ST. JAMES THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 92, 16 October 1934, Page 5

ST. JAMES THEATRE.

In "Registered Xurse," at the St. James Theatre, Bebe Daniels has the principal feminine part. The story deals with the private lives of a hospital staff. Sylvia Benton, one of the nurses, has her own problem, but there is nothing in her manner to indicate the mental stress that threatens to spoil her life, Her husband, who has forfeited her love owing to his drunken behaviour, is an inmate of a mental asylum, but he has intervals of lucidity that prevent her from obtaining a divorce and finding happiness once more. Finally she is asked to decide whether he shall undergo an operation that may restore complete sanity. Her decision is the only one possible, but Fate intervenes in a startling manner. There are numerous lighter interludes that relieve the tensity of the dramatic situations.

Norma Shearer offers another of her magnetic and fascinating performances as a modern woman with ultra-modern ideals in "Riptide," which will have its gala premiere at the St. James Theatre next Saturday. Lavishly produced and brilliantly enacted by its star and an impressive supporting cast, this new Shearer fenture stands out as one of the finest productions from the Mctro-Uoldwyn-Mayer studios and provides an entertainment of distinction' in every phase of motion picture artistry. It is said that as Lady Kcxt'ord, in this daringly triangular Continental romance, Miss Shearer is regally superb and that never before has she appeared so beautifully photographed or handsomely costumed. Robert Montgomery and Herbert Marshall are in support. The plot of "Kiptide" reveals Miss Shearer as a very modern young woman who is unafraid of life, entrusting her emotions to an honesty of expression, regardless of consequences. Married to a matter-of-fact English lord, she becomes stilled in an atmosphere of smug oppression. From this sroltered life she finds exhilaration in the mad pursuit of a former sweetheart who willingly renews the chase of earlier days.' Ensuing situations bring about a marital deadlock which, through unique treatment of story, culminates happily. Mr.s Patrick Campbell, the noted British actress, heads the impressive supporting cast.