Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1932, Page 11

RED RECORNTION URGED A S Fish Says G. 0. P. Would Like to Support Attitude of Administration. Assertions by Senator Robinson of | Arkansas and Representative Rainey of | Tllinols, Democratic leade=s in the Sen- ate and House, favoring Rvssian recog- ution, yesteraay brought froin Repre- | sentative Fish, Republican, of New | York, a challenge to make this a clean- | eut party issue. In a statement he said: “Both of these Democrats hold official positicns, | and to date no Democrat in high au-| thority has taken the trouble to repu- | diate or even oppose such declarations. ‘Would Welcome Issue. “If the Democratic party intends to g0 on record in favor of recognition it should place such a plank in its plat- form and I am sure the Republican party would welcome such an issue and uphold the record of the last three Re- | ublican administrations in opposition | recognition of the Soviet regime. | “The American people are entitled to | know whether the Democratic leader- | ship in the House and Senate represents | the position of the democratic party on | this important issue.” | Will Ask for Expression. While withholding an expression of his personal opinion, Chairman Linthi- cum yesterday wrote a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee members telling them he would ask today or very soon whether they favored a fur- ther study of the Sabath recognition resolution. This measure, introduced by Repre- sentative Sabath, Democrat, Illinois, would request the President to direct the Secretary of State to begin recog- nition negotiations with Russia. e NAVY BILL PLAGED AHEAD IN SENATE Hale Measure Providing Big In- crease to Treaty Strength Ac- corded Calendar Preference. By the Associated Press. ‘The Hale bill to build up the Navy to the London treaty strength was given calendar preference yesterday by the Senate Steering Committee. | ‘The banking reform bill of Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia was sec- ond in order, followed by the resolution of Senator George, Democrat, of Geor- gia, authorizing the President to reor- | ganize the executive branch of the ‘Government. Fourth on the list announced by Chairman Vandenberg came the Dem- ocratic emergency road fund bill, long since approved by the House. ‘The resolution of Senator Norris, | Republican, of Nebraska, providing for Government operation of Muscle Shoals, or for leasing the properties under a number of conditions, was made next. Sixth and last was the Hawes-Cut- ting Philippine independence bill. Appropriations bills pending and in committee will maintain their prefer- ence, as will the tax bill and confer- ence Teports on bills over which the House. and Senate disagree. S A T Pope Sees Author in Black Suit. VATICAN CITY (#)—Because Gio- vanni Papini, noted Italian _writer, ‘whose works include a “Life of Christ,” had an aversion to wearing full dress, Pope Plus waived strict Vatican rules and received him in an ordinary black | suit recently. HE Show Must Go On” And both at the Shubert-Belasco and the National Theaters the show will go on for an- other week, in spite of doubts to the contrary. Sensational notices from here and there among the talking picture palaces also clearly indicate that no closings are contemplated, and the stock of worth-while pictures has not yet been exhausted. %%k % Skubert-Belasco, “Hay Fever” Next Monday. INOEL COWARD'S comedy, with the cryptic title “Hay Fever,” which has nothing to do with hay fever as it is familiar to the general public, will come_to the Shu- bert-Belasco Mon- day evening, with Constance Collier heading _a very distinguirhed cast. The play was cne i of the regular sea- son's hits in New York, and it will bring in its per- forming _company Eric Cowley, An- thony Kemble- Cooper, Julia Hoyt and Balerie Cos- sart. The story concerns itself with the mad antics of the Bliss family, whose strange con- duct creates consternation among their [ Constance Collier. guests and yet who seem to be totally | oblivious or indifferent to consequences. * ox ok x National Players— o “The Unexpected Husband.” ] spite of previous announcements to the contrary, the National Theater Players will carry on at the National, their new offering, beginning Monday evening, being “The Unexpected Hus- band,” a play by Barry Conners, who wrote “The Patsy,” “Applesauce” and other classics of their type to stir up the risibilities and soothe the sorrows of fallen arches. This one is about a little Texas girl who wanted to marry 2 Broadway playboy and a father that was determined to thwart her. Leona Powers will be the girl and Donald Woods the playboy, With a supporting cast that will largely enlist the strength of the popular little company. AT Hinda Wassau Coming to the Gayety. H!NDA WASSAU, “the greatest draw- ing card of them all” will be the outstanding attraction at the Gayety Theater, starting with a matinee Sun- day afternoon. Besides Hinda, the com- pany will bring Billy Plelds, Chuel Cal- lahan, Lou Powers, funsters: Lew Denny. Milt Bronson, Les Spensler and Bob Wallace, singing, dancing and straight men, and a feminine coptin- gent including Georgia Sothern, illie Holmes, Ann Myers, Dot Alexander and Charlotte La Burr. * k k¥ Story of Washington Central High Auditorium. HE cantata “Washington,” the story of George Washington and his at-| | tributes, sung by 1,000 school children of Washington, will be the extraordi- nary attraction at the Central High School Auditoritm tomorrow and Sat- urday evenings at 8 o'clock, under the direction of Dr. E. N. C. Barnes and his assistants of the music department of the public schools. Tickets may be had of the children and at the door the nights of the performance. * x % % ‘Kedroff Quartet, National Theater, Friday. TI{E famous Kedroff Quartet of Rus- sian singers will be heard in con- cert at the National Theater Friday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock, sponsored by the Community Institute of Washing- ton. Folk pleces from the Russian provinces, notably Novgorod, combined with humorous numbers and songs both grave and gay, will enter into their pro- gram. The famous singers, Nicholas FRANKLY-- I don’t know ‘THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, What’s What and Where Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters Kedroff and C. N. Kedroff, baritone and basso, with I K. Denisoff and T. F. | Kasakoff, have been heard here on two other occasions, and their accomplish- ments and programs have made them | most popular. EwE ON THE SCREEN. | “Doomed Battalion | Rialto, Friday Ewi ’l‘HE world premiere of “The Doomed Battalion,” a new epic of the World War, will occur Friday evening at the | Rialto Theater, when all seats will be | reserved at prices ranging from $3 to $1. | Army, Navy and Marine officials, it is | announced. will be | present. The story | is said to present | new features of war, with white- capped peaks, ava- lanches, blizzards and trapped troops harassed by them ng. | hardi's Theater, Berlin, the leading role in this Luis Trenker stery, with Victor Var- coni and Trenker himself in two other important roles. Tala Birell After the pre- miere the picture will continue §ts Washington run at the regular Rialto prices of admission, beginning with the performance Saturday morning. | % “Girl Crazy” At Palace Friday. TH original Broadway procuction of ; Crazy,” featuring the George Gershwin music, including the cast of the New York show, with the principals, will be the feature at Loew's Palace Theater starting Friday. A stage show of 70 people, with two carloads of | scenery and 15 scenes—an extraordinary innovation for a picture house program —is promised as an experiment which may result in others of its kind. | _'The screen feature will be “When a Feller Needs a Priend,” with Jackie | Cooper and Chic Sales in outstanding | roles. It is described as a picture suit- able for children as well as adults—a simple tale of boyish love and courage. X% x Fox, Friday, “Trial of Vivienne Ware.” STORY with a thrilling murder trial, “The Trial of Vivienne SHIP AND TRAVEL VIA THE ROUTE OF THE SunsHINE *ASERVICE INSTITUTION® MISSOURI PACIFIC -— STAGES Auxiliary to Missouri Pacific Railroad of a sounder home investment than a MAYTAG and here’s one at only 50 D. C Ware,” with Joan Benett in the leading is the screen fare to tempt Fox Theater patrons, beginning on_ Friday | of this week. It is a Kenneth M. Ellis| story, directed by William K. Howard, and whose cast also includes Donald Cook, Alan Dinehart, Herbert Lundin, Lilllan Bond, Skeets Gallagher and | Zasu Pitts. | The Fanchon-Marco idea for the | week is titled “La Plaza,” and features | Les Gellls, Jack Brancel and pals, Chiquita, Skeeter and Rey, among | others, with a Spanish ensemble. Another extraordinary musical nov- elty will be presented by Phil Lampkin, which features 23 amateur choral and instrumental clubs, one at each' per- formance, in the celebration of the sec- ond annual Music week festival at the Fox. * % % & Earle, Saturday, New Version of “The Miracle Man.” PARAMOUNT'S new version of “The Miracle Man,” with a distinguished cast, is announced by the Warner-Earle Theater, starting Saturday. Chester Morris and Sylvia Sidney, who have the outstanding roles, will be supported by John Wray, Hobart Bosworth, Irving Pichel, Robert Coogan, Ned ' Sparks, Lloyd Hughes and Boris Karloff, The vaudeville program will be headed by Jay C. Flippen, star comedian of many Broadway successes, in a hodge- podge of blackface fun, “Bag of Blues,” which will include Theodore, Enrica and Novello in a terpsicharean feature; the Three McCann Sisters, song birds; the St. John Brothers in feats of strength, and Maxine Doyle. * x x % Keith's Hold Over . “Symphony of Six Millions. LATE announcements of Manager Hardle Meakin of Keith's Theater state that the current picture, “Sym- phony of Six Millions,” will be held over for another week. * K ok X “Night Court” At Columbia Friday. «I\JIGHT COURT,” the new screen feature which comes to Loew’s | Wardman Park, Friday. Columbia Friday, will have featured in its cast Walter Huston and Lewis Stone, —AND IN BALTIMORE A WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932 A stars of “The Wet Parade.” It has a|directed by Prank Reicher. one of the |some enthusiasm of the talents she Mark Hellinger story of political cor- | first directors of the New York Theater | has discovered in the Cue and Cur- ruption in the courts of justice in a big city, and Charles Beahan, Manhattan playwright, is credited as co-author. It was directed by W. S. Van Dyke, who | directed the “Tarzan” and "Traderl Horn” pictures. Its cast also includes Phillips Holmes, Anita Page, Jean Her- | sholt, Tully Marshall, John Miljan and Mary Carlisle. * ok ok x “Beauty and the Boss™ At the Metropolitan Friday. TH! screen version of “A Church which _has been titled | and the Boss” will come | ‘Warner-Metropolitan _Friday. Marian Marsh and Warren Willlam are s stars. It is the familiar story of e ill-dressed but beautiful private sec- retary who found that she had to transform herself into a butterfly to| win her noble employer. The cast also includes ~Charles _ Butterworth, _droll | comedian; Mary Doran, Lillian Bond, ( Polly Waters, Yola D'Avril and Barbara Leonard. “The Contrast,” TH‘E first American play, “The Con- trast,” will be revived at the Ward- man Park Theater Friday and Saturday evenings of this week by the Cue and Curtain Club of the George Washing- | ton University, under the direction of Miss Constance Connor Brown and the sponsorship of the District of Columbia Bicentennial Commission. 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