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Show "Cinderella Twin99 At American Today "Cinderella's Twin." the Metro special, spe-cial, was presented for the firm time yesterday at the American theat re. where it ben an a run of two days as the feat ure si ract Ion. Homebody once remarked that the Cinderella motif Jn a ?lay or picture always went well. From the same reasoning it could he said that the t'imlerella story, plua a rook mot if, delicious whtmsicalMy, nnd F'irh sn lr-repressttite lr-repressttite bit of life n Is Viola Psna, fhe star, would be nothing but a success. suc-cess. Viola Pana's acting, so full of rich characterization an.l chariu, .is a thing to be Sfen M1 sen again Tt has the Satisfying ouality of perfection, and ht-re especially is she ailmirable. for she 1 as nearly a modern reproduction reproduc-tion of the old Cinderella as could be found. "When the little star tripped away and in her flight left the slipper I, hat her frince Charming seised, and ao found Jiintself hi-res ted for the theft of jewels" th audience showed by Its rapt interest how eompeMingly Miss Tnn hsd plaved her part. The fascinating story Is about a little scullery maid who has day dreams and is suddnlv whisked Into a weal-tl weal-tl y home where she van see her frince Charming at closer rang. lhe Is made use of by crooks to steal the jewels, 1 but is the means of turning the tattles, The story was written and scnario- i Itred hv I.uther Heed, and ably directed i by Pallas M. Fitzgerald, under personal Sipervision of llayard Veiller, Metro director of production. The not able t supporting east Includes Wallace Mac- Donald bs PrenMce T'.lue; Ruth Ptone- V ho u te, K'iward 'onnel)y. Kdward Cecil and Gertrude Phort. |