Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1933, Page 38

2 AMUS Coming Film “Technical *King Kong." Eighteen Months in the Making, Ial Arabassador EMENTS. Is Called Masterpiece” Tribute to Hollywood Wizardry in Accomplish- ing What Was Considered the Impossible. By Mollie OLLYWOOD, Calif., January 21. —Hollywood's technical mas- ¢ terpiece, a picture which has been one and a half years in the making, will soon be re- leased. It is “King Kong" made by those two famous adventure-producers, Ermnest B. Schoedsack and Merian G. Cooper. The story comes from the fertile imagination of Edgar Wallace— the last tale he wrote before death stilled the most prolific pen of the day. From a purely technical standpoint “King Kong” is the most difficult trans- Jation of an idea into a motion picture structure yet attempted in Hollywood. The most startling point of interest about it is that the central character is a monstrous ape 50 feet tall. The film will show prehistoric monsters fighting each other and will recreate the sounds they made while living. It is 75 per cent informed with sound. The ape will be seen hurling auto- mobiles at New York’s Stock Exchange building, tearing up a section of the Sixth avenue elevated railway and making his last stand atop the tower of the Empire State building. There this glant anthropoid, with a fragile young woman in his paw, fights a squadron of army pursuit planes re- morselessly pumping bullets into its body. A futile but magnificent gesture on the ape’s part is when he plucks a plane out of the air and hurls it into the street far below. To make such a scene as the one above descrived is one of the most dif- ficult things ever attempted for the screen., Most of the work in this pic- ture has been done behind locked doors, All the initial work of the tech- nical staff was kept secret from the general staff on the lot because R-K- ©O wanted to be certain that the secrecy of their process was kept inviolate. To give you some small idea of the precise craftsmanship required, only one-sixteenth of an inch of film could be photographed at a time and never more than a total of 20 feet on the best 10-hour day's work was made. One of the greatest problems involved was how to place the monstrous ape in association with humans and ani- mate them all against the moving background of a great city. Many of the scenes—notably the one in which the ape fights the air armada —were made up of seven distinct shots merged into a composite timed to a split second. A few years ago it would have been an impossible thing to pho- tograph “King Kong” An H. Wells or an Edgar Wallace eould have made it live for you with words—and a series of dore-like drawings could have made it vivid to a certain extent. But today, no matter how fantastic the idea or how difficult of accomplish- ment. man's mental nightmares are possible of materialization by motion picture technicians. When Merian Cooper and Edgar | ‘Wallace got together on a story so fan- | tastic that the motion picture producers | laughed at them, since they felt the technicalities involved made its accom- plishment impossible, their discourage- ment only whetted Cooper’s determina~ tion to see the thing through. “I knew there was nothing a man could mentally conceive that the cam- eraman could not recreate or excel by ady number of processes available,” Cooper told me when we discussed his pet picture. “Frank! I didn't know the details of how we were going to produce these strange prehistoric ani- mals and mingle them with real per- sons in modern settings, because I am not a technician. But to materialize the story Wallace and I had construct- ed I found two men eminently fitted | for the work to be done. “Schoedsack, who had made pictures with me before, and Willis O'Brien, | ture. Merrick. who had done considerable work for the American Museum of Natural His- tory in New York, a great artist and the greatest technician in the motion picture industry today. As an artist- scientist O'Brien appreciated all phases of the work required; as a paleontolo- gist of note, he supervised the making of the eight prehistoric monsters to be seen in the completed film. A dozen sculptors assisted him in making those ancients so true to known facts that they form the most scientifically valu- able collection of paleontology in the world today. For one year these mon- sters were builded upon skeletons ex- actly duplicating those to be seen in rious museums throughout the coun- ‘But O’'Brien’s real work'began when the cameras were set up, since his is the task of animating these monsters so that they simulate the movements made in life. I won’t attempt to reveal all that secret. It took us seven weeks to produce in film the fight between the ape and the pterodactyl. Each little movement was photographed separately —a job which took patience. When it came to make the sequences of the ape running amuck in New York's down- town sector, no miniatures were al- lowed. The planes are actual fighting planes and the shots are actual shots of downtown New York. Sometimes seven different sequences were blended to make one shot. Some of the methods | used will be kept secret for many years.” One of the greatest difficulties en- countered by the makers of “King Kong” was reproduction of sounds made by prehistoric animals, since there was no scientific data available to be used as a guide. Dr, Lytle, ver- tebrae paleontologist of the Los Angeles Museum, furnished the for the sound effects: “For the dinosaur I would suggest that you reproduce va- rious degrees of hissing sounds and for the mammals an admixture of grunts and groans,” he said. It took 40 sound- making instruments to reproduce the menacing hisses. For vocalizing the arsinoitherium (prehistoric Egyptian mammal) the technicians blew a column of air through a vox humana pipe from an old organ. This was next re-recorded at a subnormal speed which made the re- sultant sound an octave lower and with a definite note of terror. A reversal of the sound track turned this somewhat familiar sound into a hitherto unheard G.|of bull-like groan which in turn was slowed down in recording and lowered still another octave. If you're still with me on all this you have some small idea of the difficulties involved and the | expert work of technicians. Growls of cougars, lions, leopards and other wild animals were recorded and reversed for other sounds in the pic- An assortment of gorilla cries were assembled by Chief Technician Spivack for the ape itself, and these were run backward at slow tempo. The effect was tremendous. From the first picture problem presented makers of gelatin entertainment to the fin- ished product of this Cooper-Wallace- Schoedsack tale is a whole world of scientific research and practical experi- | ment. 1t is interesting that, in a day of dialogue, the screen suddenly asserts itself most forcibly from its technical angle and in this weird nightmare tale in which the principal actor—a giant ape—carries some of the following measurements: Height, 50 feet; face, 7 feet; nose, 2 feet; lips, 6 feet from corner to corner; brows, 4 feet 3 inches; mouth, 6 feet when stretched in a smile; eyes, each 10 inches long; high; arms, 23 feet . . . Good night, little kiddies . . . Sleep well! original company of “The Green Pastures,” which played for 18 months in New York and five months in Chicago, totaling 1,000 performances, will open at the National Theater on Monday evening, February 13. Marc Connelly, its author, received the Pul- itzer prize in 1930 for the play. It deals with the Biblical account in Genesis as seen through the eyes of the religious Southern Negro, and though | naive and humorous throughout it has, been regarded as significant and serious dr:m2 by dramatic scholars. Richard B. Harrison, who had not ap- | peared in a stage offering prior to “The | Green Pastures,” plays the leading role —that of “the Lawd.” Daniel L. Haynes, Salem Tutt Whitney, Ajonzo | Fenderson and Doe Doe Green have important_supporting roles. Robert Edmond Jones created the 18 stage settings and designed the lighting effects. Hall Johnson contributed the musical arrangements of the spirituals and created the famous “Heavenly Choir,” a group of 40 superb singers that takes the place of the customary orchestra. Although mail orders will not be re- ceived for “The Green Pastures” en- gagement, the management of the Na- tional Theater states that the box office seat sale will open two weeks in ad- | vance of the arrival of the play. Tallulah Bankhead Coming. ALLULAH BANKHEAD, who has been absent from the American stage for several seasons because of her activities in the London Theater and films, returns to the legitimate stage in Washington on Monday eve- ning, February 6, when Arch Selwyn| will present “Forsaking All Others” at the National Theater for one wesk only. Mr. Selwyn has selected an unusually | fine all-star supporting cest for Miss Bankhead's first play, headed by Ian Keith apd Mary Duncan, both also re- turning to the stage from starring en- gagements in the films. Donald Mc- Donald, Cora Witherspoon, Helen Flint, Fred Keating, Nancy Ryan, Helen Crane and Johnny Greene, the latter com- poser of the famous Libby Holman torch song, “Body and Soul” are others ‘whose names are of more than passing importance. “Forsaking All Others” is a comedy. The authors of the play, Edward Rob- erts and Frank Cravett, have mod- estly described their work as “a story of a charming New York girl and some of her friends.” Its locale is Pnrki avenue and the gowns worn by Miss| Bankhead and the ladies of the cast are being specially designed by Hattle Carnegie, famous New York-Paris coutouriere. DANCING. R o e D KW cua="end dancing Mon, | e wir-. orches by appointhenc. Met. 4180, Est. 1900, ‘Egare, 831 18th St. M Pt [cisons. In' ball ncing or classes: $5. LEROY H, THAY] Ball Room and Gtage Dandfne. c':‘"‘fli“}l‘ n"‘é’.ll“::l““ an 3 neeticut Ave. Sterling 9854. N Phil Hayden All Types of Classes Now Forming |¢¢“T'HE STERLING PLAYERS," STERLING PLAYERS ORGANIZE. the name which has been chosen for Prince Georges County’s newest dra- matic organization, are now beginning work on George F. Mountford's fast- moving comedy of irrepressible youth, “Crooks for a Month,” which it is ex- pected will be produced the beginning of February in Hyattsville. After the production of their first play the terling Players plan to begin work n longer and more serious plays and eventually to enter the semi-profes- sional class, and perhaps broadcast. Applications for associate member- ship in the association are.now being received. CASTING FOR PLAY TODAY. “RETRIBUTION." by Aaron Gold- man, directed by Bernard H. | Haldane, both of the Jewish Community Center, has been selected for competi- tion in the one-act play tournament. The play was presented January 18 at the center and was enthusiastically re- ceived by an audience of more than 200. The cast consists of Philip Notes, Miss_Frances Levin, Nathan Goldman and Irvin Wolloch. Casting for a new one-a 4 pm. at the center. The next meet- ing of the dramatic group is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 1933. COLUMBIA PLAYERS. 'HE Columbia Players, under the di- rection of Orris Holland will offer ‘Washington an entirely new production idea when, they present John Gals- worthy's play “Escape” at Wardman Park Theater on February 14 and 15. This episodic play is divided into & prologue and nine scenes, including a bed room, Hyde Park, a moor, a forest stream, a parsonage, etc., necessitating speed and skill in changing sets. Director Holland’s production will utilize sound and lighting to suggest rather than show each set. Only a small area of the stage will be used for each scene, and as the light fades out on one scene and one portion of the stage, it will come up on another. The corps of assistants working with the director on the production end of the play are just as important this time as members of the hugh .cast. ST. JAMES DRAMATIC CLUB. HE St. James Dramatic Club, mak- ing its first appearance before the public will present three short one act comedies, “No Man Wanted,” “Renting Jimmie” and “Kitchen Mechanic,” for the benefit of the St. James' Catholic Church, in the auditorium, Thirty- seventh street and Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rainier, Md. Matinee today at 2 p.m. and tomorrow at 8 p.m. Included in the cast are Ruth Berry, Theresa Merkle, Mildred Cole, Dorothea Famosa, Frances Smith, Eleanor Bart- lett, Marion Meitzler, Esther Magill, Catherine Fisher, Gladys Rice, Hazel Raley, Norma Reiman, Audrey Speake, Joseph Graves and Francis Schmehl. The play is under the direction of Leo Merkle. One Hundred Per Cent. ICARDO CORTEZ'S score with Hol- lywood's film studios today stands at an even 100 per cent. with every major production company in the picture capital It took his new role in Fox Films' “Broadway Bad” to complete that rec- ord. Until he was signed for the gm opposite Joan Blondell in that luc- tion he had never worked in a Fox picture. One of the silent screen stars to win No. 6 Dupont Circle North 8594 . 7l even greater success in talking pictures, Cortez has been under contract to lead. eye teeth, 10 inches & | Which features “Through the Mediter- play will take place today at| He has worked | | Palm | Tivoli THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, WEEK OF JANUARY 22. Sunday Monday Tuesday D. C., JANUAERY 22 193 o —PART FOUR. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and o Y 2 18th & Columbis Rd. rance.” Janet Gaynor and o Charles Parrell in 624 H 8t. NE b the Countrs 080, “Com: Arcade Hyattsville, Md. Arcade Rockville, Md. Dark. Dark. Com. _Country. Loretta Youns and lice White in “Employees En- rance. Janst Gaynor and Charles rrell in the "Storm. Odd. Com. Loretta Young and ice White in Jean Harlow and Clark Gable in “Red Dust.” Cartoon. John Boles and “Tess of orge M. Cohan and tte” Colbert 1 News. George M. Cohan and Claudette Dark. Ashton Clarendon, Va. Avalon 5612 Conn. Ave. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Tess of the Storm Country.” _Comedy. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Tess of the Country. Janet Gaynor and Charies Parrell In “Tess of the Storm untry.” and in Jean Harlow snd Bk Gadle 12 Screen son Jean Huriow Sark Gab “Red Du Cartoon. Jean Harlow ark Gable “Red Dust. Bcreen song. Joan Blondell and Linden “Big City Blues." Comedy. Sport Thrills. and .v‘- Sgencer Tracy and oan Bennett in +“Me and My Gal’ 'n. _Sport Thrills. Jack Holt in “Man Asainst William P on Blonel 18 “Lawyer Man." Serial. Short. Com. Ann Dvorsk and “Stranger in Town.” Serisl._Com. Short. Nancy Carroll and Cary Grant in Laurel and Hardy in ‘Pack Up Your ‘Hot Saturdey.” i Comedy. News. ‘Troubles Comedy. Cartoon. Clive Brook in “gherlock Holmes. Ken Maynard in “Law_of the West. Laurel and Hardy in “Pack ur Trouhles Comedy. Cartoon. Clara Bow in “Call Her Savage.” Comedy. Cartoon. Buck Jones in “Forbidden Trail." of the :Yi:l Holt in Wo No. 8, of “Last Mohicans." Against ‘Woman. Comedy. Cartoon. Marian Marsh and Reginald Denny in “'Strange Justice. Willy Forst “The Theit of Mona Lisa." flle and Siim Summerville and ried” Serial. Com. rene in & Serial. Comedy. Clars Bow in “Call Her Savage.” Vitaphone short subject. Janet Gaynor and Charles Parrell in 4 of ‘the Storm Gountry.” _Comedy. Charles Laughton and ureen O'Sullivan in “Payment Deferred.” Lioyd Hamilton_com. Clars Bow in “cpll Her Savage. itaphone short subject. Naney_Carroll e Saturday.” 'xmcom%y. Victor McLaglen in “Rackety Rax.” Our Gang comedy. Cartoon. Clars Bow in “Call Her Sa Cartoon. Ave. Grand 645 Pa, Ave. B.E: William Powell and Joan Blondell in “Lawyer Man." Edghr Kennedy com. Clara Bow “Call Her Savage. Cartoon. Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Sullivan in “Payment Deferred.” Comedy. Willlam Powell and Joan Blondell in wyer Man.” Edgar Kennedy com. Constance Bennett in Lioya Hamilton com. amilton 74 Cartoon. Berial. Comedy. Short. Cameo. Mt. Rainier, Md. Carolina 11th&N.C.Ave. 8.E. Central Dark. Jack Oakie in “Mad|- son Square Garden.’ Jack Buchsnan in “‘Magic Night."” Jean Harlow and 1k Gable in “Red Dust Charlie Chase comedy. Jack Oakie in “Madi- Oharlie Chase comedy. _ Comed: Marlene Dietrich in Marlene Dietrieh in “Blonde Venus." “Blonde Venus.” Comedy. Comedy. News! News. John and Lionel Bar- Tymore. Greta Garbo, in “Grand Hotel.” Comedy. John end Lionel Bar- Tom Mix in ** Fourth Horseman.” Norman Foster in “Fast_Companions.” All comedy night. Laurel ard Hardy, Charlle Chase and many others. Mary Astor in jquare Garde “Men of Chance.” son Jack Buchanai “Magic Night.” Regis Toomey i “Strange Adventure” “Strange Mary Astor in “Men of Chance.” mey in Adventure " Edward G. Robinso in “Tiger Shark.” Hoot Gibson in Edward G. Robinson "Wiid, Hor in “Tiger Shark.” Gary Cooper and George Raft in “I¢ T Had & Million. y. Cartoon. Jean Harlow and ark Gabl “"Red Dus! Gary Cooper and George Raft in “1¢ T Had & Ml f 1 lion.” Comedy. Cartoon. Clive Brook and est ‘Torrence 1 “'Sherlock Holme: Short. Bcreen_son: Edward G. Robinsol in “Silver Dollar." Laurel and Hardy comedy Wil Rogers n in “Too Busy to Work.” Cartoon. 425 Oth Bt. N.W. Gary Cooper. Clrcle Wynne Gibson and ack Oakie in 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. gy T°Hac s Million.” Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevaller and* & Gibson and Jeanette MacDonald in Jack Oskie in “Love Me Tonight.” “I¢ T Had s Million." News. George Raft and Con- stance Cumming Clark Gable and TN “Night _After Night.” Comedy. Jean Harlow in “Red Dust.” Cartoon. Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow in “Red Dust.” y Cartoon. “Last_Frontier. CéEn. Clara_Bow n “Call Her Savage.” e Screen_sons. Surragut Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Tess of the Storm Country.” _Comedy. Janet Gaynor and Charies Parrell in «Tess of the Btorm Country” _Comedy. Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Sullivan in “Payment Deferred. Lloyd Hamilton Warren_William and amita in “The Match King. Short. _Sport Thrill Victor McLaglen in ‘Rackety Rax Frederic March and Sylvia Sidney in “If 1 Had a M DumFarton illion.’ Coms 1349 Wis. Ave. N.W. Rich'd Cromwell and Dorothy Jordan in ““That's My Bov." Comedy. _Berial Frederic March and a Sidney in Had a Million.” Comedy. Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in “Prosperity.” Comedy. Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in “Prosperity."” Comedy. Tim McCoy in Ead of the Trail” Comedsy. “His_Week En Joel McCrea and Fay Wray in “The Most Dangerous_Game.” News._Comedy. Ann Harding and Richard Dix in “The Conquerors." Fairlawn Anacostia, D. C. Ann Harding and Loretta Young and Richard Dix in “The Conquerors.” Charlie Chase comedy. Charlie Chase comedy. Gary_Cooper and Wynne Gibson in “1 1 Had a Million. Cartoon. Gary Cooper and Wynne Gibson in “IL T Had a Million.” Cartoon. George O'Brien in “The Golden West.” Pitts-Todd comedy. Cart'n.Serlal (mat.). Eric Linden and Sidney Fox in “Afraid to Talk.” Magic_Carpet. Irene Dunme and Hippodrome 808 K Bt. N.W. Comedy. News. Irene Dunne and Comedy. New: Barl .80 Big Jack Holt in “Man Against_ Woman." Stanwyc Com. N Marlene Dietrich in “Blonde Venus. Tiffany Thayer's “Thirteen Women.” Marlene Dietrich in % n “Local “‘Blonde Venus. Joe E.Brown Boy Makes Good.” ‘om Keene in “Come_On. Danger.” Tiffany Thayer's “Thirteen _Women.” Jean Harlgy and n Tt Home 13th & CSts. NE.___ viaphone Jean Harl Clark Gi Vitaphone_sbort. Clars Bow n “Call Her Savage. uvenir_reel George Brent and “Loretta Young in «They Gul It 8in Comedy._ ‘Travel taik Ralph Bellamy and Pat O'Brien in “AIr Mail” Ca: Warren Willlam and Dorothy Jordan in “Cabin in the Cotton." Comedy. Oartoon. Jesse 18thnr.RIAve.N.B. Richard Barthelmess& Richard Barthelmess& Dorothy Jordan in “Cabin in the Cotton.” Comedy. _Cartoon. and Richard Arle “Tiger Shark.’ Comedies. Edward G. Robinson i Edward G. Robinson and Richard Arlen in “Tiger Shark.” edies. Walter Huston and ez in Lupe Vel “Kony Comedy._Cartoon. Jean Hersholt and Borls Karloff in Jackie Searl in “The Old Dark House." “Hearts of Humanity.” Buck Jones in “The Sundown Rider."” Lync Gaithersburg, Md. Dark. Bally Bilers In at Check Girl." Demarest comedy. Novelties. Sally_ Eilers in “Hat Check Girl." Demarest comedy. Novelties. Jack Holt in “This Sporting Age." Fabie, “Hokum Hotel Com. “'Babe of Mine" Jack Holt in “This Bporting Age' Pable, “Hokum Hotel " “Babe of Mine " Buck Jones in “Riding for_Justice.” Mickey Mouse. Serial. Musical com. Buck Jones in “Riding for_Justice.” Mickey Mouse. Serial. Musical com. Dark. Del Ray, Va. Mitzi_Green Gloria Bwanson an n Melvyn Douglas “Little Orphan in Annie.” “Tonight or Never.” Irene Dunne and Ricardo Cortez in “Thirteen Womep." Jack Oakie and Sidney Fox in “Once in & Lifetime " Richard Arlen and Gloria Stuart in “The All American.” John Wayne in “Ride Him, Cowboy.” Princess g toc Bolmes " “Madi- 19 mee NE JSERONN Bonden” Richmond o Alexandria, Va. S Dous_ Falrbanks, ir., Dous_Fairbanks, Ca Al oll, in and Nancy Ci i 1RGN BT 3030 14th 8t. N-W. Comedy. Travel Radio stars in “The Big Broadcast.” Charles Bickford in “The Last Man."” Clive Brook In Radio stars in “The Big Broadcast.” Charles Bickford in “The Last Man. Richard Cromwell n “That's My Boy." Joan Bennett 1n “wild_Girl."" Buck Jones in “White Eagle One hour of come Berial. Mat.. 2 Richard Cromwell in “That's My Boy.” s, Bennett in wild_Girl." . Warren Willlam in “The Match King.” Comedy. News. News. William Haines and M “Fast Li Comedy. News. George Raft and Con- stance Cummings in ht After Night.” Comedy. Cartoon. d Co ance Cummings Night After Night Comedy. _Cartoon i Jack Oakie In “Uptown New York." Charlie Chase comedy. T, oll in “Scarlet_Dawn." Comedy. _Travel talk. Jack Oakie in All star cast in “The Biz Broad- cast Comeds. Ken Maynard in “Come On an." Seco Dark. Clive Brook and Lila Lee in “Night of June 13" Comedy.” News Richard Barthelmess & Dorothy Jordan in “Cabin in the Cotton."” Comedy._Cartoon. Richard Barthelmess & Dorothy Jordan in “Cebin in the Cotton.” Comedy._ Cartoon. Edward G. Robinson and Richard Aslen in ““Tiger Shafk.” Comedy. Clive Brook in “Sherlock Holmes." Tom Mix in “The Fourth Horsema: Chester Morris_and Mae Clarke in “Breach of Promise.” rials Silver Spring, Md. State Bethesda, Md. Dark. Rich'd Barthelmess i “Cabin in the Cotton. Comedy. New: 'd Barthelmess in ‘abin In the Cotton.” Comedsy. News. Will Rogers in “Too Busy to Work."” ‘Comedy. Will Rogers in “Too Busy to Work.” Comedy. News. News. Clive_Brook Mitzi Green in Little Orohan Ann' Tom Mix in ““The n “Sherlock Holmes.” Comedy. Fourth_Horseman Will Rogers and Marian Nixon in “Too Busy to Work Comedsy. Cartoon. Sylvan 104 R. I Ave. N.W. Will_Roges Marian Nixon in “Too Busy to Work." Comedy. Cartoon. Boris Karloffl and Lillian_Bond in ““The Old Dark House ™ Benny Rubin comedy. Joan Blondell and Warren Willlam in “Three On a Match." Comedy. _Novelty George O'Bi n The Golden West." t of the Mohicans™ (final)._Comedy. Nov. Jack Oakie and dney. F Takoma ‘Takoma Park, D. C. Clive Brook in “gherlock Holmes. Ronald iman_an Kay Francls 14th & Park R4, “Cynars." Clive Brook in & “Sherlock Holmes.” Boris Karloff in “Mask of FuManchu." E in ““You Baid a Mouth- ful Ka: Joe E_Brown “One- Boris Karlofl in ““Mask of FuManchu." in ssage " Joan Blondell in “Three On a Match.” Joe E_Brown n “You Said a Mouth- ful.” Bylvia_Sidney Rorald Colman and Kay Franc n “Madame Butterfly.” Cartoon. in “Cyna: 8ylvia_Sidney n “Madame Butterfly.” Cartoon. Edward G_Robinson and_Bebe Daniels in “Silver Dollar.” Cartoon Edward G. Robinson and _Bebe Daniels in “silver Dollar.” Cartoon. William Haines and Madge Evans in “Fast Life" Comedy. Dressle and York T Driser [" Ga. Ave. & Quebec. "Profln‘lit!." E M. NEWMAN, traveltalker, will be- gin his “Around the World Jour- ney” this afternoon at the National Theater. This 50,000-mile- trip is di- vided into five episodes, the first of ranean.” Funchal, Madeira, is the first port of call, then on to Gibraltar for & brief visit. The cruise-ship anchors at Palma de Mallorca, on one of the Bal- learic Islands, then on to Athens. Naturally, one of the greatest inter- ests in this part of the world is a visit en Hottn o Eqyot, where are ol then is taken ,_Where the wonders that ‘g Land of Pha- raohs offers to the visitor. Steaming lazily through the Suez Canal, the final objective is Rjibouti, a little known spot in Somaliland, where are obtained the first glimpses of the Orient and one may mingle with the scantily clad natives who still live in a semi-savage state. *Rebecca” Coming. GOOD news for the hundreds of Washington children who saw “Sleeping Beauty” last Saturday morn- ing is the announcement that the Children’s Theater Co. will also present “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” at the National Theater, February’11. Kate Douglas Wiggin's famous story has been dramatized by the director of the Children’s Theater, Clare Tree Major. Mrs. Major's particular care has been to follow the original plot in every possible detail, while the actors— all professional adults—will recreate the characters which three generations of young readers have known and loved.‘ One of the objects of the Children’s Theater is to accustom young people, at an early age, to real plays and to the technique of the “legitimate” theater. To best accomplish this end, Mrs Ma- jor always chooses stories with which most children are familiar, and in which they may perceive hitherto un- suspected dramatic values. Benc]\ley nna OSC!X'. ROBERT BENCHLEY, eritic, writer, humorist and literateur-at-large, cently had a new love. He couldn't eat; he couldn’t work. Every moment away from his new idol was a moment of tor- ture, he himself admitted. ‘The worst feature of his amours was that he worshiped Oscar! Oscar is not particularly handsome, but he does have an air about him. Edna May Oli- ver describes Oscar as a short, fat little man, slightly drunk, w“n;‘ & dinner coat. He was hardly one calculted to attract Benchley, -the Broadway so- phistocate, but he did. Benchley spent at least three hours each day with Oscar, neglecting his writings, his responsibilities, his and the Benchley -high repute. Oscar, let it be known, is the penguin playing, as it were, the title role in the new Radio picture, “The Penguin Pool ~ADDED- WITH WILLIAMSOR SEREATE TAE SEAS' Marie Dressler and Constance Bennett in Polly Moran “Rockabye.” ol al Charlie Chase n “Prosperity.” comedy. Toretta Youn: Bren all It Sin Travel talk. Constance Bennett in ““They Ci ockabye Charlie Chase comedy. ‘omedsy. Raiph Bellamy and Pat O'Brien in Afr Mail." Serial. Cartoon. Sidney Fox and Eric Linden in “Afraid to Talk." Lloy d Hamilton com. to the National the VICTOR MOORE AND WILLIAM GAXTON, Two of the principals in the musical comedy, “Of Thee I Sing,” which comes week of January 29. Ruth's “Lilly Turner.” RUTH CHATTERTON, First National star whose latest picture is “Frisco Jenr:g." has been cast by the producers in the title role of “Lilly Turner.” George Abbott and Philip Dunning wrote the original play on which the screen version is being based. Dorothy Hall played the title role on the stage. Miss Chatterton’s portrayal of Lilly Turner will further mark her return to the elemental human roles which first brought her to prominence on the talking screen, the role in “Frisco Jenny” having begun the new order NYou'll be SHOCKED, SURPRISED.AMAZED, Daughtely IARIAN MARSH JOAN MARSH - BERT ROACH KENNETH THOMSON EXTRA-ADDED - FEATURE Yiis:Technocracy cuRE T DEPRESSION? for her. As yet no director has been chosen to direct “Lilly Turner” thoughw there is a possibility that Wil- fiam Wellman, who directed “Frisco Jenny,” will be assigned the megapho- nic duties on the new picture. Addition- al cast announcements will be made “F@X FREDRIC MARCH CLAUDETTE COLBERT & Peramount oioo ‘TONIGHT IS OURS’ WA MATY GhROeN RADIO RUBES SIDNEY MARION Loews PALACE VIC MLAGLE LUPE VeLEZ €L BRENDEL al- | Wrm & record of 55 weeks on Broad- way behind it—and what a rec- ord that is, these days!—that side- splitting musical comedy, “Of Thee I Sing,” will come to the National Thea- ter for an engagement of one week, be- | ginning Sunday, January 29. It is doubtful if any theatrical a traction of this or any other season has been awaited with more interest than “Of Thee I Sing.” Month after month has gone by with the word from Broad- way always the same. that this Pulitzer Prize winner was still playing to ca- pacity, and that Sam H. Harris, its producer, could not pry it loose from its Manhattan moorings even if he wauld. No changes have been made in the large cast featuring William Gaxton, Lois Moran and Victor Moore, and even the chorus, said to be the finest singing and dancing ensemble in America, re- mains intact. = Gilbert Miller Returns. G!LBERT MILLER has just returned | from a month’s trip through| Europe. This included visits to Paris, | Budapest, Berlin and London in which latter city he has several theaters, notably the St. James and the Lyric. He says he has delayed his arrangement to go to Hollywood to direct a picture for Columbia Fictures. He has bought AMUSEME ASHINGTON will have its opportunity to welcome back to the screen, on Friday, at ,y.mrcmom h&h The-te':’, ames Cagney, in “Hard Handle,” his first for Warner in six originalS5om-Seses o al -boop-a-doop girl will headline a bill which includes the Radio m dance contest (in which an actual dance marathon was used as a background) and ends up with 18-day diets, a treasure hunt, without treasure, and two blondes. o g c partner is Ma Brian and the cast tli':uur lncludz JRuth Donnelly, who shares comedy honors with Cagney; Allen Jenkins, Claire Dodd, Gavin Gordon, Emma guu‘n:: Robert McWade and Matt Mc- FOR the week starting Friday Warner Bros.” Metroj gresent Firat umper,” starring Douglas Fairbanks, jr, and Bettie Dnvlll,l‘u the major James Cagmey. - | screen offering, and Marie Dressler and Polly Moran starring in the compan- ion attraction “Dangerous Females,” one of the most laugh-packed films in which the famous pair ever appeared. “Parachute Jumper” tells the story of two dare-devil pilots with the United States Marines in Nicaragua who cap- tured a whole band of bandits after having been shot down. It follows their adventurous career to New York City, where the job-hunting experiences of the two soldiers of fortune after teaming up with a wisecracking typist, also broke and out of a job, provide many amusing sequences. Besides Fal: banks and Bettie Davis, the cast in- cludes Claire Dodd, Sheila Terry, Har- old Huber, Thomas E. Jackson and George Collins, LOEW'S Fox Theater Friday will pre- sent “The Son-Daughter,” colorful drama of San Prancisco’s Chinatown, in the principal roles. This is a dra- matic romance of the Chinese revolutionists and royalists in America and is based on the well known David Belasco stage hit in which Lenore Ulric created one of her most success- ful roles. The vaudeville bill will be headed by Georgie Price, “The Clowne Prince of Radio.” And, as an extra added attraction, Anatole \ Friedland will be presented in person, with his Club Anatole Revue, in a special “Mu- sical Revusical Spectacle.” There also will be three others on the bill and lPhfl Lampkin conducting the Loew's Fox Concert Orchestra. **THE KID FROM BSPAIN” with Eddie Cantor, is to be presented next week at Loew's Palace Theater. starting Friday. Nonsense and song, as nervous and bubbling as Eddie himself is, help this gay romantic fable of love under the Southern moon. Prominent in the big cast that .F‘ugepom Eddie and | Lyda Roberti are Robert Young and Ruth Hall as the love interest, and, as | the menaces, John Miljan and Carrol Naish, together with Noah Beery, Stan- ley Fields and, playing the role of no cne but himself, Sidney Pranklin, the Brooklyn boy who went to Spain and became the world’s greatest bull-fighter. Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby wrote the songs. With William Anthony McGuire, they co-authored the story. Busby Berkeley created and staged the dances age. Sunday, 5 P. Wait Whitman—an Edwin Arnoid, the book of ree. 1300 G St Dist. PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY of N. Y. CONSTITUTION HALL JAN. 24—4:45 BRUNO WALTER. Conducting WALTER GIESEKING, Soloist Program—Strauss-S| She's Positively Ki EDNA MAY OLIVFR Whils Solving the a new play by R. C. Sheriff, author of “Journey’s End.” He will present it/ first of all in London this Spring, w“hi the noted English character actor, | Cedric Hardwicke. | NATIONAL rday Matinee: Orehest Second Baleony, 85¢ Nights and Saf i ALL EVENINGS SATURDAY MATINEE + ONLY tra, $2.75; Bal (Priees inelu: of the Qmerican HAMP “Penguin Pool Murder" James Gleason, Rebert Armstrong Buy RKO Thrift Books—Save 10% Days Starting Thursday Night y, $2.20, $1.65 and $1.1 Tax), EAT BU c&ponsifc‘é'fil EQCH PLAYED BY MR.HAMPDEN OVER 500 TIMES NEXT WEEK, BEG. SUNDAY NIGHT, JAN.29 AMLET | THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH-—Direct from its Record Breaking Run of 55 W Broadway with THE-ENTIRE ORIGINAL CAST Book » Lyrics by IRA 4!5' e 111} 4 x AIIS NEWMA TODAY AT 3:30 $1.65, $1.10, 55c hm nd MORRIE Munc by GEORGE GERSHWIN with WILLIAM 11 SCENES—25 MUSICAL NUMBERS—A THE FINEST SINGING and DANCING 1% RIS SRRt Bl SRRt S-KAUFMAN RYSKIND GERSHWIN LOIS VICTOR Mail Orders Now—Seats Thurs. Niehts: .30) Bal. 8275, $2.90 and 3L85: m-lfi!“ TRAVELTALKS - COLOR VIEWS MOTION PICTURES Through the Mediterra fog it with Helen Hayes and Ramon Novarro | struggle of | ={| CAROLINA o, NTS. and ensembles, while Leo McCarey die rected the story. ILLIAM R. FISCHER, manager of Loew’s Columbia Theater, has an- nounced the world’s first road show en- gagement, outside of New York City, of “Rasputiy and the Empress” for Loew's Columbia Theater, beginning Friday evening, January 27, at 8:30 o‘clock. “Rasputin and the Empress” marks the first appearance of the theater's royal family—the ores together in one e Barrym film. John, Ethel and Lionel take the principal roles in the picture. Opening Friday even! “Rasputin and the Em- " will in its reserved seat schedule of showings. On Saturdays and Sundays three daily shows will scheduled, but on week days two a day will be the routine. AMONO the thousands of veterans Wwho returned home from France 14 years ago was one who brought back more than souvenirs of the fighting. l::. brxu{ht;“ckk lnhldeg,! - This veteran " , Who, before enlisting, had been a motion picture showman, and the idea he carried back to the States was that motion picture audi- ences generally would like to know what the war really was like. From that idea was born “The Big Drive,” which is to be the next attraction at R-K-O Keith's beginning Friday, Janu- ary 27, and which has been declared to be the outstanding war picture among others of its kind. A\Worldia Fare Film, VISXTORS to the Chicago World's Fair next year will see a life-like under- | sea exhibit which the motion picture | fans can see now on the screen of War- ner Bros. Metropolitan Theater | The exhibit, to be shown at Chicago | by the Pleld Museum, was raised from Davey Jones’ Locker by J. E. William- son, famous motion picture producer, who shoots from “down under.” Mr. Williamson filmed the under-sea won=- ders as giant coral forests were raised by hoist. Man-eating sharks, captured in full view of the camera lens, are cast for the Field Museum display. The new production, made by J. E. Williamson, is titled “With Williamson Beneath the Sea.” It contains an epi- sode in natural colors, the experiences of divers, the search amid treasure ships and a living panorama of all that goes on in the jungles of the deep. ‘Willlamson was able to go Hollywood one better with his perfection of a sea studio. A sectional metallic tube is lowered through the bottom of a sur- face craft, to make a veritable “hole in the sea.” This opens into a large, glass- inclosed chamber from which directors and camera man_operate. 'AUDITORIUM Tonight at 8:15 Sharp | The Chicago Opera Co. ‘ CAVALLERIA & PAGLIACCI ||, Bamotlofr. dorsey. Seezar, Fer: Amato, Radaell:, B Bruno, Ol Tickets, $1, $1 At Box Office ro National Symphony. | Hans Kindler, Conductor Presents SYLVIA LENT Internationally Renowned Violinist SUNDAY, JAN. 29, at 4 P.M. CONSTITUTION HALL Tickets. 50c to $1.50—Box Office, First Floor, Garfinckel )._C.C. Cappel. Mgr, GAYETY -BURLESK GLADYS (“YOUTH”) CLARK AND HER “FEMALE F;O].IJE!" An All- Show Guest Star GEORGIA SOTHERN Next Week—JERRI McCAULEY ACADEMY ©f Ferief Spugd Faotomis. “THE TALK of the TOWN" . LAWRENCE PHILLIPS’ “THEATRE BEAUTIFUL” ontinuous From Matinee. 2 P.M. FRINSTA. Lew CObY i e ASHTON CLARENDON, Tomorrow — JANET _GAYNOR. FPARRELL. ‘TESS OF THE EORTRy. TS © i ibie __SQUARE GARDEN" a; 2 | CIRCLE _ OAKIE in D TARTN AMILL Ci FAIRLAWN RICHARD DIX in_“THE CONQUERORS." LYRIC soona S HETSPER AT 1119 H St. N Line. 26 <l SHERT OCH E;%!P hoN 1E in “"MADISON sag.«q.“sufm EN. __OAl = =4 STANTON s, = tinuous From Matinee. 3 ARNER BAXTER. JOHN B .. » in VA. 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