Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1931, Page 60

AMUSEMENTS. Flashes From the Screen News and Comment of the Photoplay By C. E. T is interesting to watch the curious vogues in motion pic- tures. For instance, we had our run of backstage musical “*’stuff, then the long chain of un- derworld thrillers, now being fol- Jowed by jungle scenes and noises. A large part of Washington turned +out last Sunday night to view the “nrst sbowing ¢f Horn,” many simpry curious, 1t must be admitted, to see the sort of pic- ture made from the best-selling book. After a fashion, the film is interesting. The story is about as thin as boarding-house soup, but it manages to carry along one of the strange adventures of the master story teller, old Trader Horn himself. A large part of the - action, if one may call it that, consists of vlews—-.sgleendidly pho- tographed—of wild beasties jump- ing hither and thither through bush and_ over the landscape. While all this is going on Trader Horn talks to his i’oung com- panion, telling him of the various animals and their curlous traits. . What measure of success there is in “Trader Horn” may be cred- ited to the director. e three principal players have little to do, *,and tgere is no reason to I’lalace ‘ Edwina Booth among the Holly- wood stars. Harry Cary, one of the -pioneers of the screen, piays the part of Trader Horn, but not in any way to make his role out- - standing. The director and his cameramen have turned an ordi- nary picture into a very entertain- . ing one by clever photography. This, in my opinion, saves the sit- uation, e “shots” of the jungle animals, in this day of wonderful g‘},wtography, are not remarkable. * We have seen other jungle pic- tures, pictures from the two poles, and pictures of all sorts of animal life, so that the “Trader Horn” scenes have nothing remarkable L “to recommend them, as far as the animals themselves are concerned. But it is the way the pictures were . made which makes the film of spe- cial entertainment value. And, although you may be pret- ty well fed up on African animals, the Rialto announces that it has - scheduled that superspecial, “Ran- go,” for next week. This particu- lar “monkey picture” has been hailed by the critics in New York and elsewhere, so f;um may expect something out of the ordinary. ‘Warner Brothers announce the re- -lease of “Adventures in Africa,” a series of 12 two-reelers, each a complete story, produced under # the supervision of Wyant D. Hub- bard, fellow of the American Geo- fraphlcal Society. “Nothing like t has ever been filmed before,” ., according to the Warner Brothers’ press department. And all this started with “In- gagi,” a picture with words and music from Hollywood! Maybe the “monkey shines” came from there, too! R SEVERAL of the motion picture studios have entered into a movement to improve the quality of sound and eliminate a large art of it. This, from all indica- ions, should be a popular reform, and it'.comes, largely, through complaints from m picture patrons. When sound was first ?ut on a practical basis, and when t was universally adopted by the producers, the latter went “sound mad.” Each and every picture had to be noisy; there was no let- up in dialogue, and a sound pic- ture resembled a ard con- vention. If there was nothing else ¢ to do, a player burst out in song— I:nfood song or a bad mng good * yoice or bad voice—anything to keep up the noise. The song may : have had nothing whatever to do with the picture and its plot. Now, however, the public has become pretty tired of this sort of thing. It wants its dialogue, of course, when dialogue is necessary. *It wants the rat-tat of machine - guns, but it does not want the ma- chine guns and the conversation - all the time. And a song may be s all right in its place. The pro- | ducers were a little slow in an- swering the complaints of the movie &stronl, but they are now # ready cut d on the noise. « Several of the feading production > companies have issued orders that 4 dialogue be cut to the minimum— ¢ that is, just enough words to carry ‘{the story—and that all useless snoise be eliminated altogether. & The public is to receive the bene- fit from orders. No doubt of that. * % * x 'AS regards the star system in use in practically all the American studios, Roy Del Ruth blames the « public for making the stars. This, ¢in an indirect way, is the truth, &7or, after all is considered, it is the 1box office which places the player .in the star field. Let Mr. Ruth % tell you how he considers the mat- ater: I ¢ “The importance of the screen i personality, basis of which tknown as the star system, again ,Jooms as a factor in film produc- ;tions more formidably than ever before. This is interesting, espe- cially inasmuch as the decline of the star has been freely predicted by observers since the advent of sound. Their predictions appeared to have reasonable ground until recently, when the vogue for the individual player with outstanding ability and personality began to assume unprecedented favor. It DANCING. CATHERINE BALLE. Patrick’s Dance, Tuesday, Mar. bé the Nightingales, __1341_Conn. North 7213 PRIVATE LESSONS Phone Met. 3050, BAL] { CL evening. l‘lel“‘ 18:30 Brivie lotsons by appsl ] rate lessons by appoiniment, Thayer Buidios, 1236 Connecticut ave. Decabur Xs}:'ro. L’EGARE STUDIO Speclalizing in ball room dancing nlen(lov; &iven beginners: $5. class Tues. . 0 11, 12035 B W, tur 24 EVERY EVERY TONIGHT vesx DAY MODERN BALLROOM DANCING ‘aught in 7 Lessor P wfh’ > = COLUMRIA 81 oo, n Day T nl“ fall et = L A 3 i ) g.-'f. "iin"Seneral dancing b io Th Ivate lessons by ‘appointment. “Btudio, 2619 1 L kb TBernie 5-!\-.'-. 1 Thof. & Mrs. Acher Classes Mon &Priday. 16,01011:30 (0rchiestra). 1127 10th n.w.— triction, 8t09: danc- Pyt. lessons py appt. I " “‘y Nelson. is_doubtful whether the industry will ever be able to dispense with the star. The latter demands a tremendous salary and is often worth it, according to the box- office returns. All this must be considered. No matter what pro- ducers and critics may regard as star material, it is the public that invariably nominates the fortu- nate individuals and elevates them to stardom. The fact that players with every qualification for popu- larity fail to stimulate the interest of the fans, while many capture pular fancy who seem to lack he academic attributes for star- dom, makes the picking of the valuable players a fascinating but uncertain gamble. It is a tribute to the discrimination of the aver-| age fan that his favor seldom is lacking in genuine ability. This ability may have been overlooked by the critics in their first esti- mate of the player, but the public is certain to discover and re- ward it.” * % * % (NE of the peculiar little twists of moviedom concerns the number of former stage dancers who have developed into stars. Dorothy Mackail went from the dancing chorus of Ziegfeld’s “Fol- lies” to stardom in the movies. She claims that her early training as a dancer has aided her in pho- toplay work, and that physical exercises have enabled her to carry on under the studio lights. Other former dancers whose names are mentioned in the bright lights are Marilyn Miller, Marion Davies, Ina Claire, Irene Delroy, Myrna Loy, Bearnice Claire, Marjorie White, Billie Dove, Lila Lee, Winnie Lightner, Ona Munson and Bar- bara Stanwyck. * X X X EW CODY claims to have had one of the most notable come- backs of the past season. Long a favorite in the silent pictures, and one of the pioneers of the motion gletures, Cody dropped from the eadliners for a considerable time. Then he came from the silence to play jposite Gloria Swanson when that actress reached the he:_ght of her career, and Cody’s performance was the best of the picture. Since that time Lew has g}vpeared in five talking pictures. e is constanty in demand around the Hollywood studios, and his work is desired for the best pic- tures. *His brand of acting seems to have stamped him as superior to bad stories. * * x % ARLENE DIETRICH may or may not resemble Greta Gar- bo. She may or she may not be trying to steal “Greta’s thunder.” I am not inclined to enter an argu- ment over these particular ques- tions. However, her employers do not intend to allow her first suc- cess, in “The Blue Angel,” to lie dormant. She will be seen and heard quite often during the next few months. For instance, her newest work involves a part oppo- site Vietor McLaglen in “Dishon- ored,” a play written and directed by Josef von Sternberg. Para- mount advertises this attraction as_“the greatest natural record- breaker of the year.” The picture opened March 5 at the Rialto The- ater in New York. * % % ok Short Flashes. RGE BANCROFT'S contract, according to word from Holly- wood, has expired with Paramount and he is negotiating with several companies. However, it is expect- ed that he will remain under the Paramount banner for another year, at least. Carl Laemmle has issued an- other statement. The head of Universal warns against the pro- duction and exhibition of “spon- sored” pictures. He says this gives the impression that the pictures contain advertising material, and that they “will drive millions of patrons from the theaters of the Nation.” Bill Boyd will be starred in a submarine story, “Suicide Fleet.” Norman Foster, Carol Lombard, Skeets Gallagher, Stuart Irwin and Lilyan Tashman have the prominent roles in “Up Pops the Devil,” now in the process of man- ufacture at the Paramount studio in Hollywood. ‘The new picture for the four Marx brothers will be known as “Monkey Shines.” The brothers, who are now playing on the Lon- don stage, will arrive in Hollywood this Spring. Twenty of the old Chaplin comedies are to be revived, with music. Out of the 14 featured roles in “Lost_Love,” Constance Bennett's new R-K-O-Pathe vehicle, 10 are ghyed by Englishmen. But all ave had previous experience in American films, some being Holly- is | Wood veterans. Marcia Harris has been added to the cast of the Will Rogers pic- ture, “Cure for the Blues.” The plot is taken from a story by George Ade. “The producers overdid musicals at the start,” says Jesse Lasky, “but they have not killed them al- together. They will be revived to a certain extent this year—a musi- cal film here and there to relieve the monotony. The pictures will jtea?,ure high-type scores, and some a22.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has as- signed Leslie Howard to play op- posite Norma Shearer in “A” Free a5 | Soul.” Mae Madison, Polly Walters and Robert Allen, three graduates of the Warner Brothers’ training school, have been assigned parts in “The Idol,” a starring vehicle for Edward G. Robinson. Willlam Powell has started work in “Heat Wave.” The play, as a stage %oduction, appeared recent- ashington at the National Theater, with Basil Rathbone as star, SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT Returning aftey triumphant four of HAMPTON INSTITUTE CHOIR voites Will Avpesr in Washinston MAR 21-—8:30 Cengitation DE. B. NATHANIEL b 82, 8150, $1—T. Whudlneld HemT S o extended to an actor or actress|% THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Oland as Chinese Detective On the Horizon NITED ARTISTS’ widely her- alded production, presenting Mary Pickford in “Kiki,” will be the next attraction at Loew's Columbia Theater. this production the French gamin Kiki has been converted into an East Side flapper whe has all the ups and downs of her famous French sister predecessor. =y Reginald Denny is the chief support- artist. bang in “Rango,” & story of jungle 80” is described as {a simple story of 78 Mary Plcktord. son, natives of the jungle, and Tua and Rango, also father nd son, but of the orangoutang va- riety. It is announced for the Rialto Saturday, March 21. Lita Grey Chaplin, assisted by Pat Casey at the plano, in a program of songs, togethey with “Beau Ideal,” Her- bert Brenon’s sequel to “Beau Geste,” on the screen, of course, will be the outstanding features of the Earle Thea- ter program starting Saturday. ‘“Beau Ideal” has a cast that includes Ralph Forbes_as the star, supported by Lo: retta Young, Lester Vail and Irene Rich. And last, but not the least of the celebrities announced for the new week, is Lawrence Tibbett in his latest Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer picture, “The South- the story of a boy who left home because of a tyrannical brother and became a hobo. Ester Ralston, Roland Young, Cliff Edwards and Edda Hopper appear in the supporting roles in this new offering of the Metropolitan opera star at Loew's Palace, probably on Saturday. Marine Band program. The United States Marine Band and Orchestra will give the following con- certs during the coming week: Monday, March 16, at 4 p.m., band concert; ‘Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m., month- 1y symphony concert; Friday, March 20, at 3 p.m., orchestral concert. ‘The symphony program, Wednesday, March 18, will include following: “Sym- phony No. 5 in D Major,” Brahms; “Symphony Espagnole,” for violin solo and orchestra, Lalo; soloist, Musician William P. Santelmann; “A Victory Ball,” Schelling; overture, “A May Fes- tival,” Arthur Norton Wight. ‘The concerts will be in the auditorium at the Marine Barracks, under the di- rection of Capt. Taylor Branson, leader of the Marine Band. Directed “Rango” Ernest Schoedsack, who made “Rango,” | scheduled for exhibition at the Rialto ‘Theater next week. The same director is credited with the productions, “Grass,” “Chang” and “Four Feathers.” A Sultan on the Jab. A SULTAN held down the job of as- sistant director for a motion pic- ture company during the making of “Trader Horn,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's drama of the African wilds. In British East Africa W. 8. Van Dyke, the director, “rented” a village from the native Sultan, and the ruler stood beside the director and relayed orders to all his subjects as they worked as_“extras.” Harry Carey, Duncan Renaldo and Edwina Booth are the principal players in the vivid drama, in which the first and only sound apparatus ever to go into Africa recorded the voices of the wilderness. MARCH 15, 1 931—PART FOUR. Warner Oland, well known character attor of the screen, and Marguerite Churchill in a scene from the new picture, “Charlie Chan Carries On.” Washington’s Players What Various Dramatic Organizations Are Doing and Propose, to Do. COLUMBIA PLAYERS, Tuesday. HE Columbia Players will present “Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model,” on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. ‘The first two_ per- formances will be held at the Wilson auditorium at Eleventh and Harvard streets and the third at Wardman Park Theater. The play is under the direction of George Odell, as- sisted by Grace Myer. Aurora Pos- ton, the regular director of the Co- lumbia Players, will take part in the play. Songs of the gineties, the epoch in which the play was ular, will be furnished by a quartet _consisting of Harold Snyder, Dr. Clifton P. Clark, | Miner_Ellis and D. Lee Batton, with Stanley Rayfield at the piano. Most of the costumes have been loaned for the occasion. Mrs. J. W. Cross, who has the task of clothing Nellie and her friends and enemies, re- ports that her chief difficulty so far has been in reconciling the 1931 waistlines to the dresses of three decades ago. EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL—"She Stoops to Conguer.” ASTERN HIGH SCHOOL will pre- sent Oliver Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Conquer” as it Spring play Thursday and Friday evenings of this week in the auditorium of the school, The cast is believed to be an excel- lent one, containing many seasoned ac- tors. The part of Mr. Hardcastle will be played at both performances by Newell Lusby, who has played a promi- nent part in the school’s dramatic pro- ductions for the past three years. ‘Tony Lumpkin, the humorous char- acter of the play, will be portrayed al- ternately by Richard Lewis and Theo- dore Vincent; James Brown and Edwin Rice will share the honor f portray- ing the hero, Young Marlow; Kate Hardcastle, the heroine, will be played by Madeleine Duncan and Ruth Heintz, and Willlam Wells and Chester Jones will play the role of Hastings in the two performances. Miss Ella Monk and Miss Olivia Tay- Helen Ryan, | lor are in charge of the production, and the stage setting is under the di- rection of Miss Ethel Prince. Thursday will be the alumni night for the play. Montgomery Players—Thursday. HE last performances of “The Serv- ant in the House,” by the Mont- gomery Players, will be presented on Thursday and Friday of this week. Thursday evening the cast, headed by Ralph 8. Fowler in the part of Manson, The following evening the per- formance will be repeated for a benefit | pm. in Woodward Hall of | Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H | at 8:20 streets” northwest. “The Servant in the House” has been the most successful of the eight plays produced during the past two years by the Montgomery Players. Two earlier performances were given before church audiences following the original pres- entation by this same cast as part of the Players’ season program. ‘The celebrated drama, “The Man From Home,” by Booth Tarkington, will be presented on April 18 at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Fashions via the Screen. “TH:E modern woman has more op- portunity to dress herself accord- ing to her own type and personality then ever before,” says Carolyn Putnam, fashion expert of the Paramount New York studio. “The _sophisticated woman wears closer fitted clothes,” she declares, “while the younger, more romantic girl wears her dresses picturesquely locse. ‘The trend in style, if it may be called that, is toward the Tomantic, particular- 1y in evening clothes. “On my recent trip to Paris I noticed that the smart Parisienne wears large costume necklaces that hang down the back even farther than in front. To keep them correctly adjusted in this position it is necessary to use two tiny pleces of adhesive tape to fasten the beads at the shoulders. The beads themselves are usually of crystal in con- trasting colors or of crystal and tur- quoise. “In the matter of other accessories I observed that the woman of Paris is using a cigarette holder more than ever. ‘These are sometimes small and black with a band of diamonds and often are of tortoise shell. METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY From the -. rll{.lmom House, O A R e FOX THEATER 3 PERFORMANCES—APRIL 14, 15, 16 Season tickets, $30, . "Orders for sea filed at Mrs. Wi “The Parisienne remains conservative and subtle in dress. She resorts to black and white in evening clothes and brown and black for afternoon wear with contrasting blues or greens for the effect. “Nose veils are worn by almost every fashionable Parisian woman in the af- ternoon. At tea time she is also seen wearing the tri-cornered hat. For the athletic woman, blouses are chic.’ SHRINE CIRCUS All ThisWeek 20 Big Feature Acts All Professional Program MAY WIRTH—Phil & Family CHRISTIANSEN'S HORSES MAYBELLE'S ELEPHANTS Featurs Acts from Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus GALA OPENING Mon., Mar. 16, 8 P.M. Reserved Sea SHRINE TEMPLE A. A A CLUB, Mills Bldg. T ARTAUE sMiTn Matinees, Tues., Thurs. Sat. WASHINGTOMN AUDITORIUM 4500 SEATS AT $0¢ CHILDREN 23 ¢ 1500 RESERVED SEATS 50¢ EXTRA weed suits with suede | CURLEY CLUB LENTEN DRAMA. | FOLDOW!NG seven weeks of intensive | © nightly rehearsals the cast of the Curley Club Washington premiere pres- entation of “On the Third Day” is sald to be fast rounding into an almost professional poise and finish. Final selections for the cast include Arthur Bradley-White, as Lazarus; Grace Sprucebank of the Mackin Play- ers of St. Paul's Church, as Martha; Mary Emily Hodges, as Mary, sister of Martha; John L. Donnelly, as Saul; Thomas P. Dowd (who scored a hit in “Billetted” with the Montgomery Players), as Joseph of Arimathea; Ramona Raley, as Salome; Vincent An- thony Bowes, as Ethar; Maud E. Nor- ton, as Rhoda; Luke O'Rellly, as Nathaniel, and Joseph M. Day, as Reuben. Others include James Boteler, Edward Moran, Sylvio Poli, Ione Hayes, Mary L. Sheehan and Catherine G. Bailey. Willlam McGarvey will interpret the role of the Nazarene. The entire action of the play takes place in the living room in the house of Martha and Mary at Bethany. Rev. Francis X. Cavanaugh of St. | Martin’s Church and chaplain of the Curley Club has extended an invita- | tion to the various communities of sisters of the city to be the guests of the club at a special children’s per- formance on Sunday afternoon, March 22, at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Anna Ger- trude Walsh, Miss Dorothy E. Barrett, | Miss Gretchen Baden, Miss Ione Hayes {and Miss Ethel M. Ammon are serv- ing on the Invitation Committee. ‘Through the courtesy of the Rev. | Francis J. Hurney, pastor of the parish | Church of the Immaculate Con 3 the use of the school auditorium, Eighth and N streets northwest, has been given for the two performances set for Sunday afternoon, March 22, at 2:30 o'clock, and Tuesday evening, March 24, at 8:15 o'clock. Tuesday evening will be known as organization night, and the Sodality Union of Wash- ington, the Holy Name Society from 52 local parishes, the Catholic Daugh- ters of America and the Ancient Order of Hibernians will have full repre- sentation, according to an announce- ment. ‘The production is in the hands of Arthur Bradley-White of the Catholic University of America, widely known in amateur theatrical circles here and one of the organizers of the Shakespeare Society of Washington. ‘The stage setting is the work of Prof. Harry Wheaton Howard, organist of the Immaculate Conception Church, and Albert Sweeney, chairman of the Com- mittee on Dramatics of the Curley Club. ‘The_committee is being aided greatly by Mrs. Marie Moore est of the ‘Washington Community Drama Guild, who has offered her assistants as aides. Prancis Anthony McCann is chairman of the general Committee on Arrange- | ments, assisted by officers and mem- bers of the Curley Club. ARLINGTON HALL PLAYERS, Saturday. ‘‘'THE PATSY,” a three-act comedy, will be given by the Mask Club | Saturday evening under the stage di- rection of Miss Anne Nowell, head of the dramatic department at Arlington Hall. The cast includes Misses Marjory Ward, Lois Bennett, Madaline Dawn, Ruth Meyers, Francis Virginia Horni- brook and Beatrice Hegg. The members of the club have been at work for some time on the produc- tion of this play and it is anticipated that it will be a splendid production. ‘The Mask Club has recently been of- fered the privilege of starting a chap- ter of the national fraternity of Delta Psi Omega, an honorary organization, boasting of 73 chapters from the At- lantic to the Pacific Coast. Directly following the presentation of “The Patsy,” the members of the club will begin work on a series of one- act plays, which the girls themselves will direct. ‘The formal installation will take place some time during the month of April. TOMORROW and all week. Eves, at 8:30 50 to $3.00 Dr. Staged WILLL Great Pulitzer Prize Pla; f 50 depl oo e THEATER OF BROADWAY VOR NOVELLO, actor, author and composer, has just completed a new musical play based upon G. B. Stern’s novel, “Debonair.” Although it will have songs, there will not be a chorus. The same form is employed in “Meet My Sister,” the Hungarian piece which is a current hit. There are songs and dances by the principals, but a chorus and other items usual to an orthodox musical comedy are missing. The recent openings varied from a lusty melodrama of circus life called “Privilege Car” to a sugary whimsy of Milne’s “Give Me Yesterday.” Then, too, there was a return engagement of that 10-year-old favorite, “Blossom ‘Time. “Privilege Car” accepted & stiff rep- rimand from the critics because it was so full of plot it left them confused. It is a drama of backstage life in a 5 and 10 cent circus, and chiefly dis- tinguished by the excellence of its local color. J ‘The new Milne production is the one given in London a couple of years ago, under the title of “Success” and if was one. The more caustic critics did not favor it here, although they tem- pered their reviews with a note of doubt. Milne’s two previous plays, “The Ivory Door” and “Michael and Mary,” were not treated kindly by the critics, but an unheeding New York audience went ahead and patronized them anyway. Milne has such a loyal following he is in a position to ignore the eritics. “Give Me Yesterday” has much of “Dear Brutus” and “The Wisdom Tooth” in it, in that it presents a dream sequence in which grown people are carried back to their childhood. Now that the Sacco-Vanzetti and Dreyfus cases have been dramatized, other playwrights are turning their at- tention to similar subjects. R. J. Gol- den, a St. Louis lawyer, has written a play about the Mooney-Billings bomb~ ing case which happened in San Fran- cisco. It is called “Precedent” and ar- rives next month. A.P. Myrna Loy in the role of Queen Mor- gan Le Fay in the new Will Rogers starring vehicle, “A Connecticut ‘Yankee.” Sentimental Ballad Singer. RAY PARSONS, the young juvenile with “Belles of Beauty Row” &t the Gayety Theater this week, is known as the “Harry Richman of burlesque” be- cause of his ability to “put over” senti- mental ballads in the well known style of the “night club king.” Richman, it is said, saw Parsons do a specialty at a benefit performance last Summer in New York and complimented the young actor on his excellent imper- sonation. This is Ray Parson's third season on the stage. He has an ambition to climb to the Broadway SHUBERT ELAScO The Professional Players offer their cription Attraction A Theatrical Event of High Distinction! Jhe Distinguished Dramatic Star § = MERIVALE in an unusual play musicals as had his prototype. Kids in Heaven. ‘* QTOLEN HEAVEN,” the current fea- ture at the Rialto Theater, brought “children’s day” to the Paramount New York studio while the picture was in the making. Atmosphere for Florida beach scenes in the picture required the serv- ices of half a dozen youngsters who played horse and airplane on the sands. Eddie Ryan, 6, and Margaret Mc- Namara, 7, ders in_th RACHMANINOFE . Mrs. Greene's Blireau, Drooj 13th_and_G: District 6493 GAYETY-BURLESK ALL NEW SHOW ‘BELLES of BEAUTY ROW’ MATINEES Thurs, & Sat. at '2:30 500 to $2.00 Harmer” by SIR ARTHUR WING PINERO With a select cast of English and American artists, including Helen Vinson—Viva Birkett—Roland Hogue—Wal- lace Erskine—Frank Greeme—Olga Birkbeck Reginald Malcolm HAL J. SCOTT Felicia Vail d “"CONNIE GRAHAM by Stanley Logan T SUNDAY—MAIL ORDERS 'W-—SEATS WED. AM A_BRADY presents ELMER RICE'S “STREE SCENE” Nights in New York Eves. Orch., $3.00. ez., B0, $2.00, $1.50; Mat., Orch., $7.00; Mez., $2.00, $1.50, $1.00; B “ELIZABETH THE QUEEN.” ECAUSE “Elizabeth the Queen,” by Maxwell Anderson, with Lynn Fontanne as Queen Elizabeth and Alfred Lunt as Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was promised to the Theater Guild’s Wash- ington audiences and subscribers, the Guild has withdrawn the play at the height of its New York success and will present it at the National The- ater, beginning Monday, March 23, for one week only. Miss Fontanne being unparalleled favorites of the New York stage and such is said to that even they have never done anything with the brilliance they now are displaying in their searching por- trayal of character, freely imaginative in its use of history clearly thought out and conveyed in dialogue of notable beauty. Reviewers have unanimously agreed that the performance and pro- duction are the supreme success, up to now, of the Lunts in their whole career with the Theater Guild. Maxwell Anderson has seen to it _in his drama that both Elizabeth and Es- Lynn Fontanne, sex emerge as believable and sympa- thetic figures, understandable and mo- tivated by compelling forces that we know. Their story, the tale of the struggle of two strong wills, becomes engrossing and vital under simple, straightforward handling. Elizabeth once more takes her place on the stage, not in the manner in which she took it before, but in the spirit of modern | ma. Surrounding Miss Fontanne and Mr. Lunt the Guild has assembled the full strength of the Theater Guild Acting Co., including Morris Carnovsky, Percy ‘aram, Arthur Hughes, Edward Field- 'inl, ‘Whitford Kane, rothy Patton, ) Fred Monti, Charles Brokaw, Maurice Wells, Willlam Sauter, Philip Foster, Daphne Sherwin, Ruth Nelson, Phoebe Brand and John Ellsworth. ‘The production was staged by Philip Moeller, who usually directs the Lunts. He has the piece warily and yet with a broad and sweeping hand. The settings are by Lee Simonson, the Guild’s principal scene designer. The Guild has done it on a revolving stage in a turmoil of color, a heaping of the warm hues characteristic of the Eliza- bethan court. The courtiers are richly tailored, the guardsmen flame in crim- son. The austere walls of the palace, gray and high and quaintly moldy, rear up in a toned background for the movement of these deep tints. “STREET SCENE.” ** QTREET SCENE,” Elmer Rice’s now famous drama of city life, will be presented by William A. Brady at the Shubert-Belasco Theater the week be- Monday, March 23. A play of great popularity, “Street Scene” also has been acclaimed as an importdnt contribution to dramatic lit- erature. It was awarded the Pulitzer prize. It had a run of 600 consecutive modern American scribed, “Street Scene” sets one story, but many stories. There are 50 definite characters in this® close- ever seen on the legitimate stage. Grip- ping, exciting, fascinating, poignant; hurried, harried, happy and humorous— all phases of life itself are to be found. Youthful romance is presented the love nm? of Rose and Sam, two young people of sensitiveness and imagination. Comedy is embodied in the argumenta~ EVENINGS, 3:30 All Evenings, $1 to $3 @ MAIL ORDERS packed drama—one of the largest casts | tive Kaplan, in the gossipy Emma Jones, devoted to her dog Queenie, and in the gay-hearted Itallan musician Lippo. There is the thrilling surge of red anger as stern, dietatorial Prank Maurrant avenges the philandering of his wife with Steve Sanky. This episode is sald to be one of the most exciting second acts ever staged, The production, with its large cast, its unique setting designed by Jo Miel- zinger, and its many off-stage sound ef- fects, presents the following in its large company: Barbara Willison, Robert ‘White, Florence Fair, Arthur Behrens, Ida Moore, Tom Manning, Frsak Ma- rino, Lucia Laska, M. B. Ssmuylow, June Webster, Aage Steenshorne, Glenn Coulter and 40 others. “THE CABARET GIRLS.” | **THE CABARET GIRLS,” next week's sbow at the Gayety Theater, ‘o its brief career is said to have crea*at quite a stir. It offers the kind of ma- terial that makes enjoyable entertain- ment and is one of those shows that aims at affording the biggest laughs, besides appealing with songs and difi- cult dancing, with originality and novelty. Prank X. Silk, tramp comedian, is starred, with a capeble cast and a chorus of beauties. Crack at Robin Hood. OBIN HOOD couldn't hit a bam door! Jack O'Flanders, Dick Turpin and other bow-and-arrow or blunderbuss bandits of antiquity, whose reputations have been built for them by fiction writers, are now being “investigated” by research departments. “Compared to rifie shooting, those old timers had little to offer in the way of marksmanship,” according to James 8. | Stembridge, in charge of firearms at the Paramount studios in Hollywood. “There never was any approach to | accurate shooting before the appearance the American rifie,” Collins states. he first step was taken when the flintlock appearéd with rifled barrel. Accuracy progressed from this point.” “Contrast of the old-time weapons and the modern repeating rifie put the former to blush,” Stembridge insists, and he has 7,000 stands of arms in the studio armory, covering everything in history from Colonial days down to the sub-machine gun. “You can't fool the research depart- ment or the audiences with a breech- loading rifle for a cap-and-ball period.” ‘The unique collection of arms has been built up by Stembridge to supply every kind of weapon that can be de- manded by a dramatic situation in motion pictures. His knowledge of the subject is said to compare with the size of the collection. _JAEET .RlCHARDS‘ 13th St. and N. ¥. Ave. Admission 75¢.and $1 NATIONAL THEATRE BURTON HOLMES NEW TRAVEL ADVENTURES Flv THURSDAY MATS AT 4:30 BEGINNING MAR. 19 NOTABLE TOPICS TODAY’S ROME PASSION PLAY OF 1930 NORTH AFRICAN TOUR GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE IMPERIAL onaEETERLAL AYSSA MATS. WED. AND SAT., 2:30 ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY THE THEATRE GUILD, Inc., Presents Fifth Production of the Second Wash. Subscription Season ELIZABETH the Queen by MAXWELL ANDERSON With LYNN FONTANNE as Queen Elizabeth ALFRED LUNT as the Earl of Essex \ Morris Carnovsky, Percy Waram, Arthur Hughes, Whitford Kane, Edward Fielding, Dorothy Patten and Many Others. Wed. Mat, 75c to $2 will be filled in the order of thel: i Danied by selt-addressed and stamped ¢oveiohe C Prices—Orch, $1.50. Bal, gz | BELLING { $1.00 & 0c. See. Bal, 506 1 Week Only SeatsThursday Sat. Mat., 75¢ to $2.50 envelop Never before has WASHINGTON pectatio the pictur worth Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Miracle Production of 1931 heard such PRAISE W WASHINGTON POST “* * % Jives up to advance notices . . . far exceeds ex- whatever it cost it...a gripping story of love and ad- venture . . . elogues—a roadshow ! finest of trav. WASHINGTON TIMES “* * % most exciting of travel pictures . . . element of ro- mance neatly woven . hunter for thrills will find a delight . should rtot be missed!” EVENING STAR picture that * * * most remarkable ex- hibition of animalism and ro- manticism in the roughest of kingdoms . . . incredibly beau- tiful . . . an exciting evening!” WASHINGTON HERALD “* * * as authentic thing can be . . . thrill any- realistic . . . no lack of action, I ean assure you of that!” DAILY NEWS “* * *] imagine most of you it . init... « has astonishing thrilling . . . g s « + don’t fail to Screen’s Greatest Event In History’s Miracle Age Today’s Matinee Starts at 3 P.M.