Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1933, Page 42

e AMUSEMENTS. IMarian Anderson’s Voice T AMUSEMENTS. Hollywood Has Trouble E EVENTNG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY "2, 1933. 8,000 SEEKING GARAGE i 1 ACTOR WILL GIVE AWAY{ SCIEEN ODDITIES e sy In Picking Summer Films The “Big" Productions Have Failed to Click at .Box Office, While Some of the Lighter Pictures Have Jumped Ahead. By E. de S. enough what ‘they ecall The playing of Mirlam Hopkins as oT “umph” is responsible for what was only a tepid on_for last week's “Hell Below.” This film, heralded as one of M-G- N M’s big-letter productions, full of sea Fay ane:emng herself all snarled and sound fury met only an average re- ception at the handsof the public. Like- wise “Reunion in Vienna.” Now you cer- tainly cennot say that ‘“Reunion” lacked that par- ticular “umph.” Although Mr, Lunt and Miss Fon- tanne gave it & couple of extra ones on the stage, at least the cinems version was a nice, sophisticated little business, with enough sauce in it to keep it con- stantly blazing. Admitted that it didn't have the wit that it had in the original, it was at least daring enough in spots to offer what it seems the public wants. If, however, the “Hell Below’ Vienna” or Edward G. Robinson as *“The Little Giant,” what does it want? ‘We are afraid it wants such things as “Ex-Lady,” which was, according to an indignant young lady, who ripped us down the back the day for thmnnwerwm. “s0 true’ to life as to be absolutely vital.” The fact that Miss Davis and Mr. Raymond gurgled over their coffee, de- | cided one minute to get married and 1he next not to get married, seemed to this lady to be a phase which is of | supreme interest to the average movie- | oer. . She forgets, however, that the aver- age age of the cinema patron is not 17. Then again a noted radio critic, after seeing one of our vorite fillms, “Zoo in Budapest,” said: “It would have been O. K. if they had made it half as long.” ‘We thought it “swell.” About “Secrets,” a lady said: “It was the pleasantest experience of my film- going days.” It certainly wasn't ours. ot‘ “Adorable,” some one else said: “It is the kind of thing you will want to see, not once, but twice and more.” ‘Well, wait and see. About “The Story of Temple Drake” the Hollywood Reporter said that it is “revoltirg” and other papers have said | that it i3 one of the most interesting | pictures of the year. i * % oxox IT is a fact that no two people thlnk: alike—which is fortunate. But the above little summary shows that Holly- wood is having a hard time elicking with the box office these days. Frankly, it's the Summer. The ‘weather is warm and the spirit isn't so wulln&.md u go to a picture show to feel the cool currents of the ice-plant curling around your head rather than get yourself all worked up over a plot and its consequences. | If. however, such major productions as “Hell Below” and “Reunion” don’t click—the former because its “umph” is missing and the latter because there was perhaps a trifle too much of it— then a deadlock has been reached which will te hard for Hollywocd to solve. | ‘We perconally think that the cinema | will do well to concentrate on musicales and such inocuous yarns as “Adorable” for the next few months. The “Strange Interludes” can wait till the weather is tense agdin. people read Shgke- ‘e in the Summer. Few would-be Beptc:;e inox is - m the T equinox is over. time of year to relax and be cool ‘be comfortable in thought as well as ly. This is the time of year, in ‘words, for Laurel and Hardy. The Fox people have been smart in bringing them to town just now. film opens today, and it should prosper. You don’t have to wrinkle your brow over these two. They go on and on and on just like the brook. Either you like | them or you don’t. But they're not hard to swallow. If the heat makes you little silly this is just the moment to' get acquainted with them. * x % x Omfl events of the week are likely to be: Herb Williams. He was last season’s most successful comic at the Fox. Where and When Current Theater Afigactions and Time of Shewing Oliver Hardy, National—“Another Language,” 8:20 p.m. Cavety—"Peaches Browning” in per- son, » 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. Palace—“Adorable,” at 11:15 am., 120, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Rialto—“The King of Ji 11:10 am., 12:57, 2:44, 4:31, and 9:52 pm. Loew’s F ‘The Devil's Brother,” at 11 a.m.,1:45, 4:30, 7 Stage shows at 12:45, 3. 9 pm. Columbia—"Terror Abosrd,” at 11:20 am., 1:05, 2:50, 4:40, 6:25, 8:10 and 9:55 pm. Metropolitan—"Story of ‘Temple Drake,” at 11 am. 12:45, 2:35, 4:20, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:40 p.m. R-K-O Keith’s—“Ann Carver’s Pros " at 12:04, 1:48, 4:11, 6:18, 8:31 24 pm Gene Dennis in person | :38, 7:58 and 9:51 p.m. | “The Eagle and the Hawk,” at| 11:15 a.m,, 1:50, 4:25, 7:15 and 9:50 p.m. Stage shows at 1, 3:35, 6:25 and 9 pm. | Central—“The White Sister,” from | 11 am. to 11 p.m. Tivoli—"Central Airport,” at 2, 4:05, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:45 p.m. “Elmer the Great,” at 55 and 9:45 p.m. at at 8, 8:05 Ambassador- 2, 4:05, 6:05, 7: TONIGHT, 8:30 P.M. 8 E. Cochran & Clitford Brooke ofter The National Theater Players in The Play Without & Peer! “Another Language” Elart from & ulldk‘n‘"nr' 's N. i % weekSis Hopl SELLING 7 g 'ASHINGTON SHOW GROUNDS Wed, 5th & FLORIDA May AVE. NE. UNION MARKET RINCI.iNC BROS and BARNUM & BAILEY W EI%‘!LSYx 2 & 8 P.M. Do W :1'531.cmmnxm UNDI.;:I YeARs, S0e. . TAND CHAIR 78s S ALL PRICES TNCLUBE TAX, TICKETS ON SALE MAY 27 V. .1 - ore vat by appoiniment. Met. 4180. Estal . it ‘public doesn’t m m‘munlm in S monies. Another and the finale of =1 Melcher. Temple Drake at the Metropolitan. ‘The nice Summer zyphyrs up around the summit of the Marine (Michel) roof. with new Summer revival of “Sis Hopkins.” lentally, the Hippodrome will not any more foreign films there this IN DANCE REVUE. Ber fore bert. style. Dale Havener was especially good Gersdorfl was a caj S P RO Suit Names Studio. who discovered that to & wo m = THOU SHALT sons TRARDEAU L BOARE, 831 18th n.w. ons’ 1B wll " room AR T “The Miniature Follies of 1933" were 'nted by Miss Virginia Hunter.and dancing class pupils last night be- capacity. audience in the Shu- ‘Theater. The youthful dancers performed their parts in good “headliner” number, as were both | Arnold Rosey and Marcia Rosey. Karl ble master of cere- teresting feature of the revue was the dance of the five . the start the performance the entire class joined in the “Rise and Shine” number, permitting the audience to view the class working together in its entirety. I Sam Rosey directed the music, with George Goldberg as planist. revue was entertaining and received much applause from the audience. In 2ll ths | LOS ANGELES, May 26 (#)—An in- voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against the Tec-Art studios, inde- pendent motion picture prods peny, yesterday in Federal Court by creditors. A schedule of liabilities and assets did not accompany the petition. luction com- Charles Bickford Says Attempt Will Be Made to Check Up on All Applicants. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 26 —Eight thousand applications—3,000 from out- side of the Los Angeles area—have been received for the Culver City garage and filling station business Charles A. Bick- ford, red-haired movie actor, offered last week to give away. Bickford said attempts will be made to check the qualifications of each of the applicants. He has a secretary working full time, The person who gets the business must be “responsible” and satisfactory { to lessors of the property, who collect $500 monthly on a lease. Having broken even on his investment which he made to take over the obligation of a friend in the business, the actor said he de- cided to give it away to some deserving person. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Navy Band, this sult | evening st the Navy Yard bandstand, | at 7:30 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader; Alex Morris, assistant leader. “Theme Song “Anchors Aweigh" March, “Jack Tar” Overture, “Spiritual Solo for cornet, | | (Birley Gardner, soloist.) | “Procession of the Knights of the Holy Grail” Madonna” Waltz, “Espana” .. Waldteufel Excerpts from the musical comedy, = “Prince of Pilsen’ (From e ‘Waltz badinage, 3, March, “Lorraine” .o “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Marine Band, this evening at the Army Medical Cen- ter, Walter Reed Hospital, at clock. Taylor Branson, leade: rthur S. Witcomb, second leader. March, “The American Army,” Yassilli “Les Prelude: Cornet solo, “ (Winfred Kemp, soloist.) Selections from “Cavalcade” . Coward Saxophone solo, “Valse Erica,” Wiedoeft (Kenneth Douse, soloist.) March, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” Woodin apsody”...Liszt Marines' hymn— “The Halls of Montezuma” “The Star Spangled Banner.” I WAS SO PROUD OF WIS ABILITY AS A SELF-TAUGHT SAXOPHONE PLAYER THAT WE LEFT THE STAGE TO JOIN A JAZZ BAND FOR ONE - BY.CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. i | | | THIRD OF WIS SALARY AS AN ACTOR. e BUT SHE NEVER HAS SMOKED A CIGARETTE/ g{ production was needed for the e. had to J. B. wait until the ice was refrozen. property of Aaron Burr. offic Bound in BY MOLLIE MERRICK. | HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 26 (N.A. IN.A.) —Colleen Moore has com. | puted that she had taken during he: movie career some one hundred thous- and still pictures.. Thirty-eight thous- and of these are bound in volumes in her Belair home. Miss Moore estimates that one million dollars was spent in getting those one hundred thousand rnc‘mru of her, what with price of film an el;fitnc .lght undhl:‘bonwry work and ers’ salaries, Y Ame time, Colleen Moore tells Tev pictures a week. Producers ceased to encourage this very expensive form of promotion some time back, and stars answer their own fan malil or else * * *. During the making of “The Power and the Glory”—made of her in the studio gallery—238 production stills ‘were made on the lot. That gives you a faint idea of the requirements of a movie star's life. And ‘now comes Lionel Barrymore as youare INTROUBLE IN LOVE....OR SICK... **“GENE cfnn Carvens—. o PROFESSION The heart-touching story of ¢ woman “GREATEST SUCCESS 1S LOVE. With FAY WRAY—GENE RAYMOND Women You'll Rave About the Gorgeous Fashion Creations Worn in This Picture NOT..'! Atruthtul intensely dramatic piesentation of a startling subject / one of the deep-dyed villains of the screen in the Cajun story being adapted from the Lea Freeman play, “Dance Hall Daisy.” ‘Tod Browning, who will direct the and William ° Faulkner and Barrymore is one of the sure-fire box- office hits at & time when nobody is very sure what is about to go with our dear—and badly-bitten—public. ‘The Authors’ Guild meeting, to talk over the incorporation of some new articles in its code, had what we some- | times call hasty words when the inevit- able burrowing from the production angle began. The boys, who waxed wroth in some instances, called a spade a spade and one another still stronger tlfi\nn. A very fine time was had all. W. C. Plelds just signed a two-year contract with ramount; he must Hsesar CARE FOR SEVE! ICE - SKATING SCENES FOR ~ BECAUSE fornia heat the set was constructed on an ind of shooting the ice had been melted so much by . bridge, s Spanish War veteran and authority on Army musketry, has devoted 30 years to assembling the 7,000 firearms in Paramount's arsenal. In his collection is & pair of silver inlaid dueling pistols that were once the Incidentally, the renting of guns to film companies u! supervised by the sheriff of Los Angeles County Every gun rented must have an official permit from his Jean Dixon, in “A Kiss hardt. Out Where the Movies Begin e. Before the Mirror,” studied under Sarah Bem-l MUNDIN waAS UNDER A DOCTOR'S| RAL DAYS FOLLOWWG HE HAD NEVER | | | of Janet Gaynor’'s laf Because of the tremendous heat generated by the huge lights, an extra da; filming itest film, “Ador " Several scenes occur at an outdoor skating rink, hult“ b:clxln of the Cali ter & half-day loor : hts that the company e I Colleen Moore Has 38,000 of 100,000 Pictures She Had Taken During Film Career Volumes. make 10 feature pictures during this | time. His work in | stale jokes and off-color innuendoes— | :u fresh and outstanding in its salty | humor. Hollywood is laughing heartily at the | reception Marlene Dietrich received i Paris where they don't think such pub: lcity stunts as donning male attire par- ticularly interesting. And, inevitably, paper for muitiple printing, with | the discussion arose as to how Miss | “¥e all know from Dietrich got away with t here snce Dr. Mary Walker had to obtan a specal permt to wear men’s clothng. It was finally decided by all and sun- dry that you are not dressed as & man when you wear false eyelashes of such length as Miss Dietrich's—they fan out a good inch from her slumberous orbs and her brows, plucked clean by an as- | siduous beauty expert, are painted on in | yn’ perpetual surprise with a fine grease | line. | (Cepyright, 1933, by North Amarican nen-l aper Alliance, Ine.) On Saturday, May 27 2 CHAPEL POINT, MEETS DEPRESSION WITH A B ANG FIRST TIME CHAPEL POINT RESORT OFFERS P FREE ADMISSION NO CHARGE TO PERSON OR TO AUTO IN HER ARMS. ... He Found Forgetfulness TIRED OF BEING WOR- SHIPPED ... SHE WAS THE ONE WOMAN TO WHOM HE WAS A MAN ... & NOT A HERO! IN A THNLUNG LOVE DRAMA WK Hhlbze BY AUTHOR OF "W/ itk CARY GRANT CAROLE LOMBARD JACK OAKIE Hiv SHE BARES HER SOUL TO YOU... ALL DRAKES HAD A WILD STREAK ... AND SHE A DRAKE! ... LIVING DARINGLY. .. UNTIL SHE FELL INTO A . TRAP OF HER OWN FOLLYI /TEMPLE DRAKE A PARAMOUNT PICTURE OF A Girl Whe Thought She Knew H THE $TORY WaQiam_ 3(1 qunms DARING NOVEL To Hendle Men . . . With RIAM HOPKINS WILLIAM GANGAN - JACK LA RVE * MITZI MAYFAIR Uy o WARNER BROS. THEATERS = > PROGRAMS TONIGHT Children of Pour Areas Will Pre- sent Entertainment at Y‘flm Schools. Children of four community centers will present entertainment programs tonight. At 7:30 pm., in Ben Murch Audi- torium. children of the Chevy Chase center will present “The Legend of the Sunflower,” a dance drama, and there also will be piano and orchestral num- bers, with pupils of the E. V. Brown tap and rhythm ciasses and the Ben Murch and Lafayette rhythm classes particioating. At 8 pm., & comedy entitled “Miss Fearless & Co.” will be 'nted at the Thomson center by the Christian Endeavor Players, and a program of nd Buskin Club, the Lang: unior Players and the Macfarland tap class will take part in the program. which will ‘eonsist of two dance plays. ary Grace Stirs the Apple Butter” and “A Dresm of Cinderella.” ‘The other entertainment ‘will be pro- vided by the Columbia Heights Center at 8:15 pm. at Powell Junior High School, with the Johnson tap class, the Raymand rhythm class and the Oates Orchestra participating. —_— . LAUREL, FILM COMEDIAN, IS SUED FOR DIVORCE Attitude Unbearable Since He At- tained Success, Wife Says in Petition. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 26.—Claiming Stan Laurel, film comedian, had told her divoree as quickly as poesible, Lois N. Laurel filed suit for divorce in Superior Court yesterday. She said that at parties Laurel ignored her. His ascension in the fleld of film comedies made his attitude unbearable, she claimed, and caused her embarrass- ment. A settlement of community property has been made, provision for the support of the wife and their child, Lols, 5 years old. TORRENCE SERVICES. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 26—Emest “International | Torrence, noted actor, was eulogized | te | House"— a pretty dull concoction with | yesterday at memorial services here by | g5 Rupert Hughes, the novelist, as a char- acter who “will live in the memories of the millions who have seen him enact his countless roles of humor and pathos on the screen.” Yl‘omk nce died 10 days ago in New ork. “How great was his gift,” Hughes said, his wide John McCormick, Irish & s0lo at the services. The wido other relatives and many film folk, among them Clive Brook, Constance and Joan Bennett, Warner Baxter, Alice Joyce, Hobart Bosworth, Carole Lom- bard, mt Prancis and Jack Holt, were present. ‘The urn containing the actors ashes in Forest Lawn Memo- DANCING Woadertul dance foar— Ooot lowves 9.30 A. M. and 1.30 8. M. ‘encopt Sunday for Mi. Vornon > SON 1IN Wi ACADEMY N e E. Lawrence auiful JA%E RN, BOOTS. ?l.:x?%v in il A ASHTOR O IN VA CAROLIY 1 Yy fimfi—r—nt—'m— D. ©f Perfect Bth 1 O, lews. _Comedy. AC Feature ( in Mat.. 2 PM.)—WA Tnternational | tuanovu.gco‘g%n is Intcratio ccess. Ath C Sts, N. ON riogeionse Boren,, R AKOMA _ “%, I piomz G"}:oi i%c'xfifilz in “SHE DONE HIM WRONG” HIPPODROME X1 5, -4 “Tracy. MEO All-Ces 4 " RICHMOND *ipampmnt. e Carole Lombard. “No FALM THEATER &= e R = Thi’ills_ a Local Audience Her Recital Last Night Is One of the Outstanding Features of the Musical Season. Originality in Dance Program. By Alice Eversman. "TH due consideration of the various great artists who have appeared here this sea- son, it can be ciaimed with- out hesitancy that the most magnificent voice heard in many a day Is by Marian Anderson, con- | tralto. Miss Anderson an:ud last evening In recital at -Shil Baptist Church and gave out the inexhaustible | loveliness of her voice in a program of h artistic merit. t was not the artistic rendering of the program that was interesting, for artistic seems, after all, & more general talent, but it was the glorious | gjrectio voice pauring out with ricnness, power and ease that held one enthralled. After hearing Miss Anderson sing, one is con- scious of how accustomed the public is to .condoning faults In singers, even | A rasping | high tone or unevenness of quality is | the most famous singers. overlooked because the musical phrasing has been beautiful or the scntiment genuine. This is not necessary when listening to Miss Anderson. While her ably supported by William King at the piano. o xox 'HE ever-welcome coior of originality arked the last program.of a week of music presented by the King-Smith Studios. Last evening’s entertalnment was given in the studio of Caroline Mc- Kinley and part of it was devoted to the interpretation in ce form of Mozart’s Symphony in G minor. The choreography of the dance was created by Caroline McKinley and danced by & group of about 20 dancers under her tion. The basic dance -technique used in the interpretation was first ex- plained by Miss McKinley who took portions of each theme of the sym- phony, as played by Mr. King-Smith, as iliustraticn. The four movements of the symphony were then danced by the students. Miss McKinley has arrived at as nearly a perfect visualization of a sym- | phony as could be imagined. There | was logic, naturalncss and spontaneity voice is perfectly trained, the training | in the entire performance and the sat- does not intrude as the sum and sub- | stance of her work, and the joy of her singing is its complete naturalness. She stands before the audience simply and sings simply, and never, at most dra- matic moments, exhausts the apparently inexhaustible power she possesses. The quality of her voice is one of sheer beauty throughout its enormous range.. The opulent tones, magnificently full-throated in the lower register, soar upward with increased glory to a thrill- ing height saved from any soprano timbre by its natural, rich color. The | | he no longer loved her and wanted a absolute freedom from any strain, the ivelvetiness that is never lost and the |!lr!n‘th which one feels instinctively 1s only a hint of what might be given as but a small part of the extraordinary gift which is hers. From nature her voice is as nearly ideally perfect as can be hoped for, and to this she has added an intelligent development that in no way interferes with its rare natural beauty. Miss Anderson included in her pro- gram five songs from 's “Amor ‘mig] i showed her profound artistic feeling for | refined legato singing and classic in- rpretation, while the aria from Thom- ‘Nadeshda.” “Oh, My Heari Is ! Weary,” gave her splendid opportunity | for dramatic fire and deep, moving ex- i pression. So thriiling was her singing I:X the aria that the ardly be held back until she finished, and when it finally could be given free | play it thundered through the hall, re- calling her again and in until she sang Chaminade’s “L'Ete” as encore ‘The final - Buf ou Wintry Wind” ‘The Gypsy and the Bird.” A groun of Negro spirituals fin- ished the program. Miss Anderson was LENECHO ctag 8156 10 11130 1n SPANISH GARDEN BALLROOM CRYSTAL PoOL “TOMORROW L Row, YOvELTy prRsONIFIED “%onrgE prEnTICS ‘:Iwhuu could | MNCLING sANDITS Gul QUANTIC MUS isfying evidence of excellent training. The perfect control of the body, the quick formation of a figure that finished neatly with the musical phrase and the artistic abandon of movement were & delight to witness. ! No attempt at a mystical interpreta- tion of the meaning of the symphony was made but a realistic reproduction of each trill, run or musical contrast of dynamic chords and lyric phrase, aid- ing the listener in a clearer conception | of his cwn ideas of what the music ccn- veys. Miss McKinlcy has discovered | somethirg of distinct ccncrete value in | the ctrnal effort to c-mbtine music and }the dance and something with a more wice spread appeal than the usual il { lusive form taken by this combination, | It+1s to b hoped that this interpreta: tion of Mozart symphony may be seet next Winter against the background o the National Sympheny Orchestra. ‘The first part of the program tained a clever arrangement of the Major Symphony” of Beethoven, sung by a number of students, and Mr. King’ Smith is to be congratulated on havirt fcund this new and original way c¢ cheral expression. A group of wel chosen songs remarkably ve\’! executed contained the old favorites, “Last Night,” “The Old Refrain,” “Hark, Hark the Lark,” 2nd “Oh, it We Two Were Maying,” ahd were sung by the singers who are known as “Les Fau- sttes.” A large zudience fellowed the pregram with intcrest and applauded ! with genuine enthusiesm. 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