Evening star., 1926-04-12
RIALTO--"The Sea Beast

NOW the WOrlQ is gong to ma out
what great work Herman Melville
produced when he wrote "Moby Dick, I"
one OF the finest of sea stories. 1t is
going to make this discovery through
THE Sea Beast" the picture which
opened its Washington engagement
yesterday afternoon at the Rialto.
THE Sea Beast" with Jack Barry.
more, is one of the great movies of
all time. Here are the tremendous
emotions that make up the life of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, tragedy. romance
In all It's phases.
Barrymore's characterization Is
n1asterful, powerful. as every one ex.
poets. AS Ahab, the maniacal lover.
he interpretS for the screen one OF its
greatest blts--a thing so alive, so
vivid. SO fascinatingly colorfuI that its
greatness is allembracing. Assisting
him is Dolores Costello, as Esther,
who brings to her part q talent not
siladowed even by the greatness Of the
star. OF the picture. George O'Hara
Is another whose work is outsta nding.
The story Is one Of the unightiest
tales OF the sea laid In the period Of
the 1S4Os. Its richness is compelling.
Even the Conrad fanatic is impressed
by the fact that It's hero has met his
uldtOI 15 q pIO0uICI Vi CCcA SdIA6
the genius Of Herman Melville. The
comparison reacts to the favor Of both
Conrad and Melville.
Martha Parry, an added attraction
at the Riaito this week, sings my
Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" In a
manner TO win the acclaim Of the
audience. The Sunday symphony con.
cert Teld the high rank Of it's prede.
cessors as thing Of genunine merit.
Joseph Turin and Miss Parry sang q
duet that was most pleasing.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Skyrocket." !"
Peggy Hopkins Joyce in her film
debut and Warnings Pennsylvanians.
held over for second week. are the
feature OF the Metropolitan program
which packed the house to the doors
at every performance yesterday.
, The Pennsylvania music makers
are the acme Of versatility in pro-
ducing Jazz harmonies. Their origi-
nality and pep, as well as their vari-
ETY. of talents, marks them as unique
among the leading jazz orchestras,
The greatest charm of THE Sky.
rocket" aside from Peggy's lovely
profile and attractive personality, lies
in the interesting scenery around
Hollywood. In fact, were 1t not for
Peggy and the scenery, the produc-
ton could never justify its making.
The plot itself-that of the beauti-
full extra girl'' who is raised to star
dom overnight by famous producer
is threadbare. The situations are
so familiar that one can prophesy
"the next move" from the first scene
to the last.
One serious technical error mars
the effectiveness Of Miss Joyce's pre-
mier entrance. When the story
opens, Sharon Kimm is a homely
child, with straight brown hair and
dark skin and eyes. Upon growing
up, this same Sharon (played by Peg
gy joyce bursts upon the vision--a
radiant blonde of the golden girl"
variety. The effect is to make her
entrance appear ludicrous. rather
than effective. Involuntarily the
audience is moved to laughter to see
how the ugly duckling has changed.
OF course, awkward homely children
often grow into beauties, but bru-
nettes do not grow into blondeS-wtth-
out the aid of something more than
Mother Nature!
owen Moore, Gladys Hulette, Earle
williams and "Bul' Montana, with
Lillian Tashman, lend excellent sup
port to the star.
A Pathe news reel is shown, featur-
ing views of the beautiful memorial