ST. JAMES THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 122, 16 February 1935, Page 14

ST. JAMES THEATRE

‘The Barretts of Wimpole Street’ Last night “The Barretts of Wimpole Street,” -truly a wonderful production in every way, entered upon its third week at the St. James Theatre, and: as Ins been the case every night, the audience was carried away with the picture’s brilliance and the magnificent portrayals of the cast. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer certain--l.v have given the public a film of iiich lit might well be proud. Following faithfully the dialogue of the play, the picture, which tells the story of life in the house of the Barretts of Wimpole Street, has. for its stars Norma Shearer (Elizabeth Barrett). Fredric March ("Robert Browning). Charles Laughton (Edward Moul-ton-Barrett). and Maureen O'Sullivan (Henrietta). The acting, especially that of Mr. Lauehton .as the tyrannical father is imneccable. And not only to the principals must be given the praise, for the work of the minor characters closely rivals that of the stars themselves. To watch this picture is to he taken back to the period wh'n the father was truly the master of the household, and was religiously ob°ved and often feared by his family. Everything he said was law a law that amounted In tyranny. This .is the whole theme of “The Barretts of Wimpole Street.” S family living unde" the shadow of the father’s dominance. Each subject in the supporting programme is exceptionally good, two that ■■■tand opt being a coloured cartoon and a film related to the capturing of wild bears in Arizona.