Evening star., 1933-02-25


prise IS the suddenly alert acting OF
Nancy Carroll, who for the past few
semesters has been sliding full speed
down hill. Further than that, Mr..
ex boom boom" singer, Cary
Grant. who appeared q few months
ago in a film in which his haber-
dashery was something to write home
about, and in Butterfly" sang q ter
rible song to Sylvia Sidney. suddenly
seems to be a nice, normal and
hard-working actor, whose British
traits are not sitting too hard on
him. The result of these two play
ers playing love together. and Robert
Halliday turning in fine perform.
ance as the disagreeable friend OF
the disagreeable man Gouis CAL
hern) whom Miss Carroll killed with
a Statue-iS q firSt-rate film, ex-
citing, we'll directed and, while not
pretentious, likely to be one Of the
best murder stories Of the year.
It will do no good to reveal the
plot. knowing about 1t ahead OF
time would spoil some of 1t for you.
1t does no harm to mention the fact,
however, that there are little bits"
in this, such as the fat diving girl
and the bespectacled deck walker,
which keep you laughing as we'll as
eXcited-and when Mr.. Cary takes
that whip and beats the daylights
out of Jack La Rue (gangster in this
priest in "A Farewell to ArmsO you
will whoop and cheer with the rest
of the audience The film Is also
notable for the brief appearance in
it of John Lodge (grandson OF
Henry Cabot LODGE, who behaves
very reasonably in his doctors as
signment.
The stage show is headed by that
popular radio artist. Arthur Tracy.
known to the multitudes as the
great big palm for his yocalizings
and deserves everything he gets.
Other acts include the ebullient Nell
Kelly. known as the Lady Dyna-
mite; Grace Elder and the Reed
and the Six De Cardos, who jump
in and out of barrels the way no.
body else ever has before.
Arliss at Metropolitan
Continues Another Week.
CUCCESS of George Arliss' produc-
~ tion, The Kings Vacation" is
the Metropolitan Theater in con-
tinuing the play for another week.
In the work of the star there is evi-
dence that this piece gives greater
scope for his talents than others in
which he has appeared in recent
years, and that admirers of Mr..
ArlisS are offered an exceptional
view of his all-round skill as a fig
ure in the realms OF stage and
screen.
While the background Of royalty
in the small kingdom has appeared
in numerous romantic dramas. there
is greater interest than usual in
The Kings Vacation" for both
playwright and actor unfold def
mite idea which touches the feelings
of the average theatergoer. Social
and political customs, and their re-
latlon to men and women OF
thoughtful minds, are set forth in
series of incidents which have the
a certainty of keen interest in the
king who lived for years with a
queen without understanding the
The play brings them to the point
where they separate because of i'm
pending revolution in the country,
and the king goes back to his for
mer wife in democratic surround
ings, only to find that there is more
of pretense in his old associations
than there was behind the throne.
The delicate sentiment of the piece
Is impressive, and there is a strong
human touch in the reunion of king
and queen in new surroundings
Other good members of the COM
pany are Florence Arliss, Dick Pow
ell, Patricia Ellis. Dudley Digges,
o. P. Heggie, Marjorie Gateson. YER
non Steele, James Bell and Maude
Leslie.
The usual short films also are
shown at the Metropolitan.
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