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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 3. 1929. 1C ir- - - ; OlSJ QtAP,F 7 Sr.RF.F.N MUSICAL COMEDIES "MERRY ANDREW" OUTPACED BY DRAMA FAIRLY WORTH WHILE i Continued tram Prpcrdmi Pr chorus girl had to ba Karsavina during that period. Every ensemble had to chum Itself up Into an Alexandrian revel, to the greater glory of Fokine and Morris Oest. That epoch finally grew a trifle stale, too. (Cont.nurd from Prtcfdine PI .speaking with a voice fresh from the tomb Miss Menken is always an object of sorrow. When. In the second act, she denounces the cruel French to as they march the the world war, ner snouts are t ioua. musical and eloquent oratorio. "Con-gais not a bad play, and one hesitates timidly to add that it U not a Indo-Chine- l" Dancing Sheer Monotony. But, for sheer monotony, no day's dancing compares with ours. Next stuff to the which passes for graceful evolution in the musical comedy squads of the past two seasons, the ballet and the Russian rout were marvels of spout an tons delight. They speak of this year's as fast dancing, wild, uproarious, Jaizlc, neo- -' Afric, aflame with the spirit of vnuth TTh huh. Perharjs it's time for someone to speak of it plainly as the most routine of routine dancing. hopelessly unimaginative, stupid and infantile, and usually downright Present-Da- y ugly. I had one impresario of the dance explain it to me as an essence of the machine age. The modern coryphees, said he. are trained to a Joyous expression of the precise and intricate m'irplay of cogs and levers, the miracles of steel frameworks thrusting i cesses have been in drama. Today he Is regarded as one of the finest character actors in Hollywood. I think Marie Dressier proved that a little broad comedy occasionally helps the most difficult situations. She only played a quarter of an hour in the stage play, "The Swan." but her comedy was so different from the gentle satire of the other actors in the play that it won overwhelming . : applause. j.;,.... . good one. If Ambitious Commission Take Up Theater Cudgel. The new police commissioner. Mr. Whalen. temporarily abandons his quest for the murderer of so eminent and a citizen as Arnold Rothstcln employs the entire N. Y. constabulary in an effort to make life easier for the theatergoers. Mr. Whalen's revolution against the bourbon traf lie Jaws is victorious, and now we can attend without discomfort the nude Oodlvas in 'Whoopee, tne aauuery. Street squalor and bloodshed in Scene." the blackmailing in Miss Alice Brady's show, and the assasina-tlon- s. and embezzllngs. burglaries mayhems prevalent In the show district. Cynics have observed that Mr. Whalen might serve his subject better were he to make it impossible for them to go to the theater. Instead of smoothing their paths to and from the Times Square crime orgies. However, Mr. Whalen has made himself and many others happy by his attentions to the drama as the most im portant and the most ailing of Newy Mr. York's civic advantages. Allen, the Broadway critic of Woman's Wear." witnessing Mr. Whalen's triumph Monday night, in street, exhis tower at Forty-fift- h claimed In a rapture of enthusiasm. "He's taking bows!" And he earned every cheer he got from the multitude, because his spectacular efforts result In easing the anguish of every one whose happiness depends on arriving easily at the Shubert, the the Ethel Barrymore. or any One of the numerous Chanlns. overnight Into the scyllne. the quick pulse of rackettlng the world all overrun with Robots whose hearts beat only In tune with the time clock. An modern ensemble dancingso he said is simply mans revenge on tne tyrant, machinery. Man apes, man burlesques, and thus man liberates himself from his new god of iron and electricity. A handsome piece of hooey, and I'm still waiting to see a great dance come out of it. The only suggestion of a machine age I ve noticed to date Is the lesson they evidently learned from the or Prom the I'm not sure the which. In almost every musical comedy that Broadway has seen and whooped about in the past six months there has been inevitably one PLAY 'JUDAS' PROVES of those solemn passages of girls TOO CONVENTIONAL across the stage where this one rises, that one bends, this one bends and (Centmutd from Prectdlnt Pun that one rises, in unhumorous. and . all. I preawkward alternation . and Dorothy Cummlng. The settings sume, a cult of the great god, Gadget. are by Jo Mielziner and very good. You doubtless have heard many men sey that when they were sixty they were going to retire end enjoy life. And probably you have seen them, as they neared sixty, extend The following books will be added the time limit year by year and fiFebruto the public library Monday, nally die in harness, as the saying is. ary 4, 1929: There is a new comedy called MISCELLANEOUS. "Merry Andrew," written around Cowles Seven Hundred Sandthis theme, that I think is both wiches. "Helpful to persons whose amusing and worth while. Lewis business Is to provide new and dif- Beach is the author. You may re ferent sandwiches daily for home or member Beach as the young man business." who wrote "The Goose Hangs High" "A some Darling You and the Law. years back. manual which gives quick and ac- curate answers to every question the New Edition Now average person Is likely to ask con- Of Chauve-SouriBalieff is back The round-face- d cerning his legal rights and obligations ." with a new edition of the "Chauve-SourisTests. , Dearborn Intelligence Flitting, like the swallows, 'Their significance for school and "from Norse to Souse," as he says, society." the genial one finds himself booked Forster Life of Charles Dickens. for a short tour of America, starting "A new edition in one volume of this with four weeks here. biography, edited by J. The Bat theater's bill this season W. T. Ley." Is In no Important particular changed Coloof House Intimate Papers from what It was two years ago. I nel House, Vols. 3 and 4. "These found It a little less Interesting than volumes are 'Into the World War' usual, but that may be because the and The Ending of the War.' " novelty Is worn off and one Russian Hungerford Story of Public Utilis much like another. ities. "A picture of the origin, de- romp Some of the wisecracks are In velopment, general organization and Russian and most of the others are practical workings of the utilities in the facial makeups of the players. which serve our cities and our coun- The "sad sonks" are still good. I try." missed the gypsy choruses and the Jenks Our Cubian Colony. "Stuparades. You remember the parades dy us sugar." rows of bulbous-nose- d generals cut Handbook. out of papier-mach- e Kurtz Lineman's carried and "The first book of its kind written across the stage at back by stage for linemen. " a fence. There are hands hidden Loud Evangelized America. "The none of these. by story of the religious revival inThe dances are lively and graceful. digenous on this continent " More porcelain plaques come to life, Marsh Bankers in Bolivia. "A and there Is the familiar scene in the study In American foreign Invest- nursery with the blond doll loving ment." the teddy bear, or vice versa, and the Masefleld Midsummer Night. toy soldier crazy over the French "Poems about King Arthur." doll. Mowrer Domestic Discord. hussy One scene Is effective. "The Mid"Sympathetic survey of the methods Is the title. Grenaof Investigation of the problems of night Review" diers in the foreground are singing the moeVrn famly." Ruhl Centra! Americans. "Ad- a little dolefully a tribute to Napoventures between Mexico and Pan- leon, who Is supposed to come from his tomb once a year and review his ama." Gradually Santee Cowboy. "Tells about the lost lemon-- at midnight. the headand the scene cowboy who found happiness In the stones turnlightens Into marching hosts with of Arizona." the shade of the general towering Schubert Franz Schubert's Letters and Other Writings. "Gives an over them. Balieff himself seems slightly deinsight into the tragedy of this mupressed. The weight of his prosperity, sician's life." it may be The "Chauve-Souris- " Singer Short History of Medicine. "Introducinc inertfeal nrinrl. comes from a long and orowrouc In Paris and London pies to students and" nonmedical engagement readers." Stuart Development of Dramatic FILM COMICS QUIT Art. "This is the first book of this USTARD PIE REALM nature and scope to be published." Treat The Far East. "A political 'Continued from Precdln iulu uifcjiumauv a.sioi.v Endlcott Adventures In Alaska. Gold Rush" became as much of a "Stories of hunting In Alaska ." dramatic classic as it was a comedy. Van Meter Bush Fruit Productime Mr. Chaplin has tion. "All the necessary information Since that advocated the artistic blendneeded for success with bush fruits." strongly of ing comedy and drama FICTION. Marion Davies, who was voted the Banning Money of Her Own most eminent comedienne on the Should a man live screen by the London, Tattler, hat on his wife's money?" made use of this same Judicious use Burroughs Tarzan. Lord of the of comedy and pathos, and It has Jungle. "Another Tarzan story." worked as well in her case as in the Freeman Joseph and His Brethcase of Charlie Chaplin. . ren. "A story of English rural life ' Heyward Mamba's Daughters. "A Harold Lloyd Introduces stirring novel of the black people More Plot Into Comedies. Harold Lloyd has introduced more and white people of Charleston n Irwin P D F. R. 'A sympathetic plot into his comedies and less rough expose of life In the younger smart and tumble stuff You can only account act." for this McKfnna Shadow ofGuy Den- - change in comedy iaste In one way " 'TttT wofta TrffcTwTTfg fficSr? sSplTfsfl- "verHenTaaf a Mannm Green Willow "Story of cated Laughs are brought about more human lore and passion." by satire and subtle innuendoes. In Nlrin Lost Cabin Mine Filled the past the public only laughed when with stirring action and red blooded a chase with a lot of tumbles was introduced or the hero received a cuspeople. tard pie full in the face Today such CHILDREN'S BOCXS Chalmers Boy Scout and His horse play Is almost an obsolete form Of humor Law Perhaps It sneaks well DoWa for the intelligence of the public, who Picture Book of Flying. wants to discover its Laughs rather Ferris Girls Who Did. Ganaon Horn. Thorn and Claw than have them thrown In its face. Graham Story of the Little Big Comedy need not be labeled comHorn. edy to get a laugh Wallace Beery, s who was dragged Johnston Famous American Into the of Today. comedy field. ha always insisted that was his forte, and is now playUnehey Johnny Appleseed and drama Other Poems. ing important character roles for Paramount McDonald --Count Billy. Wally s funny face is Palmer Abdul excellently suited for character parts Woan More About Ellle and Mr And the funny faces of his colleagues He Too. ire tert ing the pniuuag. Loui? Wothetm is proof tha' a Let The Tribune Want does face not funny necessarily mean nxr reaH and save expenses sueair woinrim greatest . Marie Dressier is a talented and experienced actress. She knows when to go Into broad comedy and to throw conservatism to the winds and when to be more restrained in her art. Corned ylor so many months swept everything before It. The Hollywood screen favorites who had made their success in heavy emotional roles suddenly had a yen to play light frothy made roles. ' Norma Talmadge Kiki." a Bela.co comedy that bordered on slapsticks. Corinne Oriffith, whose stately beauty had been fea- tured In heavy ' drammer. " went in for comedy and made 'Syncopatln' Sue" and gave everyone a surprise. Gloria Swanson tried comedy, in fact there was such a scarify of serious plays that It looked for a time as if axle-wor- m Right Scene, Criterion I'hea- Ire, .. Y where fin ed . enpac- itv homei at $2 mdnuuioru. II l3 jjM4 anPSfl il ill I H 2BS&gSS9aLlLJ HB I l I SUtLMXun!!9 IfvBffWwH LwMfnlMMfl WttlTrWflkOk ffsWrnl HHnuSLullnVllsl I Pyjfj n Outstanding Broadway stars and directors whose stage experience would be invaluable first All Talking Picture was shown. "A new ex-- perience in talking pictures' said the Los ffrPjSHn If York World the morning after " Interference," Paramount's Angeles Times. The day of the quality talking Voir Showing ! vt Paramount" g -- Before the first camera turned on "Interference" it was a foregone Cf conclusion that Para- - "THE mount Talking Pictures would be the DOCTOR'S SECRET" Para- - greatest entertainment of the day! J For ' two years from the first day sound pic"TUB became tures LETTER pos- Paramount Theatre were engaged. lr It is only what you, who have leaders. J mount's hands a novelty now becomes the sibleParamount First SHOW EDDIE CANTOR in "That Party in Person" ay araagemt ru u ah t toreiu ZiegJelJ, Jr. H HOKH CASE' Island City. The Para- sure you see them all. Until you do, mount you will never know what marvelous l. THE WALL" Hollywood and Long pro- organi-zatio- n the stars, writers and All-Talki- ng SHOWS tertainment the quality talking picture is. Silent or with Sound "If it ' a Paramount Pictureit's SECRET" -- TH E CANARY Ml RDER CASE Jeanne Eagels in THE LETTER" THE WOLF OP WALL STREET THE SIMMY" with Ruth Chatterton -- THE HOLB en-- THE TOM. WB" with Wallace Beery and Florence Vidor the best show in town!" raramount -- UE.YTLEMEX OF THE PRESS" CLOSE HARMOXY" with Charles Rogers and Nancy Carroll OrALITY TALKING loston -- I.XTKKFEHK.ME" starring Geo. Bancroft studios in ducing best in the world Keep Utb as your guide to the beat in Talking Picture Entertainment ! present, in addition, sound, singing and talking short features of the same Paramount quality. Watch for newspaper announcements and be experimented constantly to better them. The most advanced sonnd equipment was installed in Paramount' great THE rA.VMV right to expect. (J And "Interference" is only the beginning. With all Paramount ALL -- TALKING Pictures Coming! "THE DOCTOR'S to all. Paramount HI TH ETTI X. Ziegfelrl star in songs for so long, had the Paramount great resources and unrivalled manpower working in this new medium, and Paramount Quality to maintain. Paramount Talking Pictures of the future will exceed even your fondest imaginings. J Soon you will see and hear "The Canary Murder Case," Jeanne Eagels in "The Letter," "The Doctor's Secret," etc. 4 Paramount prepared. The same inventions and facilities for making pictures talk were open INTERFERENCE" known the supreme Paramount Quality in "silent pictures" j Pi Clara Bow in -- THE WILD PARTY" mntt more, morel y . -- Ar-le- directors was trained in the new medium. ls willy-nill- Having completed his role In the adventure spectacle, "The Four Feathers. ' William Powell Is In New xora on a several weeas vacation trip. Powell will remain hi New York for two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. big O stated the New picture is here! In well-kno- Ath--te- John Monk Saunders, author of "Wings." now Is titling "She Goes to War," the Henry King production of Rupert Hughes's story. Eleanor Boardman has the principal iole In this film. TALKING PICTURES NewLibrary Books) cow-hil- ' lakes an easy lead in . ." r Here and There in Screendom York March 1 for Hollywood to beStugin work at ths United Artists dio on "Say It With Music," his first motion picture. woDorothy Arzner. Paramount s Richard Barthelmess and then will man director, who is now filming picture, go to Palm Beach. Havana. Mexico Clara Bow's first City and Vera Cruz. He will return "The Wild Party." was assigned yesto Hollywood by the middle of Febterday to direct Charles "Buddy" ruary for his next plctufe, "DarkRogers' next starring film, "Young ened Rooms." Sinners." Mary Brian will heroine in the first Gary Cooper, the tall Montana film of the prize ring. "The cowboy who has become one of the n Man I Love." in which Richard most popular leading men In Hollywill be the fighter. wood within the past two years, has ilgned a new contract with Harry Richman will leave New PaKAMOIW Kel-ce- axle-wor- Hollywood had gone 100 per cent comedy. Then came the underworld plays and then the talkies, so that it was only natural that comedy should suffer from the change. Personally, I believe this reformation is a good thing, for It will weed out the bad comedies and if there is anything worse in the world than an unfunny screen comedy I haven't found It. We can be grateful to the talkies If they have succeeded In quelling this tide of unfunny, unhumorous slapstick plays. V they never serve another purpose, at least they have served this purpose and served it well. paPvorT F ' MOI I.VSKY CORP., ADOLPH ZUkOI, PRES., PARAMOUNT BLDC, NEW YORK. |