Evening star., 1932-04-10
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington 5 Theaters.

movie, is cast for a living moving
character. and makes the old man
of the lumber camp appear as an
etching from the rough life CT the
forests. All that he has acquired
in the development of pictures seems
to have been put into the repreSen-
tation OF this man who drives his
workers to action, fights against MS
sons sweetheart, and when the
younger men refuse TO handle
train, seizes the throttle and drives
to a real catastrophe. No star or
featured player could have put more
than he has into this picture.
To the younger members Of the
Keith audience, and there were
many of them at the opening per
formances, It was a fortunate cir
cumstance that this story OF ad-
venture, purely a piece OF simple
action, was combined with the per-
sonal appearance of Charley Chase
in the stage program, for both may
be described as favOriJes appealing
especially to the Juvenile mind. M.
Chase is better on the stage than in
the pictures, for he has a natural
capacity to deal with an audience,
and his comedy is CT the intimate
sort that wins the plaudits Of those
who may delight to watch his
method.
Another outstanding act on the
program is given by Annie, Judy
and Zeke. three young persons who
have lived close to the soil and are
able to find End exhibit the kind Of
20 hn4
backgrounds. Probably nothing like
it has been seen previously or the
stage. Kluting's animal stars, dogs
and cats. are cleverly trained. and
their closing scene OF cats and birds
in friendly conclave is worth seeing.
Hal Sherman offers personality
act and the De Teregoes, assisted by
Sally Sarrant and Joe Bradshaw,
give a pretentiouS dance number
with interpretive features, Al Co.
relli has an exhibition of mystify-
irg weight control. D. c. c.
Barbara Stanwyck Gives
Force TO Poor Play.
IF Barbara Stanwyck were a base
ball player, she wouldn't b.
Babe Ruth or a Joe Crcn n. she
would be a Walter johnson.
In "Shopworn, the new picture
at the Earle Theater, she displays
that rare attribute common to great
pitchers and celebrated actresses
alike-change Of pace. In the first
reel or two she is plain, un-
sophisticated young lady. In those
that follow she Is so suave and
worldlywise she seems born to the
purple.
Like the Big Train" in his prime,
she knows how to steam across
fast one and when to follow 1t up
with a slow ball She is so good the
show is a success. Had she been left
out of the cast, the result would
have been no runs, no hits and no
errors.
The picture gets off to a poor
start. 1t drags along at snaliS
pace. The plot seems terrible. Just
as one almost loses interest. Bar
bara decides the time has arrived
to reach into the old basket and
pull out a fast ball, real slzzler.
She storms at her lover, gets
hysterical and what not. In other
WOIQS, Tie Ddll game ID PuICO ON"
Of the fire.
And If Zasu Pitts were a ball
player, she would be a Nick Al
trock. She's funnier than ever.
Regis Toomey, the leading man,
will do. AT least, he doesn't look
like a cake eater, as do many OF
the matinee idols.
The plot deals with a waitress,
who turns actress and marries the
man of her choice, notwithstanding
the objections of wealthy, snob-
bish mother
The vaudeville program is better
than usual. Moran and Mack, the
comedians of Two Black Crows"
fame, prove they still have a lot of
laughs in their system. They're SO
good they make their audience
laugh at the ancient gag about
the chickens who walked out of
the coop and went home. D. B. w.