Show R K O. O Showing Clever Co Comedy dy I Audiences J at It the R-K-O R Orpheum at the- the opening performance of ot the then n- n hew nw flew w bill Wednesday voted it one o othe of the best of the season Smart W Women Wo men men f with a real ll stat cast is an ar Interesting and story exceptionally well well told This is could be expected on looking over ove the over the featured featured featured fea fea- fea- fea players Mary Milry Astor Robert Roberl Ames Edward Everett Horton Noel Francis Ruth Weston John Halliday Halli- Halli day Gladys Ga Gale e and an A Alfred r d Cross make up the distinguished list of ol stellar lights Smart Women Is a dom domestic comedy of high merit The wife has been in Europe and while she was away her husband evidently was not lonely Upon her return she finds him in the thc grip of a romance w with th a a The womans woman's mother is quite a 1 schemer and appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears t to have had not a little to do with wit this the wife's absence ab ab ab- sence Things seemed to have been running running running run run- ning sm smoothly e enough as such matters matters matters mat mat- go until a ahouse house party takes place The wife invites several very modern modem jo women to her home for a week The invitation list lisl also includes her boy tr friend Right there complications set in and go to tomake tomake tomake make up an nn engaging plot Mary Astor and Robert Ames arc are the husband and Tand wife and nd they carry their parts with the artistry that would be expected Noel Francis Francis Franis Fran Fran- cis is- is isis is the to perfection I and Gladys Gale makes her role of at matchmaker a highlight in inthe the the drama dra All AU the he others in the cast fi fit their parts admirably It is one of the brightest brighte t little tales put on the screen in a a. long time On the vaudeville bill are two emperors emperors em emr of or the nimble toe Pat PatRoon Rooney y yand and Pat Pat Rooney Rooney III These outstanding outstanding ing dancers have every right to their headline position on on the program No one ever dances with thc the grace and agility that seems inherent in inthe inthe the Rooneys time of their distinguished ancestor all down the line Monica Monica and Ann Skelly assisted by two clever young men dance through a lively a-lively act they call Trench Leave This is one of the bright spots on the bill Lois Torres and six swift Spanish Span Span- ish tumblers and acrobats stage sage it a fast act that is quite out of the usual run Eddie Miller singer scored a n dis- dis dis distinct hit hil With an excellent voice he sang several s-everal songs with real musi music music mu mu- si sic in them in thoroughly artistic f fashion He Hc is assisted by bya a fetching fetching fetch fetch- ing young woman whose dances were thoroughly enjoyed I IFor For good there Is a style show how as an n It is flawlessly flawlessly flawlessly flaw flaw- lessly presented and seemed to In Interest Iri- Iri terest Lerest the men in the thc audience quite as much as the women It is an n intriguing in intriguing in- in glimpse of upwards of fifty tifty new fashion creations offered by local lo local lo- lo cal ml who disport themselves them them- selves elves with all aU the thc case and ard grace of professionals The mistress of ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies was a striking feature of the production A magnificent white sound hound lends an air of distinction to he the show The bill rounded out by a cartoon comedy and newsreel runs through the he week to include next Tuesday |