Evening star., 1932-11-05

skirmishings and a pitched battle.
The play might even be called "Clive
Brook, Detective" for 1t Is Brook
at his best which Is here presented
in a series of sensational incidents.
The story has all the ruthless
treatment Of human life that IS
recognized as incidental to orgarf-
lied crime, without the emphasis
upon the mere background of ma
chine guns and force. It has
f1nesse, and in his rivalry with
Scotland Yard the detective is one
who applies knowledge and logic
combined with alertness. 1t is
Sherlock Holmes with the setting
of advanced police methods. I'm
pressive scenes are presented in the
boring of a tunnel under a bank
vault with incidental battle. and
the characters are clearly drawn,
representing the underworld Mr..
Brook Is capably supported by Mir
lam Jordan, Ernest Terrence, Regi-
nald Owen, Howard Leeds, Alan
Mowbray, Herbert Mundin, Mont
ague Shaw and Arnold Lucy.
The stage performance at the Fox
assemblies an unusually fine group
of actors The music is considerably
above the average. Dorothy Jordan.
star of the movies, is welcomed by
her admirers, and in an informal
way greet5 her friends in the audi
ence, entertaining them with some
expert dance steps, in which she IS
assisted by four men. Other num-
bers are given by Ann Pennington
and associates. by the Roxy Gang,
the funnyboners in songs, and the
Gilbert Brothers in feats of strength
on the horizontal bar and on the
stage.
A pretentious program is given
by the Roxy group, which includes
Adelaide de Loca, contralto; Leonora
Cori soprano; Ernest McChesney,
tenor, and Harold Clyde Wright,
baritone, with Helen Andrews at the
piano. The quartet sings Garry
Me Back to or Virginny";; Miss De
Loca, Little Star; Mr.. Wright.
Ranger Song" and other selections
by the quartet are from "Rigoletto'
and Victor Herberts works. Miss
Pennington offers variety, with
dancing and a playlet. in which she
is assisted by Wally Coyle and Roy
Roberts. Phil Lampkin leads the
orchestra in a Suppe overture, and
the program is handled by Charles
Judels as master Of ceremonies. Mr..
Judels also assists in several of the
acts. D. c. c.
Lowell Sherman at RialtO
In False Faces"
"EALsE FACES" which opened
yesterday in the Rialto
Thaater, is a strong indictment OF
the getty practices OF "quack'
doctors which net them large
fortunes. Lowell Sherman, who is
director of the picce, plays the part
of DR.. 81 Brentcn a daShlng and
daring egots,. stealing and squand-
ering affections of others as easily
as he does their lives and their
money. The climax is reached in
the closing scene, when he is before
a jury charged with criminal NAL
winning a verdict of not guilty"
his work, does a splendid bit OF
character acting, and is the one who
shoots in the court room after the
L.
ported By Peggy Shannon and Lila
Lee. to whom he is q great lover,
by Berton Churchill as Dr. Parker
his ''par.ner in crime" and David
Landcu as Mccullough.
The settings are elaborate and
modern, the photography is very ef-
fective. and the whole is an argu-
ment for the support of the medical
societies in fighting against un-
licensed and Llegi.imate practi-
tionerS.
The short reel is lighter featur-
ing Morton DcWney, popular raSio
singer, and Vincent Lopez and his
orchestra. II shows bit OF be
hind THE scenes" among the com-
posers of the more popular music
and gives MANY opportunities for
Mr. Downey in his iniInitable sing
ing The scenes are pretty. but the
audience was more interested in the
music than in the thread OF the
story.
Graham McNamee announces for
the rev sreel end there are sound
pictures OF recent events. K. B.
"Those We Love"
Presented at Columbia
A PLEASANT but an unexciting
"A film is Those We Love" now
showing at Loew's Columbia Theater
1t is based on the play of the same
name b. George Abbott and S. K.
Lauren. Although the plot is not
new one. being the veritable triangle
of domestic life-wife, husband and.
as in this case. the other woman'-it
has its interesting spots, its comedy
and its touch of pathos, and withal
a certain amount of old-fashioned
charm.
And Mary Astor is truly lovely as
the wife and mother She eXem-
plifies what tradition has taught us
to expect or want in such a role
courage loyalty, charm. honesty and
unselfish love. Contrasted unfavor-
ably is the part played by Lilyan
Tashman as the other woman. who,
with her siren-like tendencies. strikes
an unsympathetic chord in the heart
of every man, woman and child in
the audience Kenneth MacKenna
as the philandering husband is so
natural and human that he makes
one hope his weakness will be for
given. Quite the most touching spot
in the picture is when Tommy Con-
Ion as the son speaks a few words of
wisdom to his parents. whom he
adores, and save the family from a
lifetime of regrets.
The situations a-e handled deli
cately and the picture lacks the usual
amount of smut which, unfortu-
nately generally Is present in this
type of production. The action
moves along in an even tenor, and