Evening star., 1933-10-25

bird who makes this film Somethi
Patrons of Keitls should find great
enjoyment in viewing this chronicle OF
things said and unsaid about Henry S
private doings. Tempering only slightly
the unfortunate manners and foibleS OF
the day, showing Henry eating chicken
bones with his fingers and tossing the
is the sort Of fun that should annoy
only those who are Of the belief that the
days prior to Elizabeth flowed with milk
and honey
Mr.. Laughton, who, as the wise Mr..
Watts, jr., has Said has often been ac-
cused of overplaying his roles, in this
conforms strictly to the pattern of bur-
leSque which has been set before him,
and he WanderS about with his feet aJar
and his stomach full, flowing with ease
and assurance of a Napoleon. While
he tends to make Henry too pleasant,
as also too stupid, he does what he does
In the furtherance of entertainment and
with the hope that Henry's many wives
VIII be smiled over rather than cried
with
Thus it is that the chief incident in
the play concerns the ugly Ann of
CleveS played magnificently by Mr..
Laughton'S wife. Elsa Lanchester) and
that unbelievable moment when cards
are whipped out and one of the funni-
est games in history takes place. AT
this point Henry is made fun of rather
more violently than probably his hero
worshippers, if there are any, would ap-
prove Of. But 1t is so gallantly and
beautifully done, the satire Is 50 I'M.
there is little use taking oftense where
no offense is intended.
The cast is not only distinguished by
the presence of Mr.. Laughton, who gives
one of the finest performances OF the
year but also by flock OF handsome
ladies who give color If not always Gre
dence to the queens they represent
Binnie Barnes as Katheryn Howard is
one of the most beautiful queens we
have ever seen-and the brief married
Further than that, Robert Donat is
extremely presentable and dignified as
the often Inundated Thomas Culpeper.
The film starts with Ann Boleyn and
ends with Katherine Parr. Between its
cinema pages are some OF the richest,
funniest and clevereSt bits OF satire and
dialogue and action of the season.
UuER MASTERS VOICE" is hit in
IL New York. This comes as well
come surprise. The critics agreed
unanimously that the play is just what
it is intended to be-light. nonSensical
entertainment, with no more than mer-
riment in sight. Roland Young, when
he was in Washington, said: Il give it
a fifty-ffty break with the critics" He
was wrong Every one has gone over
board" in its behalf, which is pleas
ant indication that Manhattan is still
able to laugh and that Miss Hummer
has discovered (as she has before) how
to provoke laughter.
WHAT is the value of film celebrity
w autographs in Washington? In
spired by Mollie Merricks comments
on the high price of such things in
Hollywood. T. H. Radcliffe, who has
an armful of autographs after sue
cessful Hollywood pilgrimage. is anx-
ious to discover whether locally the
stars have any ink value. His book
full to the brim of every one except
Garbo and Mae West. is a handsome
exhibition of the fact that the stars
don't mind signing their names Have
you ever dined at the Brown Derby or
the Vendome with one of them? If
you have. you know the aWfulness of
those long, lonely moments when you
are gruffly pushed aside and made to