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1946-01-25 [P A-13] has played since the age of 2. Shirley course, the major point Is that 'The Girls’ Presents Is not only a skilled screen per* writer, director and players have Harvey former, but above this is a young been successful In their collaboration. LOANS It’s a woman whose instinct for doing the mighly funny film most of the by-soxers. Gene had the backstage to do one of those tricks that bring On Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, right thing is one of the few certain- time. spectators In hysterics at a recent forth the swooning squeals, Gene Cameras, Guns, Etc. Old West in ties left in the world. benefit at Madison Square Garden. would beat the girls to it by about in ’ High Spirits time Frankie l five seconds. Oldest Loon Office Metropolitan Are Richard Wallace directed “Kiss Gene Is Every would get ready JAY Hep By CARMODY. and not with a Tell,’’ only proper AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. Five fellows on MGM’s had in the screen a ..■ — MORNING'S literary payroll typewriters sense of comedy tempo, but with To Those Swooners ■ adaptation of "The Harvey Girls,” which opened at Loew’s Capitol yes- knack for getting the best out of his HOLLYWOOD. 1 It is to tell what a 18th and No. Highway terday. difficult just they had in mind, but safe players. It is not the director, of Gene Kelly has studied Prank seems to be that decided to kid frontier America in the SUBTLE FARCE i 1 Hilt South or Hifhwair Briigt guess they interest course, who is responsible for the Sinatra's singing style so carefully SLY, Va. of making a rousing musical. If, on the other they meant it as a skill of such as the late that he can the charac- ^ Arlington, hand, performers anticipate IN THE FRENCH TRADITION literal of Freds famous any old still or / 'Take Bus from l7**’ 8- Pa. Ave. history waitresses, Harvey girl Robert Benchley, Walter Abel terlstlc squeals emitted by the bob- hantrina around the Dremises Drobablv will write a letter to the editor. Katherine Alexander. Mr. Bench- WilQ The best way to take it is in a spirit ley’s appearance is brief, but, as "amusements. “THE HARVEY OIRL8," an MOM of fun. In that case, the pic- picture ture with Judy Oarland John Hodlak, pro- always, to the point, and Mr. Abel will not look absurd and you won’t duced by Arthur Freed, directed by George and Miss Alexander, as the Archer Sidney, screenplay by Edmund Beloln, Na- feel that way. are BARGE fine. But Mr. Wal- KEEPER’S thaniel Curtla, Harry Crane. James O'Han- parents, very Persons who read the Samuel NATIONAL..".0";™. lon and Samson Raphaelson. based on a lace must deserve some of the credit <JB Hopkins Adams original story upon book by Samuel Hopkins Adams and an NEXT MATINEE TOMORROW original story by Eleanore Grlffln and for the wonderfully callow young- which Metro’s picture is based- William Rankin, songs Mercer GUTHRIE MeCLINTIC by Johnny man-next-door of Jerome Courtland __ DAUGHTER. in our set they can be counted on and Harry Warren. At the Capitol. DTASSOCIATION with LEE SHUBERT prmtem' THE OAST. and the beautifully bitter Raymond one AND HOW SHE BECAME finger of one hand—intimate Susan Bradley_Judy Garland Pringle of Darryl Hickman. | QUEEN PREMIERE! that the studio’s writers took a dif- Ned Trent _ John Hodlak Whoever is due Chris Maule _ Ray Bolger the credit, of EDMUND GWENN + * /giaci ferent we un- kaison approach. Adams, Judge Sam Purvis_ Preston Foster COWBOY S GIRL FRIEND— ! LOU/S JOf/MEF FRENCH DIALOGUE / NOE1L tr TKAFKS viewed the from the Alma _ O'Brien derstand, girls Virginia ♦ Em __ Alexis Smith the lead- IHYUISJAGI standpoint of their cultural sig- -Angela Lanabury plays POP£SCl/ English titles I Senora Cassidy-Marjorie Main in STARTS I roi MASTER'S nificance. He saw them as a beau- H. H. ing feminine role "San BAND Hartsey_ Chill Wills 'A Ramantic Corned/ virtuous who tamed Terry O'Halloran _ Kenny Baker which continues at tiful, group Antonio,’’ kr TENNESSEE WILLIAM* Tuesday COCKTAILS frtm the wild men who had tamed the another V*rftXLYAMATtU» 30* Harvey and Alhambra girls fight It the Metropolitan for end DONALD WINDHAM wmimmamk J West. The utilizes picture simply out on the latter’s gaudy home week downtown. open us DIN HERS from 75* them for entertainment value with (*m CATHERINE WILLARD grounds. It Is a switch, of course, a AVAILABLE— laughing curtesy to their per- upon the conventional saloon brawl mances with Hodiak, the latter when —SEATS formance as civilizers. in every Western film and while it he talks about Longfellow while * * * * is not inspired exactly, it makes a looking like a frontier. saloon ONE WEEK ONLY BEO. NEXT MON. TODAY'S NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIES Even Era. 1:30, Mata. WaC * Sat. 3:3S FOR A In bringing the Harvey girls’ story better joke than many the cinema keeper, and all the others. to the screen. MGM must have has to offer. As a ballet idea, one of Preston Foster as an exaggerated ranni till 11*h & N. C. Ava. S.E. I I All Time Schedules Given in Warner he I P.M. uiva. nui muivaic iiuic « spent more than Harvey did in those things full of falling-down villain wants you to know that Matinee “ON STAGE EVERYBODY," PEGGY RYAN, Presented.__ them in America’s so- are to remember it is not a bad fellow, just high spir- establishing girls, you likely JACK OAKIE. Plus "STRANGE CONFES- Having Matinees. cial history. Within the vivid tech- longer than a lot of other ballet ited. SION," LON CHANEY, BRENDA JOYCE. _Theatcri Girls" BETTER nicolor frame, the studio tossed stars ideas. These falling-down girls at That’s what "The Harvey AMBASSADOR is as a What nnri r 2103 Pa- Av»- N W- RE-0134 ^ ‘1°^; with the abandon of a cowboy in least don’t get conked with bung- picture, high spirited. vlflwIsEi Matinee at 1 P.M if it doesn’t make sense? Today and Tomorrow town after two on the range. starter, chairs, or some other force- "WHAT NEXT. CORPORAL HARGROVE’” SHIRLEY TEMPLE in KISS AND years * * * * TELL.” at 1. 3:05. 5:15. 7:25. 9:40. A includes ful Instrument. ROBERT WALKER, KEENAN WYNN. *t partial list Judy Gar- Eocermyob 5:30. 7:35, 9:40. There's too, in the Hits ourTaroa hjwmo rfvfry v »5th & Vn'e. LEASE John Ho- There good tempo, RaqMbf ?mnqb| tasihT- DLTLnLI land, Angela Lansbury, is high-spirited drama, not li 3300 Mat. 1 PM. stage show which Gene Ford has Av* diak, Preston Foster, Virginia to mention some effective dancing, NOW- 1349 Parking Snace Available to Patrons. contrived as the Capitol’s companion -SEAT SALE DUMBARTON O’Brien and Kenny Baker. In ad- in another sequence. This one has *i” Today and Tomorrow—PAUL HEN- ON to its Vic Hyde, sur- Last Day—Your Last to See It REID. MAUREEN O HARA in “THE dition to these chattels to do with the nice piece picture. Chapce expensive party given by rounded by the house orchestra, "WILD FIRE." most beautiful story of the SPANISH MAIN" (in Technicolor*, at, and the five writers, it hired Johnny the Harvey girls, a sort of climactic f Wrntf Bros. ■ "V most, beautiful horse. In Technicolor Plus 1:20. 3:20, 5:20, 7:25, 9:25. Plus starts the show with an exhibition f DELIGHTFUL DANGEROUS," It's terrific. “THE HOUSE I LIVE IN Short Mercer and Warren to write moment in their conversion of the Harry of virtuosity on the trumpet. Peggy subject with PRANK SINATRA. a whole album of of town’s rowdies, including the Al- Md, lively music, Greer, unabashed by 300 or so Graanbelt, PAIVFRT 2324 Wi*. Ave. N.W. SIGHT hambra to the minuet and GREENBELT UAJjf LIU which the liveliest number is “On girls, a WQ 2245 Mat. 1 P.M. pounds, is hardly woman to take ROBERT MITCHUM waltz as forms of social BURGESS MEREDITH. Parking SDace Available to Patrons. the Atchison, etc." expression. to but she has an amus- in "STORY OF G.I. JOE." your heart, ATOMIC ENERGY ERNIE PYLE'S Today and Tomorrow—PAUL HEN- It seems * * 7 9. to have been in the mind * * ing way with a torch tune. She is and REID, MAUREEN O HARA in “THE SEE THE o of Director to make One of the better "The a OPEN 10 30 SPANISH MAIN” (in Technicolor), George Sidney qualities of followed by Sammy White, pan- RJlV M WHITE ONLY. * I inn 3227 St. N.w. & at 1. 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 9:45. Plus “The Girls” a sort of “Okla- Girls” which seen FORUM MEETING INDOORS Harvey Harvey inclines you to tomic comic you must have be- Last Day—Two Fine Big Hits. “THE HOUSE I LIVE IN.” Short homa!”, outwardly naive, but with take it totally to your heart is that fore in such imitations as those of Speakers: "THE GUEST IN THE HOUSE" Plus subject with Prank Sinatra._ "THE BOWERY CHAMPS," THE EAST an undertone of in cheek. one in it seems to be a a woman at her at which DR. ARTHUR H. COMPTON, Nobel 425 9th St. N.W. tongue every having toilet, SIDE KIDS. -I FFilTRAY Prize winner end scien- UE>H i HAL The effort is not without its mo- time he is artful—and ac- Atom-bomb and\ __ ME 2841 Qpeni )0A5. good and apparently yearns quite possibly tist 5o N.A.LEESE 608 Nin,t' St' NW- Last Day—JENNIFER JONES.
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