ST. JAMES' THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20038, 20 September 1930, Page 8

ST. JAMES' THEATRE.

"SO LONG LETTY** TO-DAY. Full of witticisms, sparkling comedy, and bright song features, "So Long, Letty," the funniest of musical comedies, will make the premiere showing at the St. James's Theatre to-day. Gay, catohy music, laughable situa tions —all are featured by an all-star company headed by Charlotte Greenwood, who has played the role of Letty in the stage production of "So-Long, Letty," for so many times that she has come to think of herself as the character in the play. The story opens with the arrival tf Uncle Claude, played by Claude Gillingwater, and his two flapper granddaughters, Hnlen Foster and Marion Bryon, at a beach hotel for what Uncle Olande believes will be a rest. It U anything but that, because be falls into the clutches of the "beauty parlour hound," Letty, and the fresh Grant Withers, hotel "contact and personality' man, a swimming instructor, Harry Gribbon, and a composer, Hallam Cooler. Life is just a riot after that. A wife who is too domestic and a neglected husband; a home-loving husband and a wife who is too gay. These are the four principals in this delightful comedy of errors. which brings to the talking screen the famous stage success of several years ago. Charlotte Greenwood, who for years has played the original Letty in the stage play, and who has always been capable of extracting every ounce of comedy from this role, has the leading part in this Warner Bros and Vitaphona production. Patsy Rufcb Miller. Grant Withers, Bert Roach, and Claude Gillingwater. are excellent ii their sup porting roles, and supply the clever comedy. The popular song hits in "So Long, Letty," are "One Bweet Little Yes," "My Strongest Weakness Is You," "Clowning," and "So Long, Letty."