Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

The consequences of q husbands
pleasant slns"--the wreckinE 81
his home and hapniness--iS the
moral OF Damaged Love- q frank,
stirring narrative or tremendous
power and challenging charity, now
being presented at the Dittmanr
Theatre.
Adapted with admirable skill by
Frederic and Fanny Hatton from
the Broadway stage hit written hy
Thomas Broadhurst, Damaged
Love IL q picture not 10 be missed.
Rejecting with startling realism
the morals and names OF the pres
ent age, and acted with superb
skill By an unusually effective cast
or players, this sex phctoplay ~
sure to prove one Of the seasons
sensations.
The story concerns the breaking
up OF an average American young
couples home when the wife. 80 abb
sorbed I'm their baby that she ne
elects her husband and all social
activities drives him 10 seek his
pleasures outside his home. Anoth-
er woman. a striking charmer. o
takes "a pre-emtnent position In the
mans hfe-and succeeds IN Turing
him away from his home after an
overwhelming tragedy broadens the
gulf between husband and wife.
His continued unhappiness. and
realization OF the enormity OF his
mistake. brings him back "a his
own wife. who. too. has adopted a
different attitude.
Charles Starrett and Eloise Tay-
lor present vivid and sympathetic
portrayals as the young couple. June
Collyer is excellent as the "ramp."
and Charles Trowbridge gives m
honest and straightforward char
scterization as the family friend.
RIvOLT-SAN BENTTO
Reducing the. new Marie
Dressler-Polly Moran Metro-Go
wyn-Mayer comedy which Ia now
az the Rivoli Theatre. San Benito,
opened last night on gales OF laugh
ter. Chuck" Riesner. director OF
Caught Short" has done another
great Job or laugh creation. The
tale concerns itself with beauty
shops. and with the women who
are too thin or too fat. III can be
imagined that In such an atmos-
phere the Dressler-Moran duo have
a hilarious time. Assisting them
IN carrying out the love side or the
piece are four very personable young
players. Anita Page, sally Eilers.
William Blackwell and Buster
Collier, Jr. The love story Is con-
vincing and well done BY these
popular people. Lucien Littlefield
fives a great Individual character
ization rs Elmer" le~tter-carrier
husband OF the 5uxom Marie.
CAPITOL
That lively, grLnnirg comic. Jack
Oakie, sets a Essd and woody pace
in his new starring picture, The
Gang Buster" an hilarious melo-
oTama packed with hearty laughs
and shiverT thrills. In this Para
mount picture Oakie Is cast as a
young and not too bright insurance
salesman from Arkansas who comes
70 the big town and finds himself
surrounded by all sorts or gang
sters who menace his life. But
Oakie. innocent or al threatening
and evil influences. goes MS merry
way. selling insurance and winning
the heart on a beautiful girl whose
father has been put "on the spot"
The girl To whom the incompar-
able Jack Oakie loses his heart "a
played By that soft spoken. talented
young actress. Jean Arthur. who
disports herself with charm and
grace. And the wide assortment OF
hard boiled characters who menace
the life OF the pride Of Arkansas"
are perfectly portrayed by william.
Stage" Boyd, recently see with
Gary Cooper Ia The Spoilers;