United States Senate and purports, Dr. Cohan at National at least, to be a behind-the-scenes Simon Talk Play Controversy glimpse of the political front. ** “The Grapes of Wrath,” Darryl Set For Dec. 7 With Merriment Zanuck's plcturization of the John Dr. Heinrich Simon, noted musi- WANTED Flecked a 8teinbeck novel which so Is Not Tabu angered cologist, who has been giving a certain California interests, is an- series of ‘Madam, Will You Walk’ Promises other on the daring side. Hal Roach lectures entitled "Saga of TRUCKS These has completed a second Steinbeck Music,” will talk on the "Origin with express or stake bodies To Be Rich Days story, “Of Mice and Men.” and Comedy Legacy Development of the Lied” on to haul coal in bags. Medicine long has been a field Steinbeck Thursday, December 7, at the From Late Sidney Howard Stories handled with gloves. But “The Citadel,” attacking some of the pro- Washington College of Music. Eliza- BLUE RIDGE COAL CO. JAY By CARMODY. ‘Dynamite,’ but fession's hypocrisies, was well re- beth Schumann, celebrated lieder Jefferson Davis Highway at In a form somewhat involved, but not hopelessly so, the late Sidney ceived. Now Warners is filming the singer, who was invited to attend, Columbia Pike Howard left a fat legacy of laughter to the theater in “Madam, Will You Being Filmed life of Dr. Paul Ehrlich, who dis- has accepted and signified her will- So. Va. ME. 3545 last a week's at the National with covered a treatment for to illustrate ¥ Washington, Walk,” which night began engagment By the Associated Press syphilis, ingness the lecture M. Cohan in the role. The and Twentieth Century-Fox is soon with some vocal selections. Mme. George starring posthumous play, presented HOLLYWOOD. the the Co., reveals Mr. Howard in an mood to focus on another angle—that of Schumann is one of the Enjoy by Playwright’s ironically merry Pet filmdom fetish—the fear oi greatest Advantage* of over the fact that man is allowing his soul to shrivel while conquering the woman physicians—in “Uncen- exponents of lieder singing. producing controversial pictures—is sored.” physical universe, it is a loityv taking quite a beating these days. Pictures but there are only a few likewise have avoided thought, hat turn a that Hollywood for years has held to around, fog drops religious subjects, but soon will be intervals during which it is stated the to AMUSEMENTS. Success In | ionveniently over Central Park to theory that avoid making Mr. Howard started “Brigham Young,” center- business de- in lofty terms. mainly issues is to avoid some oi ( nask the flight of two hearts in offending ing around activities of the Mormon pends on keen vi- eschewed fancy prose to say bluntly the folks who foot the sion. Improve your vi- I ove, and the silencing of a riot bills at the church. ■BJim sion and you that man is cockeyed for not danc- Improve imong the animals in the zoo by an box office. your earning powers. ing in the street if he feels like it. But more and more is Consult our graduate op- ict of communion that would stun daring AMUSEMENTS. His main is Mr. Cohan tometrist! spokesman Western Union. noticeable. and if the two of them felt exactly M. A. LEESE OPTICAL CO That may sound as if Mr. Howard Producers call the controversia BETTE alike on the Will £ imi\ 614 Oth St. subject, "Madam, of the * N.W. vas asking a great deal, but for pictures "dynamite,” because i You Walk” might be streamlined of an ;hose who can get in the mood danger explosion. There’s DAVIS FLYNN into quite a heritage of inspiring the constant some- w Warner Bros if it (probably easier after further possibility of entertainment. “Tlit Privjte Um of ■ehearsals), it is spirited fun. These body getting hurt In the backfire. Pointing out the happy, carefree, A notable of the trend is The Playwright* Company present* | lueer goings-on have been counter- example whole-souled fellow man could be Prank “Mr. Smith Goes tc ELIZABETH & ESSEX” it pointed with some of that terse, Capra’s ' if he were not the oaf he is, Mr. Washington.” It summarizes thf —i OLIVIA DEKAVILLAND satiric dialogue which was so bright M. COHAN 1 Howard sought to avoid too much in a NEW on i the late tal- |[GEORGE COMEDY t* SIDNEY HOWARD I stage facet of playwright's ON HER WAY of a strain upon the imagination. TO GLAMOUR—Professionally, this is Helen >nt for being amusing when railing but AMUSEMENTS. It was necessary, however, that he Whitney, actually it is Helen Fortesque Reynolds, who was a "INTERNATIONAL REVUE” it. the shocking state of mankind. take some liberties, and he did not Washington girl before she went away to Hollywood and other with Georges & Jalna Patricia Norman His cover virtually all the in the jibes Places. Miss Whitney is her screen debut in BIG BOUNTIFUL SHOWS... hesitate to create his hero what used making “Hunchback erritory lying between of Notre Dame,” which for Eve*. Sl.ltl to *2.15. Mat*. 55e to *2 20 form of a ministering angel, or is the most recent Hollywood chore of Big. Bountiful Holidays be Tammany’s old domain and Charles devil, from some other world. That Laughton. at LOEWS of course vhat still is Hollywood. BEC. NEXT MON. EVE. is Mr. Cohan (Dr. Brightleei who It is the misfortune of “Madam, "" BROCK goes around humorously excoriating PEMBERTON presents Will You Walk” that it comes too Hi c7be All-American Hit the cowardly, the evil, the stupid .. Comedy to its hilarious best in the and other standards man slowly Reduces debasing Dieting Stars wow-- Last a Two 1 has created for himself. It gets in- first scene of the third act; I Days chaotic courtroom scene that KISSBOys volved. at times, as such an idea is nad. is the funniest at juris- MARX BROS likely to, but mostly it is an irre- glimpse To | Over Point goodbye invitation to a lark with a prudence since “Storm Patsy.” Vanishing sistible *?/ CLARE BOOTHE on trial there is Dr. beguiling whimsy. Nominally Not | “At the Circus” f wrestedby ANTOINETTE PERRY I * * * * Brightlee, suspected of being the Well, Quite That but Hail Far, They Pop. Evas. 55c, $1.10, SI.65 Devil’s Advocate but accused more "* | The little, human people to whom Do Land in "SWELL HOTEL" Prices | Mats. 55c, 85c, SI.10 Mr. Howard chose to send his symbol conventionally of Just being crazy. Hospitals; Actually, it is a trial of two ide- I of man's lost wisdom for living the Guts a a con- plogies, man’s current one of hud- Judy Gaper i good life, are humorously IASI DAY-with LAST SHOWING — ceived lot. They include the daugh- iling in craven groups and his old [ By SHEILAH GRAHAM. _ at pne a fel- THURSDAY II fr30toniqht t a tainted contractor of being great, gallant ter of Tammany i A PERFECT Holiday Shawl F^ £esAU HOWARD ow in his own The HOLLYWOOD, who left the child a sense of dis- individuality. '"ill nlm HILLER actresses never learn that overdieting is not only bad ***** VU^^UUUOH i as well as his a play would be the stronger for a for the TYRORE POWER grace millions, disposition, but positively dangerous for the health? Joan I to be followed by premier* of the luick ending after this point, but Fontaine is I crafty judge, girl’s gin-guzzling the latest to starve herself into a sick condition. Her current URDA DARRELL a confused a instead it drifts into a wordy effort r uni mystical aunt, cleric, address is the hospital Rosalind Russell is another movie-ite ANNABEUA^eUsrja* to as if feeling 2 taxi-driver Romeo who thinks the pull everything together under the weather. Her doctor has JEAN FRANK | ordered four weeks of complete rest “Day-Time Wife!” (5ur of CRANE6ABIN"Jf®K2f r*V™ CAPRA’S) world would be all right if vaude- Mi. Howard suddenly distrusted the Judy Garland is IIIUJION’)^ going in for the gay life in a big way. You can -(Up- mJ a with imagination of the audience after ville came back, composer view her these evenings up to 2 or 3 •>-—-- “MR. SMITH GOES O'Donnell's his earlier faith in it. "BIG LITTLE SHOW" tendencies, and a few «*•***• uigut imuiiLS. r^xecu- | j egomaniacal > first reaction EVEUTT . NUtMET 1 WASHINGTON” SEA GRILL others just as job-lot. The role of Dr. Brightlee either fives at the studio < Metro > to which Phyllis’ to this was L TO } NAMMLL A Columbia Puturt Wed. Special, 11:30 A.M. to Midnite i They are exposed to some pretty does not fit Mr. Cohan like a glove, Judy is under anger Then it somehow dawned MCTN M y on her that a fiance And a Whole Flock of Start! Seafood Plotter ) legerdemain in the course of Dr. or vice versa, but others in the cast contract have maybe who 11 | coming mm t are more was too busy to see her for all of Clam bouillon .fried lobster, fillet Brightlee s revelations. Some odd in tune with Mr. How- protested mildly, (' 14 James r Priscilla sole tartar sauce, crab cake, fried \ bits include a statue that talks, cur- ard’s intimations of the infinite. but Judy retorts days was not exactly in a hurry scallops, French fried po- I to married. tains that open themselves, chairs It is an appealing thing that Peggy —“It's not in my get So they called TRANS-LUX LANE s it l-BOAT SINKINGS; WEST Si CAGNEY Conklin makes of the role of the contract when I quits.