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Attractions at Strand Theatre

To-day and Thursday Gil
bert in his latest and undoubtedly
his best picture of the talkies era,
Fast Workers. Fast Workers"
portrays the hilarious adventures
of a couple of riveters who liked to
climb high in the world so that
their range of vision for the ladies
would be increased. Robert Arm
strong is seen as Gilbert's compan-
ion throughout a series of thrills
on top of skyscrapers and amor
GUS encounters on the ground that
lead to a smashing climax. Sup
porting Gilbert in addition to Arm
strong is charming Mae Clarke as
the lady of shady reputation, Muir
iel kirkland as "Millie", Vince
Barnett, Virginia Cherrill, Muriel
Evans, Guy Usher and other
screen favorites- AS pals both at
work and play, Gilbert and Arm
strong have vowed that before
either marries, the other will have
a chance to test out the girl in
volved, the idea being that if the
girl can be compromised, the mar
riage is off. Thus they success
fully evade the bonds of matri-
mony time and again. Gilbert
does the testing on most occasions
but his last test proves nearly
fatal for he unknowingly tests
Armstrong; wife, the result of a
secret marriage. Still unaware of
the marriage, Gilbert reveals the
results of his test to his pal and
the friendship is abruptly dissolv-
ed. Then comes the smashing eli
max, a dealy revenge and the de-
nouncement.
Friday and Saturday-The Mys-
terious Rider, Zane Grey's latest
story of the west, is laundering
action tale Of the modern south
west, built upon the authorization
of the government for the con
struction of the Boulder dam
which will make thousands of
acres of desert land valuable, and
the resultant fight against the
greed Of land grabbers who seek
to evict the ranchers from their
homes. The cast is excellent. Kent
Taylor youthful western star is
ably supported by Lena Andre,
Fail Patrick, runners up in the
famous panther woman contest,
Irving Pichel and Warren Hymer
Monday ard Tuesday The Roy
al Family of the stage IS now the
Royal Family of the screen. John,
Ethel and Lionel Barrymore, in
their first appearance together on
the screen, prove a triumphant
triumverate in "Rasputin and the
Empress" superspectacle of the
fall of the Romanoffs. No better
vehicle could have been chosen
than the dramatic story of the iast
days of the Romanoff dynasty,
colorful as a period play, yet so
modern that it is within the men,
ory of this generation. One sees
Rasputin in his maze of introgues,
orgies, hypnotic spells and duplic-
fty, and while it seems inconceiv-
able, remembers when these self
same things were newspaper
topics. The Barymores bring the
characters to virtual life. John is
a brilliant figure as the debonair
Prince Chegodieff, Ethel offers a
stirring picture of the Inflated
Empress. The role was reality to
her-the Russian empress was her
friend and hence she plays it
with a depth of understanding and
knowledge that at once stamps the
performance as far beyond a mere
piece of acting. Lionel, as the sin
lister Holy Devil" in makeup
that seems to be almost his rein
carnation, was never more COM
pelling Distinguished work is al
so done by Ralph Morgan as the
Car; Diana Wynard as the Prin-
cess; Tad Alexander, 9. Henry
Gordon and Edward Arnold. light
ly fictionized, "Rasputin and the
Empress is a literal glance at the
factors which plunged Russia into
war and revolt. It is staged on a
scale more lavish than anything
heretofore. attempted in talking
pictures, with its great throne
room sequences, the impressive
and spectacular ceremony in
Kremlin, the huge review. of the
troops and other authentic repro
duction of the glories that were st.
Petersburg before it was swept by
the red tide Of revolution.