Show Leslie Howard Hovard StarIn Star StarIn StarIn In Orpheum Picture Film version of The Scarlet Pimpernel Pim Pim- pernel th the best selling best eUing novel by Barmess Baroness Bar Bar- mess oness Orczy written in m 1903 and detailing detailing de de- detailing de- de tailing the the r reckless 3 adventures of a gallant Englishman n who risks life lite love ove and self respect in order order- to aid French Drench aristocrats doomed doom to the guillotine has brought L Leslie lie Howard to o the screen at the atthe the Orpheum theater in n one of at his most colorful roles AsSir As AsSir AsSir Sir Percy Blakeney head of a band 1 of Regency bloods pledged to aid the French Trench he is compelled to conceal his iLs activities by app appearing aring as a featherbrained featherbrained feath feath- brained er-brained dandy sartorial adviser to H. H R. R H. H th the Prince Regent and inso inso in ino so o doing estranges his beautiful French Trench wile wife Marguerite a role filled by Merle Oberon piquant Tasmanian Tasmanian Tas- Tas manian actress When Marguerites Marguerite's brother Is arrested arrested ar ar- ar rested in Paris th the ins villainous amb ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- bargains with her hero to o save the brother in return for lor the Identity of ot the Scarlet Pimpernel For the sake sake- of her brother Marguerite Marguerite Margue Margue- rite rile rite gains and md turns over evidence e ethal that hat will lead to his discovery not knowIng it is her own husband she betrays betras Th The knowledge knowledg brings her hero herto herto to o realization that she still sUll lov loves him him lim and ard she rushes to his aid The manner of at his outwitting of the sinister sin sin- inister in- in ister diplomat m makes kes a climax of or thrilling drama d Howard one of or the most distinguished actors of the screen creen n and stage has never nc been more engaging or more mor effective dive than thanas as s the like chameleon-like Sir Perc Percy and Miss Mis Oberon makes a splendid Marsu Marguerite Mar Mar- su rite The Th supporting cast Is Li notable Including In In- In- In eluding Raymond M Ma Masey ey as Chau Chau- velin Nigel Bruce Joan Gardner Anthony Anthon Bushnell Bramwell Fletcher Fletch Fletch- er r and others Also the program has a gripping realistic story of a mothers mother's struggle struggle gl gle to sav save her family from the disastrous disastrous dis dis- dis- dis consequences s of their own acts in Strangers All which has May Robson and Preston Fester co co- starred stured Florine Florice McKinney William Bakewell and James Bush are the theother theother theother other members rs of or th the family |