Show Hollywood od Applauds Applaud Screen Version of Romeo and Juliet Freddie was one of a large and exceptionally studded star-studded audience that came to see how William WilHam Shakespeare would fare in his third I talkie venture Freddie neat and brushed and Eton collared was yawning politely behind his hand hand hand- he usually does not stay up so late before the picture started Two hours later when it was over he was wide awake It may mean nothing because Freddie Freddic is an exceptional year 12 old versed in his Shakespeare And those frequent duels enacted with verve and zest plus the street brawls made good action stuff In the 10 best movie tradition Hollywood along with Freddie applauded a beautiful costly spectacular spec- spec and well performed version of f Shakespeare's love drama The showman's lowman's question How will audiences generally take it must await wait its its' answer answer as as usual upon usual upon the he audiences The average movie fan it il is true hue will vill scarcely recognize the Norma Shearer hearer of Ct The Divorcee and other sophisticated earl early talkies in her herc c current role rol but her last film mm The Barretts Barrette of Street may have avo prepared them for Juliet Some were surprised at her apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent ease case in tho the famous role if not lot by her unusually photographed beauty Leslie Howard may seem seema a bit mature maturo to those who like their Romeos boyish but his sincerity his reading line and his acting should atone tone for that John Barrymore's is unconventional unconventional un- un conventional mad and interesting Ed Edna a May Olivers Oliver's Nurse is s that characters character's usual talkative self self seU- too oo talkative perhaps for pictures Basil Rathbone's Is fiery and haughty Other familiar cast names Include C. C Aubrey Smith as Capulet let et Ralph Forbes Reginald Denny Henry lenry Kolker an and d Andy Devine The picture directed by George Gcorge Cukor and produced Irving Thal- Thal berg ierg who has been thinking about it for 10 years ars it Is said enlisted more in ints erudition culture and research its ts preparation than ordinarily go gonto Into nto 10 Hollywood movies |