Evening star., 1935-08-17
Miss Davies
Is stheStarof
Beauty Play
Mildly Famous page
Miss Glory" on
Earle Screen.

L tf1E warner Bros. SUOck company
and Miss Marion Davies, lately
added to the w. B. roster Of stardon,
are called upon to interpret the gay
foolishness of Page Miss Glory" the
cinematic adaptation Of mildly
famous Broadway hit. and 1t must be
said they apply themselves to the task
with some success. Revealing the
seamier side Of the beauty contest
business, they also uncover at the
Earle this week a gag collection ad-
mirably suited to dog days, and re-
late a touching story derived from
the epic rags-to-riches file.
The prime movers in this compli-
Gated and intermittently hilarious
farce are Pat O'Brien and Frank
McHugh, two ambitious graduates of
the Drake estate" confidence game
who in an idle moment have turned
to the beauty contest industry for
spoils Having manufactured mag
nificent composite photo Of nobody in
particular, they enter 1t in the $2,500
pageant of pulchritude sponsored by
the Little Memo Yeast Co., swearing
withal that their imaginary Dawn
Glory" got that way by imbibing large
beakers of Memo yeast. When their
entry wins the first prize. they set
about joyfully collecting prize money,
radio graft, Endorsement gravy and the
other emoluments due a famous face,
figure or family name in this en-
lightened age.
Only one serious embarrassment
plaques them. Those shrewd and per-
sistent fellows, the gentlemen of the
press, scream for interviews and get
themselves worked up into an un.
precedented lather over the widely
advertised Miss Glory. Since she Is
just a promoters dream, her inven-
tors are in what Is known in the
quaint dialect of the city room as one
hot spot. At first they plead their
beauty's shyness, but then that thin
subterfuge wears out, they are panic
stricken and prepare to confess all.
And who should show up at that
moment but Miss Davies, daffy
chambermaid incoming around their
cozy little 10-room suite. dreaming of
an equally dizzy aviator who flies
around places modestly chanting into
a loudspeaker the information that he
is the worlds greatest flyer.
In one of her romantic frenzies,
this girl has bought herself Dawn
Glory" coiffure and slipped into
Dawn Glory" gown, and all Of sud
den, quick like mouse, the despairing
plotters discover themselves with a
real Dawn Glory in the next room.
They promise her two chauffeurs,
three maids, four cars and five yachts
If she will keep her mouth shut and
pretend to be the original Of the prize
picture. but she pines for luh-uv, and
the pilot who has said he would marry
Dawn Glory, whoever, whenever and
wherever she was. Eventually she
gets him and the promoters get what
the Irishmar shot at.
Still handsome and rather proud Of
her willingness to accept roles which
at times require her to appear other
wise, Miss Davies gives one Of the
best amateur performances Of the
year as both the chambermaid and
Miss Glory. Dick Powell has few
comic moments as the aviator and
also sings o song or two, and Pat
O'Brien, Frank McHugh, Mary Astor,
Lyle Talbot and Patsy Kelly all &C.
quit themselves creditably. We really
liked it better than any other Allen
Jenkins performance as a sentiment
tai plug-ugly.
The Earle stage show this week
features Lee Sims and Ilomay Bailey,
recent stars Of Phil Bakers radio
programs. Mr.. Sims is jazz pianist,
not to be missed by admirers Of the
best in that field, and Miss Bailey's
numbers are pleasingly sung. The
hit of the first show yesterday was
Al Bernie, a mimic who has the crust
to initiate w. c. Fields and others of
the more dif1icult film and radio sub
jects, and gets away with 1t. Paul
and Nino Ghezzi open the bill with
their familiar and excellent acrobatic
turn, and the three-spot has a dance
trio and two singers, Harris, Claire
and Shannon. with Houston and
Harden. r. B. p, Jr.