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Whiteman Will Comb in City Fast Fun in a French Farce Garbo, Topless Room, iCTfiMflm For Music Museum Items Joins Sun Worshipers Orchestra Leader Wants Complete Display Spying Correspondent, Star Takes to Heels of American Melodies, From Columbus on Set, Adding to Favorite Form Through George Gershwin. of Exercise.
BY JAY CARMODY. BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. YOU see a corpulent gentleman with pink cheeks and Bond street May 18 (N.A.N.A.).—Greta Garbo has Joined the sun clothes walking along the boulevards ringing a bell and crying out worshipers. Her special roofless bungalow. In which she spends the old music or "Any manuscripts instruments today?" it won't be lunch hour baring her epidermis to the sun, adjoins the "Madame Paul Whiteman. Mr. Whiteman use Raves! IP does not that technique in collect- Walev.ska” company on 14. This information was stumbled Washington HOLLYWOOD, stage items for his music but the ing museum, Just same, he wants any items across accidentally by your correspondent when strolling through the Metro- that fit into such a treasure house. will He be combing the National Capital Goldwyn-Mayer grounds. Suddenly, the door of the topless room opened and week between for them next sessions*: Garbo, her hair done up in fanciful ♦>- “Directed with skill—finely acted.”—Net- of a baton for Thea- waving Capitol ringlets, a large, masculine-cut coat ton B. Post. “CO YOU wouldn't bite, huh? Well, is hoping this will occur In her next Bell, ter audiences. wrapped about her, the famous feet June 14 may have been important flicker, “Danger—Love at Work.” The Whiteman Museum of Ameri- covered with ten- “Lost Horizon among best of screen in yeaw gone by, but that’s nothing ran Music is one of the jazz king's nis socks and to in his- Two dancers under contract to a achievements.”—Jay Carmody, Star. favorite institutions. It is to be es- compared its plane 1937 sneakers, peered studio were told to for tory. The Roadside Theater opens on major report tablished at Williams College, Wil- out. that “You will not want to miss it.”—Mabelle June 14 with a Seeing work at one of the Mg hotels. “What as soon as its venerable mcller, 'The liamstown, Mass., just the coast was not Herald Wizard of the Wave.’ Is the picture?” one of them inquired. Jenningt, sponsor can winnow the wheat from clear, the Swed- “There is no picture—it’s a conven- the chaff of items already offered. That is a telegram which this de- “A picture that into the dish actress took tion,” she was told. "Nothing doing,” goes cinema Incidentally, Mr. Whiteman is dis- partment received from yesterday to her heels, she replied tersely. And is now ex- archives as evidence that Hollywood can covering that the possessors of rare Kitty Prichard; its reward for a stern sprinting in rec- pecting to receive her marching orders. travel with great authors.”—Andrew R. and precious or instru- I refusal to pay any attention to Miss manuscripts ord time to the It is about time the practice of ask- Times. ments are not precisely to Prichard’s teaser For Kelley, willing part campaign. days sound stage en- ing-commanding is a better word— with them for a Not even a and she researched the June song. days trance, a few chorus girls and bit players to enter- “Lost Horizon is a thriller—an emotional Whiteman song, which Is a pretty 14s over a of 21 Then period years. yards away. Miss tain convention guests was stopped by valuable she would write experience.”—Brooke Stewart, News. variety. po6t cards saying what Garbo gets more studio authorities. The conventioners The Whiteman Music Museum (that on June etc. And happened 14, 1915, exercise running are usually out to have as good a time other name's too to old us. long).is designed we ignored them, nasty away from news- as possible while in Hollywood and “Will unquestionably be re-' be a comprehensive thing. Every- * * * * paper people Shtilah Graham. the sky is sometimes the limit. One membered as one of the great- I thing from the psalters which the than she does at girl had to buy a complete new ward- * est of this Phoenicians may have played (if they CO, in a spirit of contrition for the pictures age.”— her favorite sport—tennis. robe of evening clothes after a re- New ever here) to the wildest done Miss Prichard, we York Cheers! ‘Mark ® really got wrong cent roistering film convention left Hellinger. saxophone in Benny Goodman’s Band acknowledge the teaser campaign Helen Mack has decided to sue town. "A. grand adventure film... “A movie masterpiece...to Is usable. Any one with a manuscript which is being put on by the Civic Husband Charles Irwin for divorce. by'all means.worth seeing.” hold.the movie-going world f of the chanteys which Lief Ericsson’s Theater (via Dorothea Lewis) in be- Robert \ They were married in San Francisco Taylor and Barbara Stan- ’—N.'Y. Times. Y. American. sailors sang to while away their lone- half of “Fly Away Home.” It involves enthralled.”—N. about two and have an wyck “hid” themselves in the most J too. With years ago ^ liness, has got something—something post cards, pretty pictures seats at the the screen...a Infant son. Irwin Is 30 years conspicuous theater pre- ‘‘Triumph'of “Something new.under the Whiteman wants. If you haven’t any drawn on them by Miss Lewis. Only • older than his wife Virginia view of their latest joint drama. richly,satisfying entertain- cinema such item, maybe you can find a we never know what the pictures sun...should appeal Bruce has purchased two and a half “This Is My Affair.” At the end of harpsicord buried under the debris of mean, having missed the more subtle strongly to a\\."-Daily News. acres in Brentwood on which she will the picture, they were rushed by all in centuries in the attic. But don’t of- points Edmund Wilson's volume on the build herself a house Errol Flynn 16-year-olds in the audience. Mr. \fner\t."—N.Y.Herald-Tribunc.'"Capra’s masterpiece...mag- fer Whiteman Uncle Joe’s mandolin. symbolism. But “Fly Away Home” is and David Niven squired Olivia De Taylor was becomingly embarrassed ♦ ically beautiful film...one you He already has it. And if you have a coming anyhow. A week from ’Frisco Frantic! Havilland to the coronation ball Carole Lombard migrates to the must not Mirror musical remember ft is no At Wardman, a.~ usual. miss."-Daihj J saw, good Wednesday. big money, with her new contract for J ‘‘I gave him the best 12 weeks of ,‘Tositively stunned by its• either unless maybe you can it They would like to have you drop at its play Henri Garat, as Amphitryon, or as Jupiter in the guise of sobbed the divorced Paramount giving her $900,000 for six "Picture-making finest around. As who wouldn't? my life,” recently beauty' and on Maj. Bowes' program. has words with his maid in wait- pictures Fred Astaire that power.”-Sa« Amphitryon, Myrismus, wife’s cinema queen. says \ ...breath-taking...a rare and of what * * * * Francisco Call-Bulletin. Specimen pieces just ing, played by Odette Florelle. The scene is from “The Gods at when he first came to Hollywood, he j § Whiteman can use in his collection % stimulating experience.”—1 Play,” French comedy noio playing at the Belasco. wished to be known as an actor, CORIO, down at the Gayety Norma Shearer is beginning to go N: Y. Journal. “Extraordinarily and com- will be displayed in the lobby of the ^NN and not as a hoofer who wanted to “ theater last week, had hoped she might places again, for which her friends pletely film."-San during the interval of his act. In the producer's office, he inspiring and absorbing to the National to see Marion are The "first of the satisfying engagement, which opens Friday. The get up glad. lady for Francisco Chronicled “DAVID COPPERFIELD’' began, “Mr.-, more than 20 as we have ever seen Martin's strip-tease number in the screen" is too young and attractive anything final collection is designed to repre- Where and When years I’ve been dancing and-.” \“'As “Follies.” She couldn’t do it though. to remain in seclusion indefinitely, on the screen.”- N. Y. World- “Picture envisions a rare ex- sent a complete history of American IS REVIVED AT LITTLE “Okay, my boy, sit down, take a load ^ f music from The Corio fans, including five regular grieving over the loss of her late hus- Telegram. F. Columbus through George off your feet; you must be tired,” said perience.”—S. Examiner. and five members the Gershwin. honorary of band, Irving Thalberg “We are the Current Theater Attractions Is Star of sympathetic executive. * * * * Burlesque Critics’ Association of Freddie Bartholomew fighting," said the middle-aged star and Time ol Showing. (Copyright, i 937, by the North American America, assured her she had nothing member of the Screen Actors' TT MIGHT be a good idea to start Rich Film Version of actor, Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) to worry about Miss who were once fa- fixing in your mind just what Incidentally Guild, “for many who is ambitious no end in National—"Lost Horizon,” at 2:30 Dickens’ black and white movies look like. Then Corio, Story. mous, but who are now playing small spite of all the money she and 8:30 pm. and extra roles for the screen— you won’t be caught as you are today makes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer dis- parts wants to play stock this Summer. Earle—"The Prince and the Pauper,” \yHEN in other words, we are fighting for with no clear memory of what silent a of "To learn how to read a line covered couple years ago as an at 10:30 a.m., 1:20. 4:10, 7 and 9:55 our former friends.” Former friends &N6BH3H films were before the talkie era. Dickens Til ini actress” We would suggest she 6:20 that the works of Charles is There is no in Quite a few persons, including Lin- p.m. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:25, j right. person Holly- and Day Tuttle She ton Wells, who for Samuel get together and 9:10 p.m. were stories that could be made into wood so friendless as a screen lumi- speaks would be & THE PAUPER" good box office, maybe even nary who has dropped put of the fy“rRINCE Goldwyn, are saying there's no way | Keith’s—"Shall We Dance,” at 11:50 rich and colorful motion picture en- A Warner Bros. Hit With in Westchester ... He Ls a good drama to keep color from sweeping the coun- a.m., 2:15, 4:35, 7 and 9:25 p.m. parade. teacher anywhere Even if he tertainments, the first they attempted ^ try's screens. Very quickly, too. Al- "March of Time,” at 11:30 a.m., 1:55, Errol & Mauch Twins didn't like “Lost Horizon” as much as was “David now Flynn [gWjffiSj] Copperfield,” being Martha Rave has finally succeeded 2:30—TWICEDAIlT— most before you will have time to get 4:15, 6:40 and 9:05 p.m. \ \ On Sta*« Matinees All Seats Reserved Eveninrs most persons Fannie Brice told the In one of her an enduring impression of blacks and revived at Little Theater. breaking—with mighty a very few interviewers at the Na- Palace—“A Star Is Born,” at 11:50 HAL KEMP & ORCH. t«> yells—the mechanism of a sound rec- nn Mil ph.m pip. whites. 7:05 and 9:35 "David Copperfield” ts a fine \\ .T(6*| 'imp tional Saturday night that her main a.m., 2:15, 4:40, p.m. ording machine Simone Simon Wells, still speaking for Goldwyn, achievement—a picture which keeps »... «». «.i purpose in going to Hollywood this Capitol—"Cafe Metropole,” 11 a.m., is a concrete example that the public, Coming Friday p NATIONAL THEATRE •ays his chief is through with colorless faith with the author of the novel Summer is to play Scarlett O’Hara in 1:35, 4:10, 7 and 9:45 p.m. Stage and not the producers, make a star. cinema. He would have been through and which should be something of a “Gone With the Wind.” And thus shows at 12:40, 3:20, 6:05 and 8:55 In spite of a tremendous publicity GEO BRENT & ANITA LOUISE with it before had color been usable delight to every filmgoer, from the in W’arntT Brei —Cotmepal itan « Cemuly stc^> all the talk about who will play Simone has yet to earn her without with the p.m. most discriminate to the one who'll build-up, interfering telling Scarlett O'Hara in “Gone go With the Barriers,” at acting spurs with the people who “The Go Getter” of the story. In other words, if you Metropolitan—"Silent for anything printed on celluloid. It's Wind” The hour was neither wee pay for entertainment Zanuck —On Stag*— Civic Theater could have heard what Marlene Diet- 11 a.m., 1:05, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:35 entertainment in letters for Darryl Washington nor sma’ when Hamilton's farewell capital Mar 25-28 at Wardman Park Theater rich was instead of p.m. the as well as the saying just staring fiesta came to an end at Troika Sun- quantity quality GUY LOMBARDO to see whether her lipstick was Columbia—"Personal Property,” at audience. "FLY AWAY HOME” day morning ... A banquet table a * ms Canadians smeared. 7:40 ar.d Royal Tickets on Sale Tomorrow. Hotel mile and a half had been eaten 11:25 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:35, Freddie of course, Is long Bartholomew, Raleich Lobby. Prices SI.50. $1.00, That can be done now. of “Wings empty of at least five layers of food 9:45 p.m. the leading player, and he gives the 75c, 50c. Eves, at 8:50. the the British film at the NOW FRED Morning,” by the time the guests chose to let the Belasco—"The Gods at Play,” at picture a wealth of appeal that is Reserve by phone, DI. 1600 ■ GINGER Earle last week; "A Star Is Born,” at Loretta Tyrant rafters quit ringing and go home. The 11:45 a.m., 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 8 and missed no end when David grows up * the Palace that color YOUNG* POWER 1 ASTAIRE ROGERS this, prove guests, not the rafters That prom- 10 p.m. and Frank Lawton assumes the char- has been tamed enough to get along citizen • “SMALL inent-looking hanging around Rialto—"Be Mine at 12:36, acterization. This isn't, however, be- ADOLPHE MENJOU I WE DANCE” with like Annabella and Tonight,” nice people the lobby of the National is Columbia cause Lawton but because TRANS-LUX 3:16, 5:56 and 8:42 p.m. fails, Wtttr M-IInM IrMU GERSHWIN S MUSIC Janet Ga.vnor. It used to make them \ !| Pictures’ Joseph Plunkett, press di- Freddie is so near perfect. There are I EDWARD EVERETT HORTON look which are Little—"David Copperfleld,” at 11:25 Latest News fuzzy, definitely they rector, and boss of Mark Freeland, others, too, who bring Dickens’ living “SILENT BARRIERS” Pictures. ■ ERIC BIORE HARRIETT a.m., 2, 6:50 and 9:20 p.m. HOCTOR not. Nor were the stories they in- who has been roses 4:25, 1 A Gaumount-Brttijh Picture With strewing in the characters to new life on the screen. SIBYL BOWAN I and th* NEW Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Show Edition *i terpreted. path of the picture for lots of weeks The roster reads like a list of who's COLLINS & PETERSON RICHARD ARliN hIIcY.1; short subjects So maybe Wells and all those other other runs 1 hour and 15 continu- \ 1 "Th* MARCH of The prominent citizen there minutes, who in Hollywood, including W. C. -&&*/- TIME" are right. ous 10 to people alw’ays is Edmund Plohn. a.m. midnight. Fields, Lionel Barrymore, Edna May thru Tlivn^iy i*cluih>B Com inf Friday Ambassador—“The Prince and the M. G. M. Movin in tk« Oliver, Elizabeth Allan, Roland Young, “A THEATRE PARKING 1 JOHN BOLES Pauper,” at 5, 7:10 and 9:30 p.m. DOCTOR'S DIARr "AS Basil Rathbone, Elsa Lanchester, A Paramount Picturt with fi .GOOD AS MARRIED" BILL Is Made at 6 P.M. TO RIALTO’S TOPPED CONCERT THIS EVENING Tivoli—“History Night,” Jessie Ralph, Lew’is Stone and a lot ■ with DORIS NOlAN 7:40 and 9:35 JOHN TRENT at 2. 3:50, 5:45, p.m. more.H. M. Friday—IN PERSON 1 A.M. BY at 2, 4:25, “BE MINE TONIGHT” Nordica Organizations Give In- Uptown—“Maytime,” 6:55 and 9:25 p.m. PAUL WHITEMAN CAPITAL GARAGE *;>• strumental Howard—"That Man’s Here DINNER DANCE Jan Kiepura's Songs Feature of Program. Again,” and his ORCHESTRA at 8 and 10:20 Nordica Mandolin and Guitar 12:30, 3, p.m. Stage Musical—Fields' Film Also pHE shows at 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:20 p.m. Orchestra and the Nordica Banjo Screen, WALLACE BEERY on Program. under the direction of Club, Walter T. in "GOOD OLD SOAK" On thp lame bill Holt, and assisted Edna Roche and TAN KIEPURA sings a lot of songs by Role for Newcomer. Jan Bob Sutton, will give a concert this in “Be Mine Tonight," the featured TUNE CLAYWORTH, newly signed KIEPURA evening at the Christ Lutheran half of the’ Rialto's double revival M-G-M was Church, Sixteenth and Gallatin streets player, today assigned NOW...22°'£if‘1f/ee4/ in bill. He sings things from “La Bo- an role in “You’ll Be Mar- northwest, at 8:15 o’clock. Soloists Important JANET GAYNOR "BE heme,” "Traviata,” “Rigoletto” and ried by Noon,” with Robert Young and will be Annabel Bird, tenor banjo; FREORIC MARCH MINE the title song, robustly and well, al- Rice. Miss is a Elaine Thomas, Hawaiian guitar; Florence Claywrorth TONIGHT" beit on occasion with more robust- of Emerson in Louise Teller, madolin, and Albert and graduate College i, ?Wr °' ness than subtle technique. Too, Boston. ACADEMY p'r8,rh a?uc.d spe°,odI,t AMBASSADOR Ethel Hawaiian and wdirw pictvro m E. Lawrence ,sR‘„h & .VK* Selby, guitar TTIMM0LMIJ Phillips' Theatre Beautiful i HE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER there are, or were when the film came Continuous 4 :to P duets. From M. ERROL FLYNN and banjo MARLENE DIETRICH CHARLES BOYER. £i'h. MAUCH out originally, quite a few close-ups ~SEA» _TWINS._Also N r w 5 of Mr. tonsils in •-•- EVERY DAY 1 TO 12 P. 1If. “THE GARDEN OF Kiepura’s action, and FRIDAY ALLAH,” APftl I ft «-• H s»TnT these are not particularly fascinating. RXD 'In Technicolor'. Cast Announced. First popular-priced showing “CIRCUS GIRL.' with JUNE TRAVIS. “Be Mine Tonight” is a pleasant BOB LIVINGSTON and DONALD COOK AWAY A wide variety that is sure A HOME,” Broadway ^ A05 7th St. S.W. ^ED|Tfn_lMA™l^_Nf^S0^ enough conceit, though, to overcome ”pLY to rover your every need. # NORMA SHEARER A CUV CV 66,2 N success which is to close ^ MATTER A»)nLLI CHARLES RUGGLES In W- comedy are low. AVALON rather gracefully such drawbacks as ^kPrices unusually ^ gr,"," •.«% the Washington Civic Theater’s first LESLIE “Mind Your Own Business.” Mr. Kiepura's tonsils and the antics of Wednesday Special HOWARD bambctf\ „rKf^L season, will be presented at the Ward- MORE THAN SO FEXTURES GLORIA STUART in Sonnie Hale, which becloud the scene E. Morrison Paper Co. “Romeo and Joliet** ‘'WANTED JANE TURNER."_ man Park Theater beginning May 25. 1009 P». NA. 2943 DANCE 9 TO MIDNITE AVENUE GRAND on occasion. An._Phone ii *’ fADAI IN A 11th and N. C. Are. ST.