Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1931, Page 28

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Law Officer of the Capsrisht Office ¥s and Thursdays, Deecmber 3 to January 14, 8-9 P.M. W“““‘!,fi:'; E?.I!f” of Law EVENING. HiGH SCHOoOL Fully Accredited Preparatory School A COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF DRAFTING ALL BRANCHES 21st Successful Year Columbia Tech Schools 1319 F St. N.W. Met. 5626 aERBERT ®. GROBSMAN, Pb. D L1, 617 Investment NA. 8370 LEVIN ANNOUNCES OPENI o Banisk Uxalle Brue sc TaI0. Lomy. | Phone Pot. 5050 for full particul tween 6 and 8 p.m. 30 Calendars| “Touchdown,” A Fine Foot Ball Drama. ECOGNIZING, but not giving too much attention to. the current agitation about “the will to win” as the over- shadowing impulse in college foot ball, “Touchdown,” the film offering at Loew's Palace Theater, represents the climax in the efforts of the motion-picture producers to share in the public acclaim of the great sport of supreme strategy. If there is mention of the danger of ruthlessness in the management of the spectacle, it is only because there is clear drama in the fortune of the athletes. Coaches and play- ers are subject- ed to the tests of character that are met more quietly by the average citi- zen. Judgment, human qualities and under- standing of obligations may ordinarily be hidden in the mind of the person subject- ed to the test, but on the foot bell field they are written Richard Arlen, iD flaming let- t “Touchdown” has no' apparent ob- ject, except to appeal to the emo- tions of the mass and to reveal the emoticns of other groups reacting in the mass, but it has reproduced with striking fidelity the surround- ings of the great game, with the monster stadlum and the ebb and flow of cheering enthusiasm. In that respect it ~differs somewhat from “The Spirit of Notre Dame.” which was a tribute to & great coach But it shares with that pro- duction in giving a real taste of the spectacular in sport. 1t is also_notable for the unusual pleasure afforded when the name of Willlam Slavens McNutt is at- tached to the telling of a story Every episode in development of the plot is illumined by the graceful wit of that writer. There is no time when its value is not to be appreciated The reward that comes to the coach who accepts defeat for the sake of a new sense of honor is the moving climax of the incidents, which_reveal both the larger scenes and the close-ups that come with the foot ball field. The scenes also have the advantage of inspired di- rection of Norman McLeod. An_excellent cast has been as- sembled, headed by the trained and admired Richard Arlen and Peggy Shannon, whose work is made more effective by the characteristic hu- mor and affability of Jack Oakie. One of the best bits of work to be found on the screen is that of J. Farrell MacDonald as “Pop” Stewart, the veteran coach, who, in playing against one of his own former stars, reveals an interest in the work of both_teams, and breathes the spirit of the real foot ball of tradition. Others who have their share in the Charles George Irving and Charles D. Brown. A minor picture of the week is a representation of acting dogs, aided by human voices in their presenta- tion of a burlesque on current in- terest in exploration. The stage, for the week, is given over to Benny Davis and his “Broadway Stars of the Future.” ‘These performers, most of them dancers, put vitality into their ex- hibitions and reflect credit on their manager. His own contribution in- cludes an unpublished song, and a medley of his most popular works, revealing a melodious output of some proportions. D.C.C. “Surrender,” At the Fox Theater. JFROM out that inspirational pie, the great war, Plerre Benolt has pulled out another dramatic plum, which, adapted for the screen, is now to be seen at the Fox under the title “Surrender. Although its character, reflect some of the philosophy expressed in Eric Remarque’s masterpiece, I Quiet on the Western Front,” and present the “German side of the question” in a wholly different light from that usually depicted by other than Ger- man writers, “Surrender” hes a n<w flavor all its own. It is a strong play, with an interesting theme, centering about the love of a French prisoner. for tke beautiful Germen chatelaine of an old cestle n-ar the German prison camp. Certain scenes are depressing and pity-stirring, and “Surrender” lacks much of the one-sided quelities of the general run of war pictures. The play has been well directed. with Warner Baxter and Leila Hyams in the leading roles, supported by & strong cast. With war end its suf- fering as the peg upon which the story is hung. th~ play nevertheless is colored and softened by a note of international brotherhood, imparted by the common leveler of mankind —love. Warner Baxter, as the French cergeant, plans to aid his comrades in the camp to escape, but finds his own desire for liberty weakened by his love for Axelle, the beautiful nicce of an old Prussian general. His acting is smooth and convincing. Leila Hyams is lovely and appeal- ing as the German girl. who remains in the old castle with her uncle while her consin and flance, Dietrich. ar2 at the German front. Alexander Kirkland, as Dietrich, Teve ung actor of potency and promise. Aubrey Smith, as the old Prussian. and Ra'ph Bellamy th» mutilated commandant of pricon_camp, also display excellence in_their performance. “Surrender” is a rare war drama. which closes with an impression of happiness and understanding brought about by the timely signing of the armistice. Several short-reel pictures and another episode in the serial picture, “The Galloping Ghost,” are included in the screen program. On the stage an. entertaining pro- gram includes Charles Irwin, hu- morist: Large and Morgner, two dencers with but one l>g each: Rod- ney and Gould, comedians, and 2 chorus of Sunkist beauties in lovely costumes and interesting dance numbers. G 8. “The Champ” And Tts Giant Juvenile. JFOR the remainder of the year mothers and sons probably will be talking about Jackie Cooper. A gentleman of but 8 brief years whose height, width and shape seem scarcely larger than a clothes pin, Master Cooper may be said to be one of the greatest of current film play- ers. He does things, in fact, in such a big way that he at most succeeds in stealing the thunder from under his giant partner’s feet, his part- ner being Wallace Beery, ‘The picture is “The Champ.” which opened yesterday before crowds and crowds at Loew's Colum- bia, and it isn't quite possible for Jeckie to do all this, because the whole combination is, as the scribes say, ‘“sure fire.” However, his method of cinematic attack 'is so natural, so utterly unlike the usual sophisticated youth in short trousers, whose accent is a heavy Hollywood British and whose make-up is more NEW SPRUCE . (1-foot, and bunchy) - 75¢ Barberry, 10c MARYLAND NURSERY. Edmonston (East Hyattsville) LUNCHEON—TEA—DINNER Delicious Fall Dishes to Tempt You Cozy Lounge Open Fires ble for o Direetion Clara May Downey. LNEY FARM-OLNEY, MD LAST-MINUTE The tired and fussy army of last-minute shoppers . . . tearing here and there . . . exasperated at unsatisfactory service . . . purchasing thing-a-ma-jigs and doodads from broken stocks . . . paying money for gifts that they just know Aunt Helen or Grandma will never use . . ALL BE- CAUSE THEY WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. RUSHES CROWDS Buy Now and Mail Early when it is @50 easy to avoid these rushes Now, charming gifts are purchased with exceptional care and a degree of satisfaction from complete stocks at new low prices in uncrowded stores and from smiling, cheerful clerks. luxurinua than Clara Bow's, that he be definitely hailed as a find— and more than that—the greatest of the juvenile Barrymores. More tears may be derived from “The Champ” than from any pic- ture short of “The Sin of Madeleine Claudet.” It is rife with tugging at the emotions, and those who wish to give vent' to their feelings will have a grand opportunity. Here the fountains of sorrow are laid bare, and great surges of tears may be viewed all around and about. This is all the more astounding since Director Vidor has made bold to go straight for such a goal. He doesn’t hesitate to let you know “I'm going to make you ¢ And with that he puts his hand on all available tear material and puts it together to fit the abnormally large genius of an abnormally little boy. Mr. Beery and young Cooper go through this film as ultra-devoted father and son. Beery is a tragic figure of a once greai prizefighter, whose wife has divorced him, mar- ried & rich man, and tries to take back her son, who has preferred to follow the haphazard career of his sire. This sire indulges in brawls and second-class bouts, drinks sec- ond-rate liquor and is just about down and out, when he fights the supreme fight of his career to square himself with his little boy. A heart attack, of course, closes the scene. And with the end of this suddenly gallant man come the tears which Mr. Vidor has been waiting for. While a great deal of the material is old and tarnished and over- theatric, there is nothing out of place. As some one has =aid, it is “utterly false and thoroughly con- vincing.” Wallace Beery is a splen- did giant weakling, and Cooper an extraordinary little giant. These two make the picture eminently worth-while hokum E. de S. MELCHER. “Frankenstein” Continues at Rialto. "[HE greatest thriller of the day, Frankenstein,” running_for another week at .he Rialto, where generous audiences prove that the public wants to be chilled as weil as amused. There is nothing what- soever humorous _throughout the long and short of it. It is ad- mittedly & thing to blister and fever & normal audience. While Director James Whale has strung together some magnificent scenic effects, such as the initial grave scene, where the sky is painted a dreary hue that it suggests it is in- habited only by crows, cwls and vultures, he has at other times been more or less sliced out of continu- ity, since many sequences do not hang together at all. How, for in- stance, is the assistant killed? And was this episode so horrible that the censor's shears snipped it out before it could get to an audience? One or two other bits of the same nature invite speculation as to what the original must have been. FOR YOUR HEALTHS SAKE™ 2nd National Electrical Show Watch Electricity Work Wonders SEE, WHAT IS NEW® IN ELEéTRICAL APPLIANCES IDEAL AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS Free S-uvemr Prizes Daily A special to our Saturday visitors . we offer a focusing Flashlight, complete with % batteries, for . c NATIONAL ELECTRICA]. SUPPLY CO. 1328-30 New York Ave. N.W. Cer- | Maryland and the District. tainly what remains s grueling engugh. Colin Clive and the monster are the two main “stars.” They do a handsome piece of work, ullhoulh the latter might have spared a few of his growls. John Boles and Mae Clarke are unfortuniately lost in the shuffie. But in their place you get murders and drownings and wind- mills going up in flames, and, if that isn’t enough for one evening, when a mechanical monster is rambling around with the brain of a criminal, then you don’t deserve the strange Teeling in your constitution which you probably got from watching it —and which may be casually ce- scribed as a nigh'mere. E. de S. M. REPRESENTATIVE TO FLY TO POLISH MEETING HERE Leonard W. Schuetz of Illinois to Attend Commemoration of 1830-31 Uprising. Represcntative Leonard W. Schuetz of Illinois will make an air trip from Chicago to be present at patriotic ex- ercises commemorating the Polish Na- | tlonal Uprising of 1830-31, to be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at the Wil- lard Hotel. The exercises are under the sponsorship of the two local groups of the Polish Women's Alllance and | :,he Polish Naticnal Alliance of Amer- ca. The Polish consul, W. Sokolowski, will represent the Ambassador of Po- land. Tytus Filipowicz. Among other | speakers will be G. P. Welzant, acsist- ant State's attorney of Maryland, and | F. Gregorek, Baltimore, commissioner | of the Polish National Alllance for ‘The pro- gram and some of the addresses will be in the Polish lnng\nge Manufacture of hoslery on a large scale has just been started in Bengal, | India. | '\ 4: | Show, at 2:15 and 11:05 | 4 2: shows at 1:16, 3:52, 6:25 and 9:01 p.m. 11:38, | shows at 12:40, 3:30, 6:25 and 9 p.m. | & 4: |land, are \ street cars. SNOVEMBER 28, 1931, TODAY’S AMUSEMENTS. Gayety— Slmng" Bflly Watson and :15 p.m. R-K-O' Keith’s—“Suicide Fleet,” at 06, 3:12, 5:18, 7:2¢ and 9:30 Metrop-lltnh"!xpenswe ‘Women,” at m., 12:51, 2:39, 4:27, 6:14, 8:01 49 Dm Rialto—"Prankenstein,” at 12:02,2:13, 07, 6:01, 7:56 and 9:52 p.m. Palace—“Touchdown,” at 11:40 am., 03, 4:39, 7:12 and 9:48 p.m. Stage Earle—"“The Cheat.” at 11:15 am., 4:30, 7:20 and 10 p.m. Stage Columbia—"The Champ,” at 11:30 m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fox—"Surrender,” at 11:46 a.m., 2:09, 32, 7:31 and 9:54 p.m. Stage shows at 1:16, 3:52, 6:25 and 9:01 p.m. Tivoll— Fanny Foley Herself,” at 2, 20, 6:20, 8 and 9:45 p. Ceniral—"High Stakes,” 11 am. to | 11 pm. Ambassador—"A Dangerous Affair,” at 2, 4:05, 6:05, 7:50 and 9:40 p.m. All blind persons in West Ham, Eng- to ride free on municipal means effort and oftenti road to success. account. 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