“MADAME X”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 88, 14 April 1938, Page 3

“MADAME X”

ATTRACTION FOR MAJESTIC Conveying all the unforgettable qualities of the original stage drama, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s screen version of “Madtime X’’ opens at the Majestic Theatre on Wednesday next, w’ith Gladys George in the title role. The story has been advanced into more modern dress, but it remains essentially the same as Alexandre Bisson wrote it. The memorable Courtroom scene is more dramatic on the screen than it was on the stage, thanks, of course, to the greater facilities of the studio. John Beal is excellent as the son who defends his mother from a murder charge, not knowing her identity, and Warren William scores as the husband. Miss George is superb throughout, appearing in the early sequences a beautiful woman of the world, later to become a broken thing on the relentless wheel of circumstance. The sterling supporting cast includes Reginaid Owen, William Henry, Henry Daniell, Phillip Reed, Lynne Carver, Emma Dunn, Ruth Hussey, Luis Alburni, George Zucco, and Cora Witherspoon. The story travels from the Riviera to Paris, then to Now Orleans and always the scenes are lovely with the atmosphere that means so much to the narrative.