DE LUXE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 131, 6 June 1925, Page 10

DE LUXE THEATRE.

The .Great War, -when everything social ivtas.in the. melting-pot, provides tho theme for "Enticement," shown for the first", time at the De Luxe Theatre last • evening. .The subject, which is skilJfully ...handled, describes how a young )gi£l •.discovers to her cost that the world .will not tolerate the freedom from con;veuti6halities..*allowed during the war years. 1 "The girl is a curious combination of youthful innocence and trusting; simplicity. Her friendship for a married man, her disregard for the conventions,., and. her injudicious caprices bring i a heap'of trouble round her, when even- j tually_, she. marries into a sober English J family. Mary Astov gave an outstand-j ing performance as Leonore, the girl i who resembles""a ."whimsical little fairy, j and whose wanderings in fairyland. bring ! •licr- up- against the stern realities of life. The—celebrated —English ,-■ actor,. 'Olive Brook, took the part of the husband •with great success. Perhaps the- cleverest performance of all -was that of lan : KeitH, as an artistic.and emotional opera j singe?."" The ™" scenery' "is "delightful, j There is a delightful hotel in a Mttlo J Swiss town. No less beautiful is a chalet, far up the Alps, and near this . the lovers are trapped in a huge snowslide, which makes a most sensational scene. , The supporting .films, include gazette- and- corcedy, each • a valuable addition to the programme. The music, as usual at this theatre, was a beautiful addition to the evening's amusement, especially the singing of Mr. Herbert ■1<". Wood, who received a great reception for liis singing of "Who Is Sorry Now?" and "Dirty Hands," for which he responded with a third song as an encore; ■ The orchestra ; played a selection from "Samson and Delilah," "Liebespreut," and some delightful incidental music during the screening,' ■which..mil be repeated to-night and next ;week., . " . •■■ . ■