1934-05-06 [P F-4]

a Reviewer of Hit at Belasco Why Plays Stars in Actors’ Benefit and National Player Broadway Worries in Moments the unusual distinction from the firm guidance of his mother, Spare of being currently popular becomes homesick after a few weeks, not only for his parent, but for the In Its seventh month in WITH girl back home with whom he has Just a Few of the Little Things That Arrive in London and In the fourth an understanding about marriage. month of its successful Into his life comes a second girl, who and Create a Mental Disturbance. Broadway run, "The Wind and the gives him the necessary Impetus to Envelopes Rain,” the International comedy suc- continue his grueling work at the in- Merton will be the Now a List of the Season s Best. cess, by Hodge, institution. It is with their poignant attraction at the Shubert-Belasco I love story that the play concerns It- Theater for one week, commencing self, in a simple, truthful, human and tomorrow evening, with Morgan Far- moving fashion. Comedy relief of a BY E. de S. MELCHER. ley of stage and screen reputation rare sort is afforded by the picturesque // ROUSING’ seems to be your major function,” writes In the featured role. and authentic college background. a fiery correspondent who signs himself “M. H. H.” Sensitively written with natural Mr. Parley is said to render a fine- *( and the Rain” % T “You show a lack of sense, as always,” writes humor, "The Wind j grained study of the serious-minded with a of medical stu- medical a little Mae West with deals group student, receiving support cheering lady, “by mentioning The Shakespeare.” dents at Edinburgh University. ; from a cast that includes on its roster central character Is a young man ] such players as Wendy Atkin. Jane don’t you with some of these films?" “Why get tough says to his to college, ; Burford another reprimander. who, prior coming Bramley. Hampden, Philip had led a sheltered life. The author Tonge, Leslie Barrie. Lillian “You never have a word for one.” Tonge, good any places him in a boarding house Marcel Joumet and Walter Holbrook. “You must be if like Ann Sothern.” crazy you where, with several other students, he Lowell Gilmore and John Schaffer “Whatever do see in you Garbo? She walks like an octopus.” proceeds to engage In his studies. are credited with the Joint direction “If you don’t think Wheeler and Wollsey are funny—who is?” This youth, recently separated i of the play. “You’ve been talking about Bette Davis for years, and we’ve never seen her in a good film.” “So, you like the modern theater. Well, that shows what Local “Barn Theater.” 'Welcome Stranger’ Coming you are up to.” most novel of all Summer THE third attraction of the National finally, ana lortunately, comes a Ethel Barrymore—at 16. (This from Players' season, letter from a kindly reader in New a photograph.) pastimes of New Yorkers and New opening Monday night. 14, will be Aaron Hoff- Jersey, who says: "Thank you for up- Maude Adams over the radio. Englanders, "bam" theater-going, will May the little we have left of man’s comedy. ''Welcome Stranger." holding the Cora Witherspoon in anything (par- be to the local drama devotees open which ran tor two full seasons in New modern theater.” ticularly “Jig Saw.”) when the June 19, Roadside Theater, York and 10 months in For So it goes—a reviewer being a pain- “Dodsworth.” The play. Chicago. a local "barn” theater, situated six this the National ln-the-neck to some one because he M. Cohan I play Players will be George in “Ah Wilder- mUes beyond Bethesda on the Rock- either likes too or doesn’t like j augmented by Robert Fischer, pro- much, ness.” ville will a Pike, open season of Sum- fessor of dramatic arts in the at all, or because he is not allowed Robert in "The House of ! National Young mer stock with "a good old melo- Institute to pursue a calm disposition and a Rothschild." j of Musical Arts, New York, drama, "The Octoroon, or Life in to the role honeyed pen and say that everything Mrs. Patrick play made famous in the Campbell. Louisiana,” by Dion Boucicault. is and that a dawn comes original company by George Sidney. perfect rosy Noel Coward's “Cavalcade.” Alternate of the most presentation "Welcome Stranger" is described as up like thunder at the end of every What we hope will be a faithful popular mid-nineteenth century melo- I one of the most human him. screen version of that excellent book. plays that * * * dramas with Broadway hits of the has ever * “One More Spring." by Robert Nathan. been written. It tells the past few seasons that have never j story of a a series of weeks. Jean Muir in “As the Earth Turns.” j sweet-minded man who AFTER distressing been produced in Washington a “It by goes to small New England village because w’e have in our oar Happened One Night.” either put professional or amateur com- and is humiliated and shunned be- for these modern for Garbo Harold Stepler in “Journey’s End” times, panies, is announced by Walter Pick, cause of his Jewish faith. The frlend- and Hepburn, for the young Miss (Cue and Curtain Club of G. W. U. general manager of the Roadside ly intervention of an aged inventor, Sothern, and the equally young Miss production). Theater. "The House of Rothschild.” | one of the jokes of the village, saves Sulla van; for an ounce of modern Two companies, one devoting itself ; him from banishment and further music, for Eric (“Magnus Merriman”) * * * * to the melodramas under the direc- ! disgrace. Linklater and for Mae West; for cof- tion of Anton Hardt. and the other i The play also will mark the return fee served as "Orange Brule"; for BOARD a special car Daniel to the modem comedies to QN^ under the the E street footlights of Freddy “No Greater (a dismal Frohman's of dis- Glory” failure), aggregation direction of Arthur Rhodes, will begin Sherman as juvenile. and "Zoo in Budapest" (likewise a tinguished stars of the theater will rehearsal shortly. The scheduled "flop”); for "Design for and arrive here this afternoon at 5 o'clock Living.” openings for the first four productions not disliking "The Lake”; for laugh- for the Actors’ Fund benefit per- are June 19. "The Octoroon"; July 3, in "Love ing at Laurel and Hardy, and not formance at the National Theater this Harvey Time.” a modem comedy, to be announced caring for “The Green Bay Tree” (as them will be ELsle “T OVE TIME" is the title of Lilian evening. Among later; July 17, melodrama, and July performed locally): for enjoying the Otis Skinner, Frances next film for Ferguson, Starr, 31, modem comedy. Each will Harvey's Pox and first act of Saw” and not the play it will "Jig Effle Shannon. Herbert Rawlinson, run five have music. It is to be pro- other for nights., Tuesday through two; being lukewarm about I Fred Keating, Robert Emmett Keane, Saturday. duced on an elaborate scale by John Ruth Chatterton and not splitting our Claire Whitney, Gladys Cooper, Stone. Anne who Philip To date, the heads of the various Caldwell, wrote sides over Norma Shearer as a come- Merivale. Bill Robinson and "Plying Down to will do many technical departments, the business Rio," the dienne; for not writing pages about others. In adidtion to the stars com- screen and Paul who staff and the managing board, have story Martin, certain objectionable stage shows; for ing from New York, Tony Wons as- directed Miss Harvey in several been named. Walter Pick, general j saying that some people thought sisted by Peggy Keenan and Sandra features abroad, will do as much on manager; Richard Creyke, j Sophie Tucker was almost zero; for Phil Cook. Hall and business; the Fox lot. Phillips, George Edith I. Allen, technical being bored at "Spitfire”; for talking his Radio Orchestra; Nina and director; Gypsy Anton Hardt and Arthur too much about Crawford and Tone; Tito Guizar will come over from the Rhodes, directors; and Catherine for not being as enthusiastic about Loew Fox Theater. Local artists ap- Prichard, publicity; head the organization. “Richard of Bordeaux,” as Mr. Nathan pearing will be Meyer Davis' Orchestra Hoy Kooerts. new leading man of the National Players, who will appear tomorrow night in "Her Master's Voice,” is shown above surrounded by some of Men’s Suits Stage Manager Eldred Wilson is as- and Overcoats would have had us be; and crowing under the direction of David McWil- the many stars Daniel Frohman is bringing to Washington tonight for his Actors’ Fund Benefit at the National. These include, left, down, top reading sisted by Henry to the skies at the beauty of Anna liams, Tommy Tucker and his Cali- Gladys Cooper, Philip Merivale and Fannie Ward, and top right. Otis Skinner. Elsie Ferguson and Frances Starr. Haviland, Dorothy Croissant is costume Ladies’ Dresses and Coats Sten: for not thinking that "Nana” fornians from the Wardman-Park, designer and Wilda Kiibourne property mistress. v.as so hot; for not shouting over the Bert Bagranoff and Evelyn Tyner and for ter’s Voice” tells the twinkling fable beauty of Elizabeth Bergner, from the Earle Theater, as also a “Treasure Island” at tlie Cleaned and ^7^ that that was Maureen of a husband who loses his and doubting group of local socialites in a one-act Where an d When in Local Theaters job, Pressed j then hires to his wife's O’Sullivan who swam so casually play directed by Mr.

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