Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15

Ruth Chatterton. 80
exacting. The 'in-laws" of the
Young wife, who have undertaken to
share the fortunes Of rising man
trained for public life and elected
to Parliament, furnish the reasons
for a separation of the couple while
their child is very young, and the
woman becomes a prosperous prac-
titioner in the night life of Paris.
The dramatic moments OF the play
center around the chance that
brings mother and daughter into
contact under circumstances that
involve danger to the latter's own
career. There are numerous minor
incidents in the play requiring the
exercise of the recognized acting
finesse of Miss Chatterton. She is as
sisted by Ivor Novello, who pictures
an admirable specimen OF the unemo-
tional person Of regular routine, who
finds no place in his tolerence Tor
the associate of less rigid principles.
Jill Esmond plays the grown daugh-
ter and Suzanne Ransom the child,
both with adequate ability, and
large cast is required Tor the entire
series of scenes.
versary of the house 1t is headed
by Louise Groody, musical comedy
performer, and Neville Fleeson, the
composer, with piano accompani--
ments by the man, in an original
menu of music. A striking mo-
ment with Anna Christie Is the OUT
standing feature of the act. An
other pretentious offering is that OF
,Jenne and Linton with Helen Cor
man and the Six Bekefl Girls, in q
revue which is attractively staged
and offers an assortment Of feats IN
dancing and contortion which Is
entitled to much credit. Stan Kava-
naugh Is a comedian Of the gro
tesque type, delivering multitude OF
laughs, and does some expert Jug
Cling, while Fred Sanborn and Jud-
son Cole combine music with col
lection of nonsensical tricks. Throw
ing feats are performed by a COM
pany of athletes.
Joe Wong, called "China's Ukulele
Ike" sings with Occidental express
sion and is assisted by Fumi, strik-
ing Oriental dancer. Max Gruder
introduces an elephant and zebra
we'll trained in the ways OF humans
and capable of showing a large de-
gree of intelligence.
one of the surprises Of the bill is
the singing and dancing perform
ance by Maxine 81 Doyle, mistress
of ceremonies, revealing excellent
training in the tap branch OF the
profession. AS 1t was her own an
niversary with the theater, she was
the recipient of much applause yes
terday. d. Q. g.
"The Ruling Voice.
At the Metropolitan.
DAUGHTERS have a habit of
- waking their fathers up. Rack
eteers' daughters, particularly. You
will find, for instance, in THE Rul-
ing Voice." which began yesterday
at the Metropolitan. that q sleek.
handsome young daughter, who has
been FINISHED" In Paris for the past
10 years, comes home to learn that
her papa has become the most
honest Of dishonest men," Where
upon, because previously she had
fallen in love with society son, and
because she finds that her family Is
the cream of crookdom rather than
of the four hundred, she bursts into
tears and goes out into the cold
world to find herself job. This
wakes father up.
There is little humor and not
enough punch" in this film. Al
though the cast boasts the services
of that excellent actor, Walter Hus-
ton, and also such skillful theatric
manipulators as Dudley Digges and
Doris Kenyon-as well as Lore tia
Young's real beauty-it lacks that
''one-two-three" quality which is
essential in such a story. While
the daughter wakes her father UP to
the Observation-Disclosures of his posi-
ton, and to the fact that he loves
her better than life itself, she does
not brighten him enough to make
in which his gangster brothers
browbeat the town into having to
eat their cereal dry.
THE Ruling Voice." which Is
produced from the stalwart larynx
of Mr.. Huston, is the means by
which he signifies his power among
his extortionate brothers-in-arm
Having done away with the son Of
once prosperous producer, he, of
course, in the end gets his-but
before that Huston has become kind
and slightly yellow in the eyes of
his fellow racketeers, although he
does it all for his daughters sake.
The cast acts nobly most of the
time-perhaps too nobly. The actors
repeat themselves over and over
again, and there are moments when
word seems year. Doris Kenyon
Is, however, completely lovely in a
fatuous role, and Dudley Digges and
the others get along as best they
can. e. de 6. M.
Rialto Theater Offers
Morals for Women" on Screen.
A MOTHER story of the lady who
exchanges her honor for the
f1eshpots of the world, only to re-
greet her bargain when love comes
shooting his arrows across her path,
Is offered on the screen this week
In Morals for Women" featured at
the Rialto.
Ladies who look lightly upon the
moral code of civilization and con-
slider their loss of responsibility as
slight compared with the luxury and
comfort which is gained thereby,
have long had their niche in the
history of mankind. Such ladies,
while generally condemned, almost
as generally arouse interest, but
when one of them in presented in
the garments Of martydom, and pity
is aroused by the poor little girl
sending her ill-gained earnings to
the hard-pressed family back home,
the story takes a new twist and be-
comes unhealthy sentimental.
Bessie Love, as Helen HutSon,
presents such spectacle in Morals
Tor Women" proving ..erself de-
moralizingly pleasing as the secre-
tary who continues to occupy the
luxurious apartment provided for
her by her employer, in order to OBJ
tain the money to buy clothes for