THE LYCEUM

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3577, 7 April 1927, Page 2

THE LYCEUM

COMMENCING TO-MORROW. “THE MARRIAGE CLAUSE.” An Intensely human story, * don* In the' inimitable style'- tvhlch made Lois TjVeber' oriq o£ the greatest producers before her retirement a few years, ago, graces the screen of the Lyceum Theatre to-iaoraow; and: Saturday. It is" "The Marriage Clause,” a ' Universal-Jewel production, and Miss Weber’s firtt -directorial effort since ■ she returned to the screen as a director and a writer.. It is a vivid human document’ of a girl's rise from obscurity ■ (;o stardom on (he stage, of her* mental and psychological changes. It is an intimate glimpse stage life, revealing not the gawdy chorus girl and; night life" scenes' so common to pictures of this type. but of the actual human a who spend their Jives in the theatre. Billie Dove, ,as the ambitibus ;glcl ' wbo becomes' a star, gives what must the greatest- performance of her entire screen'career. Added to" this ‘ delightfully - sincere" and convincing portrayal Is;-Ml98;; delicate beauty and her : s' combination that make her one of the screen’s foremost- players. Francis X. Bushman IS a- reyelatlon as the stage director who makes s •- star of the girl;' through his love fop her and her own brilliance and knowledge of the drama. Although the picture is essentially a starring ro\« for the girl, Bushman’s dominant personality always demands and receives recognition. The supporting cast con- ' tains many striking personalities and ~ not a few splended performances. Grace Darmond's interpretation of the jealous actress, Warner Oland as the stage producer, Henry Victor, Carolina » Snowden, Henri LaGarde, Robgrt Dudley, Charles Meakin and others. "The Marriage Clause’’ was also adapted by Miss Weber. It is based oh Dana 1 Burnett’s popular “Saturday" Evening Post” storoy, "Technic.”