QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1923, Page 9

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Allan Dwan's Paramount picturisaof Edith Wiharton's novel, "Glimpses of the Moon," created a favourable impression, at the Queen's Theatre last evening. The much-discussed "aloofness" of America from European affairs seems to be modified in some resfectg, according to Mrs. Wharton and tr. Dwan, for there are palaces in Paris, Monte Carlo, Nice, and Venice, that seem to exist mainly as the locations of iminatrimoiiial intrigues, carried on by wealthy and purposeless Americans. If it is the purpose, of stories like this to bring American "society" into contempt, they appear to make a pretty bold bid for success. Bebe Daniels and Nita Naldi are both beautiful and capable actresses, and almost every actress in the cast is a graceful wearer of magnificent clothes. The story pivots on a poor girl who exists in "society" by virtue of her. upbringing, but not of her purse, and who stpops in her young married life to mean transactions in order to keep up appearances among her wealthy friends. Her degradation stops short of the immorality that is depicted all round her, and eventually she is re-unjted to her authorhusband in.'a determination that. they will face honest poverty^-a delermnation that is not put into practice, because, at the eleventh hour, the'husband s books begin to sell. ■ This finale, whether artistic'or not, is most agreeable. Baby Peggy stars cleverly: in ■The Kid Reporter." The new episode of "The Social Buccaneer" passes briskly and closes at the usual exciting moment. The. orchestra is up to its customary high standard. ■' ; "KICK IN:" ! A bowl of decorative piscatorial specimens formed a conspicuous part of an amusing scene played by Bert" Lytell, May M'Avoy, and Garetn Hughes in Kick In," a new George Fitzmaurice Paramount picture which comes to the Queen's Theatre next Friday. Several scenes and numerous rehearsals focused a glare of blinding light on the curving, lenslike surface of the glass ocean. And then came a scene when the.goldfish struck. When the lights went on, they promptly turned lans to the camera, and sought the farther end of their swimming pool. J-he poor fish had developed tender eyesand refused to act, until relief was E fVen'-x ,So off ProPs tore f°r a bottle of witch hwel, a, liberal portion of which was poured in the howl. And flutL^i "W + f •Belt"v -The P>Uen ones fluttered their tails.' in . content—and obligingly posed full-face to the camera, Kick In is a thrilling story of underworld life, featuring Betty Compson, ♦ Lytell,. and M a y°M'Avo y . The story deals with the trials" of a reformthTfil^ Ct Wh °' .af' er exPenencing many hSSIT fiTT fe ? ff°^ to redeem flunself, finds happiness in the love of a charming woman. The picture js based cess lla Th U**'" f^w'stage sue hilwycjpiiif pportins;company is