Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

souciance Of the foreigner which
strikes true when it strikes at all.
One could wish for this lady, who
Is hereby recommended for fame in
this newborn year, however, that
she remain herself-rather than
walk the path of her Swedish twin.
In that way one can remain true to
them both. For each haT person.
atty, look, a manner. e her own,
and each is an actress Who needs
no allying with a create or a lesser
fame to carry to the III hts. Thus,
without comparison, which Is never
fair to either party, and with no
neutrality-suspicious. swinging one
way or another, one wishes Miss
Dietrich well. congratulateS her on
her sudden debut In the Hollywood
films and trusts that she win find
as many excellent roles before her as
she has started on with in Mo
rocco"
This Aim is not only splendidly
endowed with actors and acting,
since Gary Cooper viii delight his
feminine adniring legionS as the
hero" legionnaire (Adolphe Menjou
alone being not especially distin-
guished), but 1t has drama and
pathos and an ending that Is eff
fective in its simplicity. Taken
from foreign play, whose theme Is
fairly depressing, it is at all times
convincing. and suggests that the
author has dug deep into the psy-
chology and ways and means OF his
thesis. The result is one Of the best
of the seasons screen opuses and is
recommended for a score of reasons
unhesitatingly.
The stage show with the 1acka-
daisical title, odds and Ends"
brings that grand singer of "Show
Boat" fame, Jules Bledsoe, who san
sing cor Man River" twice as well
as anybody else; Jimmy Ray, doing
a corkscrew dance effectively; Billy
Ruprecht Ga member of Mr.. Allan
Rogers band) knocking EN- dead
with trumpet solo: splendid ele-
plant dance; graphic display Of
the song, Body and Soul" with the
body a distinct winner; Walter
Wah1 showing that gravity has no
meaning for him; and other things
such as newsreels and comedies
enough to satisfy the most finicky
customer.
In other words-a swell showl
E. de s. NJ.
Barthelmess in "The Lash"
With Strong Acts at Earle.
d EFINED Richard Barthelmess as
~ a bandit would be considered
unique were it not for the fact that
in THE Lash" at the Earle he repre-
sents q Spanish aristocrat who is
forced into the outlaw class by legal
lied imposition, and the additional
fact that as an actor Of high rank
he is fully prepared to undertake
the role. Admirers of this screen
star, therefore, are privileged in this
picture version of the Bartlett novel
to enjoy his conception of an In
voluntary highwayman. It Is the
same BarthelmesS, exhibiting that
steady form of action, that strength
of expression and the poise that have
characterized his many appearances
on the screen.
1.-The Lash" is a series Of Incl
dents staged in several places in
California in the days Immediately
following the acquisition Of that ter
ritory from Mexico. Most effective
Of the scenes that have been ar
ranged under the dictatorship of
Frank Lloyd is a great cattle STAN
pede, which Is impressive throughout
and results in the wrecking Of a
whole settlement Less spectacular
but on a similarly large scale is the
fiesta, arranged in celebration of the
return Of the hero of the story from
college in Mexico City. It has the
musical and pictorial incidents of
these popular events of the South
west.
Back of this story, which involves