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Symphony s Guest Charlotte Greenwood Bruce to Wed Is Fritz Kreisler. New Deal Is Virginia t Lampooned URITZ KREISLER will be guest Film Director artist tonight with the Philadel- Makes a Return Ruben, phia the first Gay Be an Amiable Symphony, presenting “I’d Rather Right” Slap 5f the season's series of five programs At Policies of Roosevelt. By SHEILAH GRAHAM. at Constitution Hall at 8:45 o’clock. Scores at National in “Leaning Oct. 26 (N.A.N. A.).—Virginia Bruce yesterday offi- Kreisler will play two famous con- cially announced her engagement to Director J. Walter Ruben, now certos, Bach’s in E Major and Men- On Tale of megaphoning her current film, “Bad Man of Brimstone." The delssohn's only violin concerto, in E Letty,” Bright BY JAY CAKMODY. HOLLYWOOD,marriage will be the second for Miss Bruce—her first husband was Minor. He also will play two brand- A Post Road Interlude. October 26.—“i’d the late glamorous John Gilbert. new transcriptions for orchestra made Rather Be Ri-rht," the much * * * * last summer by Lucien Cailliet, a HARRY MacARTHCR. By discussed musical satire on the The radio moguls are after Shirley Temple again. The price offered member of the orchestra's clarinet sec- the customers out of the National Theater last more dis- Bach's ‘‘Prelude had to chase Baltimore,Netf Deal, is drama for a weekly air appearance Is so**' tion, and Fugue in B came welcome back night. Because all of the good people who to tinguished for its impudence than for that Mrs. admits I Minor” and excerpts from Wagner's tempting Temple ing to be a film actor. It’s true that Charlotte Greenwood had such a good time with the play, “Leaning its wit. George Kaufman and Moss she will Clark opera ‘'Siegfried.” » probably say “yes.” | he is not the best emoter seen around on and the hilarious epilogue added by Miss Greenwood that who the started THEY Letty,” Hart, provided book, Gable has leased what the these parts. But scoffers did not want to go out into the night right away when it was all over. off with a idea, but whether they Rex they great the Ingram don't know is that he needs the money “I.enninsr on Lettv" is a haoDV choice as the vehicle to return the pop- Twizzler Answer. were awed by their own impertinence house for one to keep up his ancestral castles in ular musical comedy and revue star/ or afraid of Associate Justice Black, year. which The assistant filled the three- • By England Robert Taylor was in England these too many years, came home with a con- quart container and poured it into away hand when he attempts to fool with they lampoon time the home he thrown—for picture purposes—into 6 to her audiences in this country, and less than those turned for the five-quart container, flext he his radio, which you feel certain would siderably sharp is building feet of water while making ‘‘A Yank at the ovation she received last night out the Gridlorn Club. the filled the three again and poured solve things if he could put it in one yearly by prospective Oxford.” But he was pushed a mite must have warmed the cockles of her Whatever it was, the senstational Mrs. Clark Gable what he could into the five and, of place long enough to hear a whole too realistically and received a nasty heart. Adapted from the successful which here at the third (Carole course, when he had filled it he was .. news broadcast. Also on hand much production opened on his beautiful forehead on bump left with one in the three- “Post Road,” “Leaning Letty” pro- of Isabel com- Ford's Theater last night would Lombard) will be quart the time is Withers, M-G-M is that the presence for hoping container. vides every opportunity Miss as strike a Washington Re- for occu- quart pletely commendable Letty’s sister, hardly ready of Spencer Tracy in Joan Crawford's Greenwood's gay and delightful as so funny as the Don’t who sees nothing but ruin ahead. And publican nearly pation. current film, "Mannequin,” will help comedy talents to run rampant. And there are able contributions to the New Deal itself. Nor was the show- be fooled by all destroy the jinx in Joan's film career. In turn she gives the comedy melo- fun and excitement from Romaine manship of the caricature as good as that blather (Copyright. 1937. by the North American drama much of its life. Callender, the of that of the original. That, of course, anent Tyrone pseudo gentleman Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) It has considerable life. too. Con- cloth who turns color; Boyd Irwin, is no reflection upon George M. Cohan Power and Janet IKIA"T-''0<x'A'1. first the who a sider lanky comedienne, the "doctor” who remains cool in the and his talented assistants, but Gaynor. His vac- sheiUh Gr»h»m. M II BARGAIN MATINEE has contributed tremendously funny tribute rather to the between midst of his kidnap plot; Edna Hol- public figures illation N ™ Tomorrow, 55c to $I.S5 moments to Earl Carroll shows, to land, the sinister "nurse”; Wendy At- they so vigorously impersonate. the Henie lass and Janet is all for Funniest Irving Berlin's "Music Box Revue,” kin, who has some really admirable It may be that the richness of the sweet publicity’s sake. He does not Worlds Comedy! to “Le Maire's Affairs,” to a host of hysterics, and Lucia Seger, who has subject and the reputation of the intend to marry either girl—or any ORCHESTRA THE INIMITABLE COMEDIENNE * other presentations, cast as a spin- her moment as a Kaufman-Hart team leads one to ex- other, until his film career is defi- Philadelphia snooping neighbor. Eugene Ormandy Conducting CHARLOTTE- |\ albeit with a rather * * * * is to be found in “Id And can also ster, dignified pect more than nitely established. you “tion biting wit, accommodating tourists in 'T'HE script contrived by Wilbur Dan- Rather Be Right.” It is undeniably discount the new Sonja-Cesar Romero Tonight—8:45 Greenwood the ancestral home on the Boston iel Steele and Norma Mitchell is a amusing in many spots and its irrev- due—for the same reason. IN tflE HILARIOUS stage hit road. erence is but its authors New York the wrist of Ad- Soloist Post bright one. It sets out to prove no refreshing, Bernard Baruch, financier, grips * * * * KREISLER ^LEANING ON LETTY v v * * has no axes to but is have been content to skim the surface miral T. Grayson, chairman of the American Red Cross, Seats *1.00, Si.ftfl. 9*00. 3‘>.50, 93.00 thesis, grind, Cary The (Leonard Between Gladys Georges Season Tickets I. 914 And Her London Hits contrived only to entertain, and that instead of probing a bit deeper for the at one of the satirical thrusts of “I'd Rather Be Right.” 95. 90. 90. 91 91*.*. Song /CONSIDER then what Penn) carry a gun to protect their happens material of which lustier satire is H. Baltimore. ARTIII R SMITH. 910 Nifhts—550, $1.10, $1.65, $2.It) A OJ.U it does in fine fashion. Its lines are might them, Dr. Hugh Young of Gilbert T. G St. X W, when there come one a A. P. jewelry investments. \\ n I -H IMII Ml HU i <> NA. night gay and it wastes no time in getting be made. (Incidentally, no seats are —Copyright, Wirephoto. Roland had quite an argument up doctor, a nurse and their patient, where it’s going. Mr. Fillmore’s direc- available.) WEEK BEG. MON. NOV. 1ST Big Bear way to avoid a $3.50 pay- who right then and there, in those has assured that It must be granted that last night's MATS. WED. A SAT. tion, too, nothing favor of the President’s of will be hearing regularly this winter. scooter. staid suggestion ment for the hire of a trans-lux somewhat surroundings, pre- will be lost, and that on audience, which included a consid- in- "Leaning talking the American women out of Several of the topical pieces, has ordered all War and Air Traaedies GILBERT MILLER. a child Into the Bing Crosby photo- }| it sumably bring boy Letty” will move at a pace which is erable sprinkling of sub-New Dealers Jane Wall St. Crash. Fed. Reserve I prtstn their cosmetic expenditures in a fire- cidentally, are sung by Mary of his house destroyed in p world. It’s one of those “never a brisk. and none of the major ones, laughed graphs J»t March of Time side chat. Walsh, who used to go to Trinity Col- scare. or(»<J dull moment" affairs from then on, and the answer to the new kidnaping But support, script and direction, extremely hard often during to who is an ornament, in “Bring me a fireside,” he calls lege here and Bruce Cabot will be completely SflfCftO reaching the pinnacle of its wit in the as do not alter the fact first act of the play. In the second. TovarichurLLh. good they are, The idea is to "I’d Rather Be “Marvin Mvlntvre.” very every possible sense, free of marital bonds in February. shortsubjects(£^| completely hilarious moment when that last night was Charlotte Green- It settled down to discovering that funny, but the chat is not—not very. Right.’’ And most interested is Gloria the spinster, Madison, of “I'd Rather Be had become the lady & Letty thinking wood's night.