Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1931, Page 49

AMUSEMENTS. R-K-O KEITH'S—“Behind Office Doors.” week's attraction at R-K-O Radio Feal Dis- | in “Sunny increasingly portant with the encroach - ment of women in the world of man young business woman, who with unselfish devotion and rare tact makes possible the success of the man she loves cnly to face losing him to Mary Astor. other woman, ‘Behind Office Doors,” is sure to be a ;Ibdoerl,lfiydwwlnfmmn‘ interest, with real ife. Astor is the very delightful heroine who represents the small army of “understanding” sccrefaries whose attitude toward “misunderstood” men is so much discussed. Robert Ames is co-starred in the role of a facetious, un- ve, Joud salesman and later as the head of the firm, thanks to his secretary. The cast includes other fea- tured hyel's such as Ricardo Cortez, Clthenne Dale Owens and Kitty Kelly. Director Melville Brown's sympathetic treatment has provided genuine enter- tainment in a novel setting. RIALTO—“Rango.” ?RNEST SCHOEDSACK, co-producer of the well remembered “Chang” “‘Grass,” has produced another picture of primitive forces and amazing conflict, called “Rango,” for Paramount and enemy,” the tiger, and is now being shown at the Rialto Theater. In produci “‘Rango” tang is caller “rango”) Schoedsack has dom & unique thing in motion picture . He shows ln his film the paral- lzl lives of an ape and his son and a native man and his son, both combating the elemental forces of nature, both fighting the bitter fight with their eter- nal enemy, the terror Bglr‘the jungle, the tiger. *“] " is di red a full and complete dramatic story. It required unmwhed Tg:uenee and magnificent result is said to be a supsh pmuy. ebounding in breath- the Palace Theater, New York City, lut week, 1s sald to have blossomed into “g full-fledged entertainer,” and her voice, her gowns and her style of sing- ing all meeting with approval from eritics and public. in the stage entertainment include Frank Richardson, juvenile lead Side Up,” “Happy Days,” “Let's Go Places” and the “Movietone Follies”; Hal Sherman, well known comedian, assisted by Dorothy Ryan: the Lee Twins, in a presentation that includes _elght dancing girls, and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies. ‘The Earle Theater Orchestral prelude and the Graham McNamee News kee. complete lhu program. CBLUHBIA—MU, sy Pickford’s “Kiki” MAH.Y PICKFORD has returned '.u the madcap, spitfire type characteriaztion this week in “Kiki” Il Loew’s Columbia Theater. “Kiki” as a stage attraction was an international success, As a dialogue vehicle for Miss Pickford, it has been given an elaborate presentation by the United Artists organization. The cast was chosen carefully, with Reginald Denny in the leading nascu- line role. Certain changes calculated to fit the star's indlvidual personality were made in the story. The title role played by Miss Pickford is that of a street gamin who aspires to be an actress and a |Ga. / great lady. Sam Taylor directed the production. He also wrote the screen story. An Our Gang comedy and a Burton Holmes travelogue are the sup- Dg{fln( shert features on this week's bill. FOX—*“Charlie Chan Carries On.” CHARLIE CHAN, tbe almond-eyed and sleepy-eyed Chinese detective who knows a few things more than Scotland Yard itself, is something of & philosopher, as patrons of the Fox are Jearning this week from the picture “Charlie Chan Carries On.” Chan may not exactly be a Con- fucius, but his shrewd remarks never- theless reveal a depth of Orlental understanding rarely translated to the screen. “Fortune calls at the smiling gate,” hfl says at one moment, and that, we y imagine, means about the same as occldenmll mean when they say “Him | that has gits,” or, perhaps, “Success crowns the man with a smile.” recognjzable sentiments may be dis- covered in his reflection that “there is a time to fish and a time to dry the neul’ Whether his sage obseryations re of the East or the West, tertain Il |l that Chan is a smart Chinesc. ‘Charlie Chan Carries On” is a con- tinuation of the experiences related in Earl Derr Biggers' earlier novels. It| probably has a greater mystery element | in it than its predecessors. —Warner Oland, he'mlofore seen in far less sym- re D‘Ml.‘ roles, such as in Pu Manchu, dramatic detail un!que in the mnm of the motion Selected short nseh. Graham McNa- mee with the Universal Newsreel and Otto F. Beck at organ round out the program. PALACE—"The Southerner.” SOUTHERNER,” with Law- rence Tibbett as the star and a ston, Roland Young and Cliff Edwards, is the attraction at Loew's Palace this ‘The story, written by Bess Meredyth Root, presen bers by the Ted Claire girls on roller skates are the highlights of the production. EARLE—“Beau Ideal” “B!AU IDEAL, Herbert Benon's to “Beau Geste,” and Lita Gny Chaplin are the screen and stage this week -".mwmern Earle the pgmmt tonight. plays Chan. Marguerite Churchill and John Garrick play the romantic leads. The Fanchon and Marco stage show this week is exceptional because of the presence of the United States Indian Band, the same organization which two years ago participated in the Hoover-Curtis inaugural ceremonies. The current ‘“idea” also includes Brengk's Golden Horse in a series of tableaux, with Bella Donna, Marian Belett, Gil Lamb, and & n.rlk\nl flnlle‘ the mega- phone cmonm: of Bobby " Rollin, wiile Bob Hamilton is making his debut at the organ. METROPOLITAN—"Cimarron.” IMARRON,” the picture adapted from Edna Ferber's successful novel, is the attraction this week at ‘Warner’s Metropolitan. Richard Dix and Irene Dunne have the leading roles in this epic drama of the opening of the Oklahoma terri- tory. The story shows Dix as an ad- venturer constantly searching for new thrills and always demanding action even to’ the denunciation of his family. Others in the cast include Estelle Taylor, Edna May Oliver, Willlam Col- ler, jr, Blanch O'Nell and Roscoe Ates. ‘The usual short subjects and the Graham McNamee Talking News Reel complete the entertainment. “TRADER HORN” CLOSING. ¢¢’T'RADER HORN" ends its Washing- ton stay at the National today, with two final showings, a matinee at 3 and an evening showing at 8:20 o'clock. Undoubtedly this filmed version of the narrative that has made Alfred Aloysius Horn one of the most noted of modern adventurers could have re- nulned over for an indefinite stay had t previous booklntl made it necessary fw the National to terminate its en- as Trader the ‘‘white Duncan Re- Carey is Hom Edwina Booth goddéss of the blacks,” his naldo as the youthful Peru, with the sweetheart, plnu for him, and John's best friend determines to bring him back to her. The thrilling adventure that befall the friends and their eventual success in htlping route the Arabian hordes is to make a thoroughly dramatic phowph Ralph Forbes, who appeared in “Beau Geste,” the leading role, while lm!“.l Yo is the sweetheart. Others oung in the cast mcluded lrene Rich, Lester i am made-in-Africa talkie, Vail and Myrtle Sf native Omoolu being more or less him- self as the courageous gunbearer. ‘The Metro-Gojdwyn-Mayer picture teems with thrills, and the animal shots are the most stirring imaginable. The scenic backgrounds of the African landscape are beautiful. All told, Di- rector Van Dyke performed a difficult task with admirable restraint and finesse. Whether viewed as a trave- logue or strictly as entertainment, the “Trader " sets & high mark for those who Lita Grey Chlplln vhn headlined at| might try to match it. Tudor England. uEuznm THE QUEEN,” the Maxwell Anderson play that comes to the National Theater this week, deals with England as it was Just emerging from human barbarity. ‘The Elizabethan era was one of salty, rough sinning, and, as far as the com- mon people were concerned, a bestiality of life hard to conceive today. Except for the oasis of the court, where the mire of general living was b with a glittering coat, much in ner of the famous incident of Sir W-l- ter Raleigh and the quten. Hlnbe was & desert of barbari csmmon folk “followed Q-ll_i‘dr bet- and When the court moved to Windsor o'ne year, for instance, the accommodations Were 50 crowded by the onrushing l}ord‘:m th&l:he Qu;:n l;sge :n pass a bill limiting number of - sons who could obtain lodgings in each ©f the houses. Outside the immediate court, England was & quagmire of :lln. dl.lem snd The mnul goflflu of the inhabi- tants were as benighted as their ways of living. ‘The great break between the court and the life of the le was sedulously fostercd Many of the men who are considered leading lights of their day were no great shakes to the Elizabethans. ‘There was, for instance, Sir Walter Raleigh. In Mr. Anderson’s drama he 1s no fine gentleman, and neither was he in real life. He was unpopular with the public because of his enmity for the glamorous Essex—hero of the play ~—and at one time his philandering grew 20 great as even to obtain the official notice of the not entirzly unphilander- ing Queen. Sir Walter was cast into the Tower for “offending” with oné of the hdlu-ln-wnmnl at the court. Essex himself, popular as he was, was not exemw. from condemnation by the \ | people. _Although there were many news pamphlets telling of the war in Prance, reverses and ters were raturally h not - recorded, and there is singularly little glorification of the army led by the bright earl. Actu- ally, there was very little chance for . Essex convinced the warlike pastimes he loied so well, actually he barely got by, and the pamphicteers, along with many others, w it. Noraout.hzmnt?n is Bacon come out too well in the play. Indeed, for his young patron, of whom he makes dedications, was the Other | = THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 22, 1931—PART FOUR. Holdly Tuesday Wedne:thy Thursday S-tllrdly Snndly and Ralph Lnl’l"l Ynun. “!nu "fdear Ralph Forbes l.gmu Young “Benu Tdes1” “Beau"Tdes1.” Com¢ 3 Short mblect. Short_subfect. id Lowe and Jvlnnn MacDonald in “Don’t Bet on Women.” Comedy. Apolle Dreasler and lly Moran in “Reducing.” Short_subject. Barbara Stanwyck & James Rennle Hieit.” it~ Barbara Stanwyck & Re: Joan Crawiord in James Rennie in “Paid.” ald. ‘Vitaphone short Short_subject. b ect oeoru O'Brien 1n Beneath.” 62 W _St. NE. Arcade Hyattsville, Md. Gonrad Nagel and Genevieve Tobin in “'Free Love.” Comedy. " News. Gonrad Ni Genevieve fobth " in re: Tupe Velez and John Boles in “Resurrection.” Camedv. John Boles in “Resurrection.” Cnmadv. Aet. Virginia Cherrill & Wayne in "uuln Demand Ex- . Act. B Clnker Rovers in “Follow the Leader.” Comedy. _Serial. Ashton - Clarende! Vilma Banky in El Brendel in #The Big Trail.” “This 1s Heaven.” ay_Francis and K Cyril Maude in Charles Bickford “Grumpy.” in . Avalon Joan Crawford in “R Vlllnhmle short sn'l Janet Gaynor and Charles Parrell The Man Who Came Joan Cramiord in Vlnnhnne‘nhor! fect sul Back.” 8h't -um A c:fe--t in A Devils” Tom’ lerin +Ehan- Jack Mulhall n “The Fall Gu .V- net or nu Cherles Parrell in pThe Man Who Came ack.” _8h't subject. Ovorn n nmn “Seas Beneath.” Cartoon. Serlal. 5612 Conn. Ave. Ave. Grand “Tileit. hort subfect. Grace Moore in, “The New Moon." Cartoon. Bh't sub. “Tibbett & A race Mogre in & ¢ Mongomery i The New Moon i oom. Robt “The Faslest Comed: c«amuncefienne & Robt. Mongomi “The Easfest Wl’ ” b Comedy. Edw.C. Robinson & Mary Nolan in utside the L Sh't subject. Ser 645 _Pa. Ave. S.E. Cameo Ronald Colman and Ronald Colman and Loretta Young in “Raffles.’ Loretts ¥ouns in Cnmedr News. Comedv. _News. Bebe Daniels and Bert |Wlh¢:‘l" in Behe Daniels and Bert Wheeler in o Dixianna y_Compson in Eddie “Bhe Ger What She ety Wante Robt, Armstrong 1n ey Comeds. Fable. Mt. Rainier, Md. Carolina Walter Huston and Una rkel n # Abrn‘\:m Lincoln.” Walter Huston and Louis vgnlne* “and Una Merkel Evel! n in “Abrnhnm Lineoln.” _ “Tha Rilver Horde " Lonis Wolheim and = Otis_Skinner in “Kismet." Evelyn Brent in e iyer Horde” ¥ifl Dorsay and Reginald Denny in “Those Ol‘hne French Murr ‘The Cohens ~and Kellys in Africa.” 11th & N.C. A Central Joe E. Brown and wx.mxe Lishtner in ;uh T &arioon. Joan cuumm n vmuhone short ge E. Brown and Wlnnl! 6 Lizhtner in Bbt b, GrFinan John Boles and Evelyn Laye in “One Heavenly Night.” ‘Pal Vitaphone short sublect, By Priand comedy. John Boles and velyn Lave in “One Heavenly Nigh Rov_Priend comed; Dorothl Peterson fn our Gane' comedy. Short_subject. 125 9th St. N.W. Circle 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. 1 Sherman and Mary_Astor Toweil 8herman and Mary_Astor in “’rhv Royal Bed." L-wuncu leb!!l [] Grace, Moore “New Moon," Lawrence Tibbett & Joan Crawford and Grace M Robe: Tt Armstrong “Paid." Joan Crawford and Robert Armstrons n “The Royal Bed." d oo E. Brown and Lugos Wlnnle Lightner in in “Dracula.” Comedy. Layrence Tibbett & Grace Moore in “New Moon." Short_subject. ‘Moo hore_subject. Ruth Ohatter{on and Paul Lukes “Right 1o Loye." D‘;lll!li!a.rt:n e Fam Lukes n ight to Y.ove.” Loretta Young and Jack ll“ulhlll Dorothy Peterson and” Sidney Biackmer in “Mother's_Cr: “Dorothy Peterson and Sldney Blackmer in “Mother’s Cry." Lowell Sher: and Mary “Astor ““The Royal Bed.” Lupe Velez “The Storm. Ruth Chatterton in - | prpodrome “The Right to Love.” Pnumoum News. Jack Oekie and thy, M-" alll & Arthur in n Holliday in Janet Gaynor and Sharles Farrell in = Who 15th & © Sts. NE._Back." "INt subject. ontgomery m Fasiest Way." Short subject Una Merkel and John Holland in “Eves of the World.” Comeds. Comedy. _Cartoon. Tonstance Bennett & Fobt. Montgomery in “The Ensiest Way.” Com. Short subect. Jack Oakie and Jean Arthur in __ Comedy. _ Una Merkel and John Holland in “Eyes of the World."” Cartoon. Bernice Claire in “Kise Me Asain.” Amos and Andy in “Check _and Double Check."” Lia Lee and figner Biackmer in *Woman Hune Comeds. Sportiight. Dark. Ingomar Blney Biackimer in “‘Mother's Cry." medy it sublects. Serial. _Com. Short subjects. rge Sidney and Murray in ney and ch-rle- Murray In “Cohens and in Africa. .Buck Jones Alexandria, Va. Jesse and ord in “Passion Flower.” Comedy. News. Kay Fran Charles Bi RILAVNE. Bdw. G. Robinson & Doug Fairoanks. o in_“Little Caes: Comedy. _Ne: Leslie Howard and Doug. Fairbanks. Jr.. in*'Outward Bound.” Comedy. Alexander Gray in “Viennese Nights.” Cartoon. Vietor v.mmi m ‘Caj 1th Dark. Ruth Chatterton In Rath Chatterton n “The Risht to Right to . Comedy. News. Richard Dix and irene Dunn In Comeds Baspihots. Richard Dix and Dunn it Wanted.” z Comedy, Gartoon. __Com: Gart . Berial, Laurel. Md. Jack Oakie and ruamc March in ‘Royal Family.” Comedy. _Act. Jdary Brian and Ed Wynn and Comedy. Cartoon. Jack Pe “Romance of the West Com. - Se: Ruth Chatterton in “The Right to Love.” Comedy. Act. mma uom‘ in cmedy “Act. Palace 307 ot st. N.W. oan orawford and Montgomery in ‘Our!huhlnlxrldel o Comedy. Cartoon. Joan Crawiord and Robt. Montgomery 1 TGur Blushing Brides. Comedy. Cartoon. Novarro i Gy Madrid “In Gay rid. Hal Skelly in “Men Are_Like That.” “Thru Hell and With the Allfes.” Comedy. Act. Maurice Chevalier in “'Playboy of Paris."” Act. Princess Ruth Chatterton in “The Right to Love.” Lew Avres and Lupe, Velex “East 15 West.” Ruth Chatterton n "'rmv Right to Charles Farfell and Maureen O'Sullivan in “The Princess and the Plumber. Ken Maynard n “Pightin’ 1119 H St. N.E. Richmond Alexandria. Va. Gary Cooper and Lily Damita in Pignting Caravans Short subjects Gary Cooper and Lily Damita in avans Taw Tence Tlhheu 0] Grant_ Withers and Mary Brian in “‘Other Men’s Women."” Com._Short subjects. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in e Savoy e T Game um Merkel and Neil Hamilton in Man Who Came “Command Perform- sn't mmm Comea Una Merkel and Neil Hamilton in “Command_Perform- Comedy. in e Cheatine.” Com._Short subject. thnn. Bes: "vnmgm Nights.” John Mack Brown in “'Billy the Kid.” 2030, 14th St. N.W. _ Back.” Sh't sublect. Seco iver Spring. Md. Dark. Gary Coo) MaTiene Beitricn n “Moroceo.” Gharies Bx:ddy ‘Rogers n “Along Came Youth.” Maurice Chevalier n “The_Playboy of Paris.” Lilyan Tashman and Frank Fay in “The Matrimonial Bed.” Gilbert_Roland Special o n “Sea Devil “Men of the North." tom of the W Rich d Bartheimess & Neil Hamilton in ““The Dawn Patrol.” Comeds. Stanton 8th & C Sts. N.E. News. Rich'd Barthelmess & Neil Hamilton in ““The Dawn Patrol.” Comedy Eddle Quillan in “Biz Money.” News. €omedy. Hoot _Gibson seml. Kay Johnson and &5 Bickford is “The Passion Flower.” Comedy. Dark. State Betbesda. Md. bster Morris in Chi Chester Morris in “The Bat Whispers.” “The Bat Whispers.” Wallace Beery in ry in Wallace Beery "Min and Bil.” “Min and Bill” Edmund Lowe in Robt. Montgomery in “War Nurse.” “Good Intentions.” Bert Wheeler and Rovert Woolsey in ook, Line smnr " Com. Ni Sylvan 104 B. L Ave. N.W. Beft Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in “Hook, d Line _an: Sinker." Com. News. Greta Garbo and Lewis Btone in “Romance." _Comedy. Cyril Maude n “Grumpy.” Comedy. Alice White and i Vs end Ginger Rogers in “Follow the Leader.” Serial. Comedy. Hoot Gibson in “Concentratin’ Kid.” Comed “Hell's Angels.” Takoma Takoma Park, D. C.. Pifi Dor y and Reginald “Those Three, Frencn Fifi Dorsay and Reginald Denny in Richard Barthelmess “Those Three French in “The Lash.” rls. Richard Barthelmess in “The Lash.” . . Richard Dix and Tivoli Irene Duan 14th & Park R4, “‘Cimarron.” Richard Dix and Irene Dunn flmnnd mx and Irene Dunn in n “'Cimarron.” “Cimarron.” Greta Garbo and Grets Garbo and Robt. Montgomery in “Inspiration."” Short_subject. subject. S arhe and ation. Our Gang comedy. Short_subject. mum ubj't. Seriai. Marie Dressier and Polly Moran in “Redueing.” Short._subject. York Gs. Ave. & Quebeo Paris Color Mad. ARIS is color mad this Spring, sc- cording ‘to Travis Banton, Para- mount stylist now in the Prench capital studying the fashions. “No woman cai afford to ignore colors this year, because they are the salient features of the entire season's mede,” he declares. ‘The message indicates that the selec- tion of shades and tones will not be easy, since there are no fixed rules for Color contrasts. Every costume must display two colors, preferably three. 'n:e dress is light or dark and the coat is, accordingly, dark cr light, but in another color. Examples of last-minute color schemes discovered in the smart salons of the continent by Banton are warm brown and ccpper red, deep blue and ripe corn yellow, dark red and ink blue, navy blue and maize, brown and bud- green, brown and rusty orange, and dark blue and gray. “Ne one will escape plaids this Spring,” continues the stylist. “‘They are everywhere, on _street frocks, blouses, pajamas, beach wear, sports attire, and are found even creating smart evening gowns.” Marie Dressier and Polly M uctny Short subject. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “The Man Who Came Back.” Sh't subject. Janet Gaynor and Charles Parrell in Back.” BNt subject. Constanes Bennett & ‘Montgomery in Way." . ‘Short sublact. O repertory company, not even an ordinary stock aggregation, and much less the National Theater Players of 1931, could possibly be considered complete without a leading man. It doesn’t matter very much if he be a new leading man or an old leading man, but it does matter a great deal if he isn’t & young man, gitted with all the talents, poise, charm and skill that a sea- soned career in the theater of lving creatures can pro- vide. dential adviser from the l’lnkl of thz dramatic writers of Washington and hied him to the Great White Way in Pulitzer Pri | VWWASHINGTON tonight will have i first glimpse of “Street Scene,” t.he Elmer Rice play which won the 1928 Pulitzer award and has s record-break- ing run of 600 performances at the Playhouse in New York City. The Pulitzer prize, it may be stated, is awarded annually by Columbia Uni- versity “for the original American play performed in New York which shall best represent the educational power and value of the stage.” Winners of the award since it was established in 1918 are as follows: 1918—Jesse Lynch Willlams, “Why Marry?” 1919—No at Eugene 'Nelll, “Beyond the ona Gale, “Miss Lulu Bett.” i 1922—Eugene O'Neill, “Anna Chris- o 1923—Owen Davis, “Ice Bow 1924—~Hltcher Hughes, “Hell Bent for Heaven.” 1925—Sidney Howard, “They Knew ‘What They Wanted.” 1926—George Kelly, “Craig's Wife.” 1927—Paul Green, “In Abraham’s 1928—Elmer Rice, “Street Scene”; Eugene O'Neill, “Strange Interlude.” 1929—Marc Connolly, “The Green Pastures.” It is a significant fact that the last three plays to win the Pulitzer honors are classed among the greatest artistic and financial successes in t.ne history of the American theater, e, “Street Scene,” “stnnae !nurludg" and “The Green Pastures.” New York writers on the theater who profess an inkling on the probable choice for 1930-31 Pulitzer award nar- row_the choice down to four plays cur- METROP OLITAN = (CIMARRON Réme Vorber's Wit with Riohord Dia. Doors Open Today, 2:00 P.M. ar ze Winners. rently on Broadway. They are George Kaufman's and Moss Hart’s “Once in & Lifetime,” Charning Pollock’s “The House Beautiful,” Phillip Barry’s “To- morrow and Tomorrow” George Kelly's “Phillip Goes Forth. On the other hand, there is the possibility that the Pulitzer judges may award this cov- eted l.-urel w t Broadway knows as o “dark D . P Our Mary for Pajamas "THE increasing inclusion of pajamas In the wardrobe of the well dressed woman is strongly upheld by Mary Pickford, whose new United Artists’ plcture, “Kikl,” is now at the Columbia. “Far from being tmm“dcs! " Mary is ‘“pajamas are ex- aling far less of the figure than ewen the present modish long-short skirts, and having the added advantage of falling into far more graccful lines than is possible for the narrow skirts of the day.” Costumes were for a time uppermost in Mary Pickford’s mind, as pro- ducer as well as star of “Kiki” she as- sumed the responsibility of ward- Tobe for the entire female of the New Leading Man. search of the desired article, for be % remembered the premiere de luxe of the National Players of 1931 will occur Easter Monday evening at the National Theater, whether the snows of Winter continue to fall or the green leaves and budding glories of Spring are in evi- dence or not. Nnr\y a whole valuable week was spent in looking over the what-have- you on Broadway, discussing the how- will-he-does and hnw—do-you-'.hmb they-will-like-hims, and barely before it was time to do the Sunday marketing Manager Steve and his unnamed ad- viser sneaked back to the National Cap- ital with a natural—one of those bright and shining lights of the halis of drama that would do honor to any man's or- ganization. Stanley Ridges is the selection, and everybody who thinks he knows any- thing at all about the matter says that Stanley cannot be beaten for the job. Was he not leading man with Leneta Lane, our “new leading lady” back in 19287 D\d he not play with her in “The Baby Cyclone,” “Take My Ad- vice,” “Merton of the Movies,” “Craig's Wife,” “The Poor Nut” and “East Is West”? What better test could one want than that? Besides, he wont have to be intro- duced to the new leading lady, and he won't have to snoop around night and day to study her temperament, her preferences, her dislikes and her gen- eral what's-the-matter-with-her. ~ He he is most congenial to the new leading lady, and that means a whole lot in & contented family. But there is much more to Stanley than’that. One can tell by his smile, t,hnt is perennial and ineradicable, that d natured and everybody should be-h by:huumeweomwehmdmt he is one of the best men in Greater Manhattan or out of it, for that mater. Purthermore, again, he has ap- peared lch ‘Washington ly, many times, both in drama and comedy, as well as in musical comedy—for Stanley is also musical—with road companies that have visited us. He is versatile, accomplished, good looking as men go, and has every known requirement for a popular and effective leading man of :he country’s leading repertory company, with the added asset of a veritable host of admirers and weil wishers who know him well and like him much. Howard Chandler Christie, who ranks as one of the leading illustrators of New York, if you shouldn't happen to know, oncn officially rated Stanley “the ideal type of American and beat that if you can! v R WASHINGTON IS THRILLED! e ——— . . Yesterday it saw the amazing spec- tacle of man and beast in a fight far life in the jungle! Paramount’s sensa- tional smash, made in the jungle of Su- matra by ERNEST SCHOEDSACK, who produced “CHANG.” COME EARLY BRING THE CHILDREN E%’Z"«" ESTHER RALSTON -] lOtAlD YOUNG-CLIFF ESWARDS <OW PLAYING l to knows them all already. Furthermore, ;wked out, 1t is claimed, to an amaz- | The Bernice Claire “Kiss Me Again.” Comedy. Moran in under Suspicion.” Com Cartoon. Bertal. Fox's New Organist Soux years ago a kid of 14, who his 0 lessons as whoh- he-rud ly as any other bvy in the neighborhood, found himself dragged unwluuuly to an organ recital. He didn’t care & hoot about it. It made him pretty sore to have to squirm about in & musty old hall and listen to some guy do cadenzas while the otit in the back lot were playing 1L Bored as he was, however, he fell to pedals. him. It Jooked like & good trick. So forthwith he decided to become an organist. 'L t kid is the featured organ- ist at Fox Theater, after successful engagements in New York, Philadel- phia, Los Angeles and other large citles. His name is Bob Hamilton And 1t was Pletro Yon, whom he considers the greatest organist in the world, who first roused the boy's interest in the organ. His introductory program at the Fox is billed “Meet the Organ.” It is a re- cital {llustrated by motion pictures. AMUSEMENTS. “STRICTLY DISHONORABLE.” NSISTENT requests for a repeat en- gagement of the successful comed: ‘Strictly Dishonorable,” the man agement of the National Theater announces it will bring this Preston Sturges stage play back for the week finning Sunday evemng‘ March 29. k Pemberton, the producer, sends word that it will be phia company, containing tendance and long run record in the 40-year-cld Brocd Street Theatel the Quaker city. An adroitly writ- ten comedy. with shrewd character drawings and the at- mospheric touches of a Gotham speak- easy in the wet 40's, the play has proved an outstanding hit. It recently con- l;!udked & 75-week engagement in New | ork. A romantic tenor of the operatic stage, an innocent but naively adven- turous @il from Mississippl curious about Ic’e, an overbearing and bossy lover from a small town, & judge who is given to friendly imbibing durh officio peflods Elizabeth Love. -nrehdndn- liceman continually In the play, criminal, veo Rudolph Bldllml. Robert Bruce Williams, Edward Hartford. THURSTON, THE MAGICIAN. Leone an | Wrm a new bag of tricks mysterious- ly tucked away, Thurston, the fl(‘spuhr magician, will arrive in wuh- igton for a week's engagement at the ghl;l:e?—fl:luco Theater Sunday night, P! . With Easter so fast approaching, the children especially will delight in the miraculous a) nce of “bunnv rabbits” which he so deftly extract: from out of the nowhere for their par- ticular enjoyment. Thurston particu- larly loves the matinee performances when the theater overflows with chil- dren, for their spdntaneous enthusiasm makes his work a real pleasure, His daughter Jane, whom he has spoken of for so many years and who no doubt has been his most devoted admirer, is appearing with him this season. “CALIFORNIA BEAUTIES.” week's attraction at the Gayety Theater, beginning with Sunday matinee, March 29, will be “California . B. Hamp, Gertrude Beck, Georgia Southern and Vi Wright. Many specialties are and a large dancing chorus. Latest From the Big City. BY MARK BARRON. YORK, March 21 (#).—As the last curtain lowers on this theatri- cal season, a review lists only a half dozen new faces 'hlch became famous on Broadway. crop of stardom- bound new mmmx was slimmer than ™ OF Tnese six. the onty startingl X, only ly me- morable performance of a newcomer Eugenie Leontovich in “Grand Hotel” ~ For nearly five years this Russian actress had been for an ity on Broadway with- out avail. All that time she troupsd in one-night stands, and it was only the excessive praise she received in Chicago that brought her to the atten- tion of New York managers. Ethel Merman, a pretly stenographer from Brooklyn, was a sensation in m- ating a new type of blues singing in “Girl Crazy.” That one performance gave her stardom, which will come when she lppun in her next part in Blngln( Blues,” with a Gershwin to protest against new preparations be- ing made all over the world for future wars. It is played amid such a con- resembles more a Ru.un revolutionary merry-go-round than the sincere, seri- ;ma“ restrained document that it real- y is. Jolson has an extremely novel show in a musical -revue-drama taken from the German “Die Wunderbar."™ ‘The theater has been made over into & huge night club and the audience itself is part of the scenery. Jolson is mas- ter of ceremonies and, working without his usual blackface, he moves the per- formance across th: stage, into the auclence and through the promenade, A program of revue num- bers is presented and interspersed is A hm.tg:mpm. ld jumping jack olson e old jumping actor and still of the sales. *Hai Le Roy, s lanky Cincinnati |POrt. youth, achieved a short-lived triumph in “The Gang'’s All Here,” which ran for only two weeks. However, 5o en- thusiastic were the critics about the dancing of Le Roy that most every mm in town is cffering him a con- Two other musical comedies former is a Polish girl and her comic | dialect has made “You Said It” a hit. with her name in big lights. along came Roger Wolfe xlhn ‘who married her, and so ended her stage career just as it reached its apex. Barbara Robbins, a graduate of the did such an excellent the -h.: lost her to the movies. 1 Barrymore Colt should be n m- lht of new star material. How- ever, her part in “Scarlet Sister Mary” was such a minor one that the critics have not yet had a fair view of . her talents. * k% ‘The week brought out only two new lhnwl, but both were gala One was the Theater Guudl Mxrnle at Verdun” and the mummmumoluduhanmm stage in “Wonder Bar.” listic ever to have become a popu- lar succu. Nevertheless, it deserved a Revue,” opened week in It has Clark and McCullough and May as steos. SN University Indians AmlCAN INDIANS, representing eight different tribes, who consti- tute part of the audible potentiality el the United States Indian Bind, wear-" ing their full tribal regalia as well, will be one of the eye and ear sights of the Fox Theater program the current week. This band has had recognition from ‘the United States Giovernment, and two years ago it escorted Vice President Curtis into the inaugural ball. These Indians, be it remembered, are neither wild Indians nor sons of the wild jackass that Senator Moses has spoken of, but for all that, it is said, the ways of the collegiate. than the mistaken produc~ better fate tion llvm it by the Guud drama 3,000,000 soldiers kflled in the war ri.un; from their graves prmsifarad Movie Science. D PMENT of the science of upectlve" ln sound, along with new processes in phy, 1s -said to have injected new magic in talking pictures. The past few months have seen some remarkable engineering feats. “Perspective” in sound, which is the art of making the ear hear sounds as it d in real life, with re(ltdm g de In “The Southerner” Lawrence Tib- bett’s latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic- ture, now at Loew's Palace, the audi- ence hears both tI ppproach and de- parture of a fox hunt. The process by which it was worked out is interesting. Careful tests were made to determine the volume of sound in to distances to the actual hearer. But in to remember that hears biaurally or with two ears, so it the difference of volume in each ear permits the Jjudging of direction of sound. In the case of the microphone, which is a single ear, just as the camera lens is a single eye, other elements had to be considered. The sound as heard by the ear was measured by an instrument which recarded vibrations and which Big Business irls. Tired has a very fine sensitivity. The hounds were then placed at different points and their baying tested, until points in the distance were found which registered the same vibrations on t.he instrument that the sound did to the ln actual filming of the chhlre the baying dogs were placed at these suc- cessive points unt the final point where they appeared before the lens. departure was worked by the same method of mathematically calculated points for each successive sgene. WHO IS THE TRIPLE SLAYER? 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