AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

«WET PAINT." MARITAL STICKINESS. CRYSTAL PALACE, TO-DAY. He w»» I)cnt 0D e° uiDg morric ' J ' A lot „• men are taken that way early in life. it » juat one of Fate's little ironies, Eornejfcjng that has como to be accepted phiio.opiically by a philosophical world. Well, he was quite determined about getting, marred ana made as much --<tu a:.vit ,t as though-be "» 3 Ulc m3t miiu *'" ; c Auuin !. uke the step, Ilia antics were txl-ausl-iMly amusing nay, they were mure tht-.n imiwing, they were sheer); tunny. I,.ey llta jhowed some originality and a buoyant JJJit that made the whole uliaii nicreasinth fas<(natmg- H" mali ,vl, ° wa3 t0 Import him'at the alt,u was 01 the 1 leii.ry fraternity, «« »«cr the =u,u,-d> had mr. its count, he sat down to write the story "Wet P»int" wa3 tne « illll . a >" i il " a .-lute footion pfoture producer, t.eing poiSc-soed of 10 appreciation oi genius i.nJ ,ts;mond GrilEth, forthwith iiiinu'cliuleiy .transfcried th« sto'ry to the sucen, and 'We', i-aint" w jll be presented at tin. frystal I'aiace IkeaWo tuis w.-ck. " '- "'" l - v •i'":>"«K what h wealth of comic incident and story-telling jattrest has been woven imiiid ..lothing, becsuM, really, getting married, or tiy.i.g to, i, nothing. H"t with Kaymund Gr/rilli as to» pel" laD ' bachelor one may expect anything not Bllr P n3et ': W p - ca "> wlln impunity, appear in a picture that :« cnjjdy without dramatic sequences. He in •uch that ' ,O cun rel >' u ' )on ' j ' 3 cnu,ec 'y •IoM, wd '''' 3 no < ' oc3 '" "Wet faint" with singular Mitccss. The story is pght lot it i> logical and cohesive, and it is jicfad w '' n ingenious i.nd exhilarating mirth. Nothing lends itself to better comedy than serious i lungs, but marriage is u •erfoiu nonentity, but if a comedian, in a «]»/ o' » picture, ot course, starts to clown ■ with it," it > s lnr incongruous co npanson which doe* t''t- tuck. Sedate Australian journals have discarded their rules for once ja reporting " w 'et Faint," and become mildly bombastic. Not only do they describe ia M original, witty, and clever, but („ Raymond Griffith, bliTic, unconcerned, fcnpreaaibly Bay, they extend tho mead of iwtet praise in unanimously -oting him the isrttii'* moßt delightful comedian, and if ju' other pictures we were inclined to crown lim' IhiMf in "Wet Paint" we are convinced of hia royal status. Helen L'ostcllo pUj* oppoaite him, and brings both beauty ind talent, to her role. - One of the best known and most popular «f prMtnt-day English writers is represented ca the lecond half of the programme, "Sapper's". (Cyril McNeill), "Tho Third Kound," from the famous Bulldog Drummond series, being the minor attraction. This is tho higbelt form of melodrama represented on tht stage, deep, dark mystery, a plethora cf villainy, and tho saving gracc 3 of comedy and light romanco balancing tho enmbM*' of the picture. Apart from 0. Henry, "Sapper" is tho king of fho short itory in English, combining every attribute «f Hmaiionl, and at the sumo time, highly ritional, entertainment, in his storico. "Tlie Third Round" is typical of his efforts, a picture which enthralls with its drama, uraiee with its humour, and delights with i(j lirnple, human interest. Jack Buchanan, the famous English actor, plays tho leading role, Mpported by Betty Fnire, tho" actress who created ouch a favourable impression u Lucie Manetto in "The Only Way." The Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jfr Alfred Bunz, will be heard in special oftheitral numbers, including the following ■electtoas: — Overture, "Old Glory" (Le(huge); symphony, Firet Movement from the "Scottish" (Mendelssohn); "La Tr.iviata 1 ' (Verdi); "Impressions d'ltalie" (CharJtttier); "Cleopatra" (Marcinelli); "L'Arlesi•BM" (Biwth " An Dcr Wcser" (Prcssell; 1{ Waa Y*ur Hat" (Flintoft); "Angels Ooud Thee" (Godard). Box plans are at fie Bristol Piano Company, where scats juj be itscrved.