AMUSEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS.

ST. JAMES* THEATRE. "OH, FOR A MAN!" .-With the strange and illogical whims that beset womankind at times as its themes, the talkie, "Oh, For a Man!" which will begin to-day at St. Jaifles'- Theatre, is said to be a screen play without a flaw. How many times has the remark been made, "You J '- e Y® r know women!" and anyone who doubts the truth of that should see this rich comedy talkie and be convinced. . "Oh, For * Man 1" has a most novel story, of which the theme is the unique love romance of a prima donna and a burglar. It is smart, subtle, sophisticated, and, aoove all, .genuinely entertaining. Jeanette - Mac Donald, who came to screen notice first , with Chevalier in "The ~ ove Parade," tops her work in that .film by a mile, and her glorious voice charms in several song numbers logically introduced, notably the aria from "Tristan and Isolde, and a little ballad, "On a Summer Night. Reginald Denny has the most glorious co-featuring role of his entire screen career as a burglar with an ambition to sing ana the physical charm to win the love of a beautiful woman who had repulsed -scores of wealthy admirers. Warren Hymer and Marjorie White (of "Sunny Side Up") furnish many hilarious moments as a vaudeville hoofer and her boxer husband, while the always adorable Alison. Skipworth gives to the role of Laura, the maid, an object-lesson in real Acting and timing to all character players. Albert Oonti, Bela Lugosi, Andre Cheron, and others are deserving of the highest praise for_ their roles, and ' 'Oh, For a Man 1" is easily entitled to be called one of the smartest and most entertaining productions of the current season on the audible screen.