Evening star., 1928-12-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."

The Russian revolution and the con-
sequent plight of aristocrats. the no
bility and royalty after the event enter
into the intriguing plot of Alteration"
Billie Doves First National picture,
shown this week at the Metropolitan
Theater.
Miss Dove, beautiful and alluring is a
pathetic figure as the Princess Elena,
who is torn from her husband, Antonio
Moreno, by the tide of the revolution.
The story, which is by Lajos BRO, noted
Hungarian dramatiSt, is woven around
the jealousy of the prince, who believes
his lovely wife to be unfaithful.
Through mistake wherein her maid is
involved, he refuses to believe his wife'S
proteStationS when they meet in Paris.
In the end, however, all is resolved sat-
isfactorily, but not until after many
tears and a near-tragedy.
The settings are striking both from
! the standpoint of magnificance and pic
| turesqueness. Much of the tale is laid
| in Paris, where contrasting scenes of
richness and squalor are presented.
Lucy Doraine, former u. F. A. star,
appears as the maid, and Moreno as the
prince. Nicholas Soussanin, Nichols
Bella, Emil Chautard, former director;
| Winifred Bryson and Lucien Prival also
are in the cast.
The short reel features for the week
| include late Metropolitan Topical Re-
view, short reel Vitaphone presenta-
| tion, Charley Chase in a SynchroniZed
comedy. 1.-The Booster" and interpreta-
tive score and overture by the Metro
politan Orchestra, Alex Podnos con-
Quoting.
| PALACE-"Avalanche
Jack Holt in Avalanche" is the
screen attraction now at Loew's Palace
Theater. Mr.. Holt is supported in this
latest Zane Grey story by Baclanova,
John Darrow and Doris Hill.
| The story concerns two boys, sole
survivors of an Indian massacre. The
elder boy cares for the younger like
a brother. Dunton grows to manhood
| and is known as an honest gambler,
but when he finds that the younger boy,
Verde, wishes to study mining he cheats
at cards to get the funds to send him
to college. Grace Stillwell, dance hall
girl, sees Dunton cheat, but. because
she loves him, she keeps quiet. Verde
returns from college three years later
and is falling in love with the daughter
of the village Storekeeper. Meanwhile
Dunton has told Grace that he is
through with her and she determines
to hurt him by making Verde love her.
| The climax of the story is reached
when a great landslide threatens the
| two men and provides the crisis which
brings them together again.
| On the stage Wesley Eddy and the
Palace Syncopators will be presented In
| scintillating revue staged by G. A.
| Niggemeyer and called Bubbles" Fea-
tured in this presentation are Ross q
Edwards, the GatanoS, Gene Shelton,
| 0.kk. kIaar
The added attractions include an
! overture by the Palace Orchestra. under
| Harry Borjes; a sound comedy, the
M-G-M News, the Fox Movietone News
and an organ novelty by Charles Gaige.
FOX-"The Midnight Taxi"
The Fox is announcing its principal
feature this week as Warner Brothers
Vitaphone production, THE Midnight
Taxi" with Helene Costello. Antonio
Moreno and Myrna 10y in the cast.
This production is described as giving
many thrills with just the right amount
of laughter to relieve taut nerves. 1t Is
a development of previous Warner talk
| ing pictures in that in place OF scattered
scenes with dialogue confined to one
or two of the principal players THE
Midnight Taxi makes it possible to both
see and hear every character in the
| picture.
Sharing honors with the Warner pic
| ture is a Fox Movietone production,
Forget Me Not" toyshop romance Of
| talk, song and dance, a 100 per cent
talking picture that brings the mechan-
ical toys to life.
Supplementary features will be Fox
Movietone presenting viii Mahoney, star
of Gene Bucks Take the Air" in
why Be Serious; Fox Movietone News
| and the Fox Orchestra, Leon Brusilof
conducting. in an overture the finale Of
Dvorak's New World Symphony"
EARLE-"Manhattan Cocktail"
The Earle Theater this week presents
Manhattan Cocktail" Paramount's
sound picture, snappy story of grip
| ping melodrama. and the appealing per-
Sonalities of Nancy Carroll and Richard
|