COMEDY AND MELODRAMA AT CRYSTAL PALACE.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19332, 9 June 1928, Page 7

COMEDY AND MELODRAMA AT CRYSTAL PALACE.

SALLY O'NEILL IN "THE LOVELORN." Beatrice Fairfax conducts the "Advice to Those in Love" column in the San Francisco "Examiner" and Metro-Goldwyn-Moyer asked her to write them a Btory based on her professional experience. And "The Lovelorn" was. the result, a kind and wise comedy, in spite of Its maudlin title, featuring that sparkling pair, Sally O'Neill and Molly O'Day aa the two sisters who become mightily entangled in the little god's meshes, and take refuge behind "Dear Beatrice Fairfax." "The Lovelorn" will be presented at Crystal Palace Theatre next week, being supported on the programme by Ken Maynard's "The Waggon Show." a pleasing jumble of circus life, much comedy, and even more thrills in the great open spaces. "The Lovelorn" presents modern youth with even a more searching glance than "Flaming Youth." There is more action, more cynicism, and more sophistication. While it is obviously and always a comedy, there is s little essential pathos about the thing, too. People in lovo take themselves very seriously, and while this is most diverting to the disinterested spectator, it is profoundly important to the victim. Being a very human story, "The Lovelorn" gives one a bit of everything, from laughter to tears. The story concerns two sisters; very fair specimens of Miss 1928, their numerous lovers, their numerous diversions, their quarrels, and their queer philosophy of life. It is not so light and inconsequent as it appears superficially, and there is as much psychological interest in the theme as there is emotional. Also, the sisters Noonan, known professionally as O'Neill and O'Day, are enough to banish dull care for many an hour, while Allan Forrest as a man of the .world, and Charles Delaney and James* Murray, as two good scouts, are sufficiently interesting in themselves to merit the onceover. The witty sub-titles, and the snappy action of the story give it all the pep necessary, so, all in all, "The Lovelorn" should And as much favour with local audiences as any other picture. Ken Maynard does o lot of high-jumping in "The Waggon Show," and on. his showing in this, comedy-drama should win a place in any Olympic team for running and 'springing. This one blushes unseen on a western circus, and sustains its pace from ,itart to finish. The Symphony Orchestra, under Mr Alfred ■Bunz, plays the following musical programme: Overture, "Raymond" (Thomas); "Symphony in A Minr" ' (Mendelssohn) ; ■ "The Bride" (Smet'ana)'.f i'.'The Wanderer" (Moskau); "Popular Songs" (Ronald); "A Night in Granada" (Krue> zer); violin 9010, by Miss Ada King, "Gondellied" (Friedemann); "Tolmaoe" (Campbell); "Cnmivol" (Ring); 'Tip Toes" (Gershwin). The box plans are at The Bristol Piano Compony, where seats may be reserved.