Evening star., 1933-08-26
? ATHARINE HEPBURN.

II y "a
" such cinema successes as
n christopher Strong and such
i y artful steals as perpetrated in
"A Bill of Divorcement," as
well as her stage performances to her
credit. this week inaugurates the R-k-O
greater show season with another dis
tinct Hepburn triumph.
Morning Glory is a triumph in
cinematic presentation, and it is more
than evident that it is Miss Hepburns.
for this perturbation of Zoe Akins
stage play not only affords vehicle of
sufficient strength and depth for her
talents, but it also gives that actress an
opportunity to display ability in part
that is not often. if ever, seen in films.
A very small part of Morning Glory"
is given over to Shakespeare's immortal
Juliet. 1t is all too short a scene. for
when Miss Hepburn acts Juliet and
speaks her lines. she acts and speaks
as if she is fulfilling an innermost de-
sire. the realization Of very small mo-
ment for which all actresses of Miss
Hepburn'S caliber live. those who take
the drama seriously as an art. Here. it
is not Hepburn who speaks lines. but
beautiful Juliet and such a Juliet as
will cause more ecStatic holding of
breath and heartfelt appreciation of her
that in itself, proves Miss Hepburn to
be an actress more than worthy CT the
high rank she has gained, both on the
stage and in the cinema. 1t is only
f1eeting moment. but a moment so po-
tent as to make one forget that Juliet
was transformed from a very small.
hungry girl who had drunk too much
champagne on an empty stomach and
that she borrowed a shawl from a piano
f.. L. i
ing for her setting.
Fairbanks jr, for though he speaks
only one line in reply TO Juliet. it is
spoken with marked emphasis Young
Fairbanks has not done such acting as
he did in portraying Playwright Joe
Sheridan in Morning Glory since
Union Depot" and the usually suave.
well dressed and gentlemanly Adolphe
Menjou drop his suavity though re-
tanning his we'll dressed look and gen.
tlemanly quality. to become an almost
human producer.
1t is left then for c. Aubrey Smith.
kindly old actor. to befriend the
fore she became one of the seasons
most successful actresses This sue
cess. paid for by nights Of dancing in
chorus. vaudeville and many nights
Of playing stock, is to Eva Lovelace,
Miss Hepburn's characterization. an
empty one. There are many admoni-
tions from all sides that she must not
become morning glory and bloom only
once in day. 1t is not necessary for
her to scream Historically that she is
not afraid to become a morning glory.
for whatever Miss Hepburn's character
does she will not be afraid. j. N H.
THIS weeks offering at the Fox.
Turn Back the Clock" starring
Lee Tracy, is really refreshing enter
tainment. The film story is based upon
that universal desire Ito live my life,
or part thereof. over again" Director
Edgar Selwyn has done an admirable
job with an amusing plot and char
acter most Tracy-esque.
The theme of Turn Back the Clock"
deals with two couples from the same
jerkwater town spending their silver
haired days in the big city. Tracy as
Joe Gimlet (that name becomes funnier
as the play goes on) and Mae Clark
as Mrs. G., living a $3.50 existence
chance upon Otto (Broadway-known)
Kruger and Peggy Shannon as the other
couple to whom fortune had dealt