‘INDISCREET'

Evening Star, Issue 20993, 6 January 1932, Page 5

‘INDISCREET'

GLORIA SWANSON'S BEST ROLE

‘ Indiscreet,’ Gloria Swanson’s latest offering, will open at the Empire Theatre on Friday. The piece is a fastmoving comedy-drama, with Miss Swanson rising to the opportunities afforded in a brilliant manner, and she is capably supported by a cast of unusual talent, headed by Ben Lyon, with such other well-known performers as Barbara Kent, Arthur Lake, Monroe Owsley, and Maude Elburne. Of outstanding note is the fact that the .story was written especially for Miss Swanson by tho famous song •writers, De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson, who have successfully turned their talents from song writing to that of dramatics. They have given her a story of modern society with subtle humour, withal an enthralling plot of life in the upper strata of society* ‘ Indiscreet ’ is a little different from the stories which Miss Swanson has enacted in the past, and for that reason much interest will be shown in it. Then there is Ben Lyon, who helps no little in making a success of the picture. This handsome leading man, who is surely gaining a firmer footing on the ladder of fame, supports Miss Swanson in a manner demanding his share of the praise, too. His work is of outstanding character (says a northern paper), and adds to the evening’s entertainment. Barbara Kent and Arthur Lake handle their roles in true “old trouper ” fashion, and their important parts stand out with merit. Monroe Owsley, as the “ heavy,” shines, too, as does the rest of the cast. In ‘ Indiscreet ’ admirers of Miss Swanson particularly,will find nothing lacking in the display of a brilliant wardrobe. She wears creations in her characteristic manner which will be a delight to every woman’s eye. The modern settings also help this feature. As for the story, it concerns Miss Swanson as Jerry Trent, risking her own _romance in order to frustrate a discarded lover’s attempt to win her younger sister. The solution of the problem gives rise to a series of complications which serve to make this new offering one of the' fastest comedy-dramas seen for some time.