Evening star., 1928-10-15

number, in the strong women, dancing
act have likewise been here before, and
are also given a good hand and Lillian
Bernard and Florence Henri the sing
ing duo, furnish some catchy new tunes
and put them over in big way
The first movietone comedy, called
THE Family Picnic" is very well done
and actually funny, despite hackneyed
theme incidentally, the recording on
the comedy seems more natural than
that of the feature picture.
The orchestra, under Leon Brusi-
lofts talented baton, scores new tri-
| umph with TSchaikoWskys "Marche
Slave" as the overture, and the movie
tone news reel includes interesting mo-
ments with the presidential candidates
to complete satisfying bill,
With blaring of "saxes," whining of
| drum symbol, classical music was
drowned into defeat by her syncopated
sister, jazz, at the inaugural offering of
symphonic jazz concerts by the Fox
! Grand Orchestra at the Fox Theater
! yesterday afternoon.
Meyer Davis, who knows his iazz, ~
conducted his syncopators into a pro-
gram of popular music that was re-
ceived enthusiastically by a capacity
| attendance, and Leon Brusiloff, direc-
tor of music at the theater conducted
| the classical selections.
The jazz selections listed on the
| program as B numbers were selected
from the following popular compositions !:
| L Can't Give You Anything But Love,
Baby" Field-McHugh; "Once in a
Lifetime" Klages-Greer. and "Pickin'
| Cotton" De Sylvia Brown Henderson.
The classical numbers were Over
| ture to "Tannhauser," THE Merry
Widow Waltz" Carmen" Waltz
Erica" MY Maryland and Rhapsody
in Blue
The waltz Edica" was played by
John Powers saxophone soloist, who
proved talented and secured exquisite
tone throughout the entire composition
Powers is member of the Fox Theater
Orchestra and has become popular with
his frequent appearances on the theater
stage.
The most unusual of the selections
was the Rhapsody in Blue" This
modern classic of the new American
school of music, composed by George
Gershwin, tested the ability of every
member of the orchestra and was
thrilling, enticing and musically we'll
balanced
Woven into the composition by the
musical genius Gershwin. there seems
to be chant of negro origin. The COM
position is divided into several sections
and at the completion of each. one
hears this whining, drawing chant. 1t
is extremely effective.
METROPOLFTAN-"The Singing Fool"
Crowds are continuing to see and
hear "The Singing Fool as interpreted
by the king of jazz melodies" and
notable cast at Crandalls Metropolitan
Theater.
AL Jolson's new sound picture is off
for third week. THE Singing Fool"
is full of drama. pathos and comedy,
with accent on pathos Audible shifts
in the dark and suspiciously moist eyes
among the departing throngs witness
the power of the piece. Jolson has
learned a few things about the art of
acting before camera lens since his
first screen production, THE Jazz
Singer" but 'The Singing Fool suffers
from centering too much around Jolson.
However, the star wrings tears and
laughs from his public in such abun-
dance that they leave feeling especially
the feminine portion with drenched
handkerchiefs) that they've rarely had
such good time.
Too much cannot be said for the per-
formance of the child actor in the cast,
Darcy Lee He wins every heart.
Betty Bronson and Josephine Dunn
carry the leading feminine roles.
News reels and Topics of the Day
complete the program.
COLUMBIA-"Our Dancing Daughters"
A crowded lobby at the beginning of
the second week of Our Dancing
Daughters at the Columbia attested to
the appeal of that modern picture to
modern people.
Joan Crawford portrays the frank
and frivolous flapper. Contrasted are
the joyous. happy-go-l girl, Diana,
and the scheming daughter whose good
ness is only a cloak to win wealthy
young man, Ann. Into the midst of
the gayeties of the younger social set
steps Ben Blair, the man of money
Diana loves him. Ann loves his money
Ben is drawn between the seeming lax
ness of Diana and the goodness of Ann.
But the management of AIMS ambi-
tious mother Snares Ben into mar
riage with Ann.
During the course of events Ann is
killed. Ben too late realizes his mis-
take, but fate deals kindly with him,
and all ends happily. The modernistic
settings furnish pleasing background
for the ultra modern dancing daughters.
The movietone acts include Marion
Davis, "songbird of jazz" and Leo Beers,
who whistles and sings. The news reel
is interesting. Il Love You Now AS I
Loved You Then" the theme song of
the movie, was written by Irving Ber-
lin and it has pleasing melody.
LITTLE THEATER-"The End of st.
Petersburg"
"The End of ST. Petersburg" feature
picture showing at the Little Theater
this week, is to be distinguished for its
story and the superb characterizations,
enhanced by the remarkable pho
tography.
Dealing with the overthrow of the
Romanoff dynasty and Kerensky's pro-
visional government, the film, produced
by Sovkino, under the patronage of
the Soviet government, and directed by
w. j. PodoWkin, is one of realism and
stark stragedy. Like all Russians films,
there are no outstanding players, NJ
Podowkin relying on his camera and
true -to-hiStory perturbation of the op-
pressed peasantry.
The camera, guided by a technique
Hollywood might do well to study,
takes one from the huts of the peas
ants to the perfumed parlors of the
rich.N Splendid scenes are shot from
difficult angles in a munitions fac
tory and the battlefield scenes are un-
eoualed for the depicting of wars
horrors. The filming of the climax of
the story might well be perfect if only
tang of Hollywood's movie manner
was injected
| A Paramount news reel, a Lupino
| Lane comedy and the Little Theater
musicians round out the highly enter
| tanning bill.
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