Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

III,
in which Pola Negri did about all any
body could do for Du Barry, 1t seems
q pretty courageous thing for any
producer to have taken 1t up so soon
again. The result, in this case, must
be apparent to every one. Neither
amusing. bright. clever. nor in any
way stimulating, the film wanders
on for over an hour and q half, un-
ravelling the story Of neo-and
only q very neo-neo-Du Barry.
The alarm that one has at first
glimpsing this famed milliner in o
Hollywood lily pond, smiling coyly
at the kittenish Conrad Nagel, Is not
dispelled as the film progresses.
Norma Talmadge-an erstwhile ia
vorite Of this department-makes OF
the ambitious young girl who
dropped out of the clouds onto the
French kings lap, strange combi-
nation Of nothing at all. During
part of the time she is throwing
brickbats at retiring courtiers, the
next minute she is rolling around
the floor of her boudoir in playful
badinage with the king-and the
rest of the time she is soliloquizing
about the woods and the fields, of
which one hears plenty before the
film expires.
Although all this may have been
part of the actual makeup OF the
lady, one likes to think of her more
the way Miss Negri made her-a
mix-up of all this-plus personality.
The historical discrepancies, which,
in a Aim with the above name.
cannot help but be observed, reach
the height Of their absurdttieS
when DuBarry, with the mob growl-
ing outside the Versatile palace
gates, rushes from the side OF the
King in an attempt to let the MOB
in. This and the madam standing,
in Broadway fashion, on top OF her
bed and laughing the laugh Of
Texas Guinan, are about the hardest
things of all to bear. The easiest Is
in the final fade-out, when one Is LED
to expect that Nagel is going to be
guillotined with the lady.
Others in the cast, besides Miss
Talmadge and Mr.. Nagel, include
william Farnum, who as the King
does the best bit of acting in the
Aim, and Alison Skipworth and Ull-
rich Haupt, splendid in smaller bits.
Neither the scenic effects, the dia-
logue nor the direction show more
than average intelligence. In other
words, since Passion" Is over and
done with so superbly, why not let
sleeping dogs lie?
The stage show, which brings
Henry Santry and his Soldiers OF
Fortune" to the Palace. Is Jazz re-
Taxation. Including . splendid harp
player, ballet dancer, eccentric
dancers and Mr.. Santry singing.
there is plainly to keep one inter-
ested throughout.
An amusing short" with Hugh
O'ConneIl and newsreels complete
the bill. y. de .. ID.
Amos n Andy
Linxer at R-K-O Keith's
THE amusing fantasy Of the
l. Fresh-Air Taxicab Co., as pre-
sented by Amos n Andy in Check
and Double Check" seems TO be
still packing 'em in at R-K-O
Keith's Theater, and will linger Tor
This is not drc so much to the
fact that this debut Of the kings OF
radio has marked them as ex-
traordinary actors, but rather be-
cause Of the screen saga Of what
they "incorpulated" in the realm OF
the loudspeaker serves to present
their personalities In a form tnat
in a way satisfies the eye. The plot
provided for their picture Is rather
threadbare, but, even so, IT can
not obliterate the quaintneSS OF the
voice personalities and the original
dialogue interpretations Of the two
black face characters, who nave
leaped TO high rank in the enter
tai1ment world in so short q time.
II YOU know your Amos n Anoy,
you viii be certain TO laugh at their
picture. M H.
Ewes Of WorId," At Rialto,
In Fast and Entertaining.
TENSE moments In gripping scenes
i and q plot presenting . rather
new complication make Eyes OF the
World" at the Rialto, fast NOV
ing, entertaining picture.
An exceptionally good cast, win
Una Merkel, Nance O'Neil and John
Holland playing the leading parts
lends added interest TO the play,
which Is an adaptation OF the story
by Harold Bell Wright. Miss Merkel
Is a trifie insipid, and brings TO the
part Of the innocent maiden, reared
In the seclusion Of the California
mountains, too much coquetry 10
make her Interpretation OF the part
convincing, but her weakness Is Tor
gotten In the splendid acting OF
Nance O'Neil and Of Fern Andra,
who, though not featured as star:
certainly takes away the honors OF
the day from the leading lady, MISS
Merkel. Hugh Huntley Is entirely
too clean cut" in appearance 10
take the part Of the contemplate
character in which he Is cast, but
John Holland makes . thoroughly
satisfactory hero, and Brandon Hurst
as the "old husband Of the young
woman" Is extremely good.
The story Of Eyes OF the World
Is so involved that brief synopsis
would be impossible. However, II
concerns halt-brother and sister,
the offspring OF the same father,
ignorant of the fact that they have
had different mothers or that their
fathers second marriage was a big
amous one. The sister marries a
wealthy old man and Is assisted oy
her brother in carrying out her taste
IOT pIll1aIldCEAhk ob SAAS CNRSAADS
her old husband. The properties
are never openly offended, however,
and the brother and sister always see
that their actions are proper IN
THE Eyes Of the World" Compli-
cations are brought about by the
sister, Mrs. Tame, played by Fern
Andra, taking a fancy to q young
artist, Aaron King (John Holland
King is invited to accompany Mr.
and Mrs. Taine and the brother
James Rutledge (Hugh Huntley) on
a camping trip. While there he
Unexpectedly meets Sybil (Uns
Merkel) the daughter of Conrad La
Grange, a writer, who brings her UP
with only his companionship and
that OF two neighbors, Bryan Oak
ley, and q quiet, yelled woman Myra
Through jealousy, Mrs. Tame tries
to ruin SYPHILIS reputation and 1:
willingly aided by her unScrupuloui
brother. SybN Is saved In the END
by Myra, who dramatically reveal,
that she Is Mrs. Taine's mother, anc
has always hated James Rutledge
the son OF her husbands frst mar.
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