“DINNER AT EIGHT"

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 35, 10 February 1934, Page 11

“DINNER AT EIGHT"

all-star CAST ENGAGED -y MARIE BRESSLER AT “Dinner nt Eight” is the attraction! to commence n season to-day at th® Ma jostle Reports make it cer* tain that in this picture, Goldwyn-Mnyer have made a picture on a grand scale, using a brilliant? galaxy of stars, nt the same time| achieving coherency of plot. The com-j monplace idea of a socially-ambitiouS woman wishing to invito a tew friend.® to dinner to meet a’ noble lord and) his lady from England serves to introM dure a variety of strange Marie Dressier is seen as an actress ofl increasing ago and decreasing ban id balance, but still with enough comj mon sense to “ keep her double chin t® her. elf. ” John Barrymore as a dissod lute has-been film star, driven to sui® cide. by failing ; Madge Evans as hi.® impetuous young lover; Wallace Beeryj ns a rough and ready captain of indusJ try. with a voice and manner rcn.inU scent of a lumber camp; and .Jean Har* low as his spoilt “kitten” of a wife, enjoying the luxury his money providesbut secretly giving her love to Edmund I.owe. a prosperous physician, whose weakness is known t » Karen Morley] his wife. Lionel Barrymore is the vpi right man of solid worth, trembling t’nc brink of financial ruin and suddo® death from h art trouble; Madgd Evans, his butterfly wifi. too engrossed in her dinner partv to notice his ilb health; and Lee Tracy, a whirlwinin publicity man. These and everybody in the cast give a performance that satis® Pros every taste. Distinctly a major picture, and saifll to bn of a quality outstanding. “Only] Yesterday,” comes to the MajJftic The-J at?j next Friday. Margaret Sullavaa appears as a splendid actress in tbds] her first picture. John M. Stahl made John Boles what he u to-day as * dramatic actor, ami now he has made another star—the girl ho chose to play the part of Mary Lane in “Only Ye« terday.’’ Among the 9.** featured play* ers are John Boles who plays opposite! her. Billie Burke. Reginald Dennyi Jimmy Butler. Onslow Stevens Bet tyf Blvthe, and Marie Prevost.