Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-13

ever, Is reprieved and pardoned. At
nrst only mildly curious about the
woman he has married, he then becomes
interested, and appears in her home
while party-a typical De Mile party
lis In progress. Through the jealousy
OF the wife Julia Faye, who is about
TO be discarded. the girl is forced to
acknowledge the reprieved convict as
her husband.
The climax of the story comes under
ground. where Bickford. back at his
TASK OF coal mining; Nagel and Kay
Johnson are cut off from the world
ABOVE by startling and very realistic
gas explosion, in which tons of earth
crash through the timbering along the
smart. With air sufficient for only Is
minutes, the three face the almost
certain certain probability of death; Bickford,
though, remembers that through the
wall Is another passage with clear air.
III VIII be necessary to dynamite
through, and the one who discharges
the blast must die, as there are no fuse
caps and the charge must be set OF.
with Sledge hammer. It Is up to the
woman to decide which man must
remove himself, and Nasel is. elected"
The woman has found herself over
whelmingly in love with the man she
married in prison.
ments in the picture. 1t is interesting
as well to note the manner in which
De Mile has carried his flair for the
spectacular over from the silent film
to the talking picture.
Several good short subjects complete
the program. j. N. p.
PTAT To Fine voices and very
~ - good acting. with a story
This Thing essentially humorous and
Called Love" containing pleasant
quantity of that thing
called spice, characterize the screen
version OF the stage play, This Thing
Called Love-" shown at the Rialto
Theater
Edmund Lowe one of the outstand-
ing veterans of the old silent screen,
plays opposite Constance Bennett, and
has, perhaps, the more important role
of the two. Miss Bennett is seen as the
sister of a girl whose wedding has
turned out none too well, and who
agrees. for a salary of some 1000
year, to act" as the wife of Mr. Lowe
The complications that cnsue are easily
imagined
AS business venture It proves a
complete failure, because love comes
along. whether or no. It's rollicking
comedy up to and including the final
sCCLle, III WIllCIl Ulle principals III Tie
business match" have to own up to
their hearts.
The entire cast, Is we'll chosen and
able. It includes. with Mr.. Lowe and
Miss Bennett, zas Pitts and Carmelita
Geraghty.
Lloyd Hamilton is. back in another
one OF his rejuvenated comedies. 1t
concerns the South Seas and is up to
the Lloyd Hamilton standard. The
Evening Star-Universal news reel and
other short subjects complete the pro-
gram. j.. Mp.
GAYFTY The Gayety this week
conceals more than
mpIe1 pulchritudinous revue
Earrings under the yelled title
Dimpled Darlings." The "darlings"
themselves, however, although possibly
dimpled, have very little to do with it.
although Ruth Bradley looks we'll in a
neglige and Ruby May looks we'll with
out, but the evenings fun is supplied
largely by the male gender.
All of which doesn't mean that the
revue isn't good. It is really excellent.
In the first act Bert Carr, singing
Pretty Little Bonn Bom." brought forth
well deserved cheers. Happy Hyatt, in
the second act, mountainously rampant
in red dress that became less as the
song advanced, puts over Il Can't Give
You Anything But Love, Baby" with
success.
When these two weren't on the stage
May to wonder at, so what would you?