Matthews Manicurist Alonzo Hotel Manager Employment Clerk President Purity Leaj Barton Lowell. John T, Murray Henderson.... William Davidson Miss Patsy Kelly and Mr. Allen Jenkins, provided with really witty dialogue, draw very much more than the usual number of laughs in "E Since Eve", at the Grand Theatre; in fact the director, Mr. Lloyd Bacon, seems to have made a special effort to produce at least'one good laugh out of this picture every minute, and has succeeded in providing very nearly this number. Mr. Jenkins' characterization of a boisterous, extremely taller ative personality, who in this case gets delightfully muddled up over the intricacies of the plot, assisted by Miss Kelly's weird facial expressions and slapdash manner, provide most of the humour, Mr, Robert Montgomery and Miss Marion Davies, the two. principal, engage in an intriguing romance which develops speedily as the film gathers momentum, and Graws to a rollicking conclusion. Miss Marcia Ralston, playing the part of a society siren, desiies in at odd moments to hurl herself into tantrums, and smash up the furniture—which adds further humour to the picture, This is the second successful comedy which the Grand Theatre bps provided for shell-shocked Shanghailanders, and is ideal fare at the present time—Rc.w.
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