Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1926, Page 73

WASHINGTON, Part 3—14 Pages "LDNA WALLACE ~ HOPPER ~ Earle plays. plgyers and Publicity By Philander Johnson. of NE the satisfactory theatrical seasons Washington has experienced lags visibly as it approaches a definite close.” This close i marked usually by the appearance of the stock com- pany in place of the traveling attrac- tions. Theater patrons relinquished the stock company with reluctance last vear, and no doubt will welcome ite return. Indeed, there has been no dearth of stock company attractions throughout the Winter. The Her- bert Players have given perhaps the best account of themselves of any roup occupying the Wardman Park heater and the St. Patrick Players have demonstrated a proficiency which gives them a niche of esteem quite their own, not only in this city but in the surrounding territory. Perhaps their most serious effort will he the forthcoming production of a dramatic poem on a Lenten theme, depicting the life story of the penitent thief who died upon the Cross. most generally un- * ok kX . “White Cargo.” which Earl Carroll is using in his consistent effort to turn one theater after another into some sort of intellectual plague spot, returned aiter it had exhausted its drawing capacity earlier in the se: son. Mr. Carroll absolves himself from all apparent obligation. not merely to the more decent element | of the public. but to that element | which still conservatively demands His later policy has been to feature notorietv under conditions obviously indicate an acceptance of scandalous prominence as the sole asset of a stage exhihition. * X % % Notoriety has been the gateway to honest celebritv. It was so for Les- fie Carter. who has been playing here in vaudeville—where at some time or another all the good actors go—and it was o in the cate of Mrs. James Brown Potter and of Mrs. Langtry and many others. But they faced the early storm of criticism bravely with material obtained from the best available sources and with a / plain determination to depend upon the popular critical verdict independ- ently of the idle curiosity which is willing to gape and stare at the hero- ine of offensive or unfortunate epi- sode as it would at some eccen- tricity of nature in a sideshow. * & ok ok Mr. Carroll has frankly intimated that his newest cxploitation is not at present an article to be submitted to the attentions of the ptofessional reviewers. Whatever the reason for this attitude may be. it is no doubt an excellent one, and may result in giving 2 number of overworked and puzzled scribes the benefit of a well deserved night off. PR As it frayed at the edges the sea- son leit Cyril Maude the only bit of theatrical fabric remaining artisti- cally intact. Mr. Maude, as he comes from vear to vear gently threatening to give up acting forever mlg reading in the faces of delighted sbectators a soulful plea that he will relent in so cruel a determination, has brought up the question of whether. after all, an actor really needs a play or whether the play is mercly an em- bellishment conventionally expected. though largely inutile, like a collar and necktic or the’buttons on a coat sleeve. When a player has a bad play it handicaps him temporarily, and when it fails he steps merrily into vaudeville for a few weeks, periectly satisfactory to his audi- ences regardless of plot or climax and passes his time comfortably un- til another play comes along with which he expects better luck. In his latest offering Mr. Maude - penses more and more with drama responsibilities and depends with in- creasing confidence on his own little jndescribable but irresistible touches of intimate personalism, until he abandons his play altogether and makes a humorous 'monologue in the guise of a curtain speech, by far the best part of the entertainment. : s . mands | girected by Mischa Guterson. its theater vices with a little gilding. | which | S|giving “Ben Franklin, Jr.” its first self so convincingly human and so genially attractive that his own part in the play constitutes the one im- portant consideration. and the best that should be asked of the sur- rounding roles is that when they | are required herc and there to take | up the conversation and give the| | star breathing time, they will refrain from doing anything badly enough, or, for that matter, brilliantly enough, to destroy the impression of serene and comfortable communion with a jolly old friend. L | Another Russian art demonstra- tion is scheduled for a date during| the current month, and will no doubt | revive inquisitive interest as'to where Russian art, always magnificent re- popular patronage, gets All the money it ‘spends in educating the | American public through processes of slow understanding to an appre- ciation of foreign glories. We will approach Russian art once more with reverential tread, chin on chest in devout salutation. In the mecan- time we will go and see Ed Wynne and be absolutely sure of a genuine laugh, quite free from all sense of intellectual responsibility. Rialto Symphony Today. ST.\RTL‘:G today the Rialto will in- augurate Sunday symphony con- certs, with an orchestra of 45 artist These concerts will start promptly at 2 o'clock. The regular prices of ad- missfon will bhe charged and the ticket entitles the purchaser to re- main for the reguwlar show, starting at 3 o'clock. For the first of these Sunday sym- phony concerts the entire program will be devoted to the compositions of Richard Wagner. Mr. Guterson, who will eonduct the orchestra, it is claimed, has the dis- tinction of being the first orchestral conductor in a motion picture house to establish the plan for. Sunday symphony concerts in the United States, | Born in Keif. he studled under Sevelk, teacher of Kubelik and other great Russian violinists, and later studied at the Keif Imperial Con- servatory. His first engagement was vith Oscar Strauss in Vienna, Aus- tria. Later he toured the European capitals with the Castelllane Opera Co. Carlson Hargrave, who will appear as plano soloist, studied abroad with Breitner, Rubinstein’s best puplil, and later concertized in Kurope. Mr. Hargrave will play a Major Con- certe, Liszt, which he played some time ago with the Leman Symphony Orchestra of Atlantic Cit Famous College Thespians. ORN in Philadelphia at the end of the foot ball season of 1888, the now famous Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania start- ed life with all sorts of obstacles in its road to success. Its managers, however, proved able pilots in the storm and stress periods, and it was not long before one of Byron's burlesques, rewritten and re- named “Lurline,” was cast and in re- hearsal for first performance at the Chestnut Street Opera House the fate- ful night of June 4, 1889. The dauntless managers, Clayton McMichael and Frederick Brooke Neil- son, scoured the university in search of a chorus, and before the Winter was well under way the Mask and Wig's now famous chorus was in re- gardless of occasional restraint in|- D. C &y » \-’\\__————// Sunday SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH e ED VYNN and GRAB BAG Girls ~ Nawlional Blanche Ring. BLANCHE RING, prominent ofi the stage both here and abroad for | nearly a quarter of a century, has | been signed by William Le Baron, | associate producer at the Paramount | Long Island studio, for the role of a gushing spinster with matrimonial de- signs in W. (. Fields’ first stellar picture, “It’s the Old Army Game,” directed by Edward Sutheriand. Miss Ring, who came of a family boasting three generations of stage | folk, made her debut at 16 as Chaun- cey Olcott’s leading Wy She scored a personal hit Good Old Summer Time” in “The De fender,” after which she was starred. The plays for which she is best known are “The Yankee Girl,” “The Wall Street Girl” and “Claudia Smiles.” Three other songs intro- duced by Miss Ring hecame hits as a result of her interpretation of them. These were “Bedelfa,” “Yip-I-Addy" and “Rings on My Fingers.” The last named threatened to become the national anthem. In 1915 she made her first and only screen appearance, duplicating her role in the film version of ‘“The Yankee Girl.” which was produced by Morosco. But her greatest success was as a singing comedienne. She was starred in “Tommy Rot.” toured with James T. Powers in “The Jewel of Asia” and made her London debut in “The Love Birds,” returning to this country to enter the famous Herald Square Theater. Then followed leading parts in “The Passing Show.” “As You Were,” “The Broadway Whirl” and in a_travesty on ‘“The Jest,” orginally played by John and Lionel Barrymore, in which Miss Ring assumed John's role and her husband, Charles = Winninger, played Lionel. he created one of the leading parts in the original “No, No, Nanette’ company. Will Close Season. $NJO. NO, NANETTE,” the spright- Iy musical comedy that Wash- ington liked in late December, will re- turn to the National Theater Monday night, March 29, for only one week with the same brilllant cast, headed by Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian, Frank Crumit and Ona Munson. It will be the last attraction of the National's regular season. Miss Sanderson, with her grace, charm and artistry, has held her place at the top of musical comedy stars for several yea When she smiles— well, there's just one Julia Sanderson. Donald Brian glides through *No, No, Nanette,” with the same ease that made “The Merry Widow"” the hit of his time, while Frank Crumit, the inno- cent Jimmie who has become rich selling Bibles and then walls his heart- throbbing ditty, “I Want to Be Ha hearsal, and its success has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. “The following year the club played part of Easter week at the old Broad, show to be written by a member. In 1891 it had so far vanced toward fame that it again hired the Broad Street Theater, for a full week this time, giving “Ben Franklin,” and also a new offering, ““Miss Columbia,” the first show ever presented away from home. With “Mr. and Mrs. Cleopatra,” in 1892, a regular engagement on a per- centage basis, in the real professional manner, was inaugurated, and the im- | mediate success of the Mask and Wig seemed to galvanize the whoie under- graduate life at Pennsylvania. In the earliest days the dancing was Mr.|taught by whoever happened to be | Lavino. pv.” to his charming ‘“proteges. Betty from Boston, Winnie from Washington and Flora from 'Frisco, is a riot of fun all in hix own portly self. In addition comes the pretty, viva. clous and tremendously popular Miss Munson, whoke spontaneous gayety in the title role ix wo fascinating and whose dancing Is one of the sensa- tions of the presentation, Surrounding the stars are Virginia O'Brien, Jack McCauley, Eva Mae Francis, Gladys Yates, Janet Hortor§) Irene Comer and the chorus, some- thing worth while, Frazier, Steel, GGeorge Kendrick and forgan. But in later days® Charley Morgan has gradually taken charge of the stage, with Rogers, Gilpin and ‘The Mask and Wig is now Maude has the art of making him- ‘“leading lady” at the time — Meigs, | in its thirty-elghth year. Current Attractlons. At the Theaters This Week. NATIONAL—Ed Wynn in “The Grab Bag” revue. e BEL ening. SCO—"Ashes of Love drama. Opens this Opens tomorrow evening. WARDMAN PARK—"Nothing But Lies,” comedy. Ogens tomor- row evening. KEITH'S—Ling Ting Foo, vaudeville. Opens this afternoon. ina Wallace Hopper, vaudeville. Opens this afternoon. ille Surprise,” burlesque. NATIONAL—Ed Wynn. Ed Wynn, “the perfect fool,” whose unique comedy has delighted thousands, will open his “Grab Bag" revue at the National Theater tonight for nine performances, following a tour-month stay at the Iilinols Thea- ter, in Chicago. With him will be the New York Globe Theater cast of singers, dancers, comediane and chorus—the same production, it is an- nounced. “The Grab Bag” was written by ‘Wynn, produced with music by Wynn, designed by Wynn and starred in all the way through the two acts and 15 _scenes by Wynn. *The only thing Wynn did not do was to stage it, or “put it on.” This most important task was delegated to Julian Mitchell. It is declared that Wynn's girl ensembles are marked by excellent symmetry, admirable vocal- ism and the last word in pulchritude. Wynn avers that more important than any® of these attributes is the fact that the girls are all potentlal fun- makers themselves. Some. idea of the pretentiousness of the production may be gleamed from the fact that there are 15 novel scenic effects, and the song and dance numbers run to more than 20. The announcement is made also that “The Grab Bag” possesses a surprise plot for the first few minutes of its presen- tation. After that the comic princi- pals get involved one way or another, and the plot is submerged, lost, strayed or stolen in a continual flow of varied Wynn comedy features. Wynn, however, will not be the en- tire show. There will be Eva Shirley, Doree Leslie, Brenda Bond, the Three Ormonde Sisters, Alleen Hamilton, Florence Parker, Warner R. Gault, Charles Mitchell, Shaw and Lee, Earl and Bell, the La Grohs, the elght Volga Boys, Joseph Schrede, Edward Fields and many others, including the Wynn beauty brigade. WARDMAN PARK—“Nothing But Lies.” Entering its fifteenth week, the Thomas Herbert Stock Co. will pre- sent this week, opening tomorrow night, Aaron Hoffman’s comedy, “Nothing But Lie: which once had an unusually long New York run. Ruth Harrison as the flancee of one Geouge Washington Cross, one of our best known American advertising men, attempts an advertising run on the startling basis of telling nothing but the truth, and George Washing- ton, emulating his revered namesake, bravely swears to turn his back on the colorful inviting phrases and hew to the line of veracity. An unexpected crisis bobs up, however, and demol- ishes his fervid oath. The upshot of this predicament is plenty of laughter. In the hands of the now well drilled Wardman company this play should achieve the success Willie Collier had ‘with it. Leana Roberts will be seen as Lorna a stenomghnr. Ruth Russel as Molly, Arthur Rhodes as Jefferson Nigh, " vaudeville. Opens this afternoon. Opens this afternoon. John Schelhaas as Allen Nigh, Robert Clear as Fred Thomas and Thomas Herbert, director, as Inspector Bryne. KEITH'S—Ling Ting Foo. A novel idea Is promised at B. F. Keith's_ Theater this week in the Albee Road Show, No. 2, a produc- tion which is said to offer one of the greatest sensations ever attempted in vaudeville, The biil will be headed by Pickard's “Ling Ting Foo.” a jazzical fantasy of the Orient, introducing Chinese syncopators and eight “China Rose- buds.” Charles O'Donnell and Ethel Blair, late of the “Follies,” will be featured in a new act, “The Plasterers.” Irene Ricardo, character comedian, will again theill with her laugh chat- ter, known under the title of “Whoa Pagliacel.” Others will include Berkes and Terry in an episode of the sea called “Fasy Sailing,” with dancing, melody and mirth hy Florence Clark and V ginia Sully and the Keith Albee unit dancing girls: ““The Loquacious Lad- " Du Calion, with patter from a perch atop a famous ladder: Monroe and Grant,' long of the New York Hippodrome, in “Go 'Head Charley"; Davis and Pelle, equilibrists; Frank Jerome and Evelyn, in “A Breeze from Broadway,” and other hits, with the usual screen features. EARLE—Edna Wallace Hopper. Edna Wallace Hopper, the miracle woman of the century, who confesses to 62 and looks no more than 19, re- turns to the Earle Theater this week, beginning this afternoon, with an en- tirely new act, including a gorgeously staged fashion, hosiery and lingerie revue, in which she will be assisted by a group of young mannequins and the ‘Tyronian Concert Orchestra, which will play the incidental music for the specialties and render concert num- bers. It will also furnish the mu- sic for Miss Hopper's demonstration of the Charleston. Friday morning Miss Hopper will give a special matinee performance for women only, and the management will reserve the box and loge seats for this matineé. They are now on sale at the box office. ‘The supporting bill, including as a special attraction the world-famous Princess Radjah, Oriental dancer; Jean Granese, vocalist, assisted by her brother Charles and Tito De Fiore, accompanist; Guth, Carmen and Guth in a brisk novelty; Jack Strouse, in “Over the Phone,” and the usual house features, including short reels and pipe organ recital. STRAND—“A Vaudeville Surprise.” Topping the bill at the Strand Theater this week is . Franklyn d’Amore, with Mickey Lopell and Ethel Trusdale, in a singing, dancing and hand-to-hand balancing number called "A Vaudeville Surprise.” Other numbers are Bobby O' with Fay Tunis, May Burke, Gertrude 14, Neill, | Star 1926. -~ " RUTH RUSSLLL RTHUR HOPKI “The Jest” will the principal cities States next season. “The Jest” is a flaming picture of Florentine life under the Medicis which startled New York in the Spring of 1919, when John | {and Lionel Barrymore first played it, and it is probably the most famous drama of the last generation in | Europe—certainly the most successful | ¢ which ever came out of Italy. | Sarah Bernhardt introduced the play to Paris in 1910, and scored a great success with it. The author, Sem Benelli, was a journalist, but promised his wife on her deathbed that he would devote | himself to playwrighting and try to | justify her faith in his genius. He | has produced five plays. He served | with distinction in the Italian Army | in the World War, was twice wounded | decorations for announces that make a tour of the United |and received several n of “The Jest” for pure love of the task, heldon. The settings are Edmond Jones and are cited as the finest examples | v Rober generally of his art. She Was Game. ANNY KING, featured comedian of “Let's Go,” claims that pub- lic conveyances, street cars and trains are fruitful sources of unusual incidents. There he declares he zets many ‘ideas for comedy. “bits” in his work. “One day in the New York sub- way.” he says, “I saw a girl reading a man's paper over his shoulder. The man sensed her action and proved he wak a grouch by folding the paper and_handing it to her. - “But the girl was game. three pennies out of her purse, ed them to the man and found a elsewhere in the i She fished d- Manchine and Rita Worden i1 a song and dance revue, “Four Queens and a Joker”; Larry Rich and !'herie in a comedy singing and d: “We Two,” by Robert G ntley, who does “Little Miss Everybody,” and the Mc- Donald trio, a bicycle act entitled “A Cycle of Beauty and Daring." The photoplay is “Time, the Comedi- an,” described as a drama of love's truth, with Lew Cody and Mae Busch in the featured roles. The usual short films and orchestral numbers will round out the program. GAYETY—"Let's Go.” The attraction announced for the Gayety Theater this week is Fred Clark’s “Let’s Go,” a typical Columbia entertainment, with comedy, dances, songs, pretty scenery and costumes. Manny King, Nan Palon, Walter “Pep” Smith and Jim Pearl have been retained at the head of the cast, and new members are John O. Grant, lead- ing man; Babe Healey, Madeline Lane and Beth Pitt. Apart from his skill in merrymak- ing, King is master of the violin and promises to charm lovers of good mu- sic with several numbers during his unique offering. John O. Grant, lead- ing man, and Walter “Pep” Smith will work with King in various com- edy events. Smith will contrast his work with King in “legmania” danc- ing and singing. Nan_Palon, prima donna, who will play the leading feminine roles with King, will also have varlous comedy “bits,” while classic dances will en- gage Beth Pitt, who will also do some fancy stepping by way of diversity. ‘A snappy chorus is heralded as a feature of “Let’s Go,” with Fred Clark their tutor and mentor in the various musical numbers. JANET RICHARDS TOMORROW. Miss Janet Richards will give her regular Monday morning talk tomor- row at 10:40 o'clock in the auditorium of the- Masonic_Temple, Thirteenth street and New York avenue. These lectures are Interpretive re- (Continued on Second Page.) (e} Y b Wardmar_ Park Jheater @& "PERKLS and TERRY” PALON Gatjetg ] 2 In the S FR.\,\‘K McINTYRE has heen en- gaged for the cast of High.” now in rehearsal for & Mandel. Schwab Florence Mason and Mar have been added to the cast of “Kongo,” which opens in Wilmington | under the management of Kilhourn Gordon. to be called ix a A musical produc “Black and White n. Scandal: nounced for production this Summer | in New York by the Goldbern Produc- tion Co. Minnie Dupree, well known and popular a decade ago, has heen added to the cast of “Schweiger,” now in rehearsal under the direction of Ben- Ami. ““Huge Money, cnedy Alfred H. Jac will have its fir: night in New York. a mystery ¢ he Cherry Ple Revue,” with hook | by Harry Wagstaff Gribble and lyrics | by Edward H. Wever of “The Great Gatsby,” will he produced at the Cher Lane Playhouse, New York, next month. K. Hackett will Knew What They ndon in association, with Basil r. Hackett sailed for Furope . and after a rest at Carl James hey in 1 Dean. last w produce duction of the Sydney Howard pl: hou Shall Not Squeal,” ton Hamilton Webb, and “He His Sleep,” by Katherine I for production by Los Angeles stock companies in Mayv, preparatory to New York engagements. “Scotch Mi: v Sir Patrick Has- tings. and “L’Arzigogolo,” by Sam Benelli. adapted by John Pollock. have been purchased by the Dramatists’ Theater, Inc. Barry Townley, librettist of “The Chiffon G has written another “Virtue on Pa- rade.” and is casting it, with the pos- sibility that he will assume the lead- ing rele himself. Eddie Dowling has purchased the ‘Winchell Smith-John E. Hazzard com- edy, “Turn to the Right,” and is hav ing it set to music for an early pres- entation. Arch Selwyn has cabled from Lon- don_to his New York offices that he has acquired a new play by Fred- erick Lonsdale, as vet untitled. - “I. 0. U. One Woman,” adapted by Will A. Page from the French of Marande and Gerould, is to have its initial performanée in Buffalo March 22, ‘The cast inclides_Adele Windsor, Inez Ford, Robert Dendel and George Baxter. At the invitation of the Chambers of Commerce of Kansas City, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Morris Gest left New York last week to see about producing ‘“The Miracle” in Yhose cities. The production is now in Chicago, where its run has been extended to April 10. Helen Hayes has returned to New York from Chicago, having complet- ed her season in “Young Blood." She may do a production this Spring, but will sail for Italy in the early Summer. Stella Adler, daughter of Jacoh Adler, the noted Hebrew actor: will appear with the American Labora- tory Theater, New York, in “The Straw Hat,” soon. Morgan Farley, Rita Romilly, Judith Lowrey and Arthur Hughes will be in the cast of “Easter,” which oRens this week in New York. The New York Theater Guild closed “Goat Song” last night. The Guild Theater will be closed for a week to allow rehearsals with scenery and costumes of the next production, “The Chief Thing,” by Evreinoff. “Outside Looking In" has just been sold for London production by the Greenwich Village Theater group. The purchasers are the Everyman Theater, who first presented “The Vortex" to the world. “Chico™ Brothers, appearing in Sam H. Harris’ musical comedy. “The Cocoanuts, who brings down the house with his plano solo, cannot read a rev of music. He plays entirely by and learned to play the plano whiy Marx, one of the Marx “Queen | New ajeroni | n and Mann Paze. | showing tom~rrow | Wanted" | | bad he will go to London for the pro-! piytsburgh. Girls Kerthe fiofight. e of a He the It boy in the m department York department store. spent so much of his time at | piano he naturally lost his job. | was then that he went on the stage Sam H. Harris' farce comedy “Cra | dle Snatchers,” now in its seventh | month at the Music Box Theater, in | New York, is to he played in Chinese The proprietors of the Imper ter in Peking, it is said, have honght | the rights for China Tha Friars Club 10 the voungest the Broadway horizon in many sons. In recognition of ( Jessel's overnight success in “The | Sing; now in its enth month in New Yokk City, the Friars Club will tender a complimentary dinner to the vouthful star this eve- ning at the Monastery, West Forty- eighth street. will pay star to flash sen- orge Fva Shirley, the delightful little | singer with EA Wynn in “The Grab Bag.” was last seen in Washington ax a headliner in Keith vaudeville. A special train laden with scenery, wardrobe, electrical effects, chorus girls, limousines, principal artists, busi- ness staff, costumers, valets and other paraphernalia, human and inanimate, was scheduled to roll into Washington early today over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It was the train re lquired to haul the Ed Wynn big musical revue, “The Grab Bag” from Charles Mitchell.’ who plays an im- portant part in “The Grah Bag.” is a brother of the famous Julian Mitchell, .| the stage director who staged all the re announced by Harry Clay Blaney Klaw & Erlanger production for the past 20 years. Following their week in Washing- ton at Carroll Hall, commencing to- morrow evening. the St. Patrick. Pray- ers will take their Lenten drama, “The Vision,” to Baltimore for two perform- ances ‘Sunday, March 21, and to Nor- folk for two performances at the Acad emy of Music there the Saturday fol- lowing the Baltimore engagement. This will be the second appearance this year of the players in Norfolk. Music in Picture Theaters. *“THE motion plcture theater has been of incalculable benefit in spreading the love for music.” says John Philip Sousa. noted bandmaster and composerewhose stirring marches have thrilled the world “Nowadays.” Sousa says, compiete without a good.musi- e, composed both of popular and classical pleces, to suit the theme of the picture. This has created an amazing taste for music among the theatergoers who see pictures? “Before motion picture theaters, es- pecially the big ones with their large and splendidly conducted orchestras; came into vogue T doubt if 100,000 peo- ple a week heard orchestral music in this country. “I really believe that it is this taste for music that was developed in mo- tion picture houses which has paved the way for the tremendously success ful reception given to radlo and radio problem: - T The White Sister" as Opera. F. MARION CRAWFORDS atory * ‘of “The White Sister.” which has_achieved popularity both as a dramatic and a screen production, has been converted into a romantic opera by Clemente Giglio, with score of tuneful sweetness, and, 30 successful performances in’ > York City, is to be presented by speclal company in various cities, in- cluding Washington, according to New York announcement. . Have Had Long Experience. HAT should be one of the most experienced galaxies of motion picture talent ever assembled appears in “The Cohens and Kellys,” the Uni versal Jewel picture. From the juvenile to the director their total ~ theatrical experience amasses 212 years. Harry Pollard, the director, has 12 vears' stage and 13 years’ motion plc- ture experience; Charlie Murray has had 22 on the stage and 16 in the movie: Kate Price, 25 stage, 15 movie: Natt Carr, 22 stage, 1 movie; Mickey Bennett, 4 stage, 2 movie. “The . Cohens and Kel was adapted from the stage play “Two No ture is cal Blocks Away,” written by Aaron Hoff- \sh ' man.