ROMANCE OF WAR.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19150, 5 November 1927, Page 26

ROMANCE OF WAR.

* "HER MAN" Q> WAR." QUEEN'S THEATRE, MOXDAT. The rivalry of two women for the love of one man is the most effective combination of the time-worn dramatic "triangle." It is used with a totally new effect as one of the many powerful .elements of appeal in "Her wV\ °\. Wa ,'." Wllch ,vill be the Carnival x-eek attraction at the Queen's Theatre. i The woman-to-woman" struggle in this story is purely one of hilarious comedy, although, a tense dramatic sequence and a startling plot twisting quite apart from the main conflict of the story result from it. Jetta (loudal, as a French-German girl of Alsacer .(..orraine, falls in love with an Allied prisoner given her to work her farm during the war, and a German countess, portrayed by Grace Darmond, tries to take him away. William Boyd (of "Volga Boatman*' fame) plays the part of Cupid's target foi both women, and high-powered comedy results. Boyd in reality is a spy, and a grim, sinister game, in which the love affairs at first are only a. minor element, is played between the hero and the German Intelligence Department. Equally intense and thrilling, and at times pathetic, is the struggle within the heroine, caused by. the fact that she loves an enemy, and that her mother was French, while her father died wearing the German Iron Cross. Comedy and love and rapid-fire thrills dominate over the sad parts of "Her Man o' War," however, and a happy and satisfying ending evolves. Jimmy Adams, Christie Comedy star, comically parallels the situation of the hero and the heroine when he, also a prisoner and a spy, is assigned >to help a portly peasant woman on her farm. When a young man overhears some plans concerning a mysterious future being made for him, very naturally delightful and exciting consequences follow. This is exactly the situation in Richard Talmadge's newest picture, "The Mery Cavalier," the second feature on the bill. The picture abounds in action, intrigue, and humour, and is graced with a beautiful romance. There are some new Talmadge stunts, which are riot only breath-taking, but absolutely different from i anything that has been previously seen on the screen. Charlotte Stevens is a very charming leading woman. The supports include four comedies, two Empire Kews, and scenic. Reserves at Webley's, or . 'phone 3342.