Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1934, Page 42

C—8 x* AMUSEMENTS. Radiant Ina Claire In A Clever French Comedy Large Audience Thoroughly Satished With "Ode to Liberty“ at the National Last Night—The Star Wins an Ovation. BY E. de S. 1SS INA CLAIRE is better M MELCHER. looking than she has ever been in “Ode To Liberty,” a grand evening in tlie theater which Sidney Howard has filched from the French. While at the moment she is inclined to glean her words from the fireplace, where sits (unbeknownst to most of the audience) the “seript, she is so agile in her thoughts and sure of her theater that even when she isn't certain of her syllables she crashes through with some of the best acting of the season. Mr. Howard, refreshed from last week’s errors in “Gather Ye Rose- buds,” puts fire into this slim French play and makes it sound like new. To the tune of “capitalism” and “com- munism” he rakes the present over the coals and dares to put even the name of Hitler in his hero’s mouth. A giant audience last night at the National paid tribute to one of its most popular local citizens and gave Miss Claire one of the ovations of her life. While it would have preferred a curtain speech to that graceful bow which she made with the help of a piece of cake (or something) which she was munching, it also was de- lighted to get a further look at her in that white cream-puff dress—a dress which eager women from 14 to 40 said was the peer of all white dresses. Miss Claire has certainly never looked younger, slimmer or more able' to grace a French farce. From the moment when she first walked onto the stage, anxious to hustle her hus- band out of her home (when as a matter of fact he had never really belonged) to that final gasp when she was hustling him out again, after a| feverish flirtation with a “policeman” (Walter Slezak), she was even pleas- anter to the eye than she was in her painter’s togs in “Biography"—a play which may have had more meat but certainly did not have any more gravy. As Madeleine, one of the toasts of Paris, who was wed to old man Bar- naud (Nicholas Joy). a fiery old war- rior who was still fond of his wife, Miss Claire made much out of little and sent her audience home with a thanksgiving in its heart. When, in the first act, that “policeman” climbed in her window and stayed until the last act, proving to her that instead of being the pursuer he was the man pursued (for having taken a pot shot at Hitler), she was all that you could have wanted from a Cornell, a Hep- burn or a Barrymore, making you remember that she is still the peer of all U. S. A. comediennes. Walter Slezak, as the policeman who became the Romeo of her life, added much to the evening's enter- tainment, too, being as much at home in a frolic of this kind as he was a season or two back as the plump hero of “Music in the Air.” Then again such veteran actors as Paul McGrath, Nicholas Joy and Katherine Stewart (a particularly agreeable maid-of-most-work) helped with the juicy proceedings—and rounded out the evening with gusto. Not an important play by any means, Gilbert Miller may yet feel satisfied that he has given Miss Claire something which Broadway will like. The play is light, clever and puts its audience in a fine humor. What | more can he or the radiant Miss | Claire want? (If you look closely on yéur pro- gram you will find that not only Miss Claire’s brother, Allen Fagan, is ap- | pearing in the cast—and very nicely at that—but that the assistant stage | manager is James Donohue of Wool- worths and other fame.) Elephant Voice Tests Taken for New Picture Trumpet;ng Records Are Made in preparat;on for Production of “Clive of India." BY MOLLIE OLLYWOOD, Calif., Decemb H can begin. _So when 18 elephants were u majestically through the gates of stop was at the sound department. Only in this instance the boys brought the “mikes” out to them. This may sound silly to you, but it's | all-important to the technical work in | “Clive of India,” the picture in which | the elephants will appear. Three sep- arate tests were taken before the final o. k. was given to the trumpeting that was a little hard to start, but almost impossible to stop. The next step in preparation for the elephants’ film work will be to get | them used to the “fighting equipment” they will wear during the Battle of Plassey, one of the big scenes in &he picture. This was the battle that de- cided England’s supremacy over India. “Having any trouble keeping them in | order?” I asked one of the boys on the | lot. “Say,” he said, “they're better be- haved than the average bunch of ex- tras.” Jack Oakie is the first “movie” to get into the real spirit of Christmas. In fact, he's getting into it so vigorously that his studio pals are beginning to realize that Jack can be as detrimental to work as the Marx brothers, once he sets his mind to it. Here's his suggestion for a Christ- | mas jingle to be used by Bill Fields on | his cards: “I'm glad I've got a million friends To wish some Christmas cheer, So I can drink a million toasts To each throughout the year.” And he says he intends to use this | original gem for his own Yulende‘ greetings: “I've given Xmas candies and I\E‘ given Xmas fruits, And I've sent out Xmas pasmes quite a few; I thought I'd be original, out your gift, So here’s a bag of Xmas nuts to you!” in picking | Ronald Colman has this to say to the recent reports that he wil! wed the attractive Jane Baxter, Britisi actress due to arrive in Hollywood soon. “I do not wish to speak of personal- Ities,” says Mr. Coiman, “but I defi- | nitely have no intention of marrying | either now or in the future.” | And Grace Tibbett, ex-wife of Law- rence Tibbett, assures me that the ru- | mor of her re-marriage to a wealthy mining man is all a mistake. Mrs. Tibbett is in Hollywood to spend the Christmas holidays with her sons, Larry, jr., and Richard. The latter is now in the hospital as a result of breaking his arm. Mrs. Robert Hays Smith of Bur-| A New Selection of Movie Films For Kiddies’ Projectors We have a new selection of movie films for kiddies’ projectors. Friom 25-foot lengths and up. M. A. LEESE Optical Co. 614 9th St. N.W. DANCING Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 30 P M TIL P MEYER DAVIS Muskc Phil 0'Brien Conducting Beer and Wine MERRICK, er 11 (NAN.A) —The first thing any actor does after he has been assigned to a part in a film is to take voice tests, for no matter how good his acting is the sound department must O. K. the dialogue before work nloaded from their cars and led United Artists Studio, their first lingame, Calif., is the latest soclety | woman to go in for pictures. She was | tested the other day at one of the ma)or studios and may play character parts. lf the movies can record Sue Smith’s amazing personality on celluloid, she will undoubtedly be a huge success. Her charm and scintillant wit have made her one of the high lights in San Francisco’s social life. (Copyright. 1934, by North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) Plays Tonight CATHERINE McCORD, ‘Who has the leading role in “The Silver Cord,” which Counstance Connor Brown's new theater group will present tonight and tomorrow night at the Wardman Park ‘Theater. WHERE TO DINE. Tenderloin Steak Dinner 55¢ 5 to 8:30 P.M. The Sho-Case 4449 Conn. Ave. N.W. Dancing 9:30 to 3 A.M. Free Parking WEARLEY’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT WEDNESDAY’S SPECIAL. .. SERVED FROM 11:30 AM. UNTIL MIDNIGHT Food Platt Clams, Combination — Sea Tartar_Sauce, Oysters, lops, Soft Clams, Shrimp, Crabe Filef of Sole. French-fried Potatoes, Coleslaw. Homemade Pies. Rolls and Butter. Coffee. Tea or Beer. Served at Tables WINE, BEER AND DRINKS OF ALL KINDS CLAUDE RAINS, Formerly known as “The Invisible Man,” now playing the lead in “The Man Who Reclaimed His Head,” a new Universal film, which opens to- morrow at R-K-O Keith's. here and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing* National—"Ode to Liberty,” tonight at 8:20 o'clock. Palace—"College Rhythm.” at 11:40 | m, 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 pm. Earle—“Pursuit of Happiness,” at 11 a.m,, 1:30, 4:25, 7:20 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:30, 6:25 and 9 pm. Lowe’s Fox—“The White Parade.” at 10:56 a.m., 1:35, 4:20, 7:05 and 9:50 | p.m. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:20, 6:05 | and 8:50 p.m. Columbia — “Gambling!” at 11:35 m., 1:35, 3:35, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:45 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—“Imitation of Life,” at 11 am, 1:08, 3:16, 5:24, 7:32 and 9:40 pm. Metropolitan—“Flirtation Walk,” at | 11:20 am, 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20 and 9:20 p.m. Tl\\!h— “Merry Widow,” at 2, 3:55, | 5:50, 7:50 and 9:50 p.m. Ambassador— ‘Pursuit of Happi- ness,” at 6:15, 8:05 and 9:55 p.m. MUSIC HOUR SERIES. Charlotte Wallace Murray, con- tralto, of New York, will be the solo- ist on the third program of the music hour concert series Saturday at Lin- coln Temple Church, Eleventh and R streets. Mrs. Murray was formerly a member of a choir in Washington and later appeared extensively in | concert and opera. Cleveland Stadium she sang the lead- ing contralto role in Shirley Graham's “Tom-Tom,” the first Negro opera to be produced in America. Recently Mrs. Murray was recalled to New York from a concert tour to appear | in “Emperor Jones.” The music hour concert series, which is under the direction of Lucia M. Pitts, presented the Eva Jessye Choir of New York on its first pro- gram, and Louis Vaughn Jones, vio- linist, and William Allen, pianist, at the second concert. Old Cleaners Do 124 - In 1932 at the| “THE SILVER CORD.” The students of the Studio of The- ater Arts, under the direction of Con- stance Connor Brown, will present as their first public production “The Sil- ver Cord,” by Sidney Howard, tonight and tomorrow night at Wardman Park Theater, This production is an all-student {one, under the direction of Miss Brown and Frank Westbrook, who has supervised the construction of the set- | tings. In the cast are Catherine McCord, {who plays the original Laura Hope Crewes role of Mrs. Phelps, the domi- nating mother; Margaret Martin, as Christina, wife of the elder son; Harry Schonrank, as David; Edythe Lazaroff, playmg Hester, Robin’s fiancee; Wal- 1u-r Pick, as the younger son, and Eli- | nor Evans, the maid. | Behind the scenes will be James Kelley, Romaine Stevens, Ralph How- enstein, Betty Rice, Marjory Rice, as | the stage crew; Jean McClellan and Elinor Evans, property mistresses, and Ethel Gottlieb, cal! “boy GERMAN PICTURE. “Ein Gewisser Herr Grau” the feature at the Foreign Language | Cinema Presentation in Pierce Hall Friday evening at 8 o'clock. This U. F. A. picture, in which Hans Al- bers and Karin Hardt are starred, is a vivid and exciting detective story, with the romantic waterways of Ven- ice and the classic beauty of Rome as a background. Subtitles in Eng- lish are provided. | @Hufnagel COAL Co., Inc. | WALNUT 8861 Yard & R. R. Siding. So. Wash.. Va. 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N LES REIS and Artle Dunn we unearthed the first living homo sapiens of our acquaintance ever to contend that there exists a business more trying than four-a-day vaude- ville. These gentlemen will stand you | down that they worked harder in radio than they have since hitting the circuit a few months past, an argument which stunned us until we realized that 4. in their radio era § the team some- times appeared on as many as three programs during a day, arranging different, songs for each appearance and concocting new arrangements of old ditties. This kept them approximately as busy as a one-armed man wrapping cranberries in a roller coaster. They not only cooked up harmony effects, but invented special lyrics and com- binations of song titles into a single number, the sort of thing you hear from them this week at Loew's Fox. A few of these, of course, are stock in trade of Broadway song writers, who peddle specialties around amongst the singing talent. Others Reis and Dunn mapped cut for themselves. | Artie Dunn had dealt in songs some time before he teamed with Reis and went scouting for radio work. He had, to be exact, plugged numbers in a New ‘York music house, thwacking away at a piano and warbling his soul away at so much a day. Les Reis, on the other hand, had not been even that | near to the professional life. He was | merely a personable underwear sales- | man who liked to sing. A mutual acquaintance brought the two of them | together, both approaching the project | with the usual misgiving and sus- | picions one turns on the gratuitous advice of friends. They found, how- | |'ever, that their voices fitted nicely, their dispositions did not get all tangled up one in the other, and what was | more important, a radio audition | proved successful, The boys have been together since their first trial. They plan to keep on, whether as a vaudeville team or on the air, they don’t know. 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