Evening star., 1928-11-19

role OF Tie dDdHuOIleQ Wnc n lew
surprises are offered in the denouement
which go over with unquestioned
success.
Volcano" planned by Paul Oscard
is quite out of the ordinary for
gorgeousness of settings, costumes and
entertaining talent. Wesley Eddy
in a naval officers uniform, and an
act by Ted and Jack Dale in sailors
garb. the costumes of the Palace
Syncopators and of the Foster Girls
suggest a trip to Hawaii. Gil Wray
tenor. sings "The Road to Mandalay
in splendid voice; Frank Melino and
company get a good many laughs
in their clown act: Gogo de Lys,
"bl,,es singer" scores hit and the
Foster Girls do totem pole dance
which is q pleasant departure from the
conventional ballet number.
other musical numbers are "Carllion
Iouvain, with organ and chimes, violin,
guitar and clarinet trio, and a vocal
rendition of the features theme song,
"Rose in the Bud" by an unannounceo
soprano. An M-G-M snort supJec.'
Lonely Lapland," is highly commence ia
able for its educational Vaiue anu M toI
Eov novietone shows the arrival OF the
survivors of the Vestris in New YORK.
the Armv-Notre Dame foot ball game
and the opening Of the BRUSH
Parliament.
EARLE-"Varsity."
r,o,,eoe nictures without foot ball
oonoa c]in,axes are as ARE as fancy
95,eckties among the South Sea Island
ers vet in Varsity the impossible mas
neen attempted without single tackle
For here is no high-powered story oil
collegiate youth at it's famingest. wise
cracking it's way to the big punch OF a
.two-minute togo period. Rather, IN
the scenes dealing directly with college
life there is a naturalneSS, an autnen-
ticitv and really collegiate atmos-
phere. And, yet, though this picture mas
rrasped the college spirit as few nave
ionc. though the story is thrown against
the actual background of Princeton
University the plot itself is none too
original &c.
In the sequences showing actual life
at Princeton, glimpses of trad1tioneo
buildings alive with the "new idea,
snaps taken on an about the campus
the picture maintains high point OF
interest. The love element also Is
charmingly handled. But the story 1t
self is sufficiently sentimental to re-
uvire greater restraint.
While Charles Rogers is featured, his
part is more or less subordinated to
Chester Conklin's tear-jerking. Rogers
Is more appealing than ever, less cam
era conscious, and well suited to his
role. He speaks naturally and pleas
ngly. A new Mary Brian plays oppo-
site Buddy" She Is little older, a
little more fascinating than ever. HeI
love scenes with Rogers are sincerely
and unaffectedly done and her speak
ing moments are quite good.
But most of the work falls on the
stopped shoulders of Chester Conklin, a
good comedian turned character actor
who drains from the role of the janitor-
father every possible drop OF sentimen-
tality.
1t seems that the janitor at Prince
ton has son. who in early life Is taken
away from his drunken father and put
In an orphan asylum. After many years
the paternal instinct grows strong In
the old janitor's breast and he has his
son educated at Princeton, all the while
concealing his identity. The rest of the
picture shows how the poor old father
bllIOWo away tlLS OWI1 OObtAC Va AAt1AA
tonic and saves his son from drink
The incidents build up to climax; the
son calls the old man Pop" and the
paternal urge is satisfied.
From Ufa comes another of those
distinguished short-subjects, this one
dealing with the wonders of the Swiss
Alps. A Hal Roach comedy about two
sailors out on wrecking party is full
of fun. Selections from Blossom Time"
are played by the orchestra in COM
memoration of the Schubert centennial,
RIALTO-"The Scarlet Lady"
"The Scarlet Lady," featuring Lya
de Putti, Don Alvarado and Warner
GLAND, at the Rialto this week, is the
tYnical Russian story AGAINST the mob