EVERYBODY'S THEATRE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19177, 7 December 1927, Page 8

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE.

When Oscar Wilde's novel, "Lady Windermere's Fan," was first published, it created a tremendous impression on all literary men of that time, and when the novel was first produced on the stage, it proved a great success, and now the picture version is showing as the main, attraction at Everybody's Theatre. 'l'ho cast is admirably balanced. Irene Rich has the part of Mrs Erlynne, the scheming adventuress with many admirers but who fails to be admitted to "society." She eventually succeeds, but finally shows that she has a vein of goodness in her character by sacrificing herself to save the reputation of Lady Windermere. The part is convincingly played and not overdone, whilo May McAvoy is equally effective as Lady Windermere, the trusting wife whose affections for her husband are insidiously undermined until she leaves her husband for Lord Darlington. Ronald Colman interprets the part of Darlington in his usual capable way, and Bert Lytell is dignified as Lord Windermere. There are others prominent in the piece, but the burden of the clevor play falls on tho four named. The second big picture of the programme is a sensational drama of the war of 19141918, and revolves around the Secret Service Departments of Great Britain and Germany. In it—"The Great Deception"—Ben Lyon is cast as an apparently idle young man, though he is actually in the British Secret Service, and Aileeri Printrlb supports him' well.