Show By y Gay Gay Farce Lew Ayres Opus Opus Not Not So Hot Hoty y By CANDID KAY KAY- By Candlelight th the lead lead feature at the Orpheum theater Is ts a pleasant little piece of sophistication with Paul Lukas and Nils Asther two gents cents well wen versed In suavity carrying the burden of the show if It If they weren't tired when the production was In the can to we use a R film term they should have been for at nt least 95 per pe cent of the successful dialogue and action rested squarely on their well- well tailored shoulders The paprika flavored farce of a butler who takes lessons from his prince master In the technique of successfully seducing lovely women and then runs Into difficulties when he attempts to practice that technique gets at off to a a. rather slow start Nor does the tempo quicken perceptively for some time but no one can deny It ends up in a SL rowdy burst of whirlwind action It Is 15 one of ot those comedies In tn wl which ch timing Is 1 the essence a a. comedy wherein a a. glance or a ahall half hall gesture deftly done must outweigh dialogue or the room and down action Both Lukas and Asther are adept at this sort of thing for which the audience can be bo truly thankful 4 S This Asther perron is b an nD amazing one the ute w way he makes characters characters charac charac- ten of at such different natures come to life Ue on the screen reen He refuses to be typed He Dc can be a a. dirty villain a 2 gay cay ay lover or swell light comedIAn comedian com corn edian and make all three equally convincing In By C Candlelight he be IIa Is II Isa Isa a combination of the latter two hes he's a rascal meal of ot the first water viewed from the strictly moral angle and you know It but hes he's an extremely lovable one and you quite forgive nay youre you're apt to be for tor him himIn In n his lie He does his bis seducing with such true grace charm and finesse Inesse Paul Lukas Luk could write a book on personality and what one can do with It In this picture Paul isn't as handsome a as before tore or perhaps Its It's just Jast the comparison with Nib Nils who wins wlm cards and spades In that Une line me but he makes up op for tor It by being an actor from the word go Each of ot his cenes scenes is handled In competent fashion and as farce faree comedy Is s the most moat difficult to do and By Candlelight Is that from be beto beginning to o end Paul adds add another le leaf to his laurel crown If U one screen player knows mows the value of restraint and utilizes it Jt that player Is ii Paul Lukas His Hf p performance shines as u result S S S Elissa Landi Landl Is 15 a disappointment She seems ms to be trying so 80 terribly terribly ter- ter hard to be convincing In hi the tho role of the maid who masquerades in inthe the he finery of her mistress and as result her performance j Is 11 nervous and nd Jumpy Even a stricken love-stricken butler couldn't have been as a fooled as Joseph was supposed to be Her delivery of lines Unes in contrast to the smoothness of Lukas and Asther Anther stands ou out like Uke a decidedly sore thumb and and her of which there ungodly lot set teeth laughing was an ai on edge Esther Ralston who didn't have ha anything much to do but give in gracefully to the princes prince's wiles never looked more beautiful on the screen creen Maturity has done much for her not only in beauty of face tace and figure but in poise Laurence Grant Dorothy Re I Revier r Warburton Gamble and the girl with the intriguing name Lois January each contributed nicely executed bits S t I Universal has made one last we hope lope desperate attempt t to do something some some- thing hing with Lew Ayres in Cross Country Cruise and the result is mighty feeble So is the whole picure pic pic- ture ure for tor that matter including the new June Knight Allan Dinehart doIng dong do do- lag Ing ng a very heavy villain the plU puns s with which the opus abounds and md the he Jokes including the one about Salt SaIt Lake and the street car system Worthy of or their selection this week are re the Tuesday night winners who sho eaU call themselves the Bourbon Boys Boy This trio offers something different Inthe in he the way of harmony and rhythm The song ensemble this week has been een cleverly arranged with the thet t theme em I p Cant Can't nt Give You Any Anything thine S I This Thi is overland bus picture No 2 to reach the public and y you u might as aswell aswell well veU skip it Even having the murder mur der committed with a bow and arrow doesn't save it Theres There's a Little King cartoon cartoon cartoon car car- toon and a newsreel with some entertaining en en- animal training shots there should hould have been more mor of them and less of scenic America from a bus ADD MARQUEE r and the Empress She Empress She Done Him Hun Wrong Rhythm of Cuba Beats Heats at Playhouse Cuba land of romance hot-cha hot picturesque settings and the new dance sensation The Carioca form the background for Cubanola the musical review now at the Playhouse Rex Jewell Jewel has combined the above feature with some last fast comedy resulting in a prod production both pleasing leasing and hard to beat Although Herby Harrisons Harrison's act has nothing to do with the Cubans It t offers some sonic amusing entertainment Herby presents a comedy scene giving his impression of at the way Amos and Andy would handle it ILS it IL S S 0 I But But Love Love and Mae TI bets Tommie Seymour ym ur and Tommie Park Parker r In th the leads A few of the other numbers and a double film fe feature t tt ie e The King of Jazz and nd When Whon a F Feller li r Needs a Friend a along ong w with th a Micky Mouse com dy complete comple the bill CARL REYNOLDS |