Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-24
PALACE

L AIACE ,l roLowlng picture
"Ship From better if the director had
Shanghai" curbed pronounced ten
dency of some of the
prayers TO overact, the performance of
Leon Navarro, who Is seen at the Palace
Ineater temporarily after a prolonged
absence, was welcomed enthusiastically
oy the Sunday afternoon audience.
Inc picture, Ship From Shanghai, -
provides little more than an opportun-
lty for Louis Wolheim to display a
brand Of brutishneSs which seems ex-
aggerated even with a physiognoruy
Such as his to lend it credence. There
are several bright spots. however, no.
Caoiy the storm scene and a beautifully
Photographed episode involving Conrad
Nagel, Kay Johnson and a flood of
moonlight, which must be native to
the equatorial regions of the Pacific.
after his work in THE Sacred
Flame," the performance of Conrad
Nagel In this picture is somewhat of
disappointment. He has little oppor-
tunity. however, to do more with a
negligible part.
Navarro proves himself master of
entertainment as well as of ceremonies.
Ills Glowing at the piano, an instru-
ment he plays with remarkable skill.
Is the highlight of the stage features.
All the acts, though, are we'll above
standard. The Chester Hale Girls are
attractive and beautifully costumed. A
company of skillful tumblers, Dancing
Sammy Krevoff and Milo, an enter
tanning comedian of the Slapstick
school. perform in commendable style.
A newsreel, including a dissertation
by woman sentenced to life imprison-
ment for repeated stealing, completes
Sne OH. j. G.
FOX 1.-THE Lone Star Ranger
the current attraction at the
ss Lone Fox Theater, is a fast-mov-
80 ing movie of the type sc
popular a decade or so ago
The picture has shooting scrapes ga
lore, and the sound devices make the
gun nights quite realistic In fact. the
show would have been mediocre with
out the mechanical aid. The "talkiesi
simply made the picture.
George O'Brien deserves to be classed
with the best of the Western film stars
He acts more life-like than most of
MS contemporaries. Though a bad
man" during the first few reels, he
Is IN no sense brazen and overbearing.
In the story he establishes such a
reputation as a gunman while an out
law that ne is sought by the Texas
Rangers to aid in smashing a gang of
desperadoes that has been terrorizine
the countryside. His desire to make
love to his girl friend" Sue Caro-,
caused him to accept the offer. and
when he finished his campaign the
Tustlers were either dead or in Jail.
Miss Carol, formerly a fayorite In
"happer" roles, is very Charming as q
demure Southern girl Her viVaciouS
good nature adds a great deal to the
appeal of the picture.
the stage program is headed bv an
unusually snappy tap dancing perform
snce by the Three Slate Brothers. A
Movietone News completes the bill.
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EARLE Remember THE HOtten-
"The tot-in which a young
-, man with a mortal fear oj
A@VOr' horses is tricked by cir
cumstance into riding one of the wild
est ones alive?
Well, 1t seems that the very same
young man, Edward Everett Horton BIZ
name, is even more afraid of airplanes
Inat tells the basis of the side-Splittine
plot which Warner Bros. have given
the growing tide of Horton fans in the
moving comedy at the Earle Theater
this week.
Before the talkies came into tbei,
own, Edward Everett Horton was lust
another comedian. Now that audiences
have been permitted to hear this ma
rlral-born wise-cracker and look upon
his excruciating countenance, Horton
has jumped to the forefront of funny
men with leaps and bounds as hectic
as those he negotiated astride the Hot
tentot.
After the Hottentot. Mr.. Horton
gained talkie renown in a series OF
short business" comedies which gave
MN too limited an appearance to salts
~ the laugh-demands of those who ap-
preciate facial drollery and vocal
hilarity. Horton is a master of both
and the success of these short films
induced the talkie magnates TO feature
screenland's Ed Wynn in another full
length production.
1t would spoil the Earle offering to
detail to prospective visitors the be.
u1ldering succession of weird situations
IN which Horton finds himself In this
aerial farce. Suffice it to explain that
Edward Is a famous author whose feat
of getting far of the ground Is so in
tense he avoids elevators, high Windows
and other lofty things. When his pub