Evening star., 1932-04-03

by the master
hand of Director Lubitsch with
great success, and seeing M. Maui
rice Chevalier twist his lower lip
around and sing and laugh in the
nonchalant manner for which he Is
famed.
From the standpoint of sheer en-
tertainment this is not to be ignored.
Lubitsch knows his business, Che
Waller is vastly popular with the
ladies, and jeanette Macdonald is
comely lady who plays opposite
him very nicely. Added to this
cast-and particularly outstanding
in it (although both of them have
far too little to do)-are Charlie
Ruggles and Roland Young. Gene
We've Tobin acts with conviction,
too, the part of the lady siren who
threatens to tear wide open the mar
ried love nest of hero and heroine.
The plot is kind of Cowardesque
marital battle which results in
nothing in particular and is very
amusing doing that. Novel in treat
ment, it is presented sometimes as
monologue delivered to the audience
by Chevalier. This feature is a
Lubitsch touch which is original and
entertaining-and Of course, Maui
rice does it in his own and highly
individualistic fashion. If you don't
like Chevalier you won't like this
film. But If you do you will GER
tainly find all of it extremely salts
flying.
Chief laurels in the stage show go
to a blond young lady who is sub
jected to the most arduous "adagio-
ing" of the year. Swung around by
three gentlemen, she Is dashed hither
and yon in as perilous a manner as
you could wish without dashing out
her brains entirely. Her name is
Fay Adler and she Is assisted by a
Teddy Bradford. Other headlines in
clude Robert Chisholm, baritone,
singing four popular songs; Cliff
Crane, dancing comedian, and -Four
Spiders and a Fly" who do some
clever aerial work.
E. de s. MELCHER.
Helen Twelvetrees at Keith's
With Roxy Singers on Stage.
CONTRAST to the average screen
~ performer is provided when
Helen TWelvetrees is weaving a
character. Whatever the type of
thought that may have taken pos
session Of her mind, she is able to
impress its force upon the observer.
In her home, at a dinner party,
mtnglirg with a crowd, she is always
the person who would be singled out
for attention. This Is because, pro-
fessionally, she has learned to be-
come such a person as the senti-
ment of the movie house demands
for a heroine. Without the power
OF logical and honest thought there
could be no interest, either in rough
environment or in circles of refine
ment Such type is presented for
her attention in Young Bride"
adapted from a drama by Hugh
Stanislaus STANCE and presented on
the screen at R-K-O Keith's.
AS a study OF human experience,
the production offers the complete
stcry of the rise and fall, followed
by the sensible recovery. of the
young man of energy, who thinks
in terms Of big business while he
lives in the sphere of the small
time clerk For while he Is able
to induce the young woman to be-
neve that he is destined to take his
place among the world headliners.
She marrieS him, but in the face Of
poverty is obliged to cut loose from
the alliance, only to find out that
extremely hard buffeting has in
duced the young man to seek a re-
spectacle job at a small pay. Then
their future takes on glowing colors
And through all these experiences
Helen Twelvetrees is engaged in
building a character, with expressive
face and instructive motions.
While engaged, for the most part,
in representing a most thoughtless
person, Eric Linden does an unusual
kind Of acting and discloses with
good effect the results Of forcible re-
form. Roscoe Ates has one of his
favorite roles, and others who do
their share in the play are Airline
Judge, Cliff Edwards, Polly Walters,
Blanche Frederici and Allan Fox.
The stage program at Keith's is
headed by a group Of Roxy singers,
richly endowed with musical talent,
in a series of solos and quartets, in
old and new dress, with "Rigoletto''
as the high point
The show is good throughout and
includes Seller and Willis with Burt
Milton in The Broadwayites," King
Brothers and Gully. with sptritsd