Evening star., 1933-07-22
TWELVETREES
AND CABOT in
ACTION ROLES
Stage and Scree1,
at FO1 Present
Good Features.

SUCCESSIVE caimaxes. in which
retribution Is q common motive,
give to "Disgraced," the motion picture
at the Fox Theater, . tinge that It
shares With traditional plays Of rugged
action. There Is . difference, however.
between this screen o1erins Of various
degrees Of passion and the common
variety Of melodrama. The persons tn
volved are In the sphere Of refinement
instead Of the realm Of the common
place, and their contacts are Of the
type that is familiar to those who live
the more prosaic lives.
Helen Twelvetrees and Bruce Cabot.
with the spirited assistance Of Adrienne
Ames. present q story which calls for
o realistic representation Of striking
characters. Miss Twelvetrees has shown
much versatility in her appearances on
the screen, and In some instances has
had roles Of the extremely simple type,
but In "Disgraced" she takes her place
among those actresses who attain the
high place in emotional work. Her
position In the garment trade Offers the
woman represented an opportunity for
the wearing Of an unusual variety Of
personality garments, IN which the
players distinctive type Of colortng Is
with artistic skill the spirit Of the play,
with the result that her successive
moods furnish the nucleus Of stirring
drama.
One Of the most moving incidents of
the play Is one which follows her serious
Irritation with q man Of prominence,
who Is known to be engaged to another
woman Of standing. When their affair
has reached the point thAt he Is i'm
PEELED to promise marriage, and 1t Is
later announced that the marriage to
the other woman Is to take place at
once, Miss Twelvetrees approaches the
crisis with pistol in her hands. BY
coincidence, the police captain who
Is called in to straighten out the en-
counter, Is the father Of Miss Twelve
trees, and the parent seizes the pistol
with fatal results to the man who has
been leading a double life. Both father
and daughter confess the murder to
the police, and q series of forceful
incidents leads up to the final clearing
Of the woman.
The play is marked by suspense and
by uniformly good acting ON the part
Of the whole cast, and Is o distinct ad-
dition to the record Of Miss Twelvetrees,
who has . screen personality that gives
her a distinct place In the films. Mr..
Cabot also performs with ability. The
play Is epigrammatic In texture and
ends with the public awaiting the jury's
verdict.
One Of the features Of the program at
the Fox is the pretentious Offering Of
the famous Poet and Peasant" over
ture by Mr.. Lampkin and his orchestra,
with an Interpretation which Is dis
thctly that Of the leader Of these
capable musicians.
The stage show Is headed by Sher-
lock Holmes playlet, The MaMrin
Stone" with Richard Gordon and Lee
Lowell In the principal roles. Their
performance Is marked with alertness
and rapid action that are more i'm
preSsive than some of the Conan Doyle
offerings Of the past.
In the purely entertainment line,
Charles Foy and his cousins, with Mary
ODonnell. carry on the tradition Of
the family with fullness Of execution
that surpassed even the performances
Of distinguished sire. The act is es-
pecially notable for the quality Of the
SINGING and dancing.
The whole Fox show Is marked by
uniformly high-grade performance.
With Steve Evans as Q popular iInita-
tor Of Hollywood celebrities, and Burno-
Whitside and Anita breathing the very
spirit Of rhythm, there Is strong IN
terest. d. G. G.