Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1932, Page 48

In the Firs t-Run Houses Bhanel Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Marion Davies, Lew Ayres and Ronald Colman Top the List for This Week—Vaudeville Attractions. METROPOLITAN—“The Broken Lullaby.” RNST LUBITSCH'S Paramount production “The Broken Lul- laby,” formerly titled “The Man I Killed,” with a cast headed by Nancy Carroll, Lionel Barrymore and Phillips Holmes, screen attraction at the Warner Metro- politan Theater. With Lubitsch’s bril- liant_direction, it is said to be a drama which will not easily be erased from the spectator's memory. “The Broken Lullaby” was recently shown on Broadway at $2. Adapted from Maurice Rostand’s play, the pic- ture was hailed by New York critics as one of the noteworthy contributions to the screen. The StOFy CONCEInS & Sea- sitive young man who falls in love with the sweetheart of & man he had killed. ‘The plot involves many dramatic events. Its climax, however, eventually brings Deace and happiness. Zs_Su Pitts, Luclen Littlefleld, Louise Carter and Tully Marshall also appear in the cast. The program also includes selected short reel subjects, among them “The Subway Symphony”; & Vitaphone musi- cal; a new Song Cartoon, “Big- Hearted Bosco,” and the latest issue of the Paramount Sound News. COLUMBIA—"Arrowsmith.” INCLAIR LEWIS' Nobel-prize-win- ning novel, “Arrowsmith,” in a screen version, serves as the latest starring vehicle for Ronald Colman and is now current at Loew's Columbia Theater, with Helen Hayes in the lead- ing feminine role. “Arrowsmith” is claimed by many to be “the outstand- ing production of talking pictures.” The story concerns a young doctor who was followed into the wilds of the jurgle by his wife, insisting on sharing his every burden. It is said that Miss| Hayes, as the wife, gives an even better | performance than she did in “The Sin| of Madelon Claudet.” Richard Bennett, | short subjects | N E. Anson and Myrna Loy have impor- tant roles in the picture. A series of selected also is being shown. FOX—“The Big Timer.” EN LYON, popular young screen star, is appearing 8t the Fox Theater this week, in person and also on the screen, in his latest picture, “The Big Timer.” Billed as screen- land’s foremost leading man to screen- land’s foremost ladies, for his personal appearances he is offering an act said to be captivating and filled with appeel. In “The Big Timer” Mr. Lyon ap- pears as a young prize fighter who struggles to the top, where he finds that he knows more than his manager. | As a result he begins sliding until he becomes & preliminary fighter again. 1In the picture he is supported by Con- stance Cummings and Thelma Todd. Eddie Buzzell directed the picture. Ben Bard, well known screen and tage star, heads the Fanchon-Marco ‘All at Sea Idea” on the stage. Bard is known as Hollywood's favorite master of ceremonies. Others on the| stage bill are Kester and Garson, & youthful comedy team; Gregory and Raymon, musical clowns; Matt Brooks and 12 delightful girls known as the Yacht Club Yeomanettes. For the overture Al Mitchell, con- ductor of the orchestra, has selected outstanding melodies from ‘“Tann- user."” selected short subjects complete the bill. EARLE—“No One Man.” Scam and stage entertainment is this week's bill of fare at the War- ner Earle Theater, including Rupert Hughes' “No One Man,” on the screen, as the major offering, and a stage program headed by Gus Edwards' Radio Revue, 10 clever impersonators of famous stars of the air. Carole Lombard, Paul Lukas and Ricardo Cortez are featured in “No One Man,” the story of a girl who believed that in “no one man” would she find all the traits that women desire. Hus- bands, to her, are just a hobby. Men throw themselves at her feet. Her search for the answer to_ the matri- monial problem and her final taming by one of her suitors is said to make| & dramatic picture. Gus Edwards’ Radio Revue, with 10 youthful stars, will present clever im- personations of Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Morton Downey, Tony Wons, Boswell Sisters, Amos and Andy and Russ Columbo. Other acts are Jim McWilliams and his trick piano, three rhythm dancers, Claridge and Downey and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies. Much fun is promised on the stage.| Bhort reel subjects, including & new | gong cartoon; the Graham McNamee| prelude | Newsreel and an orchestral complete the bill. PALACE—“Polly of the Circus.” MARION DAVIES, with Clark Gable, is seen currently at Lowe's Palace Theater in their latest production, “Polly of the Circus,” which boasts of a prominent supporting cast including C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Hatton, David Landau and Maude Eburne. It was directed by Alfred Santell. “Polly of the Circus,” as now seen, was adapted from the famous play by Margaret Mayo which appeared several years ago. It has to do with the ro- mance of a circus trapeze performer and a minister after her fall from a trapeze during her act. The pair are married and the minister is unfrocked. ‘The climax of the story comes when the girl attempts to set things right by making the supreme sacrifice. On the Palace stage Al Wohlman is seen in a revue titled “Make It Snappy.” Many well known acts appear, includ- ing Mulroy, McNeece and Ridge, Dar- lene Walders, Berinoff and Charlot, W, arry Borjes and the Palace Concert Orchestra, Charles Gaige at the console, the Hearst Metro-Tone News and other features complete the program. RIALTO—"Impatient Maiden.” RXALTO THEATER audiences this week are viewing “The Impatient Maiden,” in which Lew Ayres, star of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” is playing the leading role. The picture was directed by James Whale, having been suggested by “The Impatient Vir- gin” by Donald Henderson Clarke. The supporting cast includes Una Merkel, Mae Clarke, John Hallids Andy Devine, Helen Jerome Eddy, Monty Montague and Oscar Apfel. “The Impatient Maiden,” readers of the book will recall, treats of a very = e PEYTON PENN & 'DIOS—Ball room danc- ing; fundamental dances and dance practice. 1 Met. Miss Ellen Waller Member Dancing Masters of America, Inc. MODERN BALL ROOM & STAGE DANCING Private lessons by appointment; any hour. lass ‘:;I b "ntYDOln dancing Sat. 2815 1455 81 E. F. MILLER 7: " 20 beautiful Ball Room Dances— h §t., No. 7076, 30 p.m. Private 7 appolntment MEL. 4180. Eat. 1900. FHI};_!-IAYDE ? Forming In For Both Ad: Six Dupont Circle. — NOvth 8594 [LIAMRODG 1221 ‘n A 10 is the current | 8T The Fox Movietone News and | by frank, modern love story, predicated against the stirring whirlpool of life in any big American city. It is said to be genuinely dramatic and is treated in pictures with a new technique, pe- culiar to its thematic development. In-addition, the Rialto offers a pro- m of selected shorter subjects, together with Graham McNamee as the talking reporter in connectlon with the | 1atest Universal Newsrcel. KEITH'S—"Lost Squadron.” AVING smashed every attendance record, according to the manage- | ment, R-K-O Keith's Theater is hold- |ing “The Lost Squadron” for another week instead of changing its feature at- traction, as previously announced. “Lost Squadron” tells of the phantom thrill-makers of Hollywood who make the stunt aerial flights that thrill the Nation. Only in the creation of this picture, it is claimed, is every previous thrill seen in the making. The cast includes Richard Dix, Joel McCrea, Robert Armstrong, Mary Astor, Dorothy Jordan and Eric von Stroheim. The story was written by Dick Grace, a roted, Hollywood stunt fiyer, who pro- vided the thrills in this picture. The stage will offer a triple-star pro- gram, headed by Dorothy Stone of Fred Stone's “Stepping Stones”; Pat Rooney and Pat Rooney 3d, the famous dancing family, and Harry Rose, the Broadway Jjester. On this same program will be seen Carl Freed, the clown prince of music, and the circus group, the Nelson family. Peter Laurini, guest conductor, and the R-K-O Pathe News also will be im- portant features. Pictures Coming Soon EXT FPriday, unless sll signs fail, the Fox Theater will present as its screen feature for the new week “After To- morrow,” with 8 cast includ- ing Charles Farrell, Marian Nixon, | na Gombell, Josephine Hull and Willlam Collier, the elder. This will be supported by a stage program featuring the Fan- chon-Marco “Mod- ern Minstrels” idea. 'HE Warner- Earle Theater, for the week staft- ing March 12, will present a mystery picture, “Behind the Mask,” intro- ducing for the first time “the mysteri- Charles Farrell. a cast including Jask Holt, Boris Karloff (the “Franken- stein” terror), Constance Cummings and others. The stage program will be headed by Lillian Shade, a new Broadway star of musical comedy, in a group of with an interesting array of other IL‘E. **(TARNIVAL BOAT,” with a story of romance and adventure, presented a cast including Bill Boyd, Ginger Rogers, Hobart Bosworth and Edgar Kennedy, will be the next screen feature at the R-K-O-Keith Theater, but Man- ager Meakin is emphasizing his stage vaudeville to accompany it, which will include Lee Morse. with a mellow Swanee voice; Nina Olivette and her Nine Cheer Leaders, Charles Timblin and company in “Darktown Capers” and “His Honor,” Harry Savoy. “mm«‘ “The Broken Lullaby” departs rom the Warner-Metropoli Theater it will be succeeded by Wi liam Powell’s first screen comedy, “High Pressure,” & Warner picture, according to announcement. Evalyn Knapp and !rgrleelsyn .ll!;em :l‘lxhbe seen in supporting , along & cast of screen notables. S i | Whale's Latest Film. F you remember “Waterloo Bridge” | as a film, you will recall then that the picture was admirably directed by a young Englishman, fresh from Lon- |don, who had made “Journey's End” | and achieved a real success. His name is James Whale and he ‘:é:omtri‘l;efied Ayl;he lmhfilent Maiden,” Ad es, which 1s now Rln}& ‘;‘henter, S “The Impatient Maiden,” drawn fi Donald Henderson Clarke's novel,rmig claimed to be one of the best pieces | of directorial work Whale has ever done | for the screen. It is described as a | blend of comedy and drama, with such delightful touches as to make it the sort of picture that gets talked about. Whale himself has said: “I tried to | utilize every talking picture opportu- nity to make it a true version of Mr. | Clarke’s novel. My greatest difficulty | was, I believe, in ‘toning down’ scenes |to make them real. Otherwise they | might have produced laughs at the | wrong time or distorted the roles to such an extent they would appear ri- diculous. Dialogue in pictures must be directed just as dialogue on the stage is handled. There isn't any major difference.” o THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. News From Gotham BY NOEL THORNTON. EW YORK, March 5 (#).—Al- fred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne have about decided not to g0 to Hollywood this Summer and make another picture. Instead, they plan to make their second invasion | ¥ill of London, to appear with Noel Coward in a comedy he is writing. Coward is on his way here from South America and it is possible he may remain here several weeks for first rehearsals. The Lunts are still playing to stand- ing room here with “Reunion at Vienna.” They made their debut to- gether in London two years ago, scor- ing instant successes in ‘“Caprice.” English critics praised them, although several complained about Lunt's Amer- ican accent. As a matter of fact, he has a PFinnish sccent acquired during his youth in Finland. The London trip will be a homecoming for Miss Fon- tanne, Bhe was born just outside that city. Fommnhmwmbenenofn Broadway next week. Interest chiefly centers upon the new Ziegfeld musical, “Hot Cha” This has Bart Lahr, June McCloy and Buddy Roger™ as principal performers in a story about an_American bull fighter in Spain. The Group Theater offers its third production of this season in Maxwell Anderson’s new play, “Night Over Taos.” It is in blank verse. Thetta Quay Franks' play, once called “Too Much Money,” is coming to town under the new title of “Money in the Alr” It has been tried out in stock at Columbus, Ohio, and Orange, N. J. Vera Allen, the English actress who made a favorsble impression in “Lean Harvest,” has the lead. Hugh Buckler &f’dc Oynthia Rogers also have roles it. ‘The first of & group of revivals to ar- d .” Herbert Cor- Blanche Ring is returning to the dramatic stage in Earle Crooker's new play, “Intimate Relations.” It is due to arrive here Easter Monday. DRAMA’HO critics are heatedly an- swering Representative Willlam Sirovich's charge that they are “log rollers.” They point out that when Alexander Woollcott, critic, wrote “The Channel Road,” it was given only two favorable reviews, while all other critics soundly trounced it. John Anderson, critic, has turned out three plays, two of which were given uncomplimentary reviews by practically all the critics. “Gentlemen of thes Press” a play written by five critics, got the most unanimous denunciation hurled at a Broadway production in the last decade. Its only praise in critical columns came from a trade weekly. In Burlesque MRS. JACK DIAMOND, Featured at the Gayety this week. Garbo's First Leading Man. THE earnestness and good looks of Ricardo Cortez won him immedi- ate audience, but a profitless role as a supernumerary in a Shakespearean tragedy when he first set out as a thespian, Thereafter, working as a broker by day, Cortez became a student actor by night, against the day he should be called upon to electrify the Broadway crowds. In a small part as a juvenile for a New York show he attracted the attention of Paramount executives and was signed for work in Hollywood. Placed experimentally in “Sixty Cents an Hour,” although his pay rate was considerably more than that, he ac- quitted himself so well that he was given the feature spot in the billing of mrufluclm, Within a year he was a -fledged star, with many producers angling for his services. He enjoys the distinction of being first leading man of Greta Garbo in & career that was to take the movie mil- lions by storm, than in Ibanez's “Tor- rent.” Cortez is now to be seen at the Earle in “No One Man.” second leads with the National Theater Players last year, has been signed as a member of the repertoire company for the new season, which | begins zoon in the National Theater, it | was announced yesterday. In the recent poll of votes conducted by the management of the National Mr. Bramley’s name led all the candidates for this position with the players. Since coming to Washington last season Mr. | Bramley has made himself highly pop- | ular with theatergoers of this city. Mr. Bramley is rated among the knowing as one of the finest repertoire players in America, his early training in the theater having been secured with some of the most prominent stock com- panies in the Middle West, his native habitat. Also he has phied on the English stage and in notable produc- tions in America. One of his first great assignments was with an English reper- 3050. | toire company, playing Shakespearean roles, and he has played outstanding parts in the Shakespearean plays in Manchester, Liverpool and other places, giving him’ a background that stands him in good stead today. It was Mr. Bramley’s ambition to be come & member of the celebrated St ‘BEN and on the screen ~TEBIG Fanchon & Marco's “ALL AT SEA” ldes Wwith BEN BARD Bramley Signed. Wayne and Hector and his pals. | ) AYMOND BRAMLEY, who played |ford-Upon-Avon Players, the company that recently came to America and played in the National Theater, but a hurried call from his family brought the young actor back to America and he has remained ever since on his na- tive heath, In past years he has played with Broadway productions and road shows that have taken him to the four ccrners of the country. When he first came to Washington to join with the National Theater Players Mr. Bramley made a trip all the way from the West Coast, where he had been E:ylng with a repertoire company in s Angeles. Before that he had played in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Loulsville, Ky., with resident companies. He is a master in memorizing parts—“in & hurry.” It was in “Strange Interlude,” Eu- gene O'Nelll's masterpiece, that Ray- mond Bramley gave Washington an inkling of his fine histrionic ability. SHAW’'S LATEST PLAY. “ TRUE TO BE GOOD,” the new Bernard Shaw play, the fifth offering of the third Theater Guild Washington subscription season, at the National Theater March 14. It is & new comedy, with Beatrice Lillie in the leading role, and comes direct to Washing- ton from its world premiere in Bos- ton, where they say even the Cabots cheered. “The first ntlemen of Eng- h letters,” it is claimed, has writ- ten an amusing and satirical antic, and the Guild has esented it in 8 liday spirit. Beatrice Lillie, too absent from our midst, has forsaken the her first st - trice Lillie. er raight e comedy part. And Beatrice Lillle in a Shaw play under the Theater Guild guerdon is news! She is Sweetle, the little chamber- maid, who makes good as a countess and whose quips and cranks are gen- erally the life of Mr. Shaw's party. In addition, Hope Williams has been enrolled as the poor little rich girl who gambols away from her mother. Ern- est Cossart, Pedro de Cordoba, Hugh Sinclair, Leo G. Carroll, Frank Shan- non, Minna Phillips, Alexander Clark, jr., are others who bring their superb talents to a sterling cast. They have been directed by Leslle Banks, who found the time away from his present starring role in a Broad- way farce. The scenery is by Jonel Jorgelesco. “EVERYBODY'S WELCOME.” MING to Washington direct from its year-long run at the Shubert Theater, New York City, “Everybody’s Welcome,” heralded as “the musical comedy of song hits,” will be offered at the Shubert-Belasco Theater for a limited engagement, opening Friday evening, March 18, and closing with a matinee and evening performance Sat- urday, March 19. The cast is sald to be one of the finest ever assembled for & musical play. It includes Frances Williams, Oscar S8haw, Ann Pennington, Hariette Lake, Jack Sheehan. Eric Titus, Lu- cllle Osborne, Jean Newcombe, Charles Garland, Thomas Harty, Bernice Lee, Phoebe Wallace and a nimble unit of beautiful young ladies of the chorus, MARCH 6 together with the Tom Jones Orches- tra and & and dancing chorus. Lambert Carroll provided the book, Sammy Fain composed ‘musie, Irving Kahal furnished the lyrics, Wil- liam Holbrook originated the unusual dance routine and William Caryl staged the entire production. “FRONT PAGE GIEL.” “Tm FRONT PAGE GIRL OF 1932,” with Marion “Kiki” Roberts, is announced by Manager Lake as the burlesque feature at :fi. Gayety next COMING, MAYBE. ROM New York comes & suggestion of the possible presentation of Arch Selwyn's current New York suc- cess, “The Devil Passes,” a comedy of Bointia 107 & Spring howins o folow n or & T sho' almost ately iis Broadway mmnv. that closes Saturday, 26. “The Devil Passes” is blessed by one of the finest casts assembled tn many ears, its personnel including Arthur yron, Basil Rathbone, Nash, Cecilia and J. Malcolm Dunn. Mr. Levy's drama deals with an un- usual group of people gathered to- ether in a country cottage, Who, ough the mysterious intervention of a stranger, learn a surprising amount about_themselves and each other be- fore the week end is over. In announcing this tour, Mr. Selwyn points out that owing to the tremen- dous expense of the cast the engage- ments in Chic and Boston will be for one week y, and but three days will be spent in Washington and sev- eral other large cities. MME. CLARA CLEMENS—March 15. MM!. CLARA CLEMENS, distin- guished daughter of a famous father, Mark Twain, will appear at Central Community Center, under the auspices of the Community Institute, ‘Tuesday evening, March 15, at o'clock, in one of her delightfs timate talks which she calls iniscenses of My Father.” Much of her father's genius, his delicious sense of humor, his versatility, his vivid powers of description, is said to have descende to Clara Clemens, who is not only an actress and a singer of success, but also a writer and speaker. Tickets are now avallable at the Community Institute, in Pranklin Ad- ministration Building, Thirteenth and K streets, and later may be had at the T. Arthur Smith Bureau, the A. A. A. and the Willard Ticket Bureau. S O S WATCHES ABOLISHED BY BROADCASTING STATIONS Radio Commission Relinquishes Rule Which Caused Frequent Silent Periods Following Distress Signals. The man behind the gun in broad- casting—the control room engineer, who must watch the gyrations of a maze of dials, listen to the program be- ing broadcast and maintain its quality, keep an eye on the performers through s plate glass window, and manipulate a hundred gadgets here and there—is to be relieved of at least one of his arduous duties. No longer, under an edict of the Radio Commission, does the engineer have to be on the alert for 8 O 8 dis- tress signals from ships at sea. Here- tofore, almost all stations have been re- quired to maintain a continuous watch on the international distress frequency of 500 kilocycles and shut down during the transmission of distress traffic. These stations were impelled to hire engineers proficient in radio code. Keeping abreast of advances in radio technique, however, the commission has abolished the 8 O 8 watch for broad- casting stations. Now the radio divis- ion of the Commerce Department, which polices the ether, has followed with a notice to all broadcasting sta- tions that they may now hire operators who do not hold “unlimited licenses,” which entail a knowledge of code. This was done because the commission’s order eliminating the watches obviates the need for a knowledge of code on the part of station operators. The SOS watch had applied to all stations operating on channels between 560 and 1,000 kilocycles which were thought capable of causing interference with distress traffic. Each such station had to have a receiver tuned to the in- ternational distress frequency at all hours while on the air. en an SO S was heard, the stations were required to sign off immediately and re off the air until given an “o. k.” by the radio supervisor in the district. It was explained at the commission that sta- tions and listeners have been greatly inconvenienced because of the intercep- tion of distress messages, when there was no possibility of interference with the rml of the traffic. A ly share of the distress traffic, it was said, is relayed from distant points, but has forced the silencing of stations along the coast for indefinite periods. In other words, a ship in trouble in the Indian Ocean might send out an 8 O 8, which is picked up by an- other ship on the high seas in the At- lantic, and relay broadcast. Once the signal was picked up, stations were forced to go silent until the distress signal was identified, which in some instances would require half an hour or_more. Effective watches are maintained on the distress frequencies by Government code and other commercial stations, and the commission felt that this would be adequate protection under ordinary cir- cumstances. During extremely mgh weather or under extraordinary - “GAYETY-BURLESK | NOW PLAYING & Mrs. Jack “zes” Diamond 30—“RACKET-DEARS"—30 “THE BLUE BIRD” G ‘s Comcert Bureau, Seats Mrs. Greenes Droop’s. 1300 G 8t. Dist. 6493. INATIONAL BEG. MAR. 14 SEATS MON. THE THEATRE GUILD, Inc., presents for the Fifth Production of Third Subscription Seasom (BEFORE BROADWAY SHOWING) BERNARD SHAW’S Newest Comedy TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD With an extraordinary cast including BEATRICE LILLIE, HOPE WILLIAMS, HUGH SINCLAIR, ERNEST COSSART, LEO G. CARROLL, FRANK SHANNON and others. SEATS ON SALE MONDAY PRICES: Evgs. $1 to $3 Wt 75c to $2 ,Jof. 7S¢ to $2.50 cumstances, certain stations strate- gically located, may be required to re- sume the maintenance of watches. Added to Cast. DMUND BREESE, veteran char- acter actor of stage and screen, has been added to the cast of the untitled Helen Twelvetrees picture in produc- tion at the R-K-O Radio Studios. In joining the film cast to play a Wall Street broker, Breese took double duties upon himself. as he is currently .ll‘g- pearing in the stage production “The Monster,” at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. ‘The picture, which features Eric Lin- den and Arline Judge with Miss|to Twelvetrees, is nearing completion. Current scenes, with an Atlantic City background, are providing employment for 100 extra players. William Seiter is directing. Vacuum Cleaner Music. NOBODY else does what Gregory and Raymon do. And they are now at the Fox. Gregory is a sound expert on all sorts of goofy instruments—balloons, saws, rubber gloves, even a vacuum cleaner, for he is doing a song on a vacuum cleaner for the first time this season. His rubber glove music sounds like a violin. His saw music has been recorded many times. Raymon, who is with him for the first time this trip, is a singer, dancer and comic. He also plays the banjo. His buck and wing on & mat 3x3 issaid to be a sensation. Gregory is a New Yorker, formerly sales manager for Wurlitzer. He learned to play every instrument in the store on Mr. Wurlitzer's time and then went out to become a vaudeville artist. WANTED! Complete set of old-time saloon fixtures for the PROHIBITION FAIR April 17-23 Write Room 1090 National Press Building ke WIDELY DISCUSSED STORY, ON THE SCREEN AT LAST/ i E 36 THI 1. Weekdays Now Playing MARION DAVIES snd CLARK GABLE n “Polly of the Circus’ 4 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pleturs ©. AUBEEY SMITH 0n the Stage— “MAKE IT SNAPPY" with 7 Vaudeville Aets Coming Frida; onel Now Plaving RONALD COLMAN Binclair Lewis’ Nobel Prize winner “ARROWSMITH" A United Artists Picture with HELEN HAYES Richard Bennett Mymma Loy Coming Soon 1932—PART FOUR. »'The Motion Picture Album By Robert E. Sherwood. | OLLYWOOD is aiways very re- spectful of success and inclined to bow reverently before those who achieve it. An exception is made, however, in the case of Josef Von Sternberg. For reasons, Which are hard to assign, he is su- remely unpopular among his colleagues fn the film capital, his triumphs are admitted, grudgingly, but it is freely and hopefully believed that one of his annoying temperament is bound to col- lapse sooner or later, and the better. Now it might possibly be sald that unpopularity in Hollywood should con- stitute- & recommendation in all other parts of the world, but it is evidently not so with Von Sternberg. He has managed .s0 effectually to project his own personality through his pictures and particularly through the medium of his ventriloquist’s dummy, Miss Mar- lene Dietrich, that he has made him- self known and disliked on an astonish- ingly widespread scale. All of which constitutes undoubtedly a source ef the utmost satisfaction for Von Sternberg himself. He is one who loves to be hated. Nevertheless, Von Sternberg's works inevitably command attention. They may be good, they may be bad, but they are never indifferent. Mannered, ultra-stylistic, often insufferably pre- tentious, they cannot be dismissed even b{e those who entertain the most com- plete scorn for the arch-poseur who cl’eol;e.s lhem,w e remembers the first, experiment~ al “Salvation Hunters,” the chief char- acter of which was a harbor dredge. One remembers, with reminiscent ex- citement, the mighty “Underworld,” and the heart-rending “The Last Command” and “The Case of Lena Smith.” One remembers “Morocco,” in which the talking picture took a long step for- ward, and the preposterous, super-arty “Dishonored,” and the wrath provoked in the copious breast of Theodore D"“:; by the cellulold “An American b ow Von Sternberg has given us something else to ramembfl'nmfl to m,cuu. "8 hai Express.” “Shanghai " interested me strangely. I was enthralled by its first the sooner d | scenes of the rallroad station of Pei- ping. I traveled with it breathlessly across the map of China and I was sorry to leave it at its final destination. It seemed to me to be as expertly pro- :i:eo:d & moving picture as I have ever There can be no question that Von Sternberg knows more than anyone else in Hollywood how to use the marvelous mechanical equipment that is at his disposal. He can make his camera talk and his microphone listen in a posi- tively human manner. He has also allowed Miss Dietrich to develop considerably more of her own animation than she did in 4any of the dreary reels of “Dishonored.” She as- sumes an interesting character of her own; and, ‘;:enuwithouc benefit of leg e very, very lovely to bebold. ik Another Great Barrymore. TH! story of Lionel Barrymore is said to be one of the most amaz- ing in motion pictures, or, for that matter, in theatrical history. Here is a man who was overshadowed by a talented brother and sister until after the age of 50, and yet who has stepped forward in the last year to become recognized as one of the great actors of the American stage. Until the advent of talking pictures, Lionel Barrymore, although known to be a fine actor, was known generally as “John and Ethel's older brother.” With the coming of the microphone to the movie studios, however, his wide stage experience and trained speaking voice brought him instant popularity in the new medium. His first talking pic- ture was “The Lion and the Mouse.” This was followed by “Alias Jimmy Val- entine.” At this point, however, Lionel tossed aside his growing popularity as an actor become a screen director. In this fleld he quickly made a mark, directing its ‘Madam X,” “The Rogue Son; and “Ten Cents a Dance,” with a skill which has seddom been sur- passed. Barrymore had decided to perma- nently forsake acting for directing when he was persuaded to appear with Norma Shearer as the eccentric lawyer in “A Pree Soul.” Then came the offer to lay the father in “The Broken Lul- laby,” the picturization of Maurice Rostand's play, “The Man I Killed” Those who have seen this Paramount picture declare that Barrymore, as the embittered old German, who has lost his only son, rises to the greatest dra- matic height of his long career. “TODAY 4:00 CONSTITUTION HALL | NATIONAL | SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WASHINGTON, D. C. HANS KINDLER, Conductor SOLOISTS Anse Hull, Mary Howe, Helea Heinl PIAAV;iTl THE WASHINGTON CHORAL FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION CHORUS Prices $1.50, $1.00, 75¢, 50c. Boxes $10.00 Tickets on salo at box effice, hall, after 11's. m. Met. 2661 'NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WASHINGTON, D. C. HANS_ KINDLER, Conductor CONSTITUTION HALL GABRILOWITSCH Prices $2.75, $2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 75¢ -Greene's Concert Tiekets Mrs. Wilson. Bureau, Droop’s, 1300 G St. District 6493. AMUSEMENTS Katharine Cornell Leads One Theater Attraction "The Barretts of Wimpo]e Street™ Is Only Drama for Local Theatergoers—Cancellation of Madge Kenncdy Show Makes National “Dark.” BELASCO—“The Barretts of Wimpole Street.” ATHARINE CORNELL fin her production of Rudolf Besier's “The Barretts of Wimpole Street,” in which she has acted for a year in the ' Empire Theater in New York City, will be seen at the Shubert-Belasco Theater for one week only, beginning tomorrow evening, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday. The curtain rises promptly at 8:15 o'clock at night and at 2:15 promptly at the matinees. ‘The courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Bar- rett, the great English poets, is one of the famous love stories of his- tory. Because of Miss Barrett's ill- ness and the Jse:il- ermell, OuUs guardianship el O of her father, she had few visitors. An impulsive letter of appreciation of Elizabeth’s poetry writ- ten by Browning began a correspond- ence which resulted in their meeting. It was necessary that secrecy attach itself to Robert's visits, since the elder Barrett dominated his household and secluded his children insofar as he could from friendships outside the family circle. Flush, Elizabeth’s spaniel, was the only witness of the appearances of Brown in Miss Barrett’s sitting room at 50 Wimpole street. And when at last Elizabeth fled her father’s house to Jjoin Browning, whom she had married clandestinely, panied her. Besier has followed history closely in his drama. The father plays an impor- tant part in the stage version of the romance. The playwright, interpreting this character for modern audiences, has followed modern psychology, but for his picture of this tyrannic parent, it is declared, he has ample authority from records and reports in his possession. Miss Corneli has risen to her present pre-eminence in the theater through a series of contrasting roles, ranging from | = Sydney in Clemence Dane's “A Bill of Divorcement” to Iris March in “The Green Hat,” from “Candida” to Made- line Carey in “Dishonored Lady” and from Ellen Olenska in “The Age of In- nocence” to Elizabeth Barrett in her current production. The Empire Theater cast assists Miss Cornell and includes Brian Aherne, Margalo Gillmore and Charles Waldron, Guthrie McClintic, who staged all the plays in which Miss Cornell has starred, directed “The Barretts of Wimpole Street.” Jo Mielziner designed the set- ting and the costumes. GAYETY—"“The Woman Afraid.” ANAGER LAKE of the Gayety Theater on Ninth street announces somewhat of a departure from the usual burlesque routine at his theater, start- ing with a matinee today, in Mrs. Jack (Legs) Diamond, with a cast of five Broadway stars, in the dramatic sketch, “The Woman Afraid.” In addi- the program will include “The tion Racket-Dears,” headed by Clyde Bates The National Forum Presents HEYWOOD BROUN, Lecturer at the JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Sunday Evening, March 6, 8:15 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Call_Deeatur 3030 for Reservations PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. Sir Thomas Beecham, c. HAYDN, Symphony, E MOZART, Sympheny, 34; FRANCK, Symphony, Tues., Mar. 8—4:30 “"%. Tickets—83.25, 83, gt T prthur Smil Homer L. Kitt Co. SPECIAL 330 Natl. 3700, To authenticsted musicians and student and seats at half price. JARNER BROS. THEATRES RUI HE! “NO ONE M A Paramount Picture With CAROLE LOMBARD e GUS EDWARDS" RADIO REVUE And 3 Oth ramount Masterpiece “BROKEN LULLABY" Formerly “Man I Killed” h LIONEL BARRYMORE NANCY CARROLL KATHARINE CORNELL N THE BARRETTS OF SORRY! TWO NIGHTS ONLY ALLOTTED WASHINGTON SHUBERT-BELASCO *"*% iR e 5T h%» GNIY AND AT THESE CENTSIBLE PRICES, 50c TO $3.00—NO TAX The Year’s Smartest Musical Show ’s Welcome 2 REMO ‘“Everybody CES OSCAR JA TOM JONES' A ACCOUNT OF LIMITED ENGAGEMENT MAIL AND HONE DREERS WiLL NOT BE ACOEPTED: TICKETS MUST RE PURCHASED AT BOX SALE OPENS WEDNESDA' OFFICE. FRAN ANN HARR (MRS sH_penniVoTon~[HFE. N 'OR _MORLEY, < BROADWAY ORCHESTRA. GREAT DANCING CHORUS WIMPOLE STREET Monday Night, MATS. THURS. & MARCH 18. Flush accom- | |and Jack Hunt, funmakers. with Wilma Horner, Larry Amon, Ana | Mitchell, Mae Malben, Johnny Stone {and Evelyn Burke, supported by & chorus both youthful and pretty. —_— Shavian Sentiment. 'HERE are those who profess to have analyzed the character of George Bernard Shaw, and after much descant- |ing upon his puckian qualities in mix- |ing humor with his philosophy arrive |at the conclusion that the Irish master | of letters is devoid of sentiment. His | newest comedy, “Too True to Be Good/® is soon due at the National Theater. They argue that he denies himself any indulgence in the gentler of hu- man traits because of the sheer neces- | sity of supporting his arguments,and that | he really resorts to paradoxical views mainly because he is barren of sentiment. His writings are branded as lacking re- gard for tender emotions. His oral statements are quoted as supporting the theory. These hasty analyzers, however, ignore the truism that an Irishman without sentiment is a traitor to his ra Sen- timent is the soul of an Irishman. This av.’:mumnnz has been proved very, very often. | A speeech of George Bernard Shaw. | made some years ago at & home-rule | meeting, eloquently squashes the argu- | ment that he is without sentiment. In | it he declared: “My father was an Irishman and my | mother was an Irishwoman. Both were Protestants, the intensity of whose faith would have been described by a large number as sheer Protestantism. A large part of my mother's duties to me were discharged by an Irish nurse. That nurse was a Roman Catholic, and she never put me to bed without sprinkling me with holy water. “I cannot imagine anything that is less worthy to be laughed at or more touching than this picture of an Catholic woman sprinkling holy water— and you know what holy water was to her—on a little Protestant child whose parents grossly underpaid her.” g A New TRIPLE STAR RKO VAUDEVILLE BILL! 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