Evening star., 1935-02-20

dolierS"-and it will undoubtedl
of the week, thus allowing you
acquainted with the best folk OF
To the tune, therefore, of the gently
wistful Poor Wandering One in
''The Pirates of Penzance" and to
the buoyant For Am Judge and
a Good Judge. Too" in Trial by
Jury" friendly heads and familiar
boards waggled up and down again
last night, giving these D'Oyly Carriers
n handsome reward for their labors.
Trial by Jury" as performed by
these G. and S. wizards, comes forth
surprisingly new. That jury which
bobs in and out of its pen, the
Learned judge" who cuts the evening
short by marrying the plaintiff, the
usher who cries his continual "silence
in the court" all appear freshly var
nished and quite different from the
sort of people with whom you have
been familiar in school or college
affairs. and Richard Walkers walk,
Sydney Granville's wig and Doreen
Denny's smile were all very much
above the average.
last night for THE Pirates" and
when Isidore Godfrey's excellent Or
cheStra broke forth with that all
which has since come to be known as
Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here" a
sigh of satisfaction broke forth that
reached way up and beyond the
rafters-even to the Offices OF Man.
ager Steve Cochran. who was pre-
sumably finishing the above verse
too.
Having said perfection" once about
these PLAYERS. little need be added
Nevertheless, We cannot help but fee
that last night was even better than
the night before, and that when Kath-
leen Frances, as Mabel sang Poor
Wandering One" some kind of top
was reached. both vocally and artis-
tically. Then, again, there was Martyr
Green, boiled down somewhat since
he was the duke Dorothy Gill, also
boiled down, as Ruth, and those eX-
cellent policemen led by the splendid
Sydney Granville to complete the
hundred per cent cast.
Had you remembered, by the way
that Trial by Jury" is also called
"Cox and Box?
SOMEWHERE in this now almost
- continual and rarified Gilbert and
Sullivan atmosphere there was a
screening yesterday of Mr.. Vallee's
new Warner Bros. film, Sweet Music,
which is much, much better than we
IoI onfiHinotaI Tho S1JrNriSn nf the
affair is not so much Mr.. Vallee, how
ever, as it is Ann Dvorak, lady for
whom We have always had sneaking
admiration, and who in this definitely
proves that not only can she act, but
she can probably outwit any fan
dancer (as far as dancing goes) in the
country. Miss Dvorak is an excellent
foil for Mr. Vallee, and Mr.. Vallee
is also an excellent foil for Miss
Dvorak, and there is good music anc
that Frank and Milt Britton band
How much did Helen Morgan gel
Tor singing exactly two minutes?
X X X x
q UDY VALLEE has been invited tc
~ be the guest Of honor at the Fri
Music" at the Earle. (No definite word
from him YETI
A great many ladies thought that
the motion picture executive who at
tended the one-act play tournament
Saturday night was a certain film
star
Frank Jameson will have the lead
ing role in Mrs. James M. Souby'S play
Field of Honor" which the Pierce
Hall Players will present March q
and %.
Murray Sheehan's play, THE Devi
in the House" will be the Pierce Hall.
ers' last production of the season.
10 Rio, currently dancing with
Frances Wills at the Fox, was former.
ly with the Rio brothers. He is not
however, a Rio brother-although hi.
name is Rio-if you get what We