Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1930, Page 51

Theéter, Screen and Music AMUSEMENT SECTION he Sunday - Star, Motor, Aviation and Radio News _—— b Part 4—12 Pages "WASHINGTON, D. (ING, SEPTEMBER 215 1;),’.(). COOPRPER and BETTYCOMPSON- /7 N The Spoilers”’ R.K.O.Keiths LTON SILLS and JANE KEITH-/ VY The Sea \Xo/F” Fox Hopes for the Theater By W. H; Lnndvo;gt. ] | LTHOUGH denied by the|about the infinite charms of the principals, with some em- | living stage which have carried phasis, nevertheless, mews!it, in the face of all obstacles, reports, which also.€arried | through the centuries and make the. denials, clearly indicate that| it still an institution worthy of an arrangement has béen reached | being preserved. And this un- by the Erlanger intérests and the | foldment must be made to them | Shuberts, whereby the Theater, | in terms that they will under-| as our grandpafrents knew it, may | stand. They will be quick to ap-| be permitted fo linger with us. Al reciate the difference bétween a hopeful sign, also, is the recanta- | “speaking” likeness of a sweet- tion of Mr. William A. Brady, dis- heart in a photograph and the| tinguished New York producer, | real thing in flesh and blood, | who was among the very first to|beaming with the glow of life‘ dolefully predict that it would|and overflowing with responsive not. Mr. Brady believes, however, | sympathies that the finest cam- and doubtless there are many|era has never caught and prob- who will agree with him, that|ably never will. This is but a mild first it will be necessary for a|suggestion of an outline of the “superman” to arise to organize|education necessary to win a divi- “the sticks.” ~“The sticks,” it|sion of the immense patronage of should be explained for the bene- |the young people of today. fit of those not familiar with col-! The oldtimers know their thea- loquial terms of the Rialto, is the | ter, whether they live in New facetious deseription of that part| York or in the backwoods of the‘ of the world that lies outside of Bible belt, and there is no need to | Greater New York, excepting, pos- 'worry about them; but it is the| sibly, Chicago and a few other|younger generation Mr. Brady'’s | populous localities, whose lack of | supermap’ must consider and pro- patronage is given as one of vide for along with his reorgani- the reasons for the decline of|zation of things generally. the legitimate drama. Without . x % % agusg?k (Xoriresenéggirlt.ag{‘;ahr\;e‘ T is going to be an uphill fight | ashington is ung on - 4 braced in the playful term, “the to get the theater back into n,s‘ sticks,” it may frankly be“ad-| OWn. Movie rivalry, at very much | mitted that it does seem. neces- | lower admission rates, might seemj :arly(' f?; slorrgbud(v) to ‘ukol up H;PI insuperable, were it not for the| as| a he healrica world o i tok - above and below theBronx seems | fact that the stage of living peo- ple and the art of the screen, h its talking and singing | to have laid down. Although it also must be atfimitted that even even wit New York, atthe present moment, | ability, are two different and dis- | is wildly jumping up and down|tinet forms of entertainment, and hoping for the great deliver- & i ance fo come. It is gratifying that | ©ach with its own advantages. It one of such eminence in the the-| will be the task of the press ster as Mr. Brady is willing to| agent, periaps, to point out the Sdinit that perhaps _)37""{ “.g' differences to our young people, the sticks” are somewhat famil-| o "0 006Ky, ARAFEREIVE WY, BF {ar with the legitimate theater and perhaps, only perhaps, they if battling for something superior may be able to rake up the su-|to what they have always known, perman needed for its revival, but in a clear, interesting man- o o | ner that will enlist their intellects important thought as well as appeal to their emo- the outset| tions. It might be not amiss ¥ also to suggest that the metropoli- and that is that it may be quite as' ¢, y,o5king offices be more con- necessary as the superman to ex-| siderate of “the sticks,” not ex- plain to the young people of the| ultantly heralding an attraction present generation precisely what | one day only to cancel it the ~ next or unloading weak sisters the legitimate theater is and how for a tryout. Folks in- “the it 45 differentiated from the the-| gtjoxs are disposed to resent ater of the screen, in which, al-| that, and, in time, they may most exclusively, they have been |lose confidence and disbelieve what most it is wanted they :d‘:::‘t:"ry'" nearly a quarter of | G ;13 Thelieve, that the theater, Notwithstanding the | the rea) theater, is the finest rec- countless dramatic clubs, junior| reation in the world for civilized guilds and even the occusional\people. stock company entertainment, it | 1s doubtful if these young people | —and it is largely to them that the bid must be made for a turn over —really understand much |gone by, at the National Theater, NE very suggests itself at . its regular theatrical season | mous WASHINGTON will inaugurate | tomorrow evening. as in the years' TAGE an SCRIEE MR go s I DAVE ScHooLER Palace (Stsge) LeNORE ULRIC- /n" PaganLady” National where of the ric will present a new play, of which more is told elsewhere. There will be no doubt as to the event, for happily the distinguished star living stage, Lenore Ul-| “Pagan Lady,” | the old National seems always to | be on good terms with its book- ing arrangers and the recent a: sociation with Mr. Rapley’s fa- old dramatic house of | the Erlanger interests indicates | already not only certainty of per- !orma*o‘ but superior quality of attractions. Following Miss Ul- will come Fred Stone, new musical show ples.” Later Mrs. Fiske appear in repertory. Colleen Moore, one of the screen’s popular idols, is announced, but this time ric his written especially for her by Ben- jamin Glazer, and directed by no less a celebrity than Lionel At- will, David Belasco’'s famous star Vilma Banky, another screen ce- lebrity, will” appear in “Cherries { Are Ripe,” by John Emerson and Anita Loos; Basil Rathbone will | be seen in “To Please a Lady.” {and, it is hinted, even Mary | Piekford may be among those | presented at the National. By | far the most important announce | ment is that of the appearance | delightful celebrities that ever | graced the living stage, in a new { play written for her by John Col- son, author of “Rain,” in which the late Jeanne Eagels won fame. The | Theater Guild may be counted |upon for a program of real theat- | rical art, including.“Elizabeth the | Queen” and Garrick Gayeties will be among the good things ahead, | along with Arthur Hammerstein's | “Sweet Adeline,” Brock Pember- | a host of other excellent offerings | that promise a long and a very | successful season of dramatic and musical art at the | which, with the Shubert Belasc | great shape, will be the National Capital's sole representatives of the world's legitimate theater in “the sticks” for the present. in a living stage performance of ! “On the Loose,” a comedy drama | | ten about a year ago. | of Maude Adams, one of the most | ton’s “Strictly Dishonorable” and | National, | stein, jr.: Theater, soon to be under way in | SCGflef;‘om“ ANIMAL CRACKERS “ Columbia Stage and Screen Attractions This Week ! E NATIONAL--Lenore Ulric in “Pagan Lady.” Tomorrow evening. GAYETY—“Step On It” (burlesque). This afternoon and evening. METROPOLITAN-—Arliss in “Old English.” evening. FOX—Milton evening. PALACE—"Good News.” This afternoon and evening. R-K-O KEITH'S—"“The Spoilers.” This afternoon and evening. COLUMBIA—Marx Bros. in “Animal Crackers.” This afternoon and evening. RIALTO—"Little Accident.” EARLE—"Maybe It's Love.” — | rence This afternoon and Sills in “The Sea Wolf.” This afternoon and This afternoon and evening. This afternoon and evening. : ond LAURA LEE - o~ “Maybe [15 Love” Earle B'e @ BAKER.- Fox (S7age) Healthy Comeback at 55. was well past the half-century mark when the surgeon at the Law Memorial Hospital, in New Lon- don, Conn., told Fred Stone that he had | 13 serious’ wounds broken ribs, broken twice below the knee. Born a sickly child, Fred was weak and pale until he grew old enough to understand his_health into his own hands | in_his adolescence he started to develop habits of clean living, went in for box- ing, base ball, trapshooting golf and bicycling. task of building himself healthy general interest in physical culture liv- ing helped in the matter of diet and among them three a cracked foot and a leg the importance of taking Early ice skating He brought to the up into a man an optimistic spirit. A v, at the age of 55, Fred Stor Washington should have a rousing re- ception for him next week. U lriC’S New Pl‘dy. | able to stage & successtul comeb ENORE ULRIC'S newest starring vekicle, “Pagan Lady." which will be presented at the National Theater this week, is the work of William Du- Bois, a New York newspaper man, and the author’s first play to be accepted for Broadway production. It was writ- s title at that Jolson and other stars in and talking pictures. His ducing ventures have been Daisy,” a musical comedy; “See Naples and Die,” a play by Elmer Rice, author of “Street Scenes.” and “Cross Roads,” a Martin Flavin play. Mr. Green, the other half of the part- nership, has been identified with almost, every branch of the theater as allboy, stage manager, advance agent, company manager, director, and finally as pro- ducer. In the latter capacity he was associated for many years with A, L. Jones in_the production of the famous “Greenwich Village Follies.” For seven years Jones and Green sponsored the various issues of this popular revue. “Pagan Lady,” with Miss Ulric, is the second production of the firm of Gensler & Green. The first, a _musical show, called “Fine and Dandy,” and| starring Joe Cook, opened in Boston {three weeks ago, where it was hailed as the best musical show seen in that city in many seasons. The New York open- ing of “Fine and Dandy” will occur on Tuesday evening, one day following the | cast, premiere in this city of “Pagan Lady."” De: Walf Hopper Here: E WOLF HOPPER, eminent come- dian, who regaled Washington for many a season at Poli's Theater with the time being “God’'s Own Following the acceptance of the play by Lewis E. Gensler and Morris Green, the producers, the title was changed to “Keys to Paradise.” That label proving unsatisfactory, the plece for a brief while went under the name of “Sister Dot.” Finally the Mess Gensler and Green, Miss Ulric and th agreed upon “Pagan Lady" as appro- priate. In addition to being the first work »f the author, “Pagan Lady” is also the initial dramatic production of the firm of Gensler & Green and the first play in which Miss Ulric has appeared since leaving David Belasco, following her success in “Mima.” about two years ago The new_theatrical producing firm, Lewis E. Gensler and Morris Green, sponsors of “Pagan Lady” have long been identified with the theater. Mr. Gensler is one of the best known and most competent song writers in the country. Alone and in collaboration with Buddy De Sylva, Oscar Hammer- Irying Caesar and others, he as written the music and lyrics for The Queen of Hearts,” which starred the late Nora Bayes; “Queen High,” the first of Schwab & Mandel's musical successes; “Capt, Jinks,” “Hitchy Koo," starring the late Raympnd Hitchcoc and many other successful pieces. Too, in script most | film. tain the delegates to the annual convention of the American ‘ Association of Personal Finance Com- panies at a banquet to be heold at the Mayflower Hotel here on September 25. | Wray. land West-Chester been completed The picture was made news Actors went to work at 6 p.m. and quit time for breakfast rounded the whole business. Eburne, and Richard Tucker are also in the sixteenth | Academy at Annapolis as Picture Made at Night. \WTHE BAT WHISPERS,” which_follows “Alibi" the film in the Ro- Morris cycle, has according to report, entirely at night Secrecy sur- Even the omitted the final scene of this | mystery picture, while the doors of the projection rooms and cutting rooms at the United Artists' studio in Hollywood | ar. now sealed tight against the curions. Nobody will see the picture until it directly to the public |~ West ‘used more than scraper 1 | mansions, bank buildings and city roofs | being among them Una_Merkel, | Ann_ Rutledge as the leading female role in the West ses 100 sets, police sky- apartments, statio following her in “Abraham work as Lincoln,” Gustav von Seyffertitz, Maude Ben Bard, Willlam Bakewell | T]’ungs Nautical at Fox. | THE sea, aquatic and nautical will be gloy fied at the Fox during Jack London’s famous his Summer stock company, will enter- | the musical “Heads U the ocean and things ming weeks he Sea Wolf’ with the Naval the back- ground, and Buddy Rogers and Helen Kane as the stars.-and after them “The Sea God,” with Bjchard Arlen and Fay i | erations is a resort hotel on the Florida Scere 7[;‘0/77 Goob News ” Pslace Jov LLovD-Gsyety In Capital Theat NATIONAL — Lenore Ulric, in “Pagan | Joy, Larry Clerk, Beri and Boni, Budy Lady.” Abbott, Betty Abbott, assisted by a ENORE ULRIC will inaugurate |charming chorus. A special vaudeville the 1930-31 theater season in | feature is Everett’s Monkey Hippodrome. Washington at the National T Theater tomorrow night as the WETHQ?OLITA.\—-\JHS! is star of “Pagan Lady,” a new Dig R play by William DuBois. The produc- | (GEORGE ARLISS, the distinguished tion has been directed by John D. Wil- actor, ‘with his brilliant character- liams and is presented by Lewis E.|ization of “Old English” in the film Gensler and Morris Green. Tomorrow | Version of the play, now being pre- night's performance will be the world |Sented at Warner's Metropolitan Thea- premiers af the piny ter, is said to rank as the outstanding Theatergoers who enjoyed Miss Ulric's | film success of the year produced by in “Lulu Belle” and “Kiki," it is| Warner Bros. and Vitaphone. claimed, will be delighted with her as- | Those who have been able fortunate- signment in “Pagan Lady.” in which |1y to follow the career of this superb she is the inamorata of “Dingo,” a rum | ctor and can recall his many vary- runner and gangster, whose base of op- | ing and always memorable portrayals- including Paganni, the Devil, = Prof. Two evangelists unaware of the | Goodwillie, Disraeli, the Rajah of Rukh nature of the place, take quarters|—will find added delight in Sylvanus at the hotel while conducting religious | Heythorp in “Old English," the most meetings in a neighboring town. The | complex of all. girl, Dot, in the absence of her lover,| The John Galsworthy play, from becomes ' infatuated with one of the |which.“Old English” is adapted. has & ministers, who, strangely enough. re- | clever and intensely human atory to be- ciprocates her love. The situation be- | gin with. Alfred E. Green, who di- comes decidedly acute upon the return | rected “Disraeli” and “The Green God- of “Dingo.” The outcome is said to be | dess,” directed “Old English" and both thrilling and original | George Arliss puts into the part all the Appearing in the role of the young | experience, all the art. required in the evangelist is Franchot Tone, who was | long climb “Up the Years From Blooms- loaned to the production through the | bury.” courtesy of the New York Theater 1 " is the nic Guild, Inc. Weldon Heyburn, who was ngmo, e h’;pl}eut}:x:gnh:;!e?‘geu:z‘h;: born and reared in this city, and has|yet lovable old rapscallion, who, in recently appeared in several Broadway | order to benefit a granddaughter, in- successes, is the virile, aggressive “Din- | quiges in some rather shady operations go.” Others in the cast are Leo Don- | with startling results. In the final nelly, Thomas Findlay, Elise Bartlett, | three days of the life of this remarka- Benedict McQuarrie, "Jane Ferrel and | ble old rake the threads of the double Frank Terry. The single attractive |life he has led become entangled. The stage setting was designed by Henry|climax is most impressive. Dreyfu | Added features of the program in- clude a Vitaphone variety, “The Leg- . n)thB m‘; (;ng\pmn and Jack 55 i : a Broadway show in two reels, putraction 1%\ a Disney song cartoon, “Fire Pighter and The Evening Star-Universal News- GAYETY—"Step On It." WQTEP ON IT| week at the Gayety Theater, | reel, in which Graham McNamee an- It a new edition of “Step On It,” which | NOUices the items of Interest. will, it is believed, make the fans sit | p, % b up and take notice. While conforming | FOx—Milton Sills in “The Sea Wolt. to' present-day iads, the singing and | J'HE Fox Movietone version of Jack dancing numbers are said to have a London’s famous story, “The Sea something which puts them over with | WoIf,” is making its debut at the Fox dash and vim, the fun to partake of | Theater this week as the feature at- genuine freshness and the hits the mark | traction of the third anniver: week of explosive effect. program. Milton Sills is cast in what Featured players are Billy Fields, |18 regarded as his greafest rols, “Wolf* ‘Chuck Callahan, Dolly Glenn, Miss (Contigued on Third