AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19258, 13 March 1928, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

" BREAKFAST AT SUNRISE." CONSTANCE TALMADGE IN CLEVER FARCE. EVERYBODY'S THEATRE.

The return of Constance Talmadic to Kverybody's Theatre last evening in "Breakfast at Sunrise" drew » crowded audience. It is some time since the ever-popular Constance appeared on the screen here, but she has lost none of her charm. Miss Talmad-e can st.ll hold her own vi th the modern film beauty "star"; she always iivos her parts, hnc nas ahvavs been a o' fl v n » ilittle ways which have made her such a ml nounced favourite. The story is laid in Paris and concerns Madeleine Wt,„.,, , n . ' Talmadge), a wealthy dauXo* £whS "rives in all her °at the Hole' of ) p n au'i e iu s C s ° a r. nC m ental l J ; wiHl co»ife ot iaul Lussan (Don Alvarado)—broke for the second time in his life, and now one of a host ot free guests hired for "atmospheric" purposes on this the hotel's nata7d a v In her rooms, Madeleine telephones her fiance the Marquis de Cerisey (Bryant V.hh,,,' who pleads to be excused frorn an engagement that evening because of a headache In another room-one of the hired guesU' chambers—Pierre 'phones Loulou, a dancer and ri?~ h j%| t °, reCO t MWer hia »"P»s«f of' mar nage She laughs at the idea. That ngh t as she is about to dress for dinner Mad* , b ? ra - d i° that tho Mtt'4uU has entered the hotel with a iadv Infuriated she dresses and seeks an elevated table where she can view the proceedings. At this &ir \ A r , re ™ 6rß ' and is P laced a * Madeleme s table They converse, Pierre remarking on the faithlessness of women, having seen Loulou enter with a man over seventy Madeleine resents this thrust, and they decide to get married, just as a business deal, each hoping to bring their respective sweethearts to reason. After this, divorce. But when the Marquis makes love to Madeleine Pierre becomes jealous, and the same applies to Madeleine when Loulou tries to recapture Pierre, after hearing that he has come into a fortune. Madeleine refuses to divorce Pierre, and the happy ending is Pierre and Madeleine resting on one another's shoulders, with, a happy look in their eyes. Assisting Constance Talmadge is a strong cast of players. Don Alvarado makes a splendidlooking hero, and Alice White as Loulou creates tho right atmosphere. " 'Frisco Sally Levy" is one of the funniest Jewish comedies seen here for an age. Tho comedy-romance, with captivating Sally O'Neil in the chief role, fairly took the house by storm. It is an unusual story, and centres round the celebrations of St Patrick's Day, of sports, processions, and dancing. There is blended in the story some poignant heart interest and just a shade of pathos, with ;i series of laughs, Miss O'Neill is seen as the daughter of a Jewish father and an Irish mother, and is torn between two temperaments, sought by two lovers, each of a favoured race. Her Irish mother favours the Jewish suitor, and the Jewish father likes the Irish lover—and then things begin to happen. However, in the end Pat goes off with Sally. Tenen Holtz and Kate Price, as the father and mother, bring a wealth of experience into two difficult roles, which makes them screamingly comical. Roy D'Arcy makes the most of his part as Stuart Gold, and Charles Delaney as Pat Sweeney carries off the romantic honours in great style. The orchestra, under Mr Bidgood, played a splendid programme of music, the overture, "Lightning Switch" (Alford), being encored. The entr'acte, "Nocturne" (Chopin), was a feature of the evening.