sign in sign up
<<
Home , Joan Blondell

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. AMUSEMENTS. ** JUNE I AMUSEMENTS. , AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. A-26 WEDNESDAY. IS. 1932 _f

The Passing Show * I ™^§j .>K Ml r ! Starts TOMORROW rfC’fl *. 'o £ : Joan Blondell Gives Olney SHE'S UPROARIOUS! GLORIOUS! Play of Genuine Merit JH By Joy Carmody Miss Joan Blondell. this week’s Olney Theater star, is admirably among name players who Gloria Swanson different trek the summer drama circuit. Not of her choosing is one of these wearisome farces about IN HER FIRST S the more basic relations of the sexes. She has chosen instead a real PICTURE SINCE H ' play, “Come Back, Little Sheba,’’ one that has something listenable m v- to say about the human animal 1. jmmmM ["SUNSET £ Moreover, the drama written bj y sober, he drew thereafter. He foi- William Inge is one that demands ls lows in the footsteps of an un- acting, the more so for having -8 forgettable Doc, the original been acted brilliantly by Shirley y created by Sidney Blackmer, and Booth in its original days. as a member of the Broadway It seems almost no less than her r company he learned the tricks of due to shower Miss Blondell with !i a satisfying job. dura j praise for tills quality of taste and d Anne Pearson, daughter Ha Hg BKpP I Hfikd of Leon - mfl j mm courage, but a reservation or twoo and niece of Drew, is a pertly will have to be entered here. Miss s adequate imitation of Marie, the Blondell's morally and physically y shining girl who shatters Doc by Ahandsome sleazy Lola is an unevenly played 3 betraying his second big dream of - hero with the character. In last night’s open- womanly perfection. Others in the ing performance, she was some- - company who give it a caliber not world at his what overdone in the early stages s usually found in summer drama sweeps of the play. Even for Lola, she e include Joseph Roman as the feet came up blousy a shade too and lusty seducer, Turk; Alan Shayne a % sexy 3 Hollywood a pinch or two over on the y as Marie’s honorable suitor; Geof- side. frey Barr as the muscular milk- star off Yet even with these correctable e man; and Wynn Kal as the friend faults. Miss Blondell’s tattered 3 who redeems Doc from his vale- ; ‘ 3rd WEEK! heroine is a dramatic improve- - dlctory binge. if ** Tht story s marntge “I ment these endless '' . of from do"to"Orop dead”—add back again' upon standard Robert O’Hearn’s set, a dilapi- ¦ mil ¦¦ summer boudoir 3 females of drama. • dated small house in a area, ROMANTIC LARK—Piper Laurie, Don Faye JOYOUSLY is girl, in sum Defore and Holden Lola a kitchen herr is just the sort of ruin to which a in a scene “No Room the Groom,” which a slatterny way, and it is surprising Jrom for opens at ? girl like Lola might reduce any Keith’s today. Tony Qurtis plays the groom whom there JUDY what a difference that alone guy for HOIIIDAY ; decent like Doc. makes. was room in this sequence. *# * * “Come Back, Little Sheba” is a sincere and earnest treatment of Jinx Hits up frustration which marked Inge, Hollywood Diary Mami Kind 1950, in as a playwright of conse- the quence. Hollywood Rita's Boss Is Selling same mogram—cs“l »siro*«i»« It is the story of a marriage, a Before Film Is Made hapless union between a weak and ‘F.D.R.-HYDE PARK” ,MCJI i Film Stars By Sheilah Graham honorable man and a weak and i THE HOME OT THE IATE PRESIDENT DAV | uncontrollably generous girl. HOLLYWOOD. the kYjl HOLLYWOOD. Looks like first long separa- • Wll years EonTHE A R CONDITIONED I I ' 'wlllWM'RWKfl Doc the cause Twenty before. married Whatever or the back- Rita Hayworth’s boss, Harry tion is coming up for «*" • • 1 Bette Davis 'f.i®Klfiure u/mnru "I* "'"l* JK*I IWII Lola because that was the decent ground, the heads of major film*Cohn, doesn’t wait for business—- and Gary Merrill—unless 20th- I II C C *•"«». tUTH SORDON ... CARSON KANIN J “AKKtffu»i«f riniw ¦ iiiisi imusii ¦ siisiifiimu thing to do under the studios are faced with a most dis- he] goes after it. Witness P AY¦ U circum-j ¦! his full- Fox gives him leave to go to ¦¦ Bi W4# C 13th AND H STREETS • ST. 8300 \ iilWn«T eleaTd 1 AIPtISON. Ii .IKltlmm stances. For this quixotic gesture,' comforting dilemma: At the mo- ] page ad in “Women’s Wear,” sea- ; London when he makes “Black be has paid a progressively more ; ment nine of their : foremost turing Rita in one seven . . says of her i Chiffon.” . Groucho Marx performers desperate price. “name” are on the;' ; “Salome” veils and advising : his favorite show is Kukla, Fran and holding ' KEITH'S 23, sidelines up shooting to run, , Aiy . RKO TELEVISION MON., J]] Doc is a chiropractor instead of! i i manufacturers not wait, and Kahn. . . Betty Hutton JUNE AT 10 P.M. I . | Warner Bros. COOL theatres 1 the medical man he set out to be. schedules by reason of either sick- for1 tieups Incidentally, they’re takes the road to Canada when ROBINSON VS. MAXIM,CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT,WILL injury. He lives in a house that is a ruin, ness or remakingi Rita’s old hit, “Gilda,” ; Husband Charlie O’Curran finishes NOT BE SEEN on TV or RADIO—TICKETS NOW ON SALE The jinx has ten- into | clutter of and worked its a for Jane Wyman. . Wright, a dirt disorder i “Road to Bali.” . . Irene • matched only by slovenliness of tacles in practically everywhere, Sam Goldwyn, who likes Mike who owns the movie rights and Last Times Today I RE oeti j Lola’s personal appearance. Until but on the 20th Century-Fox lot i and Ike, was in the Romanoff is writing the Judge Crater story, a year before, Doc had tried to they’re thinking of closing a cou- ( Crown Room last week mapping < won’t quit her secretarial job at pie Rudolph scon L-OT-JgL—— drink himself into oblivion. Now of stages and turning them Eisenhower] strategy with Esther American Pictures until the deal l hospital he is living on the thin inspiration into annexes. Everything Williams,1 Mrs. Leo Spitz, Charles • is closed and the money’s in the Lola, seems to happen there, with- ] Freeman CARSON CITY of his pity for and the illu- and Brackett. Gosden and Kbank. | out the slightest provocation. ] sion of wondrous innocence and! Frank McCarthy. . . . And you” It has to be twins with “Baby” of young should have seen Sam sprinting ] purity a college girl | Imagine, a big like Greg- ! . . who! husky Bacall. . and mama-to-be Bo- is boarding in their home. jory Peck stalking across a set < down Rodeo drive after a pros- , nita Granville, at the track with he thought : The girl, Marie, is Doc’s carrying such a delectable 105- pect1 was a likely cam- Hubby Jack Wrather. admits to NHCHBORHOOP cherished image of the girl he; pound bundle as Ava Gardner— paign1 contributor! P. S. The pros- j being “excited about the TV sta- JEMd] pect thought he marrying years j j and getting a kink in his back wasn’t. tion, Jack just bought in Duluth” was 20 1 ** * *

being hospi- - before. The last great shock of his!{that necessitated his —but she isn’t a bit excited about i ii ¦ '¦ talized! discovery that; That halted “The Snows: Barbara Stanwyck goes to Metro living] . . life is to be the there. . Hume Cronyn, days. “Riptide.” then Fair lawn Amnsament Co. WARNER RRQS. THEATERS Jdarie, with Lola's connivance, is of Kilimanjaro” for 10 for1 a remake of to , Jessica Tandy, and their progeny AIR CONDITIONED i ’ ’ lor Additional trtformation Phone the same weak and wanton fe- Beautiful Linda Darnell next ' Jerry Wald for “Size 12.” And will, vacation here before opening Theaters Direct or Call Republic u»00 male creature that his wife turned was ordered to bed and “Night«Joan Crawford cries into her cos- inj “The Four Poster” July 28. HIGHLAND ™- »«»»• "car- niwnmmwwu •. AMBASSADOR son Clty Ran _ fee mornings because she ** DAN out to be. Without Sleep,” which needed only these * * DAILEY in "PRIDE OP BT. dolph Scott. Lucille Norman. 1:35. was1 Jerry’s original LOUIS.” at 6:15. 7:55. 9:40. ] 3:35. 5:35, 7:40, 0:45. Doc’s reaction to this is the a five-minute dance routine from ' choice for his We don’t know about the Brit- “Clash by Night” hit. Ava & classic bender of a lifetime. He her, went on the shelf—for an ‘ ishj movie industry, but Sir Alex AIUUUIbMl &HTTP Niewolt Atlantic AVALON TAKOMA St SE JO 3.5000 WO. out it, however, undetermined delay. The Red Skeltons forked over Korda] doing —with three ROBERT MITCHUM and WOO GE. 4313 comes of with! is fine JANE RUS- “Mara Maru." . Ruth Ro- enough of his innate decency in- Another picture, “The Girl Next 3$140,000 for the divorcing Noah months, scheduled in Riviera SELL in "MACAO" at 0:25. 8:10. 9:50. man. 7. 0.15, tact to intimate that he carry Door,” starring is in- Dietrichs’ home. They’ll move in waters, his big yacht. . . British 2931 LJ- 3-3400. “Ran- will June Haver 1 on g**#- SE- AVF RRANIIlinHHllcho Notorious,'' on the 28th. . . . And who ( CONGRESS on to the bitter end. definitely bogged down until doc- ( Red. exhibitor's are cabling David Q. gtrlene Dietrich. Arthur Kennedy. felt < and LIZABETH SCOTT In ** * * tors diagnose and treat June’s never worse, has a sound- Selznick about his “Wild Heart”— "RED MOUNTAIN.” in Technicolor, can 1 at ! stage set in Culver City on which asking£ what cuts were made and 6:15. 8:00. 8:50. “ 3-3300. Battle at This is pretty grim material but mysterious illness, which many * BEVERLY Apache Pass." John to shoot all his TV shows for next when, will it be shown in England. °~ d Lund, Beverly Tyler. 0:35. 8:05. 0:45. is by . attribute to an old back injury. * ANACOSTIA It no means written or season. .. Scottish friend of Sir Douglas K wo - *«»• Bed Moun- played with the mercilessness im- A flashy dance number is the 5 a GILBERT ROLAND and MILLARD j rai VFRT L'dd-LiM- j her that “Ye MITCHELL tn "MY SIX CONVICTS” ! stake in this one, I Arlene Dahl has it in Pine-|l Fairbanks reminded him .^NOROOMfor'' at 1:15, 3:20, 5:20, 7:25. ! kSHYofffe: plicit in As portrayed by Miss too. I 9::m. ,, it. contract that they can’t both be Grrand and com- n Brooks, is r[Thomas