Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11

high level Of Cooper's. Paul Lukas gives
very good characterization of the rich
daddy in Peggy's life and Roscoe
Harms does splendidly in the role of the
hard boiled stage director.
It is difficult to say who carried off
the l1onorS for the colorful and unu-
sual stage program, Southern Bellies, +"
SO generous and general was the ap-
plause. Wesley Eddy gave another
demonstration of his ability to perform
as well as to- direct by stepping down
to the console and playing Mighty LAX
a Rose" SO well that a packed house
apparently was disappointed because of
his refusal to give an encore. The Die
tatorS, male quartet; Eddie Mathews,
dancer and in1personator of extraordi-
nary ability; Will Aubrey, "the last of
the minstrels," comedian of unusual
merit; the Ormonde Sisters, dancers
and singers of March of the Wooden
Soldiers" fame, and the Albertina RaSch
Girls compose the entertaining person.
mel.
Organ occasional, orchestral prelude
and the M-G.-M and Fox Movietone
newsreels supplement the major fea-
lures Of the program.
BIETROPOLITAN-"The Redeeming
SIM"
Conrad Nagel again proves his out
standing ability in the talkies with his
latest, 1.-The Redeeming SIM
With the fragile Dolores Costello in
not SO fragile role, and Nagel with
mustache and side-burns that give a
real Gallo effect, this picture OF Paris
underworld goes to show that even the
habitues of Montmartre have sometimes
more than Apache dances on their
minds.
To be sure the picture has little to
recommend it aside from this team of
lovers, which bids we'll to rival the ia
nous Garbo- Gilbert, Banky-Colman
combinations For the scenario is a
rather implausible, disconnected thing
with heroine who suffers from rather
absurd complex and is finally regen-
Grated through love to higher things.
OF course, the cigarette-haZy cafes of
the Montmartre are always fascinating,
their denizens surrounded by wild
glamour, and the. "back-stage" conf
dence this picture affords is ever in
teresting. And with George Stone and
an exotic new face that has fitted
across several of the recent films, these
scenes are fairly convincing, done with
ribald humor on the part of Stone
that is reminiscent of Villon in his
prime.
Dolores Costello is also interesting in
that she has cast off most of her erst-
while languor, and has, with the aid
of trick hairdresS and cheap jewelry
made her Fleurette convincing under
world type.
Perhaps her rather sudden metaphor
phosis into sweet young thing does
lack conviction, or maybe it is just an
other instance of this miracle called
love.
Anyway, with Nagel in the role of
a doctor who falls victims to love and
Apache intrigue, and Philippe De Lacy,
Hollywood's wonder-child, in an older
but none the less appealing part, the
picture surmounts the difficulties of
poor plot and inattention to detail, and
gets by on good cast alone.
There is a Glynnish element in the
love episodes that will irritate or delight
according to temperament, subtitleS that
SAVIOR of East Lynne" and dialogue that
is poor but we'll spoken.
A very successful subsidiary, "The
Eligible MIR. Bangs" really deserves
first honOrS, perhaps the cleverest,
most amusing sound comedy to date
COLUMBIA-"Alias Jimmy Valentine"
William Haines remains a second
week at Loew's Columbia over ST..
Valentines day. as alias Jimmy VAL
entine," the beloved crook, who proves
that fellow will make good if he has
the proper incentive. The proper in
centive in this case is supplied by Leila
Hymans as Rose, the bankers charm
ing daughter, whose love for Lee RAN
dali sets the high standard to which
he aspires.
Numerous laughable situations develop
as Jimmy and his confederates try to
adapt themselves to the customs of the
little Southern town, especially when
they are invited to go to church. Dipsy
one accomplice, posing as Jimmy's
uncle. passes out of the picture in a
rather touching death scene, and Karl,
the big Swede, goes straight with
Jimmy, and together they provide De-
tective Doyle Lionel Barrymore) with
the surprise of his life when he finds
them trusted employees In bank, where
he traces Jimmy through an Illustrated
newspaper announcement of his coming
marriage.
Doyle is so certain of his man. and