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bratlon guests. Miss De Havllland, AMUSEMENTS. Three on a Hit Annabella, George Brent, Paul Tale Is Told Whiteman and Jean Hersholt have HELD OVER Romeo-Juliet Broadway Errol AGAIN! Flynn been announced previously. Others Again in Palace Film Here will be announced shortly. Coming Wlnatr of National _AMUSEMENTS._ Board of Rtvlow Award at THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR at Has Pictorial Ciat. from 4 P. M„ 15. to * ‘Kentucky,’ Palace, whl,« For Ball PEI ACPI) °PP- Boat* Excellence Beyond Average Picture PtimtU V.tlonnl 0149 Warners’ Star Which Features Technicolor Constitution Boll. Next Son. Alt..« PJf. Is Latest YEHUDI By JAY CARMODY. After Cinderella among Hollywood’s favorite tales Is the story of On List “Romeo and Juliet.” A good yarn it is, too, which undoubtedly is the in- MENUHIN spiration behind its revival by Twentieth Century-Fox under the title Errol Flynn, Warner Bros, star, Victoria Resina Worli-Fomons Violinist—In Beeltal Only tS.SO Scats Available Bvenlncs* ■ooU *2.20, *2.75—Mrs. Dorsey’s. U00 O “Kentucky” at the Palace. Told in color this time, plus a background will come to Washington for the Mats. Today A Sat. at *:SO Sharp! of the Kentucky Derby, the old story has a pictorial loveliness which may President's birthday celebration, ac- make that it is a very hard to streamline even with such to from John J. you forget thing cording word Pay- BEG. NEXT MON. EVE. AT S:30 •f—- stars as Loretta Young and Richard" ette, Warners’ general zone mana- The truly Joroua comedy by bad from Greene. To be downright blunt about informed Nelson Ion Bay’c noyel "The Bou.omo«ter" of the Goodwin fortune. How he ger. Payette today it. the color photography is the ma- B. Bell, chairman of the Entertain- operates, without her realizing who jor inspiration involved in the re- ment Committee, that a telegram BACHELOR BORN he is until the very last minute, is telling of the ancient tale. from Jack L. Warner had brought It's a wow I—Walter Winehell one of those things which the script —SEAT BALI NOW— The Montagu-Capulet feud, under the news of Flynn's arrival here next writers never hoped to keep a secret. l*e*.. 55c. (1.10. (1.65. «.**. the aegis of Mr. Darryl Zanuck, this week. 65e. For suspense, they turned instead to Wed.-Sot. Mat*., 51.10. 51.55. time fades into the controversy be- Famous as “Robin Hood in the Director David Butler who built up tween the Goodwins and the Dillons. photoplay which was selected as one the actual racing sequences with the Both are among the best people of of 1938's 10 best,” Flynn is not only effectiveness of a newsreel. These the blue grass country, the former one of Hollywood’s handsomest passages will move you back to the represented by the proud Miss young actors, but also an adventurer edge of your seat no matter how Young, the latter by the equally whose real life activities rival any thoroughly you may have relaxed proud Mr. Greene. What a time of his film romances. He has pros- while the humans in the cast are they have of it before their mutual pected for gold in the “bush” coun- having their innings the love for horses them pending of New Guinea, fish- brings together. arrival of the horses. try gone pearl And what a time of it the script ing in Tahiti, headed the crew of a The characterization of “Ken- writers had trying, and failing, to coastwise schooner in the South on offers no find some new dialogue to cover tucky” more novelty than Seas. There is an ugly scar on his Stage the but there those thoroughly familiar situations! plot, is always Mr. shinbone, the mark of a poisoned Brennan Starts TODAY Apart from the color photography, to keep things going. His arrow shot at him from ambush in is one that the chief virtues of "Kentucky” turn part looks as if Lionel the “bush” country. The Romance of A Girl Who Barrymore should be but 1 out to be: First, some of the finest playing it, Jane are three the have He is a direct descendant of loved A Man Who. Owed A Mr. Sterling, Stephen Ker-Appleby and Virginia Barton of people who shots of horses the screen Barrymore need not be. Mr. Fletcher who led the Greater M’ARIS just has important things to do in Ian Hay’s comedy, “Bachelor Born,’’ which comes to the National Thea- Christian, loyalty To Another Brennan is quite up to the of ever achieved and, second, a quite job ter Monday night a run a solid in New York. famous “mutiny on the Bounty.” He Woman. the after of year Impressive performance by Walter making fiery, irascible, veteran has traveled on every continent and horse breeder more MUSIC quite all HAIl Brennan as an "old snappin’ turtle” important over the East. He is 6 feet 2 than either of the lovers. of his forerunners, to whom, he ad- :fSee in colonel with an enormous capacity young Inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and Claudette Pans America There are few moments when he is mits, he owes a great deal. How- Play Tourney for hatred. It really is an amazing has brown hair and eyes. not within the focus of the Novelties ever, it is also possible that his par- 35-Entertainers-35 thing how much drama the camera camera, On Tonight He made his acting debut in an snorting and ticular style needs more has succeeded in getting into the spluttering amusingly, profound Under the auspices of the Capital English film in which he played his even when his words have the on the of the sequences which have to do with ring study part performers District Mutual Improvement Asso- ancestor, Christian. Then COLBERT CHARLES KEMPER of to do his work E. de S. Fle(tcher A Piumourtt Pictuu of colts over complete familiarity. Among the Offered in justice. ciations of the Mormon he in several London Star ‘'Vou Never Know" gamboling the blue grass Church, the appeared stage trite words which meadows. One might expect these Script Writers first one-act play tournament will productions, was signed by a Warner with GEORGE HAGGERTY Lamar Trotti and John Taintor passages to be full of grace and be held tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the talent scout, and came to America. Foote in the mouth high spirits but not of the poignance put of the Concert Where and When Washington Chapel at Sixteenth His first big picture was “Captain HARRIS & HOWELL apoplectic old colonel are a few hav- Blood.” ZAZA Which is the accompaniment; an in- street and Columbia road N.W. with Zerita & Leon ing to do with good horses with Cephas spired feature of a film which is having The Arlington branch will pre- Flynn is the latest addition to the “the look of but even CurrentTheater Attractions Cot particularly inspired. eagles,” that Coolidge Group sent “A Quiet Game,” comedy in list of distinguished birthday cele- FOUR ORTONS combination is given Mr. Brennan's Herbert MARSHALL Miss Young as Juliet, or Sally to and Time of Showing one act, written by the M. I. A. Gen- very worthwhile emphasis. He was as Trio AMUSEMENTS. be precise about the name in this Plays eral Board. The Chevy Chase BERT LAHR KIM LOO * ANDRE a very handy character to have National—“Victoria Helen will ‘‘The Lost Ele- case, and Mr. Greene as Romeo or Regina.” branch present HELEN WESTLEY around. And Sextet in her dramatic of SISTERS BORDEAUX Jack Dillon, struggle valiantly to Hayes portrait vator,” by Percival Wilde, and the A the 2:30 and 8:30 GENEVIEVE bring off the old story with a sense picture like “Kentucky” nat- Queen: p.m. Washington branch will present li-L The at last Also on * of freshness. His family of bankers urally would be filled with comic Coolidge Quartet Capitol—“Stand Up and Fight,” ‘‘The Man in the Bowler Hat,” by TOBIN Stage- Welcome Them lack concert in the of sees to it that her family of horse- colored characters. As a matter of night's Library Bob Taylor helps railroads battle A. A. Milne. The Fairview, Pa., and Congress, introduced two novelties breeders is driven to bankruptcy, but fact, it virtually overflows with stage coaches: 10:30 am, 1:20, 4:10, Baltimore branches will both be rep- 16 EARLE in the form of trios for i ROXYETTES the girl is too proud to be left alone them. The group includes not string violin, 7:05 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows: resented by short presentations. in that situation. merely the smart-cracking viola and cello, and a sextet, per- 12:30. 6:10 and 9:05 The winner of this tournament ts In the "Can-Can" Accordingly, the picka- 3:20, p.m. _i____ _ 25c Dances-lncluding ninny, but the ancient formed with the assistance of a sec- will be chosen to the Mor- boy, deserting his banker pop, goes chicken-thief, Earle—“Zaza,” Claudette Colbert represent 1 pm. over to the and all the ond viola and a second cello played mon Church in the Silver RoladLrome SEE THEIR COSTUMES CHANGE COLOR her side and becomes the outspoken mammy, in the new film version of the famed Community others who had by Samuel and trainer of the one horse which des- anything to do with Lifschey Sterling tale: 11 7:10 and Center one-act play tournament to Armory, Silver Spring, Md.