Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1933, Page 10

AMU From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. By E. de 5. MELCHER Pessy Wood. “Best Sellers” Has Splendid Opening. CCORDING to one of our better local minds, Washington wit- nessed last night “one of the smoothest openings I have ever seen.” Subscribers of the Amer- jcan Theater Society were treated to Edouard's Bourdet's great Parls success, “Vient de Paraitre,” which, dressed now in English by Dorothy Cheston Bennet, has become “Best Sellers.” A first night Na- tional audience roared with delight at the end of the first act: relaxed temporarily through a long and lifeless sccond act; and bobbed up again during the third act—particularly in its final clinches, when Ernest Truex makes a grand stand as the master author who returns to his muse after browsing in the confines of the workaday world of the Treasury. Mr. Bourdet's new comedy is a wicked little satire on Paris’ literary racket. We imagine that in its foreign setting it was infinitely funnier and infinitely more bitter. Those, however, who are | familiar with how the annual Zola prize | 15 dished out, and with the failings and | Weaknesses of Paris publishers, will get | great delight out of it—and those who | don't dabble in such things will never- theless be invigorated by the play’s originality and by the way in which it ties itself into a neat finale | x ok % % | Where the play is dull is where the | author shelves his literarg quips for amorous philosophizings. | When, for instance, the publisher is teiling the distraught wife of the unexpected prize | winner, that she must sacrifice herself | to a neighbor’s love in order to give her husband something to write about, | the idea seems fresh and great wllh‘ promise—and then suddenly it amounts to little. Whether because the actcrs involved in this sideshow are still only | lukewarm, or because the translation is | at fault—it is, at any rate, the “sex”| side of this triangle which is at hu.l—l and not nearly so authentic as the rest | of the play. * % x The bitterness of its message, never- theless, rises frequently and eloquently | from the lips of Publisher Julian Mosca | (played to the skies by George Cou-| ] SEMENTS. louris), who at one minute voices his scorn of a brother publisher, who has fallen into the error of believing that “a book will sell if its author has tal- ent.” This is a sly and nasty poke at some Paris bookman who has prob- ably been blushing with shame ever since the play began. You will see other signs of underhandedness in this literary game—and will be delighted at the way in which Playwright Bourdet has unearthed them. Those who are responsible for these continental vaga- ries are undoubtedly quaking in their home towns. The question is, will they be recognized by the local intelligensia along Broadway? * o % x The play has originality, freshness and some exceedingly witty lines. Its characters age all moderately crazy— and its idea is good enough to help the audience jump over the duller ditches. You are immediately inter- ested when you learn, in the first act, that an “unknown” has won the Zola prize (after much bickering by the tribunal), and you are vastly in sym- pathy with the poor little man who could only write his book because he found his wife's diary to build it on. From there on, you lose some of the fire of the first instance, but you are again stimulated at sight of this poor little man, risen from his temporary grave as a Government clerk, and get- ting back at his disgusted publisher by flinging in his face another book (twice as long) in which he has recorded the subsequent emotions of his home life. * ‘The cast which Mr. Lee Shubert has brought to this city is expensive, hand- some and in the case of Ernest Truex, genuinely funny. At the moment, how- ever, the players are still too new to | show what they eventually will be capable of. First minute reflections suggest that while Peggy Wood is pretty and gay and tremulous, she is also too anxious to be completely convincing, and somewhat awkward in her move- | ments. Then, too, she falls short of | a grand opportunity given her in the first part of the second act when Ian Keith tells her just what any woman wants to hear. Mr. Truex deserves more than is offered him, but gives the play a splen- did boost every time he says anything at all. Tan Keith is cold and calcu- lating, the way probably he is meant to be, but there is something too arti- ficial about his playing at the moment | to get quite the-effect that should be | desired. Nothing too much can be said for Mr. Coulouris. Every word and every ges- ture of his last night was perfection. ART SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS CHOSEN Ten Named by New York League in National Competition Get Free Year. the od Press | NEW YORK. April 18.—The Art Stu- | dents’ League of New York announced yesterday the 10 winners of its national competition for young artists, who will receive free tuition next year. They furiel Leah Menard, 23, of the University of Washington, Seattle; Clyde Singer Malvern, 24, of | Columbus, Ohio; John McGrady, 21, of w Orleans: Elizabeth Shannon Phil- 22, of Pittsburgh: Albert Pels, 2 . of Min- is; |19, of St Cioud. Minn.: George Withers. 21. of | Yawrence, Kans.: Bernard Segal, 22, of Cincinnati, and Eeverly Silverman, 19, of Mirneapolis Miss Silverman is a sculptor and the others are painters. : Five entrants won honorable men- tion. They are: Margaret Wolt, 20, of Stillwater, Okla.; Veda Walsh. 22, of Marion, Ohio: Andrew M. Sinclair, 18, of Portland, Me.; Bertram Nackano, 22, | of San Francisco, and Stephen Lane, | 21, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y BACKS $10,000 CLAIM FOR OPERATION ON MIX| sociat Doctor at Los Angeles Trial De-| clares 10 Per Cent of Year's | Salary Is Correct Charge. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES. April 18—The fee | for an appendicitis operation on a| prominent patient should be based on 10 per cent of the patient’s gross an-| nual income, Dr. C. H. Weaver testified vesterday in trial of Dr. Gurn Stout's | $9.700 suit against Tom Mix, movie | and circus cowboy, for a bill balance. | On cross-examination, Dr. Weaver was asked hypothetically whether the | supposition that a patient owed $100.- | 000 more than his assets would be taken | into account. | “No, it would be based on his earning | power,” was the reply Mix underwent an appendicitis oper- | ation several months ago. Dr. Stout| presented him a bill for $10,000. Mix said he paid the doctor $300, which he considered sufficient for the services he performed in only “helping” with the operation. | MISS GARBO AT COLON | | progrem. | Star Dust Of Interest to the Theater- goer. Dorothy Stone, who heads the stage | bill at the Earle this week, was trained | for the stage from her earliest child- | hood. She learned to dance by watch- | ing her father, Fred Stone, from the theater wings, and when she reached the age of 16, it was decided that she | was ready for her first show, which | was “Stepping Stones.” | | Phil Hayden, Washington dancer. is | rehearsing’ his “Dancing the Blues| Away,” to be presented at the Ward- man Park Theater May 5. Duff Mer-{ rick is designing the costumes and 100 | Capital dancers will take part in the | Jessie Matthews heads the cast of | “The Good Companions,” a screen play taken from the J. B. Priestly novel | The picture is to be made by Gaumont- British company. | A year or more ago United Artists imported Anna Sten, who had made a name for herself in the Russian pic- turss, “Karamazov,” “Tempest’ and “Trapeze.” The idea, it was an-| nounceé at the time, was that Miss | Sten should play opposite Ronald Col- man in two or three pictures. How-| ever, Colman was shifted by the studio, | and the Russian blonde has never had | a chance to show what she could do in Hollywood. While she remains on the pay roll of the United Artists, Miss | Sten may have a story written for her —or she may not. | SHOW OPENS TOMORROW | Advance Post®No. 1294 of V. F. W. | Sponsors 10-Day Festival. The Johnny J. Jones Exposition Shows will open at Georgia avenue and Underwood street tomorrow under | the sponsorship of Advance Post No. 1294, Veterans of Foreign Wars, it was | announced today by Maj. Herbert Bor- | chardt, commander of the post. { Additional band music will be pro- | vided at the opening of the 10-day | show period by the Overseas Band, | Drum and Bugle Corps of the Veterans | of Foreign Wars, Department No. 1. FRED TERRY IS DEAD LONDON, April 18 (#)—The veteran | actor, Fred Terry, died in Hampstead yesterday after a long illness. Fred Terry was born in 1863, He first | walked on the stage at the age of 15 at the opening of the Haymarket The- ater. He is said to have played in al- THE EVEN New Deal Scored By Film Writers As Grave Menace By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, April 18.—Plans of producers and distributors for new co- operative ventures in all the major mo- tion picture studios, in the interest of economy, were attacked yesterday by the Writers’ Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ‘The committee adopted a resolution criticizing the proposal to establish a central “artists’ service bureau,” which it said would mean the studios would drop “all but the brightest stars as their contracts expired.” “A renewal of chaotic conditions brought in the industry by the recent horizontal salary cuts” was predicted by the committee. It said the producers would “destroy industry morale” if- they attempted to book all artists, writers and directors through the proposed casting bureau instead of individually by the studios. The casting bureau proposal was one of six points contained in a program announced by Will.H. Hayes, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors’ Association. A group of 36 agents and managers have voted to refuse to deal with the bureau. SIMPLE STORY, WELL TOLD, AT COLUMBIA A doctor’s duty to humanity and the love of father and son are com- bined in the Fox production, “Hu- showing currently at the Columbia. The picture gives a new and interesting treatment to the old story of simple sacrifice. Despite the fact that this limits its scope to that of an almost personal interest in a doctor's hardships, the film develops into simple and pleasant entertainment. It is true, nevertheless, thxt'f has ., in who should a few melodramatic momen! which Boots Mallory, never be given a dramatic role, is unable to hide her gayness behind a tear-stained handkerchief. How- ever, the support given her in these moments by Ralph Morgan and Alexander Kirkland is strong enough to carry her over them. Ralph Morgan (the late Tzar Nicolai of “Rasputin and the Em- press”) is the doctor-father, whose only thought is the service one of his profession can give to humanity and the training of his son to carry on his work. The son, Alexander Kirk- land. however, after extensive study at Vienna, where he has met a young society girl (Irene Ware) and fallen in love with her, finds money is necessary for such a wedding and leaves his father's clinic for a larger one on Park avenue, financed by gangsters in return for his services. It being a criminal offense to treat Wwounded gangsters without report- ing the shooting, young Kirkland is detected and saved by his father, who sacrifies his license and life. Here the son realizes his duty to humanity and carries on the work left to him. Both Morgan and Kirk- land play their roles with sufficient strength to uphold this plot in its simplicity. which is the keynote of its pleasing quality. It should be enjoyed by old and young. Excitement enters the program in the form of “Desert Life,” one of the “Battles for Life Series,” and silliness in the comedy by the Taxi Boys, which, fortunately, gives way for the Terry Toon and Paramount News Reel. J. N. H. The New Cap ELIZABETH ALLAN, Hollywood's latest English importation, wearing_one of the decidedly new “ditch-digger” <aps, which may or may | not become popular this Spring. NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, SCREEN ODDITIES l BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. Jean Hensuorr, OF DANISH BIQTH, HAS BEEN A MER GRADE IN A LOS ANGELES CITIZEN— SHIP EXAMINATION. & INEY. AN IRISHMAN JAMES CAG! SPEAKS YIDDISH PERFECTLY. little Irishman unexpectedly breaking congruity. is very amusing. producer of Radio pictures averages by using this method. portant to the production of motion Ramon Novarro speaks Spanish a film. James Cagney’s ability to speak fluent early life on the East Side in New York. ddish was acquired during his The spectacle of the red-headed forth with a torrent of Yiddish at a Hollywood party always brings a gale of laughter because of its sheer in- And those who understand the tongue say that what Jimmy says Kenneth Macgowan has established a record for fast reading. The associate 15 novels and 30 short stories every week. Macgowen says he developed reading speed through a method employed by Theordore Roosevelt when he was President of the United States. Roosevelt, in explaining how he could keep abreast of all literature despite his many duties, said he had learned to read an entire sentence, instead of just a word, at a time. Macgowan says he found he could reach 10 times as much material Ferdinand Eich, sensitometry controller at Paramount studios, is as im- pictures as his imposing title sounds. Sensitometry control is the system whereBy the contrast of motion picture film and the strength of the developing fluids are brought to a proper balance. It is Eich's duty to see that this balance is maintained. with an American accent and had to spend several weeks acquiring a Castilian accent for a Spanish version of Recall the BY WALTER TRUMBULL. (Copyright. 1933, by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) EW YORK, April 18.—Wilson T Mizner, who died recently in California, was known from Guatemala, where his father was stationed in the American consular service, to Alaska, where he mingled with such men as Jack Lon- don, Rex Beach and Tex Rickard; and from the Broadway, where he lived so long, to Hollywood, where he died. Few persons evep splashed as much color over a span of 58 years. Prospector, madi- cine man, gambler, author, actor, play- wright, scenario writer, real estate op- erator and adventurer, he was, like Wil- ton Lackaye, a member of a distin- guished family and one of the great wits of his generation. But there the resemblance ceased. Lackaye's wit was rapler-like, piercing and polished. Mizner stabbed his vic- tims with a file. His humor was reck- less, bitter, brutal and often too Ra- bealsian to bear repetition. Tall, gaunt, one of the first to wear overcoats belted in the back and invariably carrying a cane, he was a striking figure. At the height of his New York career he lived at the Dazian Hotel, next to the Lambs Club, spent many of his days in the original Charles Rector’s and his nights at Jacks. One of his companions was T. A. Dorgan (Tad), famous as a cartoonist and originator of Broadway slang. Much of it he got from Mizner. In one of Tad’s well known cartoons he credits the Californian with the pre- cept: “Boost a booster, knock a knocker and use your own judgment with a sucker.” Mizner always was fascinated by “tough guys” and crooks. He studied them and much of his knowledge of them went into such plays as “The Grayhound,” gamblers’ parlance for an ocean card sharp, and “The Deep Pur- ple,” plays he wrote with Paul Arm- strong. Mizner furnished the ideas and much of the dialcgue and Armstrong, with his knowledge of construction and technique, did the writing. Word came to.Mizner that Armstrong was making light of Mizner's share in the collabora- tion and claiming all the credit. Miz- ner's resentment was flery, a bitter quarrel followed and for years the men didn't speak. Armstrong's death left Mizner unsoftened. But he was per- suaded to attend the funeral. During ithe services a chapter from the Bible ! was read. “That,” said Mizner audibly, “is the Play, Soon to Be Screened, Shows Famed Wit as a Sentimentalist—A necdotes of the Adventurer-Playwright-Prospecmr. 2 only manuscript ever near him that he Ernest Torrence Recovering. d%’;t clfil{ln ha 1;;- m ¥ i i ce, when discussing funerals, Miz- | NEW YOR, April 18 (¥ —Ernest| er gsserted, “I don't care what sort Torrence, film actor and director, iS|of o coffin they drape me in, just s | recovering at Lenox Hospital from an| i fts well around the neck.” Much of COLON, Canal Zone, April 18 (#).— | most every town of importance in Eng- Greta Garbo, motion picture actress, | land, the United States and Canada.| Terry was the youngest brother of | attack of muscular rheumatism, it was reported last night. Torrence expects his humor was grim. At_one time he m Stanley who is returning to the United States |the famous English actress, Ellen Terry. ' soon to continue on a trip to Europe, ! getchel, kown as the “‘."‘w:"hm A from a visit in Sweden, arrived here | vesterday on the steamer Annie John- | son from Gothenburg, Sweden. She is | en route to San Franeisco. She remained on the bridge. refusing | to talk with newspaper men who board- ed the ship while it was proceeding through the Panama Canal. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing National—"“Best Sellers,” at 8:20 p.m Gayety — “Sugar Babies,” burlesgue, 2:15 and 8:15 pm. Be Mine Tonight,” at 11:33 , 1:50, 3:47, 5:44, 7:42 and 9:40 pm | Coumbia—“Humanity.” at 11:10 12:55, 2:45, 4:30, 6:20, 8:10 and 55 pm. Palace—"The White Sister,” at 11:50 | am. 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:40 p.m. Metropolitan—"Oliver Twist,” at 11:30 am, 1:10, 2:55, 4:35, 6:20, 8 and 9:45 | pm. | R-K-O Keith's—"Swepings.” at 11| am, 1:07, 3:14, 5:21, 7:28 and 9:35 pm. | Earle—"Ex-Lady,” at 11:15 am.| 1:46, 4:34, 7:27 and 10:05 p.m. Stage | shows at 12:42, 3:31, 6:19 and 9:01 pm. | Loew's Fox—"Looking Forward,” at| 10:45 am., 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 and 10:05| p.m. Stage shows at 12:25, 3:15, 6:05 and 8:55 p.m. Tivoli— The Keyhole,” at 6:10, 7:55 and 9:45 p.m. Central—"Rasputin,” from 11 am. to 11 pm. Ambassador—"Ex-Lady,” 8:15 and 9:55 pm DANCING. | 1SS GIRARDEAU _L'EGARE, 31 18th| W.. Met. 2511, Private lessons in ball 5:°0r_cinsses. | Rialt 9: 35, 4:25, at 6:20, T00m dancing. les: Peston Penn Studio, “hsiruction 4@ modern i_.dard routines. Sa 3 F N.W., Met. ball room danoing. t. evening dance. = Doug Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin liven things up a bit 050. | gt, Pickfair, the Fairbanks home. Mary, by the way, shows onc of the costumes designed for her new picture, *‘Secrets.” sassin.” For his, Mizner had a real ad- miration and affection. “Steve,” as all the camp force called him, was a truly great fighter. Opponents might put him on the floor, but few ever kept him there. When a farmer blew his back cago. One of Ketchel's sparring part- ners telephoned. “It's about Steve,” he said. “Bad news.” “Go on,” commanded Mizner. “He's shot—killed.” There was an in- stant’s silence. “Start counting,” said Mizner. “He'll get up.” Grim humor, yet from one who scorned to show feeling, close to a per- fect tribute and an epitaph. A man sued Wilson Mizner over a Florida land sale, charging misrepre- sentation and swindle. “He told me,” testified the buyer con- cerning the land in question, “that I could grow nuts on it.” “He misunderstood me,” said Miz- T told him he-could go nuts on it.” In the days when Martin Beck was ruler of vaudeville, to land an act in the Palace Theater, New York, was the acme of ambition. One of the favorite places for tryouts was Union Hill, N. J., known to the profession as “Onion Hill.” There Beck’s booking representative saw V. F. W. Advance Post No. 1294 —PRESENT— JOHNNY J. JONES —EXPOSITION— WED,, Apr. 19th NEW SHOW GROUNDS out with a shotgun, Mizner was in Chi- | Georgia & Underwood TEN DAYS ONLY Broadway and Hollywood Mizner Satire acts and judged them. Mizner wrote an act and the Union Hill audience greted | it with prolonged applause. The author | sought out the booking representative | and asked when he was going to “bring the act in.” The agent said he did not | think the Palace would use it and Miz- | ner demanded a reason. “Well,” said the agent hestitantly, “I just don’t make it.” “What do you mean?” demanded | Mizner. “You have two eyes and two ears. You saw it and heard what the audience thought of it. It is a good| act. What do you think is wrong with 12" | ‘ The agent tried to evade the issue, ' ]bu’ta finally forced to declare himself, | | said: | | "“Well, it's offensive. That's what 1t | | is—offensive.” | “Listen,” retorted Mizner, “if you | knew what the word offensive meant, | 1 you'd lock yourself up in a room.” | ""One Summer, Jake Shubert was try- | ing out one of his “Passing Shows” in New Haven. Lee Shubert went up to look it over. When he arrived, he | could not for the moment locate his | brother, but the daily rehearsal was under way. Lee stood at the rear of | the house and mosquitoes and other insects entered through the theater docr, open to let in what air was stir- | ring. One of the insects kept buzz- {ing about him and he slapped at it | impotently. Finally, thoroughly ex- | asperated, he exclaimed: “What is that thing?” | “Maybe,” suggested Mizner, standing ! somberly beside him, “it's Jake.” Hollywood received Wilson Mizner with apprehensions which were well founded. Before he had been there long, he managed to insult everybody in the place at least once. Those who atempted to indulge in verbal battles with him served as warnings to others | to let him alone.” After a time, it was; decided that he might have become ac- | climated enough to make it safe to | permit him to speak at a dinner. All the movie great were there. The toast- master said: “We have with us tonight the great Wilson Mizner. He has been with us long enough to observe the labor, art and beauty of this colossal industry. I ask him to tell us frankly what he thinks of Hollywcod.” “Mister Toastmaster, ladies and gentlemen,” responded Mizner. “I have been asked to describe something be- | yond description, but I shall do my best. Hollywood to me is like a trip through & sewer in a glass-bottomed i Then he sat down. The applause was such that the crashing of a pin dropped on_the floor was deafening. 4 Humor that was reckless, bitter, brutal. From the exterior, a cutting | diamond was by comparison as soft as crayon stick. Yet, behind that seem- ingly impregnable armor was a streak of sentiment he would cynically have denied. If you don't believe it, you never looked at that grim, but tender | picture, “One Way Passage.” You | would not have expected him to write that, but nobody really knew Wilson | Mizner, not even himseif. CHAPLIN MAY APPEAR IN ROLE OF HAMLET By the Associated Press. DENVER, April 18.—Ceniral City, historic Colorado gold camp, again will be the scene of a dramatic festival in August, with Charlie Chaplin or Jane Cowl tentatively listed as star and Rob- ert Edmons Jones, noted New York pro- ducer, as director. ‘Whether Jones, who introduced Lillian | Gish to the Rocky Mountains as Camille | at last July’s festival, has taken up Chaplin on the comedian’s often-quoted desire to perform the solemn role of Hamlet, was not stated in the tele- gral Sponsors of the Central City Theater believe this likely, however. DELIGHTFULLY Different | D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1933. Childhood Friend And Doris Kenyon To Marry in June By the Assoclated Press. HOLLYWOOD, April 18.—Doris Ken- yon, film actress and widow of Milton Sills and Arthur Hopkins, Syracuse, N. Y., business man, arrived here yester- day and told of their plans for their marriage next June. Miss Kenyon said she and Hopkins had known each other since childhood, both being residents of Syracuse in their youth. Today he owns the home where she was born. “T used to deliver newspapers to her father,” Hopkins said. “It was in high school that I first admired her, but she knew nothing of my admiration until a year ago. My proposal was accepted and I guess that's all there is to it.” Miss Kenyon said the marriage will be solemnized here and the couple plan to divide their time between Syracuse and Hollywood. She will continue with her film career and expects to go on a concert tour this Fall. Hopkins, a real estate operator, is a breeder of harness and saddle horses. Amateur Players In Coward Success Humor and authenticity, these were the elements that the Security Club Players of the American Security & Trust Co. employed to promote the success of their twelfth annual play, “Hay Fever,” by Ncel Coward, given at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium, last night. This typical Noel Coward success with its English background provided many amusing moments. The amateur actors were in perfect accord with the subtle humor of the entertainment. The acting of Margaret J. Buckley as the actress-mother who followed her son and daughter in mad infatuation was little short of professional work. Edward N. Williams, portraying the role of the moody son, manifested unusual talent. Granville Longerbeam and Margaret E. Reed proved that the use of “action” is not a lost art. Marguerite E. Detter- er, Alcena L. White, Joseph A. Halti- gan, E. Clarke Seaton and Audrey M. Shreve completed this cast of excep- tional merit. Mention should also be given Denis E. Connell for his direction og’flt pchy. With All-Stars WALLACE BEERY Studying his role in “Dinner at Eight,” to be produced by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. The cast will be made up en- tirely of stars, according to the present plan. STUNT ACTOR WOUNDED SERIOUSLY AT STUDIO| Hurd McClellan Struck by Bullet | When He Steps From Line Marked for Safety. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, McClellan. daredevil stunt actor, was shot wounded yesterday at April motion picture and _seriously the Universal Studio while depicting for a newsreel | the daring of a typical stunt man. He was removed to the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital last night for an ab- dominal operation. McClellan was wearing armor plate and advancing in a close-up shot toward the muzzle of a revolver in the hands of Mrs. Marion Semmelmeyer, member of the women's State pistol team. The actor stepped from a line that had been marked for his path, and in doing so, came directly into the line | of fire. A bullet pierced his abdomen |and he fell to the floor as the photog- | rapher recorded the scene. THEATERS REOPENED Kansas City, Kan: ‘ “New Wage Agreement. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kans.. April 18.—Six | of the seven moving picture theaters | here which closed last week because ,of a wage disagreement between owners and projectionists reopened last night and the seventh will reopen today. Terms of the agreement reached were not announced. Forty-one theaters in Kansas City, Mo., closed last weck because of a similar disagreement, but reopened Saturday and Sunday after the signing of new contracts. Salaries were re- duced in cases where two projection- ists were retained in a booth and in- creased in cases where one was dis- missed. WARNER BROS. THEATRES LAST 3 DAYS “EX-LADY" 3 oave som e COMING FRIDAY JOE E. BROWN @ “ELMER THE GREAT® COMING PRIDAY Ciitiaue "ABEDTIME STORY' 18.—Hurd AMUSEM Ho]lywooa Notes and Special Dispatch to The Star. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 18 (N.A. N.A).—Chic but not chichi—that's the sentiment for Spring. In case chichi hasn't hit your part of the world yet, it's the new word we're using for bizarre, and even the movie colony has turned thumbs down on the chichi effect these days. That is significant in a group which of yore was not adverse to a bit of gay ap- parel, even to a few’mirror trimmings on evening cloaks and to spangles by | the cartload. | When Diana Wynyard was choosing |a frock for traveling, it was a three- plece costume of brown and white crepe in a geometric print. The under- blouse was of brown—very practical darker than the lower half of the cos- tume. Myrna Loy, wearing a white satin gown in “When Ladies Meet,” found that Adrian had designed it with the utmost severity and featured long sleeves, although it really had hardly any back at all. ‘That little elfin face of Elizabeth Allen has its charming piquant quality emphasized by the vagabond felt hat the is wearing for daytimes. She has this type hat in both felts and fabrics. In case you haven't yet seen this little English beauty, she has a tiny head | with tip-tilted nose, laughing eyes and | pointed chin. Her hair is light brown {and wcrn in a rather long bob. This | is the ideal type for the vagabond hat. | Jean Harlow has gene gray in a great big way. This luminous color | may be seen on the platinum blond at all hours of the day. On the beach her gray slacks are tailored to a per- fection which is the despair of her friends. I might add that the most perfect figure in Hollywood is there to set them off. Gray turtle-necked sweaters of finest lamb’s wool for the cooler parts of the day and sleeveless for train wear—and unusually chic | these days when the top must be | ENTS. Out Where the Movies Begin Cinema Personalities. BY MOLLIE MERRICK | crew-neck sweaters in gray for the mornings and noon luncheon hour. Her sun shorts are remarkable. Finest flannel, so soft that it is like silk, they are made in fine French gray | with a tiny white dot. Occasionally she wears a white triangular scarf | knotted about her throat and white sandals. But for her all-gray days she has gray scarfs and sandals of softest gray suede. For evening a long-sleeved, backless gown in gray crepe is dotted in the ‘upper half with crystals. | _Alice Brady emerged from her for- | mal East Coast dark clothes to appear |at a tea recently in a green crepes gown. The color was that ineffable | shade of young almonds and it takes a girl with Alice Brady’s dark hair and eyes to set it off to perfection. Frequently she tops her green cos- tumes with brown hats and adds brown | shoes, gloves and a bag for a final sar- | terial’ fillip, | _Joan Crawfore always combines | character with beauty k{ her frocks. ‘SO her grown of black and white plaid mousseleine is cut on severe lines to the knees and is very form-fitting. Below the knees it bursts into a great frou of the stiffened chiffon and about | the shoulders is a version of the old- fashioned boa, made of the mousse- leine, and worn with that careless grace for which this artist is famous. Some other smart things seen this week are pink knitted dress, a dusty shade, cn Mae Clarke. A cartridge- pleated band of the same color on her pink pique hat. Benita Hume’s new evening hat with horsehair brim and the entire crown made of tiny white flowers. Black and green plaid or- gandie on Virginia Cherrill, and a green mousseleine evening cape on Jean Parker with a huge Pierrot ruff. | This last is a conceit fcr the very | young and fresh. Jean Parker, with | her apple-blossom beauty, wore ‘it di- J\'me!)t (Copyright, 1933, bv North American News- paper Alliance, Inc.) DANCERS TO PERFORM Congress Members Will See Pro- gram Tomorrow Night. Members of the Senate and House will attend the presentation of Lester Shafer and Marian Chace and other Denishawn Dancers by the Community Center department of the public schools | at 8:45 o'clock tomorrow night in the Central High Schcol Auditorium, The presentation will be the first | Spring event of the Community Center | program. The sponsors include Sena- tor William H. King, Senator Elbert D | Thomas and Representative Sol Bloom. | Legislators who will be guests at the | dance recital include Senator Hamilton F. Kean, Senator Warren R. Austin, | Representative Lynn S. Hornor, Repre- | sentative Mitchael J. Muldowney and ;Repxesentamve Jennings Randolph. = = BAND CONCERTS. | By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at Stanley Hall at 15:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster: Anton Pointner, assistant. | March, “Phundering Cannons,” Wacek Overture, “Stradel . Flotow | Trio instrumentale, “Nocturne,” Doppler Musicians Charles, violin; Saylor, cello; | Prezioso. flute. | Scenes from the grand opera “Rigoletto” | Transcription, | virginny” | Walte suite, “Carry Me Back to Old <e......Hosmer “A’Summer Evening.” Wall __“The Star Spangled Banner. | Pinale. “Anchors Aweigh,” Zimmermann By the United States Marine Band this evening at the auditorium, Marine Barracks, at 8 o'clock. Taylor Bran- | son. leader; Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader. Grand march, “The President,” Tregina | Overture, “In’ Bohemiz"........Hadley | Trombone solo, * ..Cadman ufel MacDowell <. - < - EVID) By the Waters of Lieurance “Narcissus” . | Solo for cornet, Minnetonka” ‘Winfres “Nymphalin” . “Canzonetta” | “Metropolitan™ . Marines’ hymn, | “The Halls of Montezuma" “The S Hepbert .Bloom ar Spangled Barner.” Nights 50c.52. NATIONAL 3 TONIGHT AT 8:30 Matinees Wed. and Sat. at 2:30 _MR. LEE SHUBERT Presents PEGGY WOOD & ERNEST TRUEX » BEST SELLERS By EDOUARD BOURDET with lan Keith and George Coulouris s0 o Verdi | EG[RLS WILL PRESENT | “HANSEL AND GRETEL” Reserves Will Give Operetta FPri- day and Saturday at Y. W.C. A Preparations are going forward rapidly for the presentation Friday and Saturday of the operetta “Hansel and Gretel” in the Y. W. C. A. by the Girl Reserves. ‘The musical portion of the operetta is under the direction of Miss Mary M. Burnett, music director of the Y. W. C. A. here, while Mrs. Alice Sigworth Morse is in charge of the remainder of the production. ‘The part of Hansel is to be played by Miss Jo Carter, while Miss Frances | Berger will portray Gretel. Others in th Mabel Wright, P Wrightson, Clara Divine, Clara Tarbett, Maxwell Galloway, Nancy Brock, Shirley Thompson, Mary Yahres, Jane Lybrand and Bobbie Boyd. More than 50 girls from the local high schools and from Washington and Lee High School in Virginia compose | the several choruses. R Child, 2, Injured in Fall. Betty Jane Hs . 2, was in an un- determined condition today in Emer- gency Hospital suffering from heed in- juries she receives en she fell down a flight of iron steps at her home, 206 Indiana avenue. It was thought she may have sustained a fracture cf the Strand Theater, Cor. 9th & D N.W, BASE BALL GAME EVERY DAY On maznetic eleetric base ball board. vlay. Direct wire from base ball Talking _pictures and games shown' simultaneously. Prices alwas the same. Admission 3e. it 1 Children_15c. ound Photoplay. t G SE. ater Beautiful PM FTER NIGHT.” DESERT. ACADEMY Of Pertect S 8th ai Lawr Phillips” Th WEST NI o_“HERITAGE OF TH | _MONKEY'S PAW abin Comedy ap) Px:,\\e. 3 JOHN" BARRIMORE. ST¥ANA __PAZE " Comedy DIIMBARTON <1t Wisrgnsin Ave LINDEN i “ATRATS FOX and ERIC FAIRLAWN TO TALK.” Comedy. “PARACHUTE Next Week, Beg. Mon.. Scafs Now—National Theater Players Offer JOHN GOLDEN'S N. ¥, Mystery Comedy Success ‘RIDDLE ME THIS’ Nights, 55c to $110. 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