Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1933, Page 42

AMUSEMENTS. Predicting a Bigger and Better Picture Industry Hollywood Now in State of Chaos, but It Is Ready for a Change—High Officials Cut All Salaries Except Their Own. By Mollie Merrick. 'HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 22. new Hollywood is in its in- fancy today. The motion pic- ture of tomorrow—differently made, differently paid and dif- ferently executed by different people—is on its way. Producers have met for a week of solemn conclave and have failed to accomplish anything substantial since their belated banding together against one common foe— creative talent—is about to be neatly foiled by timt foe. Hollywood'’s producers came together for the first time in cinema history when ghe wolf at their doors howled so loudly that they were in imminent dan- ger of having to let him in. ,Years of suspicion—not at all unfounded, since wmany of these men have intimate knowledge of each other's business methods due to association, observa- tion and experience—have taught them to admit that their one common foe was the creative talent of the world and they banded together to save costs in motion picture making by regulating control of that talent to precisely suit their own ends. Out of those producer conferences came no tales of magnificent gestures on the part of production heads. though it has been seen that no other lines of industry have executives paid such fantastic sums as these motion picture men, ncne of them in conclave, to save their industry, suggested a per- manent reduction of their tremendous incomes as a fitting initial step in re- ducing overhead costs. Rather did they agree to found an artists’ service bu- reau handled by men employed by them and designed to regulate employment of all creative talent, not under long-term :untrnct, in the motion picture indus- ry. Col. Jason Joy's three-year contract with Fox was bought out by producers in order that he might head this bu- reau. The first offer was made to Pat Casey, who refused it on the ground that the idea would not go over with the creative personalities of Hollywood. To date the writers have banded to- gether against the Artists’ Service Bu- reau; the directors have, in meeting, voted against it; the sound technicians and other technical experts have voted it down in a body; the actors are meet- ing with the same purpose in mind and the agents have turned it down. Mass refusal to co-operate on this ground makes the Artists’ Service Bureau, as created by the Hollywood producers, an empty name. Creative talent sees in this move the first wily gesture toward creating an en- tirely new wage scale on the part of producers, who will thus evade cutting thelr own emolument. Producers may be collecting enormous sums for the turning out of finished products, but the creative element of this village knows Al- that they are helpless before the brains of that element. Without the writers to create dialogue, the stories, the acting personalities to make them and the technical staffs to perfect them and without directors to carry out writers’ ideas, there is little left for a producer to do but sit in the front office and count his salary. Out of the conclave and Producer Harry Warner’s refusal to stand by the Academy Emergency Committee’s ruling on return of salary cuts comes the dra- matic resignation of Darryl Zanuck, creative head of Warners’ Studio. Darryl Zanuck, capable producer of pictures, may now produce on his own with fine financial backing, his present salary and 50 per cent ownership in the new corporation which he will found. He deserves this more than most Holly- wood producers, few of whom work on & philanthropic or sincere basis. Some amazing figures will presently filter out of Hollywood and into public prints. These figures will show such dramatic conditions existing in the mo- tion picture industry that even Repre- sentative Sirovich will gasp for breath. They will be presented by those very brains which the motion picture indus- try has gathered from the four ners of the earth and which they ha dignified and authorized in the only way Hollywood can dignify or authorize—by paying them high salaries. The organized writers of Hollywood, out for blood, will do a little jgurnalism on their own. They will expose produc- tion figures which will be eye-openers. They will reveal what “overhead” really means. And they will reveal that 90 per cent of production which goes to executives and “mystery” can’t be saved by cutting the wages of the actors, writers, technicians and small employes. The Hollywood horse, long kept in contral by producers, by the Hays or- ganization paid by producers to smooth and settle difficulties, long fed by writ- ers and actors and small fry, is running away. The schism between the produc- ing and creating element of this busi- ness is under way. This final move to standardize all salaries except those ob- tained by executives in a desperate gesture to retain the gilded legend they have bullt about themselves will be the initial move in an avalanche of change destined to sweep across the face of the motion picture industry and to wipe it clean of its present physical aspects. When the dirt blows away—and I mean that literally—there will be a new motion picture industry. It will begin on a more sane basis. It will have to. And since “there will not be another 1928, as Producer M. H. Aylesworth says, there will probably not be a repe- tition of 1932 and 1933 for some time to come, if at all. (Copyright, 1033, by North American News- paper Alliance, Inc.) Coming Attractions LSEN AND JOHNSON, those two comic strips of radio and stage, are coming to Loew's Fox Theater as its next stage presentation. The screen at- traction will be “Zoo in Budapest,” the new Fox Films drama. The film has in the two starring roles Loretta Young and Gene Raymond. The story has as its background & Continental 2zoolo- gical park, where animals are kept in as nearly a natural state as possible. With this atmosphere estab- lished, the plot Teveals a romance between an young man who has al- ways indentified the park as his home, and & girl who visits the park as one of a group of students from a State orphanage. The cast in sup- port of Miss Yn\mz Loretta Youns. and Gene mond includes: O P Heggie, Wally Al- bright, Paul Fix, Murray Kinnell, Ruth ‘Warren, Roy Stewart, Frances Rich, Niles Walech, Lucille Ward, Russ Pow- ell and Dorothy Libaire. This picture is a Jesse L. Lasky production. ‘"CAVA!.CAD is coming to Loew's Palace Theater as its next attrac- tion, starting Friday. This will be its first appearance iu Washington at popular prices. The story of “Caval- cade” is the story of the Marryot fam- ily, Jane, Robert; their two sons_Joe and Edward; and their servants, Ellen and Bfldgefl and their daughter, Fanny. Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook have the roles of Jane and Rob- ert Marryot; Ursula Jean plays Fanny Bridges; Herbert Mundin is seen as Bridges, Una O’Connor portrays the Tole of Ellen; Irene Browne plays Mar- garet Harris; Merle Tottenham is seen as Annie; Frank Lawton as Joe Mar- Tyot, and John Warburton as Edward Tarryot. Other well known players who have fmportant roles are Margaret Lindsay, Beryl Mercer, Tempe Peggot, Billy Bevan, Frank Atkinson, Lionel Belmore, Mary Forbes and Brandon Hurst. "BONDAGE." the new Fox Films drama in which Dorothy Jordan end Alexander Kirkland have the in- itial roles, is the feature attraction cammg to Loew's Columbia Theater on May 1. Merle Tottenham, who will be rrmembered in her role of Annie in “Cavalcade,” heads the cast in support ot Miss Jordan and Kirkland. Others ‘are Nydia Westman, Jane Darwell, Ed- ward Woods, Isabél Jewell, Dorothy Lilnaire and Rafaela Ottiano. Alfred Santell directed “Bondage.” The screen Dlay is from the pens of Arthur Kober and Doris Malloy, the adaptation being made from the novel by Grace Soth- cote Leake. “MURDERS IN THE ZOQ,” Para- mount mymry-camea, vul be the screen attraction at Warner Bros. Metropolitan Theater following “A Bed- time Story.” The picture tells the m of a “bring 'em back alive” animal col: lector, madly jealous of his belumlll wife. It is his insane jealousy that is responsible for his evil purposes and still more evil actions. The comedy is sup- plied by a dithering P agent _to whom animals are anathema, yet who, nevertheless, grabs the berth of ex- ploitation man for the zoo as his last chance. _The cast is composed of Lionel Atwill, Charlie Ruggles, Gail Patrick, A4 darcing, M "ZZ , Mon. ai Fith. org "tfm Pri FROF _AND Loth st. n.w. o) 11:30 v, Jeesons by by appt. &ez . 4180._Estab. 1900. % MODERN STEPS A few hours with Mr. Thayer’s expert mnrulcwn w"ll; mour' py‘or\:r dancing a pleasure to y - ner and a satisfaction to youudt. ot v‘v’:um;nmw and mq;efl Trot, , Tan - ence ‘the thrill of being & remark- able dancer. Call this week for a guest les- son and dance analysis—without charge. Studios open daily until 10 pm. Leroy H. Thayer Studios u‘,c-nmu-l Ave. lmw Randolph Scott, John Lodge, Kathleen Burke and others. FOR the week commencing next Pri- day, Warner Bros. Earle Theater will present “Central Airport,” First Na- tional’s newest love romance with Rich- ard Barthelmess and Sally Eilers in the starring roles. The stage program will be headed by Don Zelnye. the philosoph- ical musician, and Frances Langford, ndlol newest singing sensation. The film is the story of a love triangle be- tween Barthelmess, a commercial fiyer who believes a flyer's place is in the sky, not in the home, his younger aviator brother, whose viewpoint is just the opposite, and the girl, who wants Dick’s love, but Tom's security. After losing his sweetheart, Barthelmess enters free-lance piloting with a savage recklessness, seeking danger. Others in the cast includes Tom Brown, Grant Mitchell, James Murray, Willard Rob- ertson and Claire McDowell. EACH of the cast of players of “The World Gone Mad,” coming to R-K-O Keith’s next week, has at one time or another been a featured player. There is Evelyn Brent, Pat O'Brien, Neil Hamilton, Mary Brian and J. Huntley Gordon. In addition to these four play- ers “The World Gone Mad,” described as an indictment of the present-day “big business,” includes Louis Calhern, mm Clark and John St. Polis in its What Various Dramatic ST. GABRIEL'S PLAYERS. \OMORROW and Tuesday eve- nings, at 8:15, St. Gabriel's Players will offer their Spring play, “Oh, Professor!” a farce in three acts, by Katherine Kavanaugh. Virginia Magill will have the feminine lead, and opposite her will be Joseph O'Donnell, whose last appearance in local circles was in “The Middle Watch,” recently produced by the Drama Guild. Kathleen Baker, & popuhr member of St. Gabriel's Play- will be seen in a role well mlecd to her talents, while other parts The play will be given in St. Gal Hall, Grant Circle, and proceeds are for the benefit of St. Gabriel's Church. ST. PATRICK'S CLUB. pLANE are now being formulated for the presentation of the minstrels to be given by the newly-formed st. Patrick’s Sodality Dramatic Club on B I e P e Sun Sc&.m‘t’;ed of St. Patrick’s the Junior Church and supplemented by members d, Knights of Colum- of the Male G and others well known in dra- bus, matic circles in W: “Th m%smoke" is Fitzgerald, George O’Connor, Matt Horne and John Baldwin, The presentation will be held in street northwest. fter you thrill to the o b B i ‘be more than er to see it again. . THE SUNDAY STAR, WEEK OF APRIL 23 WASHINGTO Tuesday D. C, APRIL 23, 1933LPART FOUR Thursday Academ; 8th and G Sts. 8.E. Fheein tne By Troible :’H’...Am » “Privi Ambassador =% @n&columbhu Apollo 624 H Bt. NE Arcade Hyattsville, Md. Ashton Clarendon, Va. valon 5612 Conn. Ave. Sjpudette Colbert in ntrnrfl-nfi Helen Tw “8o_This Is Africa.” Avlon IEEEE 2 and issa Land bert in Claudette Colbert In Maurice Chevalier, Maurice Chevaller, Helen Twelvetrees and Leroy in Baby Leroy in “Bedtime Story.” “Bedtime Btory.” Friday Saturday BarlMaritss in Monte M “Rustlers’ Round-up.” "Wheeler & Woolsey Musical short. «_Sport_reel Sylvia Sidney Bylvia Sidney ane ree Raft George Raft in “Pick-up.” “Pick-ul Comedy. News. in “Rasputin.”” John, Lionel and Ethel John, Lionel ‘Barrymore Bai Sennett comedy. B e e v T Les Tiacy in vate Jones.” ll.u- anes: Carlo Madness.” 8ylvis Sidney in y in Tom Mix in “Madame Butterfly. Butterfly.” 2 T jean Hersholt and Constance Bennett in Bruce Cabot in 'ml Gibson in ‘;?ur ‘Betters."” of . tury Musical short. Pic 'm Our_Gang_comedy. Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong in ing Comedy. y Wray and '“"'5% Armltrunl in Comedy. Cl Laurel and Hardy, Lee Tupe ic} uire, v-lnTm'!md Naked Truth” No. of “Lightning w.mnr o Comedy. pews. Richard Dix Toretta Youns an “The Great Jasper.” Gwill Andre Doug. Fairbanks, ir..in 1 “Parachute Jumper.” "s-em.or"mmnen George Brent in ric March, “They Call It 8in* gk, Wheeler and Woolsey “So This Is Alfl:l ‘Wheeler and Woolsey “So0 This Is Africs.” ‘short subject: mrb-u am:wuk ] About.” !onnnll Teel, 'Nevmln nnul talk. 045 Pa. Ave. BE. L Dark. ac a1 11th&N.C.AVE.BE il Central 425 9th St N.W. faca adifon. cCrea in Tt Pare - Bl Bord and bos in, . Devils. Lau rdy wm.dy ohn, Llnn-l -nd Ethe John LAOM\ llld Ethel Ave. Grand ° = B nnett 1o tters.” Laurel Hll’d! comedy. Yoy Grantin ry “She Done III Com. and Tionel T Fay Wi Atwal in of the Sar Buck Jones in “The Sundown Rider. Serial. d to Handle m’g%acnmgm i Geo. Raft in "Unfl-r- Geo. Raft T Man.” Barl “itter oel McCrea in “The Sport Parade.” Tea of General Yen." Wnun 'Iul‘m “The ulhh King.” ® Somedy. Bill Boyd and All-lt‘lr cast “42nd Street.” All-star cast “43nd Street.” Short_subject. All-star cast in “42nd Street.” Short subject. Ramon Novarro in “Son-Daughter.” g in “Bill! Scand; Tral Our_Gang_comedy. Robert Armstrong Armstrong and xf" Wray, in ‘Gomedy. Circle 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. Colony nis o Atriea. Qs. A"-.hrr-n! RtR Bating hort. st “Hallelujah. I'm & Bum. ‘Comedy. Wheeler snd Woalsey Wheeler and W hn§xnay wmedz 8Short _subject. Jolson and e Evans me lujsh, I'm & Bum.” CnmdL Joun Glibert and Glark in ot TLeo Carrillo and. Barrymore “Raspubin und 'Y Frederic March, Larmli an ‘So This Is Mrun" Glaud Ruth_Eiting_shol z -na Sy Sren i oBhe Him Wrons." Comeds, Short subject. John, Ethel and Mnn Ethel and Lo arrymore “R t1) llla ‘the "E" A “Jungle Mystery.” Zane Grey's Mysierious. Rider Bhort subject. Comedy. _Cartoon. "H-ne\éu-h. N um.” Sport Thrills. Comedy. DuTbafl on & Blondell and filc Lmd 1349 Wis. Ave. N.w, “BiS City Fl Joan Blondell lnd Eric Linden *Bie ity Bl e uo Garrillo. aod B eseption” Comedy. AI Jolson, and e Evans in wap, T s Al Jolson and e Evi Bpencer Tracy and Marian Nizon in ce in the Bky.” News. _Comedy. McCoy in ‘Tim “Somedy? SConaiine llnl." Fairlawn e e Anacostis, D. O. ._Screen song. Bpencer Tracy and Marian Nixon in “Pace In Comedy. Ct John Boles and Screen soni B ng_and hec " Gummines Constas in_“Billion - Dollar Scandal. 1 Sounting 140 'y in Bfieate Sanes Comedy. Cartoon. Serial (mat. only). TLeo Carrillo in “Men Warner Baxter and iam 70 talk. _Cartoo Hippodrmne “Ladies They Talk 808 K 8t N.W. ey Tbara Stanwyck in~ Barbara Stanwyck in John Barrymore in ““Topaze.” Joan Blo dell In ~Central P Comedy. _News. “Ladies They Talk About. Comedy. News. i oo Carillo dn “Mem AreBuch. Laughton in “lsle o Lost Souls.”” Comedy. John Barr; ore Daze. n Blon. el o Central Park Comedy. _News. ‘Willlam_Powell in AreSuch Fools.” Chas, sure.” Laughton in sle of edy. Ma Home Tageriey o 1a C‘ 13th & C Sts. NE. wil 7s and Roge! Barbara T Japet Gagner in “Ladies They Talk “Abou Shott pubject. rbara Stanwyck in “Ladies They Talk ut Short _subject. John Barrymore in “Topaze.” Technicolor ahort. Sennett comedy. Jesse Froon. Gartoon. james Cagney and _ James Casney and ‘Mary Brisn Dot Bavia i Flan in a "fllla’!o H‘l’l"]fllt 4 “10 000 YEII’I 1n 'lll ymedy. Cartoon. velty. ‘Warner Baxter and Miriam Jordsn 1n Vorits, etk Taver & talk. Spencer 'rncy and ‘Bet a30,000 ¥ears n Bing .”_Com. Novelty. Marian Nixon and Lyric Dare. omh-nbm. Palm Dark. Princess 1119 H 8t. NE. i ot Ay in Del Ray, Va. - loyes’ Entrance."” z onald Colman in Ronald Col £ ““Cynara.” mon Novarro in “Son-Daughter."” ‘Travelogue. Tom and Jerry. nmon Kovlm in “Bon-Daughter.” Tom and Jerry. lwneer Tracy and Bpencer Tracy and Bennet! Joan a: Gal. James 0 vy Shecalr: B Low Speciel ‘B Douglas Fairbanks “Mr. Robingon Oru- Warren Willlam and Loretta Youns Douglas Fairbanks * “Mr. Robinson Oru- 500 Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray in “The Mystery of the Museum.” James Cagney and Mary Brian “Hard to Handle Gt Lombard ri 1 Bghite Trooper _lon-Dollar Scandal “8tate_Trooper.” Lealie How x.,ma Teslle Howard in Buster Keaton in “What, No Beer!" Marian Marsh in “Daring Daughters.” sAnimal Kingdom > Carole Lombard, “Bil- lion-Dollar_Scandal.” ghters.” M. 2. Dark. Richmond Alexandria, Va. wmumumn andKa- Overthe White House.” ‘Walter Huston and Ka- Ten Morley in “Gabriel Over the White H Comedy. News. n Morley in “Gabriel Comedy. News. Eay Prances and Kay Frances and Lionel, Ethel and John Bsroymore I Comedy, . News. Liongl. Ethel 570 John Barrymore in George Brent and Zita Johann in “Luxury Liner.’ Leurel Hardy comedy. Savoy 3030 14th Bt. N.W. Laurel-Hardy comedy. Loretta Young and P(l)\ll gllall n o Com. Musical short. George Brent and “Luxury L Carole Lombard and ark Gable in “No Man of Her Own.” Hollywood on Parade. retts Youne and Paul Lukas in “Granc Com. Musical short. Buck Jones in 'y in *Treason.” “Private Jones."” Sport reel. Serial. Liloyd Hamilton com. Cartoon. Dark. Seco Silver Spring, Md. Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaslen in “Hot Pepper.” ._Comedy. Screen song. Leo Carrillo and Yivienne Osborne Helen Hayes and Ramon Novarro in “'Son-Daughter.” Laurel-Hardy comiedy. Helen Hayes and mon Novarro in ““Son-Daughter.” Laurel-Hardy comedy. Edna May Oliver and R. Armstrong in ‘‘Pen- guin Pool Murder.” Com. Cartoon. Serial. Joel McCrea In “The Bport Parade’” Scott tn ~wild ‘Horss Berial. Cart'n. Trene Dunne snd John Boles in Fannle Hurs “Back Street Stanton 6th & C Sts. NE. Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper n “Farewell to Arms.” Lee Tracy and Gloria Stuart in “Private Jones.” Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper n “Parewell to Arms.” Cnol Lombard in “No Ilorf Orchids.” Tom Mix in "Rustlers’ Round-up. Spencer Tracy and Marian Nixon in “Pace in the Sky." Benefit performance. e ARen and Glo- ria Stuart in i1 T oreun™ Oom. CAFL. State Bethesda, Md. John Barrymore in “Roogevelt, Man of "}\oouv;l u-n of the Hou Ann Harding and Ann Harding and Leslie Howard in “Animal “Kingdom."” News. Comedy. _News. Charles Rugsles and ari Maritza in “Evenings for Sale.” Comedy. Buck ldmundla'e)n Devfl ing.” hite Eagle t Helen Haves and Gary Cooper In “A Farewell tg Arms. Comedy. News. Gas . “A Farewell to Arms.’ Hayes and Ol in Eomedy rravel taik. Comedy. _News. Joan Blondell and lace Ford in “‘Central_Park.” Comedy. Souventr. Claudette Colbert and de n Variety. Novelty. Teo Carrillo and Vivienne Osborne in “Men Are Such Fools.” Serial. _Comedy. Gyrill Andre in “Secre of the ‘Scott in - Henuu of the Desert.”_Serial Lee Tracy in “Private Jones.” ‘Wil Rogers and Janet “Piivats Sanes.” in- ival ones.’ tate Pair.” Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor n “State Pair." Buster Keaton and Jimmie Durante in “What. No Beer!" Bpencer Tracy -nd Msrian Nixop i - in the SKi Buster Keaton and Jimmie Durante in “What. No Beer!"” Brent i «She Done Hf::;“wrn';: Comedy. Fay Bruce’ Cabot and B etorial. Armstrong in “King Kong. Mae West and Cary ‘She Done Wrohe " Gomeds, Pictorial. Constance Bennett “Our Betters. Taxi Boys comedy. tance Bennett —George O'Brien in —— “gmoke Lightnin'." Our Gang comedy. Cartoon. “Our Betters. Tax{ Boys comedy. All-n-r cast In “Forty_Second -h“r’us‘ o sport “Thrill. Sylvan 104 R. L Ave. N.W. ‘Takoms Park, D. C. TlVOll 14th & Park Rd. Ga. Ave. & Quebec. —_— ‘ fi 7!{!1.!.’ most movie aspirants fashion on the thll are Hollywood, Allen nkins got into pictures by The mountain came to Manhattan. One result of his w-tchful walting policy is “The Mind Reader,” the new appears with Warren William and Con- stance Cummings. Jenkins llw:ys wanted to get into however, prevented him from taking any a ive action toward the reali- zation of his ambition. He waited for long while, during which he went ahead on the stage in his waiting way. Among the plays of the past few years in lic remembers are “Rain,” “What Price lory,” “The Last Mile,” “The Front "P}Ve Star Final” and “Blessed was Pnnue ‘Wells in the last-named which ended his waiting. Once a chorus boy with that other Takoma York hurl themselves in w&mmflc waiting and not asking for anything. First National picture in which Jenkins the movies. Some lackadaisical quirk, a call. It came after awhile, a rather which he appeared and which the pub- Jenkin's portrayal of 1ad of the ensemble, James Cagney, Washington’s Players Organizations Are Doing and Propose to Do. CURLEY CLUB PLAYERS. TH! Curley Club Players will present George M. Cohan's successful com- edy, “Broadway Jones,” at St. Paul's Auditorium, Pifteenth and V _streets northwest, on Tuesday, May 9, 1933. The play is directed by Miss Angela Keir and man: by Luke O'Reilly. ‘The players are: Helen Stafford Smith, Ruth Rice, Helen Herbeck, Edythe Connor, Freedman, S, S, T e Swann, Joseph Day, Richard Finnen and Edward Arthur McGreevy. DRAMA TO BE REPEATED. Tn‘! one-act drama, “For He Had Great Possession,” by Dorothy last Sunday night in sbyterian Church Hall, Maple avenue, Takoma Park, Md., met with such approval that it is to be repeated 4onight. The production, which a cast composed entirely of members of the church, in- ludes Marjorie D. Vogel, Dr. J. A. Le Clerc, Joan Shearrer, 8. Rutledge, . Smythe, Virginia Ladd, Leonar Kej and Mary Guill. Mrs. M. Kirk e the drama. Tonight at 8:15 Sharp RIGOLETTO Marla_Serran oM aiat Mirer, Nine uist . Tickets $1.65 to $3.30 at Box Office INER BROS. THEATRES 18 = 4:30 43—9:03 METROPOLITAN by Waiting Jenkins, who is that same Cagney’s best friend, watched the people he lmzw [ dmills | out to Hollywood and achieve promi- nence on_the screen. Some of them stayed. Others went back to Broad- way. Jenkins continued to do & good job of ‘waiting. When “Ble Broadway, person to the public and not just a name on a program. He was known in fhe trade, of course, as a good workman, & character player who could be pretty well assured of a comfort- able livel on the stage as long as he wanted. Nothing sensational, per- haps, unknown to the mass of theater- goers, but a person always considered when producers started casting plays. “Blessed Event” was a success and Jenkins was & success al with it. His scene in the office of the colum- nist, played by Roger Pryor, in which he was told, and very graphically, of what it means to “burn” in the “hot seat” of the “big house,” made Jenkins a marked man. When Warner Bros. bought the play, Jenkins went with it. When the picture was and became one of the successes of its !nfi'. Jegki'gx too, found himself in ‘Hollywoo After all his wnmnx. Jenkins found himself in what Damon Runyon’s “guys and dolls” would call a “soft spot.” He was cast in picture after picture, and consolidated his position as a valuable straight or comedy player. Within the space of a few months he played in “I Am a P\xgmve From a Chain ,” “42nd Street,” “The Keyhole,” “Rackety Rlx. “Lawyer Man, nd “Blondie Johnson,” all of which are already released. He is still to be seen in “The Silk Express,” “The Mayor of Hell” and “The Mind Read- er,” his current picture. With “Bless- ed Event” that makes & round dozen pictures in which he has played fea- tured roles within the past nine months. After all of which, Jenkins is more firmly convinced than ever that '.he bromide about everything coming to him who waits, works. Nor is Jenkins working toward lom. He's walting R, | for it. | “Rigoletto™ Tonight. | Gmmn VERDI'S opera, “Rigo- letto,” will be presented tonight at the Belasco Theater by the Chicago Opera Company. Nino Martini will portray the role of #Duca di Mantova” by a special ar- rangement with the Columbia Broad- casting System and will be supported SEE. THE DOUBLE PINK Cherry lossoms CRUISERS & SPEEDBOA KUNNING REGULARLY FROM Hains Point it Potomac Park, across 'Infm FeNavar At Seation, Botltng Capital Speedboat National 3580 Buster Crabbe and Buster Crabbe and Prances Dee Prances Dee in “King of the Jungle.” Cartoon. nces in “King of the Jungle.” Cartoon. Sally Eilers and Raiph Bellamy in “Becond-Hand Wife.” Comedy. Sport reel. Jean Hersholt and Wynne Gibson in “Crime of the Cen- tury.” Screen song. Scene from “Riddle Me This,” the for the National Theater Players by Maria Serrano singing “Gilda.” This will be Miss sarnmol first Amefl- can sppearance. = Josep tone, will have one of and “Maddalena” will be Lilllan Serrano. Nino completes the cast of prmdplz artists. ‘The orchestra, chorus and ballet, from the forces of the Mnropol!nn Opera Company, with costumes and roo EXQUISITE ro Ler col... nfv&:s“u‘ BLE FRIDAY % CAVALCADE eel. | tip-toeing about with Roland Young and Genevieve To- comedy-mynury play which serves as a beginning tomorrow night. scenery, will come direct from New York. Maestro Gabriele Simeoni will conduet_the orchestra and will be assisted by Bennle Alterl as stage di- NATIONAL—‘Riddle Me This.” IDDLE ME THIS” will in- augurate the National Thea- ter Players ninth season to- morrow night. A new angle presented in this mystery- comedy dramsa by letting the audience know who the criminal is at the start, and then having the murderer become sort of prosecutor himself through his efforts to shift his [13 character and vil- lain, is 8 suave and suécessful pru::‘l- tioner. It is who commits the Lhe:uge his alibl and rious ‘‘plants’’ which will throw va- Donald Woods. trouble and the % E fun begins. the same cast that bid Practically the e Patrons are requested to remain after the ormance so the players may say “hello” to their old friends. LOEW’'S FOX—“Pleasure Cruise.” OEW'S FOX THEATER is present- ing “Pleasure Cruise” this week | bin in the starring roles. The film was directed by Prank Tuttle. It is based on uu London stage hit by Austen Allen. The story concerns a wife who decides to inject lome romance in her ‘married life by taking a pleasure cruise. Her husband, & umm gentleman, l.lnz about taking the changed personality, manages to become a steward on the same ship. Benny Davis and his “Future Stars of Brondwny head the stage bill. Others include Collins apd Peterson, comedy stars; Gracle Schenck and her company, and as an added attraction, radio’s newest comic sensation, George Vivot, “America’s Greek Ambassador.” COLUMBIA—“The Big Stampede.” OHN WAYNE is slated to ride to new film honors in “The Big Stampede,” which opens tomorrow at Loew’s Columbia Theater. Leon Schle- singer produced this picture for Vita- graph, Inc. m young, popular star who already has brought much action, hard riding and quick gun play to tne screen in former Western , pictures, | will again. be seen in a story set against | the background of one of the most| stirring periods in the history of the | Southwest. A capable cast of supporting play- ers appears opposite John Wayne. The leading feminine role is given w0 Mae Madison, while Nbah Berry wil once more be seen in a type of villain- ous role which he always portrays so effectively. Others prominently cast are Luis Alberni, Berton Chruc! Hurst and Sherwood Balley. METROPOLITAN—“A Bedtime Story.” AURICE CHEVALIER'S famous love songs become lullabies this week in “A Bedtime Story,” current screen offering at Warner Bros. Metro- politan Theater. In this film, Cheval- ier s seen as a man-about-town who suddenly discovers that home and fire- side have their charms. This awaken- ing comes to him on his return from a voyage when he finds a baby aban-| doned in his car. He calls police w‘ take it away, but by the time ¢! he has grown so fond of it that ne’ decides to keep it and raise it him- self. Helen Twelvetrees, Edward Ever- | ett Horton, Adrienne Ames and Baby) Leroy, the year-old youngster chosen | from among thousands of others to play the role, heads the cast which supports the French star in a new type of char- acterization. Completing the program is a two- reel Vitaphone subject, “Yours Sm- cere] based on the famous musical success sprlnl Is Here.” Lanny Ross, radio tenor, is starred with Pearl Nancy Welford and Janet Velle and Dudley Claments, all well- known Broadway players. EARLE—“Elmer the Great.” OE E. BROWN and Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians share honors on the Ewnm at Warner Bros. Earle Theater this week. Joe E. Brown is seen in his wildest First National com- edy, “Elmer the Great,” adapted frem Ring Lardner's famous stage play. Frea Waring and his Pennsylvanians heaa the stage portion of the bill with 25 en- tertainers, including Tom Waring, Evelyn Nair, Lane Sisters and Babs and her brothers. In “Elmer the Great,” Joe is seen as Elmer Kane, the Gentryville, Ind., boy, who modestly admits that he 1is the greatest batter the world has ever seen. He has three interests in life— eating, sleeping and base ball, md he'’s champion at all three. In addition, Elmer proceeds to fall in Iove. Other stage acts are Al Abbott, come- dian, presenting “At the Old Town Hi and the Five Arleys, sensational performers. $ 8 bettershow of... The Man of the Hour Wish TMls Feature Drama MAE CLARKE—RALPH BELLAMY “PAROLE GIRL” e ——r——— NATI (Including the $.E. COCHRAN and CLIFFORD BROOKE Offor The NATIONAL THEATRE PLAYERS ée JOHN GOLDEN'S N.Y. SUCCESS_ RIDDLE One of the meau FIRST TIME IN 'Al.l’flml xE A REVIVAL Mon. FAMOUS STAGE SUCCESS / “GROUNDS SUNDAY E LAMBS PUBLIC GAMBOL ALL STAR GALAXY OF 200 INCLGMING SUGK METINGTIKES PLATERS &8 ONAL NIGHTS $1.10, 83c AND 55¢ (Iacloding the Government Taz) WED. & SAT. MATS. TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEEK ALL SEATS §5¢ Tax) ME THIS OF INA CLAIRE'S BUY FOR DIVORCE” IL 30th SEATS NOW IN THE 42D ANNUAL REVUR THEATERS RIALTO—“Be Mine Tonight.” ‘NIITH its fine musical score filling the air with melody and with its freshness and spontaneity capturing film-goers, “Be Mine Tonight,” the m- ternational screen success, remains at the Rialto Theater for a second week. The cast contains three brflnd-nzw screen personalities—Jan Kiepura, the Polish opera star; Magda Schneider, n!m beauty, and Sonny English comedian. A Russian, Anatol Litwak, conceived the picture and its treatment. He likewise directed it. The Rialto completes its current pru- gram with the new Universal News with Graham amee as the Talking Re- porter and a group of selected shorter subjects. PALACE—“The White Sister.” ELEN HAYES and Clark Gable, the two young stars of “The White Sister,” a picture dramatization of F. Marion Crawford’s classic love story, proved so popular last week at Loew's Palace Theater, that their picture is being held over for the second week. Miss Hayes last seen as the nurse in “A Farewell to Arms,” won the recent award from the Motion -ture Academy, for her splendid portr. -1 in “The Sin of Madelon Claudet.” Clark Gable has appeared in many pictures that have been very successful. Some of his most recent are “Rcd Dust” and “No Man of Her Own.” Lewis Stone, who su Hayes in “The Sin of Madelon Clllldflv. is cast in another strong character role as the father in “The White Sis- ter.” Other important roles are played by Louise Closser Hale, May Robson, Edward Arnold and Alan Edwards. The picture was adapted to the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart, and was di- rected by Victor Fleming. R-K-O KEITH'S—“Mussolini Speaks!” “MUSSOLD‘H SPEAKS!” is the spe- cial added attraction at R-K-O Keith’s. The Italian man of the hour is taken from his humble beginning to his present position as one of the outstanding world characters. The film is interpreted by Lowell Thomas and is stated to be one of the most interesting as well as en film s | documents yet to reach the screen. Keith's is also presenting as its main feature attraction Mae Clarke and Ralph Bellamy in “The Parole Girl” GAYETY—"Prosperity Girls.” “PROSPmm GIRLS” is the title of the new burlesque production coming to the Gayety, Theater, start- ing with the regular matinee today. Heading the male principals will be found the old favorites, Joe Yule, “Bim- bo” Davis, Lee Hickman and Charley La Vine, Bbly assisted by Bob Sand- berg. The female contingent is head- ed by Reggle White, Tangara, Nor: Murray, Joy St. Clair, Connie Fanslau and the dancing trio, Wroth, Bryant al:;} Wroth. Matinees will be given . MASK & WIG CLUB University of Pennsylvania 45th Annual Production “Out of the Blues” Gorgeous Costumes, Beautiful “Girls,” Striking' Dances Belasco—Friday, April 28—8:30 P.M. Beats—33 to 50c—Tuesday Mrs, Droop's JOE YULE and their “PROSPERITY GIRLS” ADDED ATTRACTION REGGIE (TASSELS) WHITE Viix ) HINDA WAUSAU WEEK ACADEMY °* Perfect Son t G S. E. Lpwrence Philips' Theater, Benutiful EsTrRESVRUoUS fTom Matines, 2 P RALSTO Py [} P“l?x‘n s i FTROUBLE IN PARADISE ~ CLARENDON, TOMORROW—RICHARD GREAT JASPER.'” DEX. CAROLINA "B E XC A . S.E. uble Feature “IF I HAD P - E L HAD A"MILLION" and “THE SP Matinees Tues, Th CIRC% I T A BT 3 DUMBARTON 30083 Wisconain A!'im FMRLAWN ANACOSTIA, D, C. Nancy Carroll in “Child of Manhattan.™ LYRIC Gaithersburs, Md. T —RAM n “SoN FRSITO¥-_RAMON NOVARRO PRINCESS 11ge WS NE ROl Pcec;ture—(!n 3 i TOOMEY _in b and C Sts. NE STANTON o, 28,5 85, 55, 'UNI LES Fannie Hirity 3 ’°’.’;’x’—u 27 HESDA. MD TAKOMA ‘»‘;. 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