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(Washington, DC). 1939-05-22 Temple, or any other screen figure. AMUSEMENTS. to Get a Chance Ray Bolger, one of the cleverest Jitterbugs A Favorite Returns and Dance Stars comedy steppers from has 1 Songbirds Broadway, SUMMER t _ yet to get a big dancing role. George THEATER Murphy, closest approach to Astaire SCHOOL To See Their in Opposite Those taps and ballroom specialties, has WASHINGTON IRVING THEATER Among Missing North become a romantic hero. Tarry town. N. T. Buddy under the direction ot Ebsen, comedy hoofer who off to Paul Ballet’s Slated There Were but got KEINERT WOLFF Haakon, Master, Yesterday Many, a smashing start several years ago. who it pretentina seldom uses his feet in pictures any PERSONAL APPEARANCE For Return in a Few Retain Their At Kina-Smith Playhouse Vaudeville; Today Only more—except for walking purposes. Tues. and Wed., May 33 and 74 ‘Juarez’ Set Box-Office Eleanore Whitney, one of the best For information inquire Screening Standing dancers in films, and a creditable KING-SMITH STUDIO SCHOOL actress as well, also found her l'Al New Hampshire Aye. By JAY CARMODY. fey HAROLD HEFFERNAN. wings clipped. She recently married and Prom the prominence they have attained in the last two years, the HOLLYWOOD. retired from the screen. Nation's jitterbugs might seem to have trampled or kicked to death all Where are all the song and dance boys and girls of yesterday? Try to fiAYETY Coni. 10:30-11 P.M. I other kinds of dancers. Well, they have not. One of the Immediate evi- And them! Those two talent classifications always have been uncertain 25c Till 5; 40c Ey.. .““ net dences of that is the impending return to Washington of Paul Haakon. commodities in the Hollywood flesh markets, but today their box-office _AMUSEMENTS. Ur | Haakon, who is coming back to headline the vaudeville bill at Loew’s usefulness has reached a precarious stage. Capitol on Friday, is the complete antithesis of the jitterbug. He is the Exceptions among the languishing songbirds are Nelson Eddy and ballet's most imnassioned soloist. He*—- Jeanette MacDonald (as a team, not as individual artists) and Bine at master and the slave ana Deanna ►-——-— _ is once the Crosby Durbin, solo' !•■*« Ill nnilll to with pride—and a lot of confi- MTMMfcf of the classical. Yet, at a time when stars. Most of the old pack so pre- “Hayttini" I Id "MiMr* dence. Paramount Studio. It said that Allan dancing careens violently toward the dominant a few years ago have * * * * Jones had been signed to the jungle, Haakon remains an out- slipped into the waning cycle. play Ballet role of a romantic hero* who standing vaudeville attraction. may have the reputation for In 1935, the dance craze hit studios sings the Victor Herbert music in a film To be an outstanding vaudeville being most high-hat art form for the first time, and starry step- story based on the life of the great com- attraction, of course, means that the spread before vaudeville audiences, pers were piling off westbound trains MCDONALD poser. Which reminded us that performer appeals to all classes. but its practitioners are about the in droves. Today that field has Jones, most modest stars scouted out of stock ranks four "BROADWAY Artists in that category draw large that shine in such narrowed to a pair. Only the names years ago and publicized into one of checks on payday. They would not theaters. Without reference to the of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell SERENADE" the biggest stars on M-G-M's Lm • draw them long if their appeal were physical effort, which is great, no remain up in the dancing lights. roster, mis Frank VOUCH FEATURING HOLLYWOOD'S strives harder hasn’t appeared in a movie since limited to a small group. Haakon's group to please. And And hereafter they, too, will go NO. 1 GLAMOUR GIRL so far as “Everybody Sing,” released in Feb- appeal is not limited. His act is bait none, this corner knows, is forth to the public as a team, be- so to take ruary, 1938. With customary lack of HEDY LAMARR for the jitterbug, as well as the bal- ready full responsibility cause past box-office performances GhaiiieBARNET j for not with an fanfare, M-G-M then dropped Jones and letomane. as odd a combination of clicking audience. prove both need solid support in ORCHESTRA _f- n alter nine hell off its contract list, and the screen’s Liberty Maga- tastes as you are likely ever to find Comedians, sic, singers, animal act their casts. SA YS zine SA YS best and a * tenor, very acceptable ha* under one ceiling. masters of ceremonies and other The decline of the songbird has "I have never wit- "Hollywood romantic man as since never turned out been leading well, more Analysts of such things, who make performers, including aerialists, are equally pronounced. The oper- nessed a anything: Quite *o has been devoting his time to no claim to being exact scientists, among those we have heard atic invaders, Gladys Swarthout, oper- darinc diversion/' outspoken a* Ec- speak ating a horse farm. seem to be a bit when Grace groping they freely—or worse—about local audi- Lily Pons, Moore and so many A Iso • And there's the try to explain Haakon's success in ences and their frigidity. But never others, have all left town, by ex- strange case of John Boles. PRINCE OF ARCADIA vaudeville. The best answer a hibitor demand. Even One of the handsomest they dancer, whether they are more the hand- First Showing in leading men in Washington can give is that he puts on a per- modest or just plain introverts. They some heroes with good singing voices pictures, Boles hasn't made one in more than a Mickey’s Back Again * formance in acrobatics that is a always take the blame for any chill have slipped badly. year. He's typed as a revelation not only of grace but of that happens to be in the air around The whole depressing song and singing actor, and as such “THE there's no demand for HARDYS bi/'” *"•***'"A _4 body control. Like the man on the them. dance decline was brought vividly his services at this RIDE HIGH” who also is built like to mind a few a brief time. Three years ago. he was a flying trapeze new to the vaude- days ago by Comparatively top card, the male L»»» st*M • \ no^ liJiiH every one else, Haakon startles his ville casting announcement from the leading star on V Mickey Aoanay stage, it is difficult for the the audiences with the tricks he can do. Twentieth Century-Fox lot. N. CncKU Parker • a» Rutkerferd crusaders for the classic in dancing GREATEST [PIC SWCE he A1 Fay Haldna • Sara Made* / "MUMM"\ Let the precise meaning of what to tell just which numbers of their Jolson, pioneer of screen Is be as obscure as A. T. S. Subscribers his ♦ Added A/traction ♦ doing Sanskrit, repertoires will appeal most widely. singers—with famous "The Sing- MAN OF CONQUEST* it is amazing still. That is more ing Fool” of late 1928—was first to ♦ \ The Sam Houston uniA ]f A situation of the kind confronted Get a "While America ♦ Story of than can be said of most vaudeville Reprieve fall, but he came back recently in Harriet Hoctor in an appearance ♦ Richard Dix acts. And it seems the most logical All options held by subscribers to “Rose of Washington Square” and Sleeps" X \ / here at the Earle a season or so ♦ reason why the young Scandinavian the Theater Guild and American may have a few more bits i Winchell «»ys—"An eye- GAIL PATRICK JOAN FONTAINE ago. Miss Hoctor started her week's singing Z opener for people who ♦ \ / is a star theater managements point Theater Society series of six plays under his belt. Dick Powell seemed think the Ratzis are ♦ \ Mi i Cjst if Tktuafe / an J program with ultra-classic and ▼ .'1.000 miles away!’* + on expire today, according to the New headed for many years of success \ stage- one modern dance combination. BERT GRANOFF, York office of the guild. The usual in romantic singing roles, but The latter was spectacularly cos- Long a of the regular entertainment at the Earle popular part “three days of grace,” however, will Warner Brothers felt otherwise. \WAYNE KING/ tumed. Moreover, it involved a Theater, returns there Friday to his as sing songs part of the be allowed delinquent subscribers They settled his contract six months andHisOrch. combination of steps and move- new stage show. \ / locally and renewals for seat loca- ago, and Dick hasn't worked since. ments that were much more com- 1 "■ tions will be accepted until Thurs- Alice Faye still sings occasionally, "Man of prehensible to a general audience. \ Conquest ”C# tin k Sm day morning. but Twentieth Century-Fox is intent / Any bookmaker in the house would Today * Twwmr, it tataufcr / On that day all unrenewed loca- on grooming her into dramatic roles. have given 10 to 1 that it would \ tions for all performances will be Most win by 20 decibels of applause. And Local Drama of the kings and queens of made available to new subscribers. then he would Groups dancedom have been converted into have had to skip The office of Bess Davis Schreiner, straight artists. R-K-O it has town for having guessed wrong. says Two Are Scheduled local subscription director, in the no further * * * * Plays dancing plans for Ginger National Theater, is from open daily Rogers, now that her Astaire part- HELD OVEH Before Summer Gomes noon until 5 o'clock.
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