sign in sign up
<<
Home , Dionne Quintuplets, Kay Francis, Mary Brian

China’s Here •Wi.a a Man Envoy "if"™”! Film Crowd Given Chance Movie Without Praises I METRO GOLDWYN- MAYEN c»«a Love of LUISE June, Moon, Above, Artistry l If PAUL T> Film on Homeland To Criticize Film’s Maker Aim of Producer Wanger i Muni‘Rainer In the film ‘‘The Good Earth” IN PEARL BUCK'S are exhibited certain of the fun- I PULITZER PRIZE WINNER Feher Will Listen to All Comers at Rialto. Film to Be Taken From Current Broadway damental characteristics of age- old China. Chief among these Granoff to Remain Second Week, and Hit, ‘‘The Women”—Male Interests Are characteristics is the deep love which the Chinese have for the “Maytime” a Third at Loew’s Palace. Represented in Dialogue. lands which, for *o centuries, they have so patiently and la- BY JAY CARMODY. BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. boriously cultivated. It will be 7 cast. ever felt that you would like to sit down and talk things over April (N.A.N.A.).—a movie without a man in the recognized by the that fffljil you discerning with the chap who produced the motion picture you just paid for see- How do you like the idea? We already have had a sample in the suc- the film gives a picture of the A have, with cessful European film, “Maedchen In but the schoolgirl 25 ing? great many persons undoubtedly widely varying Uniform,” period. years ago, when, politi- P Hailsd as tha Classic of th# SciHfl HAVEideas of just what they would say should that occasion ever present HOLLYWOOD,nature of the production rendered normal the absence of masculine cally, China was passing through g 2 30 TWICE DAILY 8 30 itself. characters. the revolutionary change from Ofll S«j/i 3le\trvii Well, it presents itself tomorrow and Friday nights. Right here in Wash- However, in the screen adaptation of “The Women," Adamless top-notch monarchy to democracy, and, lngton, too. ao get reaay. • Broadway pmy uy mis. <^iare*; —- —- therefore, they will appreciate 1 I MAT. TODAY flo Whatever it- makes of the opportu- Booth, Inc,, man and his interests that certain of the scenes »c. tic 6 «I.1Q Inc. Tu Lunceford. He drops in Friday with News in brief portray g nity (the possibilities seem enormous), are fully represented by the cast happenings which are not charac- BUY SEATS IN ADVANCE a “streamline rhythm revue.” There’s plays the title role in "The Life of % the National Capital can thank Fried- of spiteful, addle- teristic of the present day. Re- * YOU YOUN CONVENIENCE a lot of syncopation in the band and Lola Montez.” Della Lind, blond, EVGS. ine. SUNDAY at 8:30 rich Feher f< r creating it. He is the headed females cent years have witnessed pro- I a lot of people in the show What beauteous Viennese singer, makes her SSc. and Inc. Tax producer and director of “The Robber ■who talk of very found changes in China—social jj 19c. 51.10 S1.SS with “Stage Door” and “First Lady” Hollywood screen debut in "Rosalie,” Symphony,’’ now being shown at the little else, thereby and economic as well as political. in production on the Coast this in which Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Rialto. Mr. Feher's picture is a sort eliminating the The film ‘‘Good Earth” Impresses K NATIONAL Summer. George Kauflmann is going Powell are co-starred Dolly Haas, of freak in the film world and there’s need of his pres- me as a fine piece of artistic work, to look like an industry Instead of also from Vienna, via London, where nothing conventional about the man ence. Or, so It Is I and especially do I admire the re- an artist. He wrote them both, with she appeared in the movie rehash of himself. His idea of exchanging hoped by Walter | markable acting of Miss Luise collaborators, of course. Kay Francis "Broken Blossoms,” has a starring opinions with an audience is one evi- W a n g e r, who Rainer as Olan and of Mr. Paul will play the Jane Cowl role in the role in Columbia’s “Absence Without dence of that. To be sure, the opin- plans to produce Muni as Wang Lung. LAST 2 DAYS R latter Samuel Goldwyn wants Leave,” following which she appears o¥uAA^/.. ions are expected to be impersonally the film at an SAO-KE ALFRED SZE. Melvin Purvis, former G-man, to play with in the Techni- SIMONE SIMON N expressed, but even that Is something. early date in con- Ml. ■ ■ the G-man who shoots the gangster color Selznick picture, "Let Me Live.” Just so he keeps it on the dignified Junction with in “Dead End.” If he won’t do that, Oscar Hammerstein, responsible for Blind Men Form Orchestra. jj side, there is nothing to bar- the cus- Harry Goetz and will be satisfied to have him “Rose Marie,” "Showboat,” etc., has « "SEVENTil” HEAVEN* tomer from telling Feher that he Goldwyn Max Gordon, who Pour blind men In Glasgow, Scot- hardest of his Jfl direct that vivid sequence “The been assigned the job have an orchestra and thinks the picture is a tomato. Or produced the play land, organized and the Chorus full of fun career, to write and produce a modern vice versa. not King Girl,” New York. are playing for dancers to raise funds SAUCIPUPPETS I Although probably in Sheilah Graham. and with Fernand returns Fri- musical picture for temperamental for unaware of the publicity value of the Gravet, The financial charity. '*»•( to the Like the Grace Moore is stunt, Feher sincerely would like to day Metropolitan end of the transaction is quite funny. FRIDAY.. C4i 'PbldOK I the amateurs cannot begging her Twentieth Century-Fox talk over his type of film with those movies, get away Play Producers Goetz and Gordon sold from men as characters in bosses to let her play the prostitute who paid to see it. ijewspaper the screen rights to Movie Producers in a small but Cab CALLOWAY 1 their works. “The Bride” “Dead End.” It's part His picture and the man himself Newspaper Goetz and Gordon for $125,000, the and hit ORCHESTRA very “meaty.” Anna Sten will give the impression of being slightly will be given tonight and tomorrow play producers refusing to whittle |g endeavor to with her leading “The ROBBER Screen—"SONG of the CITY" nauseated with the conventional film. night by the Young People's Club of their price just because, they happened prove II role in Grand National's “Gorgeous” Audiences do not bear him out, but All Soul's Memorial Episcopal Church. to be the interested film party. SYMPHONY” Parish Hall is the 8:15 the that the million dollars spent on her Feher has a right to his opinion. scene, A Whimsical Film of Viennett Mu tic has sent out an S O S screen training by Samuel Goldwyn Feher. by his own definition, is first time, and Frank Huseman the direc- Sam Goldwyn was not wasted Clark • • a musician, then an actor-producer. tor Because we just opened the for the comedy services of Charles entirely IN PERSON / \ who 200 MAGDA HANS THE He has been in the motion picture in- envelope containing the news, we are Butterworth for "The Adventures of Gable, currently weighs is to thin down for a SONJA FEHER DOG dustry (which he is trying to make this late in announcing that Arthur Marco Polo,” in which pounds, trying De became a director of is to be starred and Sigrid Curie spot of dancing in his racing picture, an art) ever since those first smoky Titta just given Alto: Tyrone Power and grotesques chased one another across Variety Club. He succeeds Harry her first important Hollywood role. “Saratoga.” LESLIE BETTE Loretta are teamed in the first murky screens. His experi- Hunter, who isn’t here any more Incidentally, Goldwyn has decided Young again HOWARD DAVIS It's the age-old tale and this time Shirley Ross and Bing a better name for his “Second What is ence has left him convinced that it because he went to Australia The that, In lieu of Honeymoon.” Darryl “OF HUMAN BONDAGE” Crosby croon it to each other in “Waikaki Wedding," scheduled to do? Break the would be fine to write symphonies and same envelope bears news of the Norwegian importation, he will stick Zanuck trying up to follow “Maytime” at Loew’s Palace Theater. Henie romance? illustrate them with motion pictures. postponement of the Variety golf tour- to the old one. And this after the Power-Sonja Should he bother? Would audiences nament. It was set for May 7 at girl changed her monicker to Greta (Copyright, 1037, by the North American .: bother if he did? Feher wants to Congressional... Maybe they’re asking Gynt (suggested by a reader of this Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) —s 7-w*-P. C. Wod#h©uM« hinni«*t character know. Any one who feels qualified to time to concrete the fairways. Or column) for a small part in Universal's tell him can start talking right after pave the greens “Maytime” again: Orchestra war picture, "The RoacJ Back.” ’,$npuvny,jEEV€5!'' \ Philadelphia Local Girl's Lead. TREACIIER II o’clock at the Rialto tomorrow Ray Bell says marriage license clerks Films of Headline News I m *■«•#> iVs'.hjNNTNUR J or all over the are it the The little dumpy girl who used to be Carol' of Mr. night Friday night. country finding Hummel, (laughter Travel. Sport. Comedy I rrrri 111 > 1.1» ■j.iii heard but not seen on the screen as 1Jk I J FilrBy Even if it gets nowhere, as it prob- biggest aid to business ever filmed. If and Mrs. Arthur Hummel, 4615 Hunt Cont. lO A.M. to Midnight I will turn out to be Ends Season’s Series the voice of Jean Harlow, is will ably not, it might Spring only had a press representative, singing avenue, Chevy Chase, have an Program* Change Friday I Interesting. If the audience will only he might find himself in an argument now slim, grown up—and is returning important role when the Antioch Admission (Ail Hours). 25c I get up and express its secret heart! Richard Creyke (critic of critics to Hollywood to play leading parts in Players present Irwin Shaw's anti- 3k * ik * Creykel is starry-eyed over the coming Program of Power and Beauty Marks Climax her own right for United Artists. Her war play, “Bury the Dead,'' at Yellow JJERT GRANOFF will stay a second Roadside Theater season So’s name, Virginia Verrell, and she already Springs, Ohio, Friday and Saturday week at the is being as a (Jou.'£/ &Ae. thii Earle. Johnny Pay- Kitty Pritchard ... It is hard work of Under Direction publicized "singing nights. Programs Her first of work ette figured it would not be fair either for both of them, but fun for every Myrna Loy." job is to Bert or his local admirers to termi- one. of Stokowski. in Walter Wanger's “Vogues of 1938,” <£^BOYER£~»RTHHR nate the engagement before every hand after which she plays feminine lead 1 CAROLE FRED * Is Made at in town is calloused applauding the BY ALICE EVERSMAN. in the "Golden Follies.” I “History Night" I LOMBARD Mac MURRAY with LEO CARRILLO tenor who came home a success. There ANTON HARDT RETURNS ! STOKOWSKI wielded his magic over the Philadelphia In Paramount Drama \ lea Food— of are Gilbert Roland Is hoping to return 11^ iwi'*’ imt~ _|I~||_ enough songs in the world, of Orchestra last evening in Constitution Hall in the last concert to be Halin'*' I “SWING SWING LOW” 1 (Sewtine- th# giant musical hit show to his old in the film sun HIGH. course, that Bert can have a complete TO DIRECT AT ROADSIDE given by that organization here this season. Welcomed tumultuously, place in —On Stage— \ Paramount’s 7 He will some new solas and so new the two- possibly Lionel Atwill. Mr. Roland, V sing Barn Theater. composition featuring Excellencea e \ the composer to share the honors with who fame in |y» will Carolyn Henry. Then they will piano artiste, Jeanne Behrend and gained silent films with HARDT, one of the found- them. and B We Saferuard Tour new duets. And Dean Her- Alexander and music from Bebe Daniels Norma Talmadge, “Marked Woman" lj GAYETY BURLESK Bing some ^NTON Kelberine. S Health With Quality 0.& ers of the Roadside Theater, will The final number on the program has done little work during past | rick will play the organ. And Willie the third act of Wagner's Parsifal.” M NEVER CLOSED return thus Summer to direct all of was the excerpt from the "Parsifal” and his chief role on the and Eugene Howard, headlining the After a superb rendition of Bach's years, Holly- WILLIE & EUGENE HOWARD V the the music of the third act, \ plays at Red Bam Theater out arranged by wood scene has been as escort bill, probably will go out and eat worms greater "Fugue in G Minor” in which acting Bert 6ranoff & Others on the Rockville pike The decision Mr. Stokowski. The exaltation of this to Constance Bennett. \ out of sheer jealousy. And that would the sonority of the orchestra was fully BURLESK FLASH to have Tony handle all the directing inspiring music with its sublime reve- Yet another rehash of an old be twice a shame, what with the How- akin to that of an organ of magnifi- ANDY KELLY OF THE “TIMES” chores was reached after definite word lations was voiced with exquisite successful picture will soon be under ards such nice comics and the worms cent power, the conductor had pro- “I DON’T KNOW WHAT was received from Harrold A. Wein- purity of tone and refinement of style way at the QUOTES: bo needed for fishing. grammed the "Symphony No. 1 in C Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer berger that he was to remain with which is characteristic of this orches- studio, in which 1 THE BURLESK CRITICS ARE * * * * Minor" Brahms. creator oi "Shopworn Angel,” by Expert with the production department of Metro- tra, and this benediction, as it Gary Cooper and Nancy Carroll ap- M Wine. Beer. Beverazes GOING TO DO ABOUT A STAR AT "A/TIDNIGHT TAXI" is not going to moods as he is, Mr. Stokowski, by Goldwyn-Mayer in Hollywood. were, the concert concluded. peared in 1928. The new leads are 1207-9-11 E St. N.W. 71 WHO IS draw up to the Columbia Fri- placing these two works one after the fM OUTSTRIPPING THE Hardt is in New York at the Jean Harlow and Stewart. Tanz o’ the Sea Food present other his audience much the Jimmy vj STRIPPERS AT THE BOX day. “On the Avenue” is coming gave m Steaks and Chops OF- time, where he has been on the fac- Louis Lighten, who produced the old 1 UNhSTER MORRIS instead. It was at the Palace before effect of climbing a mountain where English Speaking Banned. Vj IF THEY of the Hilda School of is in \ Exposts Loan Shark Racket in V FICE. BUT MAKE AN ulty Spong marvelous picture, again charge. came along and chased it views could be had from one in a “Maytime,” the Theater since last Pall. In ad- Any speaking English AWARD FOR THE MOST SUC- out And, speaking of “Maytime,” every side until one reached the sum- Gaelic Youth Movement at Lake 1 PROMISE TO PAY” dition to his work at the school, Tony camp i l CESSFUL ATTRACTION FOR (as we never seem to stop doing) it mit and came upon the glorious pano- will be |;4 A Columbia PxcXuri unth played 11 weeks in Gilbert Miller's Aweside, Scotland, expelled. will keep "Waikiki Wedding” from rama of nature spread around. LEO CARRILLO % HELEN MACK i 1937 BILLY BEEF TRUST’ WAT- production of “The Country Wife.” m coming to the Palace next Friday For in this Brahms has SON WILL HAVE TO BE RECOG- The Roadside as symphony schedule, in past Friday 1, J That's the picture with from movement to move- NIZED. BILLY PRESENTS HIS years, will Include melodramas, re- progressed THEATRE PARKING which sort of makes a monkey out of ment with a sureness of concept that FERNAND GRAVE! vivals of nineteenth century hits and La fl FAMOUS BEEF TRUST CHORUS romance and Hawaii. And press still the listener after the end 6 P.M. TO In Warner Bros.— Mervyn Ray's 1 possibly, another manuscript play. grips \ND ANOTHER COMPLETE COM- agents Youngsters with an idea has been attained. And the end is a 1 A.M. Seven productions will be staged “KING & CHORUS GIRL” V that a circus is all elephants and pea- climax of an out- PANY. TWO BIG SHOWS IN ONE. during the 14-week season. magnificent feeling, with ISAM ILtMELl I CAPITAL — nuts (and pink lemonade) will find burst of spiritual exaltation so great GARAGE ftS Aim Mm* JA*H- § IT’S A BURLESK TREAT YOU out differently if they go to the as to leave one in wonder at the genius SCeming CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS.” National Saturday morning. “Toby Where and When who conceived it in musical terms. .^^dinne^anc^^. Tyler,” Children's Theater play, will The entire drama of the work was Ehow them! "The Informer” prob- superbly enacted by the orchestra ably 1s getting the notion that Wash- Current Theater Attractions under the guidance of the conductor's ington is “home.” At any rate, it is and Time of Showing. master mind, with the ebb and flow of back again at (you guessed it) the emotion never ceasing, rising to small Little Next of the on to add syncopaters National—“The Good Earth," at heights and dropping again yet the Howard Theater bill is Jimmie another bit of architectural to 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. beauty the structure. It was Capitol—“Seventh Heaven,” at 10:15 magnificent rife with and a.m., 1:10, 4:05, 7 and 9:55 p.m. Stage playing, vitality glowing with a fire that thrilled the listener. shows at 12:15, 3:10, 6:05 and 9 p.m. Discovery Earle—"Swing High, Swing Low,” In a modem Jnode and feeling was °' at 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:15, 7:10 and the new concerto for two pianos, writ- ACADEMY etr&i' in* Ok0'”"’ AMBASSADOR 10:05 p.m. Stage shows at 12:15, ten last Summer by Harl McDonald, E Lawrence Phillips' Theatre Beautiful and FRED Mac- Continuous Prom 4.40 P.M. MURRAY' in "SWING HIGH. 3:10, 6:05 and 9 p.m. which was given its premiere yester- BUDDY ROGERS and MARY BRIAN in SWING LOW.” News and Short MILLIONAIRE "WTANT- R-K-O Is Made Mr. McDonald has written with COAL "WEEK-END A 024 H St. N.E. Keith’s—"History day. with LEE TRACY PHI I n ED JANE TURNER ULLU Phone Line. 3375 at at 11:35 with an author- Night,” a.m., 1:35, 3:35, great originality and HUFNAGEL COAL CO. and GLORIA STUART._ JOAN CRAWFORD and ROBERT 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 p.m. itative command of the orchestra's re- A CUI CV SOS 7th St. 8.W. MONTGOMERY in THE LAST OF & ALASKA COAL CO. Aon LX I ill MRS. CHENEY'." at 11 a.m., 1:35, into which he has woven the abort._ Palace—“Maytime,” sources, lb*, ! 2.240 to th* ton. “GO YOUNG MAN.” 60,2 4:10, 6:45 and 9:25 pm. pianos, sometimes as completing the WEST, AVALON VA. Clev" 2600 at Every Pound Delivered in to A CUTHU CLARENDON, MERLE OBERON. BRIAN Columbia—“Step Lively, Jeeves,” theme, again as solo instruments and, Bogs Aoll I UPI COLBERT. AHERNS CLAUDETTE _in BELOVED 11:15 a.m., 1:05, 2:55, 4:45, 6:25, 8:15 in the finale, blending smoothly into Your Bin at No Extra Charge FRED MacMURRAY In "MAID OF ENEMY"_ and 10:05 p.m. the orchestral whole. The basis of 8ALEM."_ AVENUE GRAND 11th a,1