"LADIES AT PLAY."

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18925, 14 February 1927, Page 6

"LADIES AT PLAY."

SOME SLY HUMOUR. EVERYBODY'S THKATHE, TO DAY'. Maiden ladies, two o: them, "a little over l: irtv," of t'.irtatio'.is and {io!icsome temperament, (iisportinsr themselves toyly around a fashionaVe hosteliy at. say, Atlantic City nr even Waipukursu, must, of a necessity, present themselves ail unwittingly as targets for the facetious and the UDkind. l-'or know, yo plii'.istincs oi love, that if any maiden lady "a little ov»r thirty" transports I.erseli to so inviting a place, eiie has pio fuund plans up her sleeve, or. doubtless being without sleeves, in her head. Which cielicata and discreetly amusing situation is thd theuio proper of "Ladies at Play." the Kirst National picture which heads the piogrsmme nt Kverybody's Theatre this week. This is a film to wonder at. Indeed, the meditation is so great that one instinctively pulls i.ne'a forolock in speechless marvel :.t such airy ingenuity and icallv smart wit vtliicli evolve a merry comedy out of meielv two maiden ladies. a little over thirty. Of (iennue ir.ein, which but, accentuates their fell designs, theso ladies are. in their particular area, geino, as it wore, of the purest ray serene. Tho havoc they cause, not precisely of the more romantio type, is tho came oi limitless comedy, uproarious thrills, mi 1 the mu, romance o: tho inoit roseato due—but whether or no for tho entorprisin,' ladies we decline to reveal. "Ladiea :it I'lav" Jiuiv he said lo he unique, and w« use the v.oid advisedly. Nearly all" pho'-o-pluvs a;« related, but this ono is th« founder oi a house. Its plot has never, to our extensive knowledge, been used before—ivt gpeilc. of course, of tin purely pictorial BBrect. of the dr.tnin—although it may j'3 li'.Myed nny <i'v in i-'" 1 '■ i'-'-. 1;< > ts." : discretion and merry humour of its treatment, iti-i' a <!:• I*l imd a tun;: ru.t a C'.-.lo"r which a:e alt-aether iriesistib'.e and vlinlv intriguing. As for these maiden ladies. Dm is Kenyon, J.ouiso Kazenda, and Ktlic! W.iles play the leading characters, all with that ii'describaljle touch of coyness and fiiinllv panic-stricken fi-ar which is tho i,i-i 111inr heritage c f these nit-mentioned ! idics a !:'tle over thirty. Their acting in this picture Is flec-ted with a very natural nhai'dm, •-Ii ch. coupled to a fiequent hurst of vouthfi-i .'arm7. give? U-c comedy touch supreme to Ihe r i-.rl. 1.10v.i lludies tir.ikm a disarming here, oud I'liilii McCuilough. for the uorce dcerti' g tils meddlesome and noisome ladies as a hunnv hoine-hreaker, is vnstlv nn using as a lotel clerk. ur> ngain«t those ladies. John Patrick and IlaUain (Volev aio inimitnb'" a« the two yotTtig mei vho *lecL lo iri'iu'e the Indie* into tin- mysteries and delights of modern life, and the audience en.ioy.lhe "tour"' just as much as the ''guides." Viola Dana, ii! "The (ircut Love, is'he second big altiaction on tlie bill. '"I no (i rc.it Love" is an engrossing r.r.,1 occasoinaily n sensational drama of show lif?, with all its tragedies and comedies, loves and hates. Although there has been a ""i'feit oi this type of picture of late, this Metro-Goldwyn production has a distinction all ils own, a subtle charm and cultured appeal which make it unusually interesting fare. A 'arge and talented east, support Miss Darn. who, as a dramatic actress, unouestionably discovets her forte. The Select Orchestra, under Mr W. J. Bellingham, F.S.*M.. will plav a special orchestral pro-"i-animc of incidenti.l music, classic and popular m.islc being well represented thereon. The tor plans arc now open at Ihe Bristol Piano Company, where seats may l;e reserved.