Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters.

financial wizard who is as faithful
to the demands of conscience and
sentiment as to the requirements of
the market. The play also is ia
vored with the comedy work OF
Charles Ruggles and Ginger Rogers,
a combination which materially re-
lieves the intensity of somewhat
tragic drama, Monroe Owsley ap-
pears with realism as the erring hus-
band
Bert Frohcnan's scenic connection,
"On Your Toes occupies the stage
period of the program. Expert
dancing is an important ingredient
of the show, which sets its high
mark with the act Of Vivian Fay.
exponent of the pirouette and of
other dance ideas. Appearing in
white and silver, she Is assisted by
the chorus in brilliant contrasting
colors, and finds good material in
keeping with the title Of the per-
Torrance.
Wilbur Hall again presents his
unique method of extracting comic
music from various instruments Dor
rowed from the orchestra and winds
up with the playing Of two instru-
ments at one time, then finding
musical tones in an air pump. Dick
and Edith BarstoY, with tap dancing,
employ intricate time and reveal
capacity in balance, on the surface
of the stage and on a fight of steps
Bert Faye and Mr.. Frohman also
have their share in good series of
acts. The usual short subjects and
newsreel are offered, with contribu-
tons by the orchestra and the
Chester Hale Girls. D. G. c.
John BOles and Harrington
Divide Honors at the RiaItO.
ONE can easily understand why
John Boles was one of Jean de
Reszke's favortte pupils. Mr.. de
ReSZke, for those who don't know,
is one Of the most celebrated OF sing
ing teachers. And in the south of
France he takes a few promising
pupils" and makes them fairly nearly
great. Mr.. Boles, before he arrived
in New York and turned to the stage,
was one of the honored few who
studied singing after this manner.
And that explains why, when he
sings his audiences cry for more
since his voice didn't just come from
musical-comedy scales, but through
the hard practicing and training
that only real singer is willing TO
Succumb TO.
Yesterday, when Mr.. Boles walked
out onto the stage Of the Rialto
Theater, the thunder of the applause
that greeted him showed how true
is his fame. All he had to say was
thank you" and there was a re-
newed volley. The thousand or more
ladies in the audience leaned for
ward with rapt expressions and said,
"Isn't-or amt he grand"
Mr.. Boles, as a matter Of fact, is
grand. He has a grand voice and
a grand manner-and his bushes
are far removed from the Buddy
Rogers school. His feet are firmly
on the ground. His speeches not
penned by his travelling secretary.
Three songs were all that he did
but he did them in splendid
fashion. And he says he's coming
back every Spring-like Peter Pan
except that he won't fly in through
the window-so the thousand or
more that can't get into the thea
ter this time may have another view
Of him perhaps before they die.
Other than Mr.. Boles, the program
boasts a picture with Conrad Nagel,
Sidney Fox, Bette Davis, Zazu Pitts
and David Durant, which is recon-
mended as one of those Booth Tark-
ington stories, Bad Sister," which
viii not hurt anybody. It's an
amusing little trif1e about the black
sheep of the family, who pretty
nearly breaks her family wide open,
and then shows in the end that she
isn't SO bad way down deep. There
is much that is amusing in it, and
nothing Objectionable. The whole
family can see it-and like it,
E. de S. NJ.
TOO Young to Marry" in Screen
Version, at Metropolitan.
WASHINGTON theatergoers who
saw the stage play called
Broken Dishes" will find interest in
observing that the motion picture
producers have made use of this ma
terial under the more conventional
title Too Young to Marry" a pro-
.duction now offered at the Metro
politan. Broader backgrounds are
made available for the camera and
there Is greater tendency to carry
the eye alternately from one Incl
dent TO another without the necessity
for shifting scenery. The acting,
however, and the plot follow much
Vic oe1AAAC 4AACo5 Willie LllOS6 WHO ma
pleasure in results when a worm
turns, or when several worms turn,
and interest in the older person who
displays sympathy with the aspira-
lions Of youth in a matter of near
elopement, will discover new sources
of satisfaction in following the story
on the screen. One of the added
features OF the drama is the view of
the crowded lodge room, with the
installation In progress and the
merry incidents of the serving Of re-
freshments to a most vigorous col
lection Of citizens of the town.
It is in the refreshments that
Cyrus Bumpstead, hen-pecked hus-
band, and parent devoted to the
heroine of the occasion, begins his
revolt against family despotism, and
from that time on until the marriage
has taken place to the strains Of
marital music, events tuDfple over
each other in rapid successful. Reve-
latton Of the criminal record pf