Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

era ava III Grace moore.
"Romance," any
Aim with somewhat the same back
ground must necessarily become
Eepid. And so, IN spite of the fact
that Miss Moore looked charming IN
profile and sang with sheer bril-
lance again and again, there were
lacking the fire and thunder that
"a Carlo Injected into her film,
and nothing much happened ex-
cept that Jenny Lind's boy-friend
cot hit on the head while listening
70 one of her opera performances
and went blind ON account OF It,.
The plot, then, OF "A Ladys
Morals - which incidentally takes
the nrize in misleading titles-is
verv slim. One Is told that the
swedish Nightingale could sing,
that she fell In love with strug-
cling musician, that she broke down
IN the middle of Norma" and that
after singing IN New York one night
Abe again found her boy-friend who
had run away on account OF ms
ewes The high spots came with
snatches of wallace Berry as p. I.
Rarnum: the replica Of Castle Gar
den. In New York, which Is now tne
Auuarium, and Gus Shy saying over
md over again that he Is Sweoe'
etc. .., .-o,,,
operas and from the pen OF oscar
strauss, seemed q trine oun aII 3
not In keeping with the gene.a
rnood of the flm. Miss Moore was
fi,rourhout lady-hke and dignlneo;
Reoinsld Denny injected q geniA
quality to the mental lover.
AN In all, Q pleasant, languioly
..-.s+v-,ctad Aim z. de S. M.
@BrotherS' Brings LyteIl
twice 20 Screen at Ketth's.
IrHE screen version at R-k-O
i Keith's, Of Brothers, the sage
drama In which Bert Lyteh mao
phenomenal run on Broadway anu
IA which walter Gtbert olo HI aSu
tore a beWildered National Players
es,dienoe. Is not as exciting as us
predecessor or Is melodrama.
For those, however, with an IN
riination for duel impersonations
AND twin orphans who have been
sog.arafed from their cradle DAYS,
ara Who yearn for the humping INTO
saca other Of these baby brothers,
Si,iS Aim Is an adequately entertain
fnr example. It purports TO tell, OF
ens,rse. that somewhat theatrical
warm Of the two brothers. one OF
whom was adopted BY rtcn people
and the other by poor, ana now "
rich boy went more or less 20 SnS
bow-wows and was very neaIy IL n
strInmental In sending MS DIoenet "
tf1e chair for his own crime. -
Pert Lytell, as he did under the
laritirnate grease-paint, UNDERTAKES
MIR rules Ia the MIN. As on the
sfare he acts well enough In either
ranacity. and one only regrets that
fhe fun Of seeing him jump from one
Sar-nent into the other-whtch was
Ire meat of the play-isnt possiple
hefore the camera. Others who nelp
him In the adventures Of the brotners
are william Morris and Dorotny
Sebastian as the girl in the case VINO
trangfers her affections from tne
supposed highbrow to the lowproW In
the batting Of an eye. Inc atmos
phere Is well handled tnrougno1s
the best part Of all being pernnPe
the italian as q witness IN tine court
room scene. ..r--+n
nne ar tvso miscellaneous comeoles
and the rythmic R-K-Ohans doing
a musical number complete the
program. au
clara Row Presents Farce,
SHer wedding Might" at Palace.
TEARS Of mirth in the audience
APPEAR as the chief emotlonM
symptom CT Her Wedding NignI,
In which Clara Bow and most
harmonious company abandon tne
selves to the requirements on COLI
tinuoaIs farce. It Is unnecessary 70
remember any specialties which have
been associated with the meteor1c
experience Of this star, for COM
Snendable career starts right mere
and now, with the opening yesterday
at the Palace Theater.
Farce and comedy which can
move forward without the aid OF any
irons as contrasted with those ex-
hihitions which are greeted with
v,oIite ripples of laughter, are TO be
weIcomed, either on the stage or on
the screen. The scarcity OF artists
An acting and of writer's who can
produce the lines Is not matter OF
argument, and when they are
brought into combination, as In
Clara Bows new offering, they are
properly described as real source
Of contentment and even OF JOY on
the part Of the theatergoer.
AS q talking picture from an
Avery Hopwood play, the prodnctlon
starts with an assumption OF MARRY
but credit for the success OF the
Palaces new bill must be shared by
the company that has been chosen.
Assuming that the farce Is expected
20 move at top speed, there must be
Gnootf1ly running machinery behind
the sueed and this Is made up OF q
4roup Of players whose dispositions
make It impossible for them to go
ct any other speed, If given half a
one point of merit in Her We'd
ding Night" Is that humorous
Gituations grow naturally out OF the
plot and do not have to be dragged
In. The marriage Is q mistake, tax
INC nIace In France, where lack Of
Familiarity with the language of1ers
the excuse. and because a name
has been assumed, II Is by proxy,
and under the laws OF that country
Il 4 binding ceremony. Complica-
lions come naturally when acton Is
Miss Bow Is conspieuously sue
eeesfliI In the role of Norma Martin,
movie star who has become the
nartner Of q proxy bridegroom, and
4 sliilflll combination of the digni-
ned newly-wed with capacity for
Contributing the necessary obtuse-
ness TO ludicrous developments Is TO
be placed TO her account. It Is also
worthy Of mention that, in keeping
with the role, she appears IN large
number of changes OF costume which
may be considered o subject OF
study, even In the midst OF the
rarefied atmosphere Of q play OF this
type.
An excellent representation OF
Larry Charities, the man who u
married by proxy, Is given by Ralph
Forbes. who has other commendable
work TO his credit, while Cocoon
spirators In the matter are Charlie
Ruggles, Skeets Gallagher, Rosita
Moreno and Natalie Kingston, with
Geneva Mitchell, Wilson Benge and
TAiliar, Ellintk In a cnEaract cnnnnanY