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B-10 **THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. TUESDAY. JUNE 23, 1933 The Passing Show 'Merry Widow' Looks Better Under a Moon in a Park cartoons! CO MED I By Jay Carmody ES! “The Merry Widow’s” ceaseless march through the twentieth 600tY... century brought her to Rock Creek Park last night, the second offering in Washington Festival’s summer operetta series. There, POWYt...HYIW>TWWU in the moonlight and at distances greater than those from which it normally is viewed, the lively relic of Franz Lehar looks better lILOREN 354 than one remembers. Sounds better, The too. dra- ‘THE MERRY WIDOW.” produced by matic is that for all the Washington Festival, Inc., music by fact Franz Lehar. book by Victor Leon and thousand times one may have Leo Stein. English adaptation by George Edwardes. staged by Arthur Sicom. set- heard “Villia," Carter Barron tings designed by Albert Johnson, music ampitheater is the setting for it. under the direction ot Jay Chernis. Choral direction by Boris Kogan, RNED THE choreography staged ON Lehar’s “witch wood” in by Kelly, en- i of the Fred city’s tire production under the supervision of the loveliest slice of real Constance Bennett. At the Carter Bar- estate and the voice of Irra Pet- ron Amphitheater. E j tina is by no means the crone The Cast. she has Popoff Malcolm Bens seemed to be in an end- Natalie Gabrielle less series of roofed productions. Prince Dantlo Robert Bhaefer Danilo In Ballet Sequence w <, : -:v.v There’s authentic witchery _ . Jack Kauflin Sonia irra Petina about her and if the operetta Camille dejolidon Robert Watts it Marquis Csscada Jack Leon has no other surprises, which Raoul de St. Brioche A1 Kuns does not, this is one for the RhadJa _ Loney Lewis Melltza Ellen Kampman LAWLESS! memory book. Nova Korich . Ernest Sarracino Olga Dorothea MacParland NO It is a good singing company Nish Bill Sully COVER CHARGE CONDITIONED Servant Darrell Flaherty Miss Constance Bennett has as- Heedwalter *v^/ Bill McDonald sembled to go with Miss Pettina Zo-Zo Sonia Levkova 10-Lo Joan Sandes and they give Lehar’s album of familiar music the works. More- over, unlike “Showboat.” the divert attention from the brain- second production in the series lessness of the operetta's plot. provides Choreographer Fred Neither this inspiration, nor MRS. HOUDINI—In Paramount’s film biography of the great Films of More Than Routine Merit Kelly occasion to enliven the Arthur Sircom’s resigned direc- magician is Janet Leigh, husband, Tony Curtis, plays show with dancing. tion actually anything whose “THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL,” Kirk Douglas as an amoral achieved the title role in “Houdini.” The film will be the next attrac- movie-maker. Kelly is one of the enterprise’s like this result, naturally. tion at the Ontario. “CALLME MADAM,”Ethel assets that was largely hidden in Merman in a fine film version of her stage hit. the opening production. This angel? She played '’Oklahoma!” “COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA,” stunningly acted by Shirley should not be allowed to happen Booth, again for it is his inspiration on the stage here and now is “HIGH NOON,” with Gary Cooper’s Academy award-winning Hollywood In “The . Diary Great Waltz.” And of the that puts considerable performance. merriment and grace into the Doris Day needs a tall hand- appearance. Sinatra Has His Troubles some singer for “Lucky Me.” So “KINDHEARTS AND CORONETS,” deftly played by Alec Guinness. widow's latest “MOULIN ROUGE,” colorful of his *** * how about Danny Scholl? recall Toulouse-Lautrec and With the times. Swedish Press Now 1 found on Nothing, of course, can ever Howard Keel the “SUDDEN FEAR,” Joan Crawford vs. a murder-bent mate. the impression that —By Sheilah Graham —— ¦ verge of exhaustion at Metro. eliminate “ “TITANIC,” Barbara Stanwyck, Clifton Webb and disaster at sea. my I Widow” is the ‘Kiss Me Kate’ is sixth I “The Merry HOLLYWOOD. With gBeXTRA<. Tony Owen going to picture since last June,” Howard mother of all the mongoloid Frank Sinatra carried on fit Africa to “Duel in 2**"® 5’- 4?! THE VILLAGE comedy that shoot the groaned, “and 3-D is murder.” i •REED TParking1 Space. ¦"•VAir Cond- ISSbS^Si idiot musical plots to beat the in He Jungle, “look a an- -BTEWART GRANGER JEAN BIM- IDA LUPINO In "BEWARE MY band Sweden. for sad He won’t get a after Va. I LOVELY." St 6:3‘>. 0:48: YVONNE persisted through the first four to pose at nouncement from rest until MONB. “YOUNG BESS.” Color by I refused for pictures wife Donna “Rose Marie” and “Sobbin’ 9-9909 Technicolor. DeCARLO In "FRONTIER GAL." at decades of this century. the Stockholm airport, fooled the Reed. This is what them 7:49. broke Women” are & ,2,h It is a tissue of spectacular press by going to a ho- up the , completed. SL VTRRHffh Memorial Blvd. Ut St. j N w:E different last time. ** * * TIRUMIAKl. 9-6133. Air Cond. newton A. 6*;;?; ' which not the out CLARK f inanities even tel. ordered photographers Jerry Wald gets to his Colum- CLIFTON WEBB. BARBARA 6TAN- | GABLE. GENE TIERNEY most of theater in Arlene Dahl solos East. Fer- WYCK. ‘"TITANIC." In "NEVER LET ME GO.” at 6:00, dullest and conscientious the Malmo and bia office at 6 every morning and 7:48, 0:36. follow. They then left in a huff be- nando Lamas has to remain here fairlinaton, Va. AirCond. Theatres performers really the stage rhene rnmrblfl Inil 3707 Ml. Vernon Ava. doesn’t leave much before 9 p.m. Fm Parking. VFMfrilf |. rightly that it is fore finishing the show there. to do Treasure of the something Ts 4.1000. tuuiuii A x Va K , 9. 2424 have assumed Take is easy, boy. GREGORY PECK. SUSAN HAY- CLARK GABLE. explains or other for Pine-Thomas. WARD. "SNOWS OF KILIMAN- GENE TIERNEY the Lehar score that Red Skelton’s deal with CBS- JARO," by Conditioned in "NEVER LET ME GO.’’ at 6:00, Mifckey Rooney and Color Technicolor. the longevity of “The Merry TV allows him to film 10 com- Eddie Talking with Mrs. Merian Air 7:40. 0:25. Bracken will team up for 18*h nr. R. Ava. Widow,” plus, of the sen- plete shows, with six-minute film Fred Cooper, she told me her lovin’ SHIRLINGTON JUaLJFXSF I. N.E. course Finklehoffe’s Broadway play, Alexandria-Arlington, LA. 6-3112 inserts in the other . no intention what- l«fw«llo», CLARK GABLE. GENE TIERNEY. RANDOLPH SCOTT timentality of the human species., 29. Jean husband has in "CAPTAIN celebrating “Ankles Away.” Freddie is here of leaving cinerama ‘NEVER LET ME GO." KIDD.” at 7:00. 9:40; "TROMBA So, they sing the songs and Hersholt is 17 con- ever the ,3 WU THE TIGER MAN.” Featuring tha polishing the script. Krone Circus, at ad lib an approximation of the secutive years with “Dr. Chris- setup. That seems only fair. GEORGETOWN iV 4 e,«* Healthfully 6:00. 8:40. Barbara Community book and the operetta lives tian” for the same SDonsor, on Stanwyck is far from Meriana started it. Cinerama’s "The Art Cinema” Bernheimer's SUPER CHIEF day set for “Three big project Air Conditioned DRIVE-IN happily ever afterward. the same and at the same Coins in the next will be “Seven SUSAN A GEORGETOWN Scoop. Limited En- Open 7:30. Double Feature. CLARK time, without missing a single Fountain.” “The only two signed Wonders of the World.” gagement of DASHIELL HAMMETT'S GABLE and GENE TIERNEY in As matter of fact. Choreog- STARTS TOMORROW Classic “Who-Dun-It!” "NEVER LET ME GO." at 10:50: a week. This, my friends, are * Louis JANE RUSSELL is Clifton Webb and Louis takes a first try at . 10;4S A.M. iSfPJI In “MONTANA rapher Kelly inspired ad- Irene Dunne’s TV DOORS OPEN t Paul ‘THE MALTESE FALCON” BELLE" (Technicolor!, at 9:00. record. Jourdan—with possibly Vittorio rVLLLT Lucky Tag vantage this practice in the ended disastrously. She’s trying Starring Night. You May Be tha of J. Carrol Naish says he’s been Gassman.” Siegel production. He interpo- Producer Sol again, however, with a new dra- = = HUMPHREY BOGART current getting 10.000 letters a week urg- tells me. Most of the picture RKOKEITH’Sa MART ASTOR. PETER SYD- will matic series of film. But Irene LORRE.Open lates a dream waltz into the ing him to return to the air be made in Hollywood instead NEY OREENSTREET. Doors 5:45 Arlington-Falls Church, Va. of never has to worry about dough, P.M. Feature at 6:00. 8:00. 10:00 PM. opening act that provides the again “Luigi.” might—- JA. 7-4260 with He Rome because of the mounting she’s of the wealthiest gals FREE PARKING! latest “Merry Widow” with one but radio only. of foreign one on cost production. in town. Arli THE RYRO CINEMA of its more lively interludes. John Lund isn’t making any AIRPORT DRIVE IN T ;ftS> 191 8. Wayne St. Johnny Ray is madder than a * 0 Winner Academy Plastic surgery do no movies now, because won’t The final blow-up on “Ele- •LAST W "NEVER LET ME GO.” CLARK GABLE. of Six Awards could he nest of dislodged over DAY- GENE TIERNEY, at 0:05; Plus "RED if hornets phant Walk” came when the “THEBAD ANDTHE more, as much. lower his price. He doesn’t have the postponement of No HUNNICUTT^ SECOND" SNOW.” GUY MADISON, at 10:55. Car- ** * * “There’s trainer warned the assistant di- I toon Located In Arlington on U.