Evening star., 1928-05-07
rARLE-"Ladies' Night In a Turkish
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some clever comedy with light and
pleasing love story brings popular ap-
uroval 10 the feature picture at the
Earle this week. This was evidenced
by the applause at the opening per-
formances
Jack Pepper and his band and the
Alexis EoSloff ballet also share the APP
plause. The former furnishes one OF
the features of the program in some
speciality vocal numbers, His oand
features mississippi Mud" which Is
well received. Luna Nester premiere
danSeuSe Of the comely ballet, carries
her audiences from Russia TO HaWaii
In q series of dances, aided by well
arranSeo settings. Charles Elhy is also
clever in his pantomime number
Dorothy Nackaill and Jack Mulhall
team veil In the screen feature. JACK
is the handsome young steel-pIant
worker engaged in a hectic love affair
with the heroine. who is the dauehter
Of a lunchroom proprietor. The latter
sells his business 10 move higher INTO
the social whirl with Ma" who has
mania for taking off excess weight Ihe
hilarious climax finds the hero and MS
future father-in-law in a Turkish bath
on ladies' night. The general mN-up
is handled in a clean way, everything
ending as Ii should. .
An entertaining news reel. an lnKweli
drawing. and the usual house music
under the direction of Daniel BreeSkiH,
complete the attractive program,
FOX-"Why Sailors Go Wrong"
Fun galore and talent Of high order
feature screen and stage presentations
this week at the Fox TheateT. Benny
Davis, composer of ''Marsle ana nu-
merous other song hits. and his own
company of entertainers with the Yacht
Club Serenaders. offer attractive enter
tainment with capable singers and
dancers. On the screen, Ted McNa-
mara, Sammy Cohen, Sally Phipps and
Nick Stuart keep the audience in a
round of hilarity in why Sailors Go
Wrong"
The overture comprises melodies from
"Rio Rita" The orchestra Synchro-
nizes with the Fox Movietone. IN the
presentation of j. Harold Murray, Rio
Rita" star. singing The Rangers Song.
During the circus travesty. one Of the
clowns gives a clever rendition of some
of the things one hears at the circus.
as well as other noises, josef Turin ap-
pears as "Paglaicci"; Irms and Law
renee Flowers offer an acrobatic num-
Der. WgllIe Helen ana beIl bdiESI dilu
Petro Theodore. adagio artists, evoke
well merited applause. The Fox ballet
corps assists, appearing as animals obey
ing the lash OF the animal trainer.
The show reaches flood tide in the
production of Benny Davis, a generous
share of the applause going TO Helen
Lind for her impersonation of Fanny
Brice and Sadie Thompson, and TO
Maxine Lewis for her singing selec-
tions. Tersichore is ably represented in
the dancing team of Masters g. Dietrich
and the individual dancers, Tommy
Mann and Dorothy Barber. Davis him.
self brings back musical memories to
the audience by singing some of the
songs he has composed.
The motion picture strikes SYM
pathetic chord IN any one who has ever
been afioat on the wandering fields OF
barren foam" with its humoresque mir
roring of life at sea and NAL de mer
but 10 the veriest landlubber the picture
brings a theaterful of laughs. The
story concerns a hack driver and a
taxi driver. who find themselves on a
yacht in their efforts to collect some
unpaid fare The seagoing adventures
Of the pair keep the audience amused
They are khipwrecked on a cannibal