Evening star., 1933-05-01

country should get birds-eye view
of it
The rest of the country should. 1t
is a fact that this is the KIND ol q
novelty which brings the public ana
the theater closer together than any
other theatric diversion. We venture
to say that Leon Enrol hasn't been as
funny in years as he was with IN
Your Hat" and the wine 8adget last
night. And no drama of the current
season. built to wiring the heartstrings
has been more warmly applauded than
the Frederick G. Lewis sketch. The
Heart of Mystery" in which Mr.:
Lewis played one of the luiciest OF all
tragedian roles, and was carried on the
stage In the manner OF Hamlet TO WHO
and unbridled huzzas from the audience.
A few of the theater's best friends
were on hand last night. First and
foremost was the genial and well
voiced De Wolf Hopper. whose little
master of ceremony expressions were
among the keenest Of the evening.
other NJ. C's included the nicely sing
ing Mr.. Crumit. Roy Atwell, in
hilarious bit before a dummy micro
phone: Charles Judels not seen mere
since the Fiji DOrsay skit; Charles
King. who sang with that inevitable
silk hat and his particularly mgrs-
ClallnR MdIlIltI. Joilii wa
now chiefly as Hollywood's best-smillng
villain. and Joseph Santley, who seems
to have been swallowed by Hollywood
during the past few years.
Loud we're the laughs too. over
Smith and Dales The Last National
Bank: over the musical vagaries OF
Carlson. Bonham and Latham-the
Tasty Yeast testers: over the smooth,
pink face of Sam Byrd as the eve
nine's most beauteous lady; over the
premiere danseuse." William R. Hol-
brook. who in Spring in Paris while
Howard Marsh sang glibly to MI
Byrd, few from one end OF the stage
to the other a la PavloWa: over The
love Of the Satvrs," in which Mr.. Hol-
brook again was seen IN dancing
run-and- jump skit
Other events included the Nate Lelp-
zig fantastic card tricks with Clifford
Brooke students acting as foils; PAU
Althouse's singing 20 Paradise, from
the opera. "L'Africana"; the staging OF
Pale Moonlight and the Frederick
Lewis sketch; and the music. which was
handled by series OF noted conduc-
tors.
There we're no bitches. no haltings,
no Indications that this hadn't hao
long and prosperous Broadway run.
From De Wolf Hopper down. the cast
was cheerful. willing and talented. And
If the house wasn't a sell-out that was
only because the audience wasn't,
perhaps. aware of the good things In
store for it.
If the Lambs will gambol here again.
we predict there won't be an empty
chair in the theater.
Admirers of the now famed team of
Zasu Pitts and Slim Summervllle Will
probably enjoy their gentle little antics
in Out All Night the new comedy
at the Rialto Miss Pitts wrings her
hands and employs that willing look
which has raised her to the skies, and
is helped sometimes by Mr.. Somer-
Vile, who. to our way of thinking. Is,
however. not one-tenth as effective as
his partner.
They are further aided by Laura
Hope Crews. seen neither on stage nor
screen in moons age. and an actress
who should never be put in the shade.
Miss Crews in this plays one OF those
pill mothers-the kind who never let's
her son grow up. and who chaStlses him
through long years Of mlserableness by
a daily assault Of medicine and mother
love. A burlesque version of Mr.. How
ards once noted Silver Chord Miss
Crews is allowed to be moderately funny
although it is to be hoped that in the
future she will be seen in something a
trifle more expert and convincing.
Miss Pitts and Mr.. Summeryille
tourney in this film from depart
ment store to Niagara Falls. where they
have one of the most tragic of moo
ern honeymoons Pursued hither and
Won by the willful and greedy Miss
Crews. they haze little peace either IN
love or out of love. and. but for sud-
den resolution to be happy without the
protecting arms of mother" their lives
might be split into immovable splin-
ters.
Miss Pitts carries most Of the COM
edy on her shoulders, and although
handicapped by some of the material,
she is still a highly droll comedienne