwA^n tha Morah and the very funny Victor, production since'Toshe Kalb,* which pounds sterling for the boy's likely the anKagement will go over way of 10 TP^^J^^^ Moore should, according to all show is now Irt Its second year and stHl^^ Old Owen, reformed, is five weeks. _ l^i „«„?t A„k standards, virtually, underwrite a doing weU. 'Yoshe' is standing on ^0^^ a religious fanatic. What with Dwight Deere Wlman the apartment ^ Broadway musical dick. its own, but Schwartz got restless. DUtcle has reared Julian In lux- doing 'Die Fledermaus^ (under the lawyer letciv^^ nivlnent of Instead is unfolded a score by the 80 he produced Wise Meh^ for m^^^ *rhe apartment eloquent of title of 'Champagne. Sec') and The fSieement ^^rrn-fvoM Bettv Gershwlns at their best—certainly week performances, with the older good taste as Is their conversations. Guild presenting'Husbands' Broad- the money Hevma_w^^^ songs far better than in 'Of Thee I play continuing oh week-ends. And lut Julian becomes engaged tp way is getting period stuff in Th^^^^^ Sing'—but a weighty libretto that u turns out that rWlse Men* Is even Leonora Yale, a girl veterinary, and butoches. There Is plenty ot color in f^fV^^f *if«f-u «?ritp'„ 7 W«aa 6t makes the entire structure well- finer, from a sheer production stand- the second and third acts there the Guild production, although It is flS^-il /^r!i thf fl^t*.r. high collapse from its own book, point, than the oldier play. It may ig enacted a duel between Dulcle a one-setter, but the impression l^ *i *i tne nnwe. un^^^^ two song bits not, be as financially great a sue- and tbe girl over Julian. ^ that the performance's .mpr^ to.be [ tj^ea ^^^^^^^ In 'Mine'and the title number), . |,cess, but it will create. Just as much, 'Green Bay Tree' may be com- appreciated by Juveniles than ad- Book seems predicated on a wrong or more, discussion and should b6 pj^ed to 'The Ca;ptlve' the oth^r ults. cchceptibn. Certainly none can con- an even greater magnet for ilptoWn ^ay around, but it is even more That goes because of and In spite eur with the libr ettists ' Idea that a buslnesia. ' subtle In exposition. Only by Im- of the rhymed dialog. There Is no B"aftfe"^6Jani|rwttlrHrnjlOTJaiB5aT^vo^ h 'Wise Men' it's not the play plication may lit be said to treat of doubt that much prieparatory effort, - ^. . - ^ ^ . lution In America, the appointment ^lone that counts. Play Is quite perversion., Dulcle during a wordy was expended In adapting the book cept the attention of the man ^w^^^ of a dictator and the like conforms good, based on some funny ideas battle with the girl (called Leo) de- and rewriting the verse. Arthur saved her from the big, bad ^evii^^^^ with the American temperament, es-.Und with considerable humor, though clares that Julian's youth, charm Gulterman may haive doiie the bulk Perhaps the cast could have oeen pecially as It Is at .present attuned unimportant as writing. Staging and and companlbnshlp Is the boy's at- .of the adapting, but Lawrence stronger^, but the P'ay hardly ae- toAvard any and ^1 isms, as reflect- acting are what put It into the im- traction. Julian's lather, come to Langner doubtless injected the pends on acting strength. Daphne ®^Jr'L°?, Jl"^®''^'*""iv. portant production class. Gomblna- plead With Dulcle to get his son more or less current phases, which Warren Wilson* only feinme in 1^^^ ^ What's worse, it's not funny. Its Is actually exciting arid seems bJck, shouts a warning that the occasionally stand out. Only laugh show, ven^ Bood as the stubborn long-wlnded,.vferbose and sometimes J- jn^ij^tg^ t^^^ and means only, comes near the close .when the Betty. Stlano Braggiottl looked tlie completely without point. Wants to. can forget that he's evil. That. too. Is Leb'S conviction.. pseudo-vlUaln Is referred to as a Sevilla part and dldn.t. make him Unlike the good-humored fun second avenue's finest actor, and go Julian's father realizing his son has so and so. repulsive. Bramwell .f'etcher plays which put Wlntergreen over 'or j^tQ staging with certainty that he no desire to break away from his Story is based On the question of Derwent. but doesnt Impress as President because his platform was k^on't lose front line attention. guardian's domination, kills Dulcle. whether an a. k. male should take to leaving the stuff to commit so cun- to keep love In the. White House, | ^ ^^^^^ around a quaint Julian Is the sole legatee to the himself a young wife. Sganarelle nlng a crime. Reynolds Dennlston ' Starts in heaven and the estate. His father is committed as realizes he Is middle-aged but be- | as the Inspector Is excellent Insane, He tells Leo he wants to | Ueves he isn't too old to. wed Isa Yard has determined'the case ais one of suicide, there is no further cota.^ meni Sevilla is proven a bad lot, which rather softens Betty's bltter- n6ss/. but-she-lsn-t-just-ready,Jto ac- the sequel book's meanderlngs. | ^^^^^1^^^^ which take }'^^'^}^^}lf^f^^2^ Angel'of"Death"ls "bor^' with his cabinet Into the Blue Shirt business.' . - -- - Job. He'd like to be more merciful wed her. She makes their marriage belle, his ward. Being a suspicious never quite capture the au^i«nc6s ^nd the walling of those he's .con- conditional upon hlS relinquishment mug he keeps her Tinder lock and sympathy. The premise rings false..^^^^^ to death . gets under his of Dulcimer's money. Julian, re- key. with lackeys to guard the door. Perhaps skillful use pf theatrical gjjj^ S6 he resigns, puts on human fuses and the girl walks out of his That does riot prevent romance accessories might have Insured even j-j^ and goes dowri to earth. Just life. Indicating 'dear boy' will re- from budding. before his eyes be- that wry basis against an unhappy before going down to earth he meets main a bachelor for the rest of his twcen Isabeile and Valere who outcome, but eyeri that pre<»utlon ^ young lad, the last he sends to days, following Dulcle'\s example, lives across the way. was lacking. The humor Is^limited, g^ath, who's moaning about ^tt^^ ^. ^. Alibi' has a. chance for a fairly profitable engagement. Ihee. THE CURTAIN RISES Comedy in three acts presented at thj Vanderbllt Oct. 1« by Morris OrCen an* Frank McGoyj written by B. M. Kaye; „ Of course they are eventually wed, . ataged by Ernest Truex. • q the romance a.Imost nlL The songs beautiful wife hS left behind. Angei . The settings are:.ilch.-.:Thfi acting I Isabeile pretending to disdain the .'i^-^wf- oke, but in view of the two ^other Ljj Death decides td go aft6p this Is exceptional. There are five play- youth to cloak her real feelings. In Sif D6rtman J.....;: Smjth major requisites of a successful mu- young wife Village the girl lives era in the cast, iall British. James between.. there are many ballets, EisaKariinp., Jean Arthur Sical that puts two Strikes on 'Cake' ,g chelem, which Is Yiddish Dale's Dulcle Js brie of the most un- dUets, solos all of the type known '^v^Zander . . ........vB.e^^^^ ^^J"?''* S?"? ^'^r-fl ,1 i Ifeeend for the village of fools, usual perfofmarices In seasons. I as chamber mus^^^^ When Victor Moore Is finally glyen Everybody there-Is slightly cracked. Laurence Olivier is Julian, turning be appreciated by the few, but hard- P^- -"-^^ ..y^.. . a rieat opportunity in that funny |^j,gelpjDo^tl^ disguised as Azrle! in an admirable impersonation also, ly by the average th^^^ iSo New two-firm Morris Green and guillotine scene. It Is well-nigh too I j^ey^ci^ a human, gets there; tells The others too are o£ exceptional the net result is a long evening. For prartk. McCfoy has been using the late. The first audience.was fagged the distraught young widow enough Ability—j^^^ Esmiorid as Iieoridra, counter plot there is the old guy's Boulevard, Jackson Heights, as a out and almost brain-weary trom j about her husband to make her be- Leo G; Carroll as Tinimp the butler^^ who Isn't so young 6ither try-out spot since early summer, following the comic opera libretto. iieVe In him and marries her. Mean- I arid O. P. Heggle as Qwen. . but whose Ideas about girls are dlf-> 'Chirtallri Rises' is regarded aiS their While Moore made much. Of his op« time, there are no more deaths oh ( The curtains are smartly cpnr J ferent. ^This fellpw marries his best pbsslbllity. Debiit here'disclosed portuhlty it was i)rinclpaliy an hlS" | earth. And therefore no more births! trlved and altogether 'Green ^ Bay 1 ward who seems quite keen about it a play of some diversion, but It could " " ' "' ------- .... T be a lot better. Indicated chaiices Ihee:. too. The 'ballet of the forc€Sd riiarrlage,' are limited stay. KEEPER OF KEYS I which is dreamed by Sganarelle, is an Interlude between first , and Sec" orid acts 'and Is really an act. In it- Best thing about thi show IS the* periorrinance Of Jean Arthur, a blonde looker who went Hollywood siifourney Thayer prWuctlon irt three self. In It appear Doris Humphrey gome seasons aco arid came back h'^%J,f^''''^^I^''%^S^tr^^n arid Charles^Weldman who directed ^^Th thfadvenf of Lkers. . Ont fek7uredl^ sUB?d by Tbkyep:. settinff-hy It Mlss Humphrey also warbles there they thought her throaty voice •Donajd Oensiaerer. Opened Ocfc 18 at the 'Liove Is Always Toung, perhaps the r,^ouldn't quite do on the sound. All-this-Ifl,done.,wlth-a_very-jihr. [:mtoa._|2 iW^^ .^.^-^^y.-^ .mgst_;llk^^^ trionlc click, plus a contrived situa-1 gince the dead jpeople's souls are | Tree* Is differerit tlon—but the lines didn't par the needed for birth purposes. So every- other comedy components. A couple j body turns against him. Everybody bt the wheezes smack of Joe Miller, is unhappy. Eternal life Is not the as witness the crossfire between Abe 8W611 thing It was cracked up to be,. Reynolds and Moore, that an aspirin and the villain Is finally forced to wouldn't do the latter any good after go back to his Job of killing people the beheading. In order to provide soulis for new :-The book holds up far better in babes. .\- JflituatldJuthanJn^lMlUiaBg ^-of-dialo g^ — , ^ -- w^a^^.^--^- i.^^^,^^^^^ The Union League Club- scenes, the derstariding sense of humor and ex- &">»^,£?H-i,—i,-'^'^ T""t^W irig if the coadt recalled her now. Idea bf 'a 'ball game between^ the ceptlonally staged and lighted. fe,\Viu,mki?e^^ Parts Of■ the script seemed, over- nine U. S. Supreme court justices Schwartz, for staging purposes, has ini^Mretor Caarlto Chin. .Wliimm HwriKan Most, of the numbers are similarly U^rittert. even thoUgh it isn't a long and the League of Nations for the. borrowed sorir.eWhat from Meyerhold Air sin*.^..,. .........^.Dwight OPrye programmed or credited to early j j^y there is never too mitch.of settlement o£ the war debts and'fand for lighting has devised, what .Dudier jW^^ ArieuISi *• Sfnl f2™?°^^^^'"^^'^'M^^!^^^,^^^^^ kindred stuie has Its very bright seems a new notion., Via sevewa U'^h'^^'y'SI?^;;;^^^^^^^^^^ as a dowdy little moments. But there Is too much shafts of light, In colors from the Eiien Landinl. .....Roberta Beatty scores. t»»k,sYi- heiress, Elsa.Karllng, who has taken counter - attack from the other wings, ho picks out the faces of hte Michael Ireland 'w^^J* PaSS ?5#«^^r««-^^^^ ^.H^^*" a Vienna apartment wanting to learn scenes main characters g vlng. them each cs^n.ffl^^^^^ She doesn't know Of the cast, Gaotton works hard added strength because the villain. s°th Leahy.. .....Mwood K. ^^'''"'^ young glrl^^^^^^ and well Miss Moran's opportuni- for Instance, is in green, the pure ^ „ , ^, , ^ Ji^K^'ot^^^r'**"^^*^?J?^"« she^ 'tSs Tre as llSteS^ S^Moo^^^ As girl in white, etc. Stage Is arranged The late Earl Derr BIggers' char- the part stronger than the original ^"|he reclamation of Elsa Is pleas- ^?/,nritp^i Kruff^^^ ^iilD Loeb pars on three slopes, so that all scenes acter. Inspector Charlie Chan, long Is said^to mdxcate. Michael Bartlett nair<» fiS'l Gaxton mfn tirpSetorlaru^^^^ can be that much easier staged ' glorified by Fox Film and Warner as Isabelle's real, loVer has a pleas- ' (Continued on page 63)