Evening star., 1931-12-12

was all the time a Yankee with
Grants forces. In order to win
hero's cross he bundles himself into
Richmond, gains access to the tele-
graphic office and with apparently
little trouble, sends message after
message to his own army as to what
is going on down in the Richard <.
Byrd country.
While the plot is nicely impossi-
Bile. it is also nicely melodramatiC,
and thus one gets brothers shooting
each other for the sake of the dear
old army, SWeetheartS rushing into
an enemy spy's arms, Southern aC-
cents growing more Southern and
more Southern. and great pillared
mansion, which proves once and for
all that this really is the South.
Mr.. Dix plays the part Of Capt.
Thorne twho. Of course wasn't
Capt. Thorne) with considerable
skill, but not Skilfully, of course. as
William Gillette in the days when
such plots left one palpitating with
delight for weeks after. The girl,
Shirley Grey, has worked hard over
her accent and gets across the
"shos' and the ''wha ah deeclaaare"
with wide-eyed sincerity. and with
an expression that indicates that
she is probably something of
beauty. But Nance O'Neil, as
Southern mother-here is something
wrong. As clever as Miss O'Neil is
as an actress she should never be
placed below the Mason and Dixon
Line with wig of curls which ex-
tend up and down and crosswise all
over her. Miss ONeil has never
been reminiscent of hot cornbread
and mint julips.
z. de S. MEL CHER.
Good Sport"
A Tangled Marriage Tale at Fox.
"COOD SPORT" the new picture
at the Fox Theater, is en-
livened by scenes from the somewhat
wild life Of group of persons who
are engaged in the doubtful occu-
patton of destroying the felicity Of
married life. Running through the
story, however. is more attractive
thread OF retribution, which in its
development offers vivid representa-
tions Of self-sacrifice and refine
ment.
The story Of the picture is one in
which a wife, taking a page from
Goldsmith. stoops in order to un-
derstand the actions of an erring
husband, and is caught in the
meshes herself. Her maintenance Of
high standard in an inferior circle
and the mutual attraction that exists
between herself and man of SIM
liar refinement in the same circle
is the basis of plot which moves
on to dramatic developments.
The return of the husband from
abroad brings the climax. which
ends what appears to have the ele-
ments of domestic tragedy. It is
the occasion for the disclosure of
his own irregularities. the separation
OF husband and wife, and the be-
ginning of a new domestic alliance
Contrary to the ordinary solution
Of such a situation, the condition
that leads to divorce Is forced upon
the couple. and appears to be tnevita-
bic in view of the record
An excellent stage performance is
given under the leadership of Les
Stevens, with a varied selection Of
acts under the title Of the Fanchon
and Marco Art Gallery Idea" The
Victor Herbert overture is the musi-
cal feature, and the accompanying
song numbers are well done. In ad-
dition to contributions of Felovis
the juggler; Eddie Cole, comedian;
Bob. Andy and Tod, dancers, and
Josephine, the movie monkey, there
is a pretentious exhibition of athletic
skill and posing in gold and silver
by the Cachalots; Olga and Lester,
the Herculean Trio, the La Marr