KING'S THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 2, 2 July 1938, Page 7

KING'S THEATRE.

Two Fine Comedies.

Two really good English comedies are at the King's Theatre. '• The management has been fortunate in securing that most amusing farce, "The Divorce of Lady X," and with it another entertaining English picture, "School for Husbands.' 'The juxtaposition of the two titles is appropriate for "The Divorce of Lady X" is every bit as much a school for husbands as the title picture. "The Divorce of Lady X" features one of the most piquant and charming British stars, Merle Oberon, and in a sophisticated and finished comedy she gives a really first-class portrayal.. The picture has all the best features of the really good British pictures, and in addition it gives a striking indication of the advances made in technicolour production. The whole picture is done in colour, and technical art has undoubtedly done a great deal to bring to the screen the colour and verve of Miss Oberon's personality. Opposite her, and very well cast in the role of an irascible young barrister, is Laurence Olivier. Neither action nor dialogue lags in "The Divorce of Lady X" and it can be given top marks as a really good picture. The story, based on the famous play "Counsel's Opinion," casts Merle as Leslie, an attractive self-willed young debutante who is stranded at the Royal Parks Hotel owing to fog. No accommodation being available, Leslie sneaks into the room of a young barrister, Logan, and successfully argues him out of his room and bed, and in a pair of her reluctant host's pyjamas settles down comfortably for the night, while he shakes down, very uncomfortably, on the sofa in the next room. Without disclosing her identity Leslie leaves the hotel early next morning and returns home to receive a warm reception from her peppery grandfather, Judge Steele, a great comedy characterisation by Morton Selten, who demands explanations for her appearance at 9 o'clock in the morning dressed in men's pyjamas. "School for Husbands," with Rex Harrison, June Clyde, Diana Churchill, and Romney Brent, will possibly be enjoyed more by wives than by husbands, but it is nevertheless excellent entertainment and possibly something of an education for both