Show I THEATRE REVIEWS I i Amusing Comedy Cleverly Produced By Wilkes Gladys George Portrays Portrays' the I Intriguing ing Lady Next Door Ex Exalting the commonplace b by ex- ex posing sometimes I satirically the Dumar of mediocre American fam- fam fly ily lIfe Dorothy Parker and Elmer Rice the writers of The Lady Next Door now bein being presented by the Wilkes Players have afforded much diverting enjoyment to the Wilkes patrons week The very familiar scene of a family wherein the wife is conStantly constantly con con- bemoanIng the work which Is necessitated by her inefficient management and who treats her husband as a sImple ridiculous child who must be constantly cor- cor cared for while she Utterly utterly ut- ut terly spoils her daughter is poignantly poignantly rev revealed aled in the first act ot of The Lady Next Door Donna Jones gives a remarkably realistic depIction of Mrs Graham the nag nag- gina wife while Lucille Holder as the petted lIttle daughter Is wholly delightful l. l lIen Erway as Ed Graham the tired and unhappy husband ada adapts ts himself to the therole role Tole perfectly In fact so convincing is the atmosphere atmos- atmos phere of the play that the audience thoroughly understands understands' the emotions emotions emo- emo of each character and is deeply interested in the solution Gladys George is the naive and beautiful Mrs l Sheridan the lady next door whose husband neglects her Noel Leslie has an exceptional role as Mr SherIdan the ironical and useless husband whose hose sarcastic sar- sar castle castic cruelty finally drives his wife to leaving him and encouraging encouraging ing her neIghbor Mr Graham who has found a true friend In her hOr to accompany her At times the situation is very tense but the climax is consistent and avoids the melodrama which obviously impending Fanchon Fanchon Fan Fan- chon Everhart has an excellent role as Ada SIrs Mrs Grahams Graham's sister and Arthur Loft Lott Cyril Delevanti and Daisy el Wilcox are also well cast j Emil J Janni gs Scores in Faust Now at Victory Distinguished Characterizations Mark U. U F. F A. A Prod S of FaMe 1 The nl i e fantasy a of aust unhampered lh b by the re- re s of a as s st ge e has been translated to the s 's s r en a glamorous impressiveness impressiveness' n never ver yet attained Characterized by an opulent opu- opu lent splendor wherever the theme requires It a very very- effective simplicity aim sim- marks the peasant scenes whereIn the tragedy or of MarguerItes MarguerIte's love occurs thus making a fine artistic distinction between the different phases of Faust's career The poem begins with Satans Satan's wager with the Angel that he will destro destroy forever the soul of the learned and pious teacher Faust acknowledged as a firm irm believer in God A fierce plague scourges the village wherein Faust resides and unable to aid his people he Is driven by despair to Invoke the aId of Satan called I Then b by devilish sorcery I reveals Faust his lost lost youth and tempts him ot of beautiful beau beau- i women They make a bar ar argain gain wherein Faust Faust- pledges his soul to Satan in return for hIs youth All his adv seem with evil however and slowly the pleasures begin to pall He returns to his village ge and sees the lovel lovely Marguerite nit an innocent maIden The story etory or of his tragIc love her public torture and amI Faust's final redemption by love lo is well vell known but never before has it been portrayed portrayed por- por so poignantly Truly Faust may be cl classed as one of the most conceived and executed pictures ever ever produced A Lige Conley comedy Going Crazy brings many laughs thus bal balancing the program Dave and a. a special musical program program pro pro- gram completes the bill |