Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1933, Page 7

From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. By E. de Broadway Bards to Attend Peggy Wood Play. URING the past three weeks 16 productions have opened “cold” in New York. This means that neighboring villages, the “sticks,” the { hinterland, and the provinces are being neglected as they never have een before. lowing i n the footsteps of ‘V Arthur Beck- hard, who plants his pro- ! ductions way producers, ‘wishing to save themselves the Ian Keith. ing out beforehand that the play may not be as good as they had anticipated, have made it a practice of opening “cold.” ‘Therefore, Washingtonians should be surprised, and pleased, that at this late day in the year, they should be sent such a work as “Best Seller,” or “Best Sellers” as it seems to be now, which Mr. Lee Shubert is sending us, come Mcnday night. ‘The fact that this is to be an opening of conseguence (withcut, the fury that went into g Bankhead’s premiere) is Wit- nessed by the Broadway bards who are coming down to pay their re- spects to this play. Among those whom you will note in the audience (if the suddenly out-of-their-minds chiefs of Society 1 the local American Theater et you in) will be Lee Shu- bert, Joseph M. Gaites, John V. A, ‘Weaver, author and husband of ood; Mrs. Ernest Truex, Mrs, Dorothy Cheston Bennett, widow of Arnold Bennett; F. Cowles Strick- land, A. H. Woods, John Byram of | the story department of Paramount Studios; Arthur Pollock, critic of the Brooklyn Eagle, and C. P. Greneker, general press representative for the Messrs, Shubert. Thec ompany, headed by Peggy and Ernest Truex and in- cludl.nz the current cinema favorite, S. MELCHER for yourself whether she is afraid or not today when “The White Sister” opens . . And in which she does nnother one of her miracle performances . . . All sorts of War- ner Bros. theaters will have special matinees next week . . . Jot down the Savoy, Avolon, York. Apollo and the Colony . . . You may go to the Earle as early as 9:30 on Mon- day . . . Today is the day when Bette Davis finally becomes a “star” . . . Wflfihlngwn gets an- other premiere with “Ex-Lady” at the Earle . . . And have you seen Moxine Doyle's 40 by 20 picture all over F street? BALLET TO BE GIVEN “Paderborn,” an original ballet, will be presented by Lester Shafer and Marian Chace and their dance group in Central High School auditorium next Wednesday night at 8:45. The event will be one of a series planned this Spring by the Community Center Department. Among the dancers who will partici- pate Wednesday are Lester Shafer, Marian Chace, Harriet Anderson, Pa- tricia Adams, Lois Balcum, Helen Beach, Avis Belt, Nancy Brock, Olive Chace, Frances Duff, Bettie Elfelt, Ann Gormley, Alice Hurlbert, Betty Kritt, Katherine Kennedy, Joan Leasure, Jean Miles, Virginia McLaughlin, Katherine Preische, Jane Phelps, Dorothy Ross, Ruth Ralne, Gertrude Ruzicka, Frances Rands, Hazel Richards, -Katherine Sipple, Mabel Storer, Louise Ward, Polly Wichle and Michael Logan. Accompanists will be Starr Preston | and Victor Neal. RECOGNIZE THIS McMorris, Ella Calvert Nelson, Amalie | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS REVOKED BY H. N. STRAUS Increased Estate Tax and Shrink- age of Values Causes Change in Will. By the Assaciated Press. | NEW YORK, April 14—Passage of legislation increasing the estate tax to- | gether with “the present shrinkage of |the value of assets,” ied the late ;Herbrrt Nathan Straus to revoke | philanthropic bequests totaling $900.- |000 on June 1 of last year, his will disclosed when it was filed for probate yesterday. Straus, who was vice president of R. H. Macy & Co, New York depart- ment store, and president of L. Bam- berger & Co. of Newark, divided his estate among his widow and three sons. The 'value of the estate was not ap- praised. |WILE TO ADDRESS ORDER | | Writer to Discuss “New Deal” Be- fore Loyal Legion. ‘The District of Columbia Com- mandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion will hold its Spring meet- ing at the Mayflower tomorrow after- noon. Frederic William Wile, political commentator and writer, will speak on “The New Déhl at Home and Abroad.” Following the business meeting the members will be luncheon guests of Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, commander of the local chapter. The Loyal Legion is composed of Federal officers who fought in the Civil War and their descendants. . . Auxiliary Cancels Meeting. | The regular meeting of the Ladies’ | Auxiliary, District of Columbia Fire De- partmert, tonight has been canceled. The next mesting will be April 24. ECONOMIZE! THRIFTY BUYERS WILL READILY AMAZING OFFER Regular $119.50 Value —PRIMA— s SPIN-DRY ELECTRIC WASHER 1933. Hart Ian Keith, will arrive here tomor- row. Today you may see the tech- nical staff n.nd the scenery going into the National. And if you are fortunate enough, you may be al- lowed (if you are a cousin, or a sister, or an aunt of one of the play- ers) to watch two complete perform- ances of the play, which will be in rehearsal at the theater both tomor- row and Easter Sunday. Incidentally, if you do not believe that.Washington is fortunate in get- ting an advance look at this play, here is a list of the productions which will have no. try-outs before : “For Serv- play now playing on Broadway, which was banned in England; the luction, *“The 3 ‘Taylor's lay, “Man Bites t BOI" “9 Pine Stl'eeb," in which Lil- lian Gish will be starred; “Hilda . Cassidy,” “Little OI' Boy” (this will have young John Barrymore Colt in it), “It Happened Tomorrow,” “Baby Business,” “Unto the Third” and “The Secret Among Four.” Raussian Films . To Have Local Showing. THE first local showing of a Rus- sian film (a Soviet picture in { Russian language) _entitled, "Glfldm Mountain,” will be given next week at the Hippodrome The- ster, Thursday and Friday nights | at 11:30 pm. A new film group, , called the Washington Film Guild, is sponsoring this production, and hopes, if interest warrants, to pre- sent more torelgn films at this the- ater. Russian films to be shown 1ollowlnx “Golden Mountain” are Dostolevsky's “House of Death,” “The iper,” “Alone,” “The Road to Life” and a sound version of the well known film, “Potemkin.” ‘The title of the film, which will be presented next week, is derived, inci- dentally, from its music, the main theme of which is modeled on an old factory song. Dimitry Shos- + takovich, young Russian composer Prima Washers are the finest and experience can Don’t buy any washer until you Bave seen and com- pared the EASY TERMS Phone Now—For Free Home Demonstration— NA. 3223 PRIMA—20 Years a Leader JORDAN’S 13th & G Sts. 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He is 24 years ol Rialto Theater will have a e e “Hollywood prremiere” tonight , “Be Mine Tonight” . large and important audience wxu attend the opening . . . Similar mp will attend the formal open- f:g of the- Lionel Barrymore film, “Lmklns Forward” at Loew’s . . . This will be a “world nremiere" . . . It is said that four members of Roosevelt's cabinet will attend . . . Our favorite film actress, as you probably know, is in town . . . Helen Hayes, the most gracious, the most gifted and the best tempered of all the Hollywood great . . . Last season when she was here, she said: “I have been signed to do a film with Clark Gable. I don't know whether I will like that. My friends tell me he is too attractive. Maybe I am afraid” . . . 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