Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-17
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington $ Theaters.
created a stag line in the emotional

created a stag line in the emotional
life.
gaging couple, Wheeler and WoolSey,
that they have achieved the unusual
in making q minor Aim. "Oh! Oh!
Cleopatra" one of the features OF
the program. It has real humor,
which these comedians bring out IN
their effective way. Cravath Wells.
usual views and illustrations Of ex-
tremes of heat and cold at the
Equator. D. G. c.
wicked" on the Screen
And EStelle Taylor at Fox.
RACK of a drama OF realism,
~ which also involves the refine
ment of emotion and flashing dis
play Of sentiment, prison walls cast
a shadow and human dregs scorn-
fully ridicule sensibility. A cold
and mechanical justice imprisons a
woman Of undoubted Quality-be-
cause pistol In nervous hand in
the midst of more important trag-
edy of life sends bullet into the
body Of an officer Of the law. But
there Is a way out OF the distress OF
such a situation, and in its unfold
ing there is the Allan Dwan picture,
Wicked" which adofnS the Fox
screen for the week. ELISA Landi
is the woman, and her conception
Of the impulSive wife of dishonest
banker is an effective contribution
to the list Of fllm characters show
ing talent. Despair Is strongly pic
tured. with its impression on the
oh vvtI,t al
climaXes, notably In the scene
when sentence Is given in court, and
in the display Of hysterical protest
against the cruelty of the repulsive
face of fellow prisoner, who has
slain her own child.
The significance Of this incident
is in the fact that the person repre-
scented by Miss Landi Is about to
become a mother, and that her child
is to be born in prison.
Through the story are the two
outstanding and impressive factors
the love OF mother and the de-
votion Of an old friend who is still
appreciative of the fine character
of the woman who has become a
prisoner, and, with command Of
wealth. finds legal talent to ter
inmate her imprisonment. That this
role is in the hands Of the master
full Victor McLaglen Is one Of the
reasons why this play Is above the
average. Una Merkel adds another
to her distinctive achievements in
the creation of feminine PERSONAL
ity, and a cast of we'll known actors
completes a story which. in addi-
ton to its quality, Is filmed with
vividneSs.
A feature of the stage program at
the Fox is the appearance of EStelle
Taylor In a series Of songs Of APP
proved caliber. in which she reveals
voice notable for its strength,
range and sweetness. InsiStent en-
cores yesterday forced the stage
management to turn back its pro-
gram in order that Miss Taylor
might acknowledge the applause
and tell of her early experiences in
Washington. AL Mitchells Orches-
ira also won recognition for its play
ing OF the famous Won Suppe over
ture, Morning. Noon and Night"
The Fanchon and Marco Broken
Dolls" idea shows dancers in appro-
pirate aWkwardness in keeping with
the subject, with backdrop which
was produced by an artist, and the
following numbers on the program:
Charles Bennington and Newsboys'
Harmonica Band: Mowatt and
Hardy, comedy jugglers; the Three
Comets, in adagio; Edward Hill,
baritone, and Cautiers dog perform
ers. Red Grange Is shown in a spe-
cial serial. D. C. C.