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Drama News and Reviews Where and When There Are Three Current Screen Attractions Skelton 1AMUSEMENTS| AMUSEMENTS_ and Time of Showing Of Him in Film “It it not to be missed." Yule Cheer —Carmody, Star Crosby Brings Stage. At Tripled Capitol NEW OAYETY *'•». 0:30; Mots. ?:30 New Gayety — “The Consul”; (•Itphone NA. lb/ in 'Mr. MacArthur "WATCH THE BIRDIE." a Matro- To Palace Music' 8:30 p.m. By Harry Golrtwyn-Mayer rrleast. produced by Harry LAST 3 TIMES! MAT. TOMW. Ruskin. directed by Jack D'onohue. screen- Admirers of Red Skelton, a play by Ivan Tors. Dcvery Freeman and I By Jay Carinody in Arena—“Alice Wonderland"; moderately large and happy clan, Ruskin from a story by Marshall Netlan, “A SMASH HIT!u« jr. At the Capitol. Bing Crosby and Paramount thought you deserved a cheerful 8 p.m. find not not but will one, two, The Cast. N. T. DRAMA CRITICS' AWARD and Loew's Palace became their collaborator Christmas happy by Screen. three of him in “Watch the Rusty Cammeron _ Red Skelton DONALDSON AWARDS “Mr. Music" as its Yuletide attraction. Pop Cammeron _Red Skelton the PLAYHOUSE presenting Ambassador — “Dark City”; 1, Birdie,” the new picture at the Grandpop Cammeron_Red Skelton This. Crosby's latest screen musical, is considerable of an im- Capitol. Three Skeltons do not Lucia Corlane _Arlene Dahl 15th I H 5TKEET5 • ST 1500 3:05, 5:15, 7:20 and 9:30 p.m. Miss Lucky Vista __ Ann of his recent work which looked so Miller THE provement upon some uninspired make this affair three times as Grantland D. Fains_ Leon Ames Mrs. the 6tar’s mind might have been on other things, his golf Capitol—“Watch the Birdie”; Shanv.ay _ Pant Button that funny as the funniest picture he Mr. Hueh Shanway _Richard Roher retort ne and who maybe, or the snappy 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 10 ever made playing a single role, Map undresses Dick Wesse] Bob next "MR. MUSIC" a Paramount release, shows: would make to Hope’s p.m. Stage 12:55, 3:40, but it is an amusing gag and it produced by kobert L Welch, directed by CONSUL «ally. Richard Haydn, screenplay by Arthur 6:25 and 9:10 p.m. isn't overworked. except, perhaps, that the whole THE HIT MUSICAL DRAMA Sheekman. sueeested by a Samson Paramount has spread Itself to play by thing winds up in a fine chase in- Raphaelson. At the Palace. Columbia—“I’ll Get By”; 11:55 It also is a gag which permits MENOTTI "Mr. Music” a redeeming a car and b, GIAN-CARLO make The Cast. 7:50 and him to employ a little acting volving midget sports Paul Merrick a.m., 1:55, 3:55, 5:50, Pulitzer Prize Winner effort, not merely by pepping up Bing Crosby in addition to the one of those two-story lumber Katherine Holbrook Nancy Olson 9:50 p.m. ability playing Evee. St 20. 2.40 3.0)1. 3.60 ft 4.2(1: a lot of Crosby, but by hiring Alex Conway _Charles Coburn role in which he is conveyors. “Watch the Birdie” is Mate. Wed. ft Sat *1.20 I SO. 2 40 MNWOOCdO&X-Iy usually tpye- to share the Unrr.a Marvls _ Ruth Hussey 3.00 ft 3,60 (Tax Incl ). talented associates < Dupont—“Bitter Rice”; 1, 3:10, cast. routine among for the Jefferson Blake _ Robert Stack WHmm* JHBBK I The first Skelton is the one comedies, has added Tom Ewell work. For romance, it Hacaerty 5:15, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. to which you are most accustomed, most part, but it's so agreeable A"nt Amy _ Ida Moore BLOND BLITZ—Betty Hutton that clever girl. Nancy O’son. In about its cheerful Mr. Danlorth Charles Kemper Keith’s—“Mr. 11:40 a. the amiable young man whose nonsense that Tinny Donald Woods lends her talents to l: Lucky”; SEATS NOW! the musical arts departments, the Carpenter explosive intentions it is hard to feel ill will to- Themselves Maree A Gower Champion m., 2:55, 6:15, and 9:30 are always the best any the dancing of p.m. picture presents Jerome Tbisby Claude Curdle “Let’s Dance,” as Fred As- j but who manages never to do ward it. the lithe and lively Champions, Guest Artists. Little—“Cesar”; 12:15, 2:30, Director Jack Himself taire’s co-star. The musical is \ anything right. At intervals he Donohue, inci- Lee and Groucho Marx and the singing of Peggy Herself Dorothy Kirsten 4:50, 7:10 and 9:30 p.m. also as his has been well aware that the Christmas appears own father, a dentally, __ attraction at the Merry Macs. Groucho Marx Herself Peggy Lee — a Skelton is Themselves The Merry Macs Metropolitan “Emergency kindly, ineffectual philosopher, picture a vehicle for (IN PtPSON) and Charles Coburn help out with the Warner, starting tomor- as Red and Wedding”; 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:45, and his grandfather, a gay old Skelton, he rarely takes In thn Hit Comedy comedy touches, and before “Mr. rake who at the camera off his star reputation or be able to pay the row. 7:30 and 10:05 p.m. one point uses old for more Music” is over everything has ~ rent on the pent-house he still Clark Gable and Robert Taylor than 30 seconds. When he does, been dealt with in a National—“State Secret”; 11:35 quite pleas- lives in. He is in debt to his movies to teach his grandson the to turn It on Miss Dahl or on up the most contagiously a.m., 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and ant fashion. charming elements of a woman Ann Miller’s fyp&OfMGye toupee and is about to become making be- fine burlesque of a Palace’s Christmas dancers any one knows. 9:35 p.m. Eves. 2.40 The special have. bathing beauty, there is no reason SI.20. ft S3.60; Matinees completely submerged when he Weds, ft Sets. St.20, 1.80. 2.40 S.OO. is not without a mar here and Dorothy Kirsten, of the higher Palace—“Mr. Music”; 11:50 ft finds himself saddled with a young “Watch the Birdie” gets off to for even Skelton’s greatest admirer (Tax Incl.). there, but this is no season for musical ecnelons, sings another a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:45 to secretary (Miss Olson'. Her job a properly carefree, silly start complain. I minor quibbling about a screen- duet with the Palace film’s hero. p.m. * * * * is to make him work. This is with Skelton reading a commen- play that is so blithe, melodic Her what “Mr. Music” is about, but Songs that Palace customers Pix—“Last Days of Pompeii”; tary to accompany the credits on Nibs, Miss Georgia Gibbs, and even sophisticated. is on the details that are used to fill it ! will carry away at the tip of 3:35, 6:50 and 9:55 p.m. the screen. “We had four nibbling laryngitis medica- TODAY'S * * * * Sample: NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIES out are handled with intelligence ; their tongues might also include 10:55 writers Three of them could tion right now instead of head- Arthur Sheekman. whose name Playhouse—“Trio”; a.m., and energy. ;a ballad, "Accidents Will Happen,” 1:05. 7:40 and 9:55 write and one of them is my wife’s lining the Capitol’s stage show, CIRCLE 2105 Po. Ava. N.W. RE. 0184 j will have a hard time scrambling 3:15, 5:25, p.m. * * * * j "Wouldn't It Be Funny,” “High brother.” but the Capitol is in a much bet- Today only. Richard Widmark. Linda WARNER BROS. THEATERS through the host of others, is Plaza—“Ballet Festival”; 10:30 Darnell. Stephen McNalley in NO WAY The effect of the film is the on the List.” "You'll Be Home" It's possible, too. for the yarn ter position than some other thea- For Additional Information Phone an extremely valuable fellow on a.m., 12:20, 2:15, 4:10, 6, 8 and QMiat Theaters Direct or Call RE public 0800 usual one of a series of parties in and "Wasn't I There?” They they produced would do credit to ters might have been in like cir- the premises of "Mr. Music.” He 9:50 p.m. Added tonight at 8:00, a sneak pre- I the theatrical smart set and Rich- are all rather better than the approximately 75 per cent of a cumstances. The Capitol has Kay view of one of is the author of the script, which Hollywood’s best and has been Trans-Lux—"Prelude to Fame”; DeWitt on hand to fill in for latest pictures. AMBASSADOR^r1^ ard Haydn is a director who songs Crosby bothering writing team, or of a writer, for Miss "Dark City.” 1. 3:05. 5:15. 7:25. 9:35. is based upon Samson Raphael- 11:30 knows how to make the most of with in some of his more recent a.m., 1:15, 3, 4:45, 6:30, that matter. It presents' Skelton Gibbs and, as every one around son’s old stage hit. "Accent on 8:10 and 9:55 aval nu Joel McCrea. Stars In these. screen efforts. p.m. (the youngest) as a bumbling here ought to know by now. Miss ruvu i HTHbUH Youth.” and he has been smart iSam^E'S; My Crown.” 6:15.8,8:45.