Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-28 | Page 7 | Shearer, Gable Starred in Centre's Bill

Shearer, Gable Starred in Centre's Rill Norma 8hearer and Clark Gable demonstrate their remarkable ver-aatlllty ver-aatlllty In "Idiot's Dsllght," which opsnsd at ths Centre theater Friday. Fri-day. "Idiot's Dsllght" won ths Pulitzer prize as a stags play, with Lynn Fontalns and Alfred Lunt In the roles now played by Miss Sheerer and Gable. Robert Sherwood, the author, wrote the screen plsy and took adroit advantage of the greater range afforded by the acreen. On the stage that delightful Omaha adventure was establlahed only In ratrospsctlvs dialog. In the picture, one Joins ths troups at Omaha and observee the technique of the hoofer and th girl In the trapeze act, played by Gable and Miss Shearer, respectively. After the Omaha meeting, they part to follow divergent routea. They meet again In Europe. In the interval, aha haa acquired a munition's maker aa an "angel" and posea as a countess. Ths hoofsr is still doing his stuff according to ths program. Hs recognises her Instantly. In-stantly. They renew the old acquaintanceship ac-quaintanceship and sach of thsm know, without admitting It, that ths light lovs which wss born In Omaha has never died. The supporting caat is of ths bsst. Edward Arnold is ths susvs munitions muni-tions dealer. Charles Coburn has ths role of a eclentlst. Joseph Schlldkraut portrays ths commander com-mander at a frontier post when wsr breaks out Burgess Msrsdlth is convincing as ths idealist in ths group of travelers who ars caught in ths conflict.