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TUESDAY MORNING. APK1L 22, 1930. I PA hT II. CDeaters amusements entertainments WAR SHOWN IN STERN REALITY "Student Prince" Reappears MOLIERE FARCE WELL RECEIVED Cheaters amusfmcnts Cntettafnmenw Quirt on If'estrrn Front' Grvnt Achievement ''Imaginary Invalid" Given I'nusual Treatment WHERE BIG PICTURES A8E AtWAYS PLAYED AT POPULAR PRICES I Performers Enact Various Roles With Spirit has the press so THUfl.HITES JO. Battle Scenes Overwhelm IT ith Dramatic Power Personal Tragedies Vividly Add to Production Ci vie Repertory Play-Humor Aplenty unaninwuslij acclaimed I a tallimq motion picture! The Enthusiasm of the Los Angelas Critics Echoes ihe Verdict of Thousands of Theatregoers Now Storming the Box-Office of Grauman's Chinese Theatre If 1A.

i i ri'-t "i ha 1 i. I It 10 5 ft -fifSj Honor i "TX I I WARNER BROS. i sr SECOND ANNIVERSARY VftTJ TIIC WORLD'S JS? C4 GREATEST CtJ -S ENTERTAINER INT 1 HIS GREATEST BY EinviX SCIIALLLRT It may well be called a preachment for peace. No motion picture has a bleaker, blacker etching of the horror of war than "All Quiet on the Western Front." Erich Maria Remarque's realistic story transcribed to the screen opened last night, at the Carthay Circle Theater, and produced a profound impression upon Us first audience. Oh the scroll of great achievements of the screen let the name of this production be deeply and BY MURIEL BABCOCK With Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid." the Civic Repertory Theater last evening ventured far off the beaten path, achieving one of the most distinctive productions of its season.

Rich In hearty buffoonery, played in a slap-stick, farcical manner, more German In mood than French, the comedy was proffered to a receptive audience which found much at which to laugh and a great deal to applaud. A forenote to the program sup-plies the information that the play Is produced after the pattern of Max Reinhardt's production at Berlin and at the Salzburg Festivals, with Incidental music In the style of the seventeenth century. Certainly It waa unusual In style and manner. One had the sion of watching a coterie of grotesque, human puppets or mario Wfr 'LmlAj darkly engraved. For until you have seen it you have never viewed the war portrayed on the motion-picture film.

That so small a thing as a rifle bullet can end a man life after the thunder and the pande-momium of shell Are and barrage. utU in What a picture for contrasts this 0.1.0 MY HEART By TOM BARRY Directed by FRANK BORZAGE Elvira Tanzl Plays and sings th? role of Kathie In Romberg's noted stage operetta which starts Thursday night at the Majestic Theater. nettes going through their paces, twisting themselves first Into this contortlontstlc pose and then that. Despite all this, or perhaps, because of this, the play attained a rich, warm vitality. There was always movement; there was definite rhythm and a swift, contagious tempo.

Added to all this there was human, penetrative characterization. The low comedy note was always predominant, and this seemed right and proper. "The Imaginary Invalid," as most playgoers know, was Moliere's final contribution to the drama. Penned when he himself was sick and near one! A little laughter here and there, and the heavy spell of hellish sadness longing awesomely over all. "All Quiet On the Western Front" is one of the great productions of all time.

Its bat lie scenes can be termed magnificent, though they are also fraught with horror. One's nerves grow tense over the carnage on the open field, and In trench and shell hole. There is a strange subjectivity about it all. It is as if you were living through It. One sits with bated breath at times watching the unfoldment of this story of a young boy, who casts his school books aside to go to the front.

He Is caught by the glamour A GENUINE ACCOMPLISHMENT! "The charm of voice which is John McCormack't an embellishment of the screen here Saturday evening And the spell of its melody was the pervading fascination. There was frequent applause at the opening for the Ae-Cormack songs and high praise can be bestowed for both the manner in which they were done and the recording. tons SCHALLMr. Lot Ant'lrt T.mtt 'JUNE MOON' SHEDS LIGHT Penelraling Comedy "In American" Delights First-Nighlers; Characterization Brilliant BY PHILIP K. SCIIELER Conspiring with S.

Kaufman, Ring Lardner. the colloquial, takes a little fling at the playwrighting game with "June Moon," which to death, It Is a comedy poking fun at a hypochondriac, a man beset by Imaginary ailments. There Is really nothing the matter with him except Here's the picture the world has been waiting fur. A rollicking comedy bit with Al Jolson at his inimitable bed as the singing, jesting Mr. Bones of the minstrel troupe.

Story and songs by Irving Berlin. A distinguished, cast includes Louise Dresser, Lois Morao and Lowell Sherman A Warner Bros, and I'itaphone Singing, Talking Protluction. Sequent in Technicolor. Directed by Michael Hear Jolson sing these new Irving Berlin song hits: -Tm Mi Mmmmtf" "Vet S4m mad Im Hmn the Brtmklmat Tmtle lAtJOmg ml his own belief that he has one foot in the grave. Around th: irascibility and Lrrl-1 tabillty of this neurasthenic, Argan.

revolve the events of the play. Argan would have his daughter marry a physician that he might always have came last evening to the Belaco Theater. It Is, taken all In all, quite a little fling- If there is anyone who has more accurately captured the language with which Americans are wont to address each other and I am making due allowances for the Hemingways, the George Kellys, and the Vincent Lawrences he has not yet put in an appearance. Keen, satirical, even bitter, this penetratingly honest Odyssey of a song-writer from Schenectady, N. still manages to be as sentimental as this morning's mother song.

And as Fred Stevens, the Ulyssrs in question, puts It so conclusively, "Where would a man be if it wasn't for their mothers?" of patriotism. It is in the air and preached on every side. Later he returns to that same school. The teacher asks him to tell of the glory of war. He has not heart for it.

He delivers a denunciation of the whole madness. The teacher Is aghast, the pupils are amazed. It doe not coincide with the fervor of those who are not In the fighting throng. There is no plot 83 such to "All Quiet on the Western From." It preserves the biographical spirit of the original. It is a sensation scen-ically.

The strange depression hanging Walch for Great Minahrl Strwl Parade headed by Al Jolton "June Moon," I think, proves that and "Mammy" caat thru downtown aireela Tburmlay at 8 p. m. War Provider a drama may be constructed on almost any idea at all if only it is eoru'tructed well enough. The ad- ACCL MM "SONG O' MY HEAHTI" "If 'Song O' My Heart' had nothing else to recommend it 'Little Boy Blue' would make it well worth hearing. The comedy couldn't have been put into better hands than those of J.

M. Kerrigan. He all but steals the show with his performance of Peter, the town cab driver who yearns himself to be a singer. He is also the town gossip, and he and Farrell Macdonald, with whom he continually fights, are a grand pair." iorn.li n. rmsoM.

"SONG O' MY HEART EXCELLENT! "'Song O- My Heart should prove a particularly fine matinee picture, but if you don't like crowds of women, it is just as good at a night, for McCormack'i voice is one of the rare fin experiences that you will get from the screen. Clapping marked the clote of every song, for the recording is superb, and allows the sweet-nets of the voice to be heard, but for 'Ireland Mother Ireland' and 'I Hear You Calling the response wis particularly marked." net turn Mini Lot AngrUi Rccorj Basis of Plot All Seats for Premiere Reserved HOW e. SALE AT BOX OFFICE vtntures of a small-town boy in a big city are hardly, one would suppose, the material for an evening's full entertainment. Yet here they are a continuous delight. Starting medical attendance close at hand.

There Is a wife who looks forward to his death, a comic maid, a trio of stuffy and eccentrically caricatured doctors, an apothecary who carries crude Instruments about with him. The discussion of Argan's aliments and the remedies he follows, seems in this day and age, frankness personified. A good part of the time the dialogue is decidedly and vulgarly clinical, following, of course, the play in its origmal form. Occasionally cuts and adaptations, in keeping with today, are apparent. John Sheehan.

as Argan, gives a capital performance. Always the pivot of the action, he presents an excellent portrait of the comic Invalid. Marion Clayton as the daughter, was charmingly delicate and lovely. Ellsa Bartlett as the raucous, rowdy maid did much to set the tempo and spirit of the production over shattered villages the cold gloomy plain of No Man's Land itL I VTJ JLi i 1 rVJ 1 1 jk tne weD3 01 oarDcn wire LM ZJi spelling entanglement before death Achieving the ultimate of internationalism, the screen version of "Journey's End." now playing at the Mayan Theater, la based upon personal experiences during the World War. The cast of players featured In this production has been recruited from the four corners of the world.

with a prologue aboard a train bound for New York, the play es- tablishes the boy and girl with a few casual remarks that by their very casjalhess convey complete characterization. He has been giv- en a farewell testimonial by his At. 4. tTTHHINtATDrrOIUt'M, SAT. ET.API13.

AS UG AS THE HEART OfHUMAMT the earth torn apart and clouds of dirt, clods and human beings tossed high. Words are a description of what occurs in this picture. I can see It only as a series of impressions of a terrible reality one of IVflRTO BROlTljgArgE noatmxwioamm The author, R. C. Sherrifl, is a na pals in the General plant, is off to meet Paul Sears.

th com- t'v t-ngnsnman ana tne director, IA 1 II I. IJ yVHERE BigTiCTURCS ARE ALWAYS PLAYiBAI.PpP lARPft poser, for whom he expects to write Jamos Whale, Is a nativs of the the lyrics of popular She British Isles. just a girl going home from a ciiovfiv iv visit up-State ilMLRhsT bliOvvlN IN and managed a really good perform-1 ance. Little Miss Jean La Verne, eft the grimmest panoramas of the conflict, with sound adding constantly to its uncanny realism. as the youngest daughter of Argan In New York, the bov "connects "TP ANTl AT 1 was tne surprise performer of the ll aiyu.1 n.M evening.

Heryouthfulnaivete was one In the flush of succes-s- June Ls a hit I Moon." his first number. OT MAUNirilt.NI 5 4SRCf t' I tUlJ! FLAMING! LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR! "Another lon-tcrm tenant came into Grauman'f Chinese Theatre on Saturday night. John Mc Cormack's debut on the vocal screen in his first picture 'Song O' My Heart' justified the lights and general furore over its Western premiere by singing its way into every heart. "Rarely does one picture have $0 many elements that arc pleasing. It has heart-warming appeal, the charm of direct simplicity in its tender story, and the fascination of sympathetic direction by th man who made 'Seventh Heaven' and 'Humor esque'-I RANK BORZAGE." AEJtCTOIS fAJl ITTEFIY of the really refreshing notes of the whole.

Particularly good was the caricature offered by Carleton Young, the stupid but loquacious young physician suitor for the Miss Clayton's hand. Margaret Fisher as the designing Eric Snowdon. who doubled in a couple of characters; Alfred Jen-kin, as a physician; Mears Pitcher, as an apothecary; Paul Irving as still another physician, each contributed their carefully worked-out chr- Keen interest Is being shown in the engagement of "Up and at 'Em" coming to the Figueroa Playhouse Wednesday night. The production features Lasses Brown. Four Covans, Albertine Pickens, Sonny Clay, Flo Washington, Claude Collins" and Tessio May.

There will be threa performances on Saturday, including the usual Saturday matinee, the evening performance and a special midnight "slumming" he forgrt.1! the little girl, becomes engaged to the composer's sister-in-law. A piano-player in the office? of Goebel's. music publisher, reunites the girt and boy. Through this bare fketch ls woven an unending succession of briliinnt I linrs, many of them sharp as the flick of a whip, most of them amaz ingly accurate. The boy Fred, with his guilelessly one-track mind, re- I acts in a manner which makes him i sympathetic where he might so TO IlSCfcltf THE i i of sa Ctcatcrs amusements -ntettainmciiis if OA ROE HTHKOr, lot Ailn fa easily have been merely th' "sap." And so with all the others, in their swift placement in the scheme of things, even to an inquisitive old window-washer whose whole lif? is shot across the footlights in the single query he ventures after listening to the optimistic prophecies In the end there Is the youn? soldier who has survived a score of battles stretching his hand out to capture a butterfly a symbol of beauty in his wilderness.

Then the muffled throb of a rifle shot the hand clenches and one the youth the member of a shadow procession marching over wooden whire crosses, looking back ques-tlonlngly at the strange horror of war behind. I cannot recommend that you see this picture for enjoyment. I can, however, say that it is a courageous accomplishment. Produced by Carl Loemmle, and directed by Lewis Milestone it will, without, question, give them both a place in filmdom's corridor of fame. How it was passible to attain such remarkable accuracy in the battle episodes is a story in itself.

But the delicate and intimate touches in the production are exceptionally fine, and though the story is somber there is the relieving humor here and there. No one should miss "All Quiet on tha Western Front" because it is new proof of how surpassingly real the screen can be. Lewis Ayres plays the role of the hero Paul, with fine sensitive feeling. This ts what it most demands. For enlivenment there are Louis Wolheim and "Slim" Sum-mcrville the latter being notably of a roomtul jf slightly mad song- writers.

"How much does a man set," he 1 With Alexander Gray Ecmke CSasrc, Moala Bccry Alice Gentle SHOULD PLEASE ALL ADMIRERS! "A simple dignified picture, faithfully recording the voice of a great artist is 'Song which introduce John McCormack to tht talking screen. It is written and acted with unfailing good taste, and a becoming air of reality. ft.so.v r. 1RROLL. Ft 9 rung Htrtld THAN TIHIII BLX McCORMACK PICTURE THING OF BEAUTY! "'Song O' My Heart-abounds with thrilling surprises for the fan intrigued by fresh faces.

Maureen O'Sullivan, a whimsical, sparkling young daughter of Erin, is a most agreeable newcomer. This girl has a fine future. Farrell Macdonald and J. M. Kerrigan are two of the richest comedians seen here in films.

ff.S.VO ItlfiP.f. Vtmtttitrii Piily Crt H-lnM Cawtnrr mma 100 mm Hf! I flrrnlr (If Claire wilt If rv SAW 4MJ Coffee In the Sf I I ounte al Rjf 4 oj a y. Mr. 1 I Baron i I vV aar In "I 'V le First Nadiona! All Technicolor Vitaphone idpllion of the N. Y.

hit DIRECTED BY ALAN CROSLAMD Continuous I to II P.M. Continuous I to II P.M. rropounas eagmv. 'tor uruin a big hit say like "Nero My God to 'I'hce?" I may only touch quickly on the various others Lu' lie, the tired, hurt, nagging wife of Sears: Eileen, her shrewdly dominant sister; Maxie. the erratic and undprstand-lng pianist (mast typically Benny Fox, the wild-eyed creator of "different" tunei.

and Hart, the comparatively urbane publisher. And the players. Cleve Moore, as the boy Fred, gives a generally excellent performance; if at times he reaches broad-new, the fault is slight. For a first Important role, this is. little short of an achievement for him, Nancy Dover is unusually appealing as the girl.

Paul Sears is characterized with praiseworthy strokes by James Spottswood, a good actor. Lucille, his wife and incidentally a part that could hardly mlss-Ls taken by Edith Van Cleve. Ruth Abbott is Eileen; Murray Smith gains steadily at Popular Prices N. V. A.

BfcEHT SHRINK At orroRn, SAT. EVE ATR. Tf fff-BT Of HI An oft repeated state -ment. and abused yet here GREATER THAN THE BOOK Is the truthl The characters you the boys you cried over-suffered with laughed with when there was laughter -these boys live again because-thebookjnall its majesty has been transferred to the talk- I WARNER WrOjV I ico at noaroN I EM1IOI ood. William Bakewell and Ben Mcrander are importantly present pathos.

John Wray is the drill Hlmmelstoss. Raymond Griffith gives a sensational portrayal of the death of the French poilu. Russell Gleason, Marian Clayton, Arnold Lucy, Owen Davis, the names throng in this pictureand all th; smaller parts are brilliantly done. I axwell Anderson and George Abbott made the adaptation of the original, and their sense of the fitness of things was apparently mcst unusual. Introductions.

following the show now selling (or all performances at Pagoda Box Owl Drug, 6th and Broadway SEATS I J'l AV'i at'ldfW IIBMiWWPi)' r-ff-. -nadfrOT lira J9 uollvwooo etvo MIGUIAND jASf WIGHTS-BRCKtN PlSmf" percy PouocK in authority as Maxie. the pianist; and the balance of the cast numbers Cyrena Smith. Ross Hertz, Fred Irving Lewis, Joseph Holickv. TUF COMEOV ClASSIf IN N(, I 1 r.

rV't 1 )t Alt' II screen. Word for ing were in the hands of William C. DeMille, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and he paid high tribute to the work of all. There in a martial prelude to the picture presented by Abe Lyman and T5T: ISABIL Wl 1 HERS MiTtO MMtSfli tSOFiTMI Lillian Albertson's nth for scene IS the nOW STACe PRODUCTION OF band, which is fitting. A short ting with life I Trie SWEETEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD TUf RIP ROAPINO UAlO RAISED IP1 cartoon comedy, Dixie ways, is a light event of the program.

Paramount to Go on Parade Win' Adeline Ogilvie and John Daly Murphy. Mr. Murphy overexaggerates the window-washer. "June Moon" Ls one of the more important comedies. Done in the new manner, like "Among the Married" and "Holiday," its humor, ls often underlined by frankness; never transparent or obvious.

It will sometimes take the listener unaware, as it were, because It comes so close to him. Only in Its occasional stretching of a point the mispronunciation of a word for a laugh does it seem to leave the verities as we know them. And there would have to be a deal more at fault with "June Moon" to tear It from its position well toward the head of the season's list, where It surely belongs. A UNIYfUAl P1CTUDJ with a perfect cast of players Dvetwabr LEWIS MILESTONE mTueiAHPStlCfOriAltGHTeP Tmc Original Ntw Yoax A wo London Staa. as Prince Karl' ELVIRATANZI KAtuit la Paries ABE LYMAN and kit ORCHESTRA tree Hon Fx Watt puiaiUX ixujnnmm DO 1 II3M toi, MAT OlSOUM tttis mi i tZ" ue mwt A new form of screen entertainment is said to be presented In the intimate party of the stars.

"Paramount On Parade," which opens at the Paramount Theater- Thursday morning. "Paramont On Parade" has three masters of ceremonies. a a ktatm MAT ON1V I i 'n inrrCT WED'SAIMATS I. mm WWW mm ii FT mT rm en a in SEATS ON SALE MAJtSTlC BO Off ICS MAIL ORDERS PfcOMDTLV fILLED. OLSEN WILL GIVE AWAY CLUB KEYS 1 They are Jack Oakle, Leon Errol .1 W(WW and Skeets Gallagher.

Oakie and COMEDY SMASH fC 3 nVffACTTfc MS. Gallagher have already appeared as comedians In Paramount pictures, while Errol la a noted stage ALL STAB. CAST IND CAMPUS CMORUS CfOOGS MOLIAHO IWMMI IUMII tax y' HI I330 COMEDY CLASSIC. yV: More than fifty noted stage and 4 1 mm T5fi is mum Mil Carrying out an olfl French custom whereby notables receive a key to the tavern they patronize. George OLscn will give out gold keys to the stage and screen stars, directors, composers and other celebrities of the film colony who attend the premiere of his new revue club in Culver City tomorrow night.

IIS M' hhf screen stars will appear in this production. Outstanding among these are Maurice Chevalier. Clara Bow, George Bancroft, Nancy Carroll. 111 VLWJeHiy. ring LAa'riaicwiiKAurviAM LAFF RIOT SINCE.

Ait IHii'M Cllve Brook and Ruth Chnttcrton..