Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1935, Page 36

MUSEMENTS. / 3 l In Benefit A Stage and Screen Notes Gathered Here and There AMUSEMENTS. Coal Market Slips. The United States producers of an- thracite had the Canadian market all to themselves in 1932, but last year they shared it almost half and half with British producers. HARRISON HEADS Ruth Draper Scheduled for a Single Matinee Performance at the National—“Naughty - Marietta” Comes to Palace Next Friday. BY E. de S. OTES from yesterday's dramatic cuff: Ruth Draper will give N a single matinee performance | at the National Tuesday, April | 30. Joan Crawford will wear # big hat for Easter. Shirley Temple; will not roll eggs on the White House lawn, although, according to Mr. Craig, she was asked to do so. Will Maxine Doyle play bunny on Easter with that bunny she was photographed with at least two months ago? Our own Leonard Schloss, Glen Echo Park chief, has been made a Kentucky col- onel. Angie (Palace Theater) Ratto has had a bad cold, but has been putting down the old spaghetti just the same. “Naughty Marietta” will be the next attraction at the Palace Theater. Funny thing—Jean Harlow, who doesn’t care so much for Fran- chot Tone, and Franchot Tone, who doesn’t care so much for Jean Har- low, are frequently cast together in amorous roles. Tone should have had & good time in “Reckiess.” The Central Theater is all agog bé- cause it will get “Ruggles of Red Gap” in the next few days. Gladys | Cooper has an important role in “The Iron Duke,” Arliss film which opens tomorrow at the Belasco. Mrs. Ann | Preston wishes that something definite could be done to bring Jessie Mat- | thews over here to dance with Fred | Astaire. So do three thousand other Washingtonians. The local Drama | Guild has not found a full-length play | to its liking in its recent playwrighting | tournament. Ruth Lee, at present | playing in “Sailor Beware” in Pitts- burgh, will come here soon to join the | National Players. | * % %k X | UEY LONG, “His Rise in Politics, is the central figure in the new issue of “The March of Time” uhi(‘h will be shown this week, starting to- day, at the Palace Theater. Kath- | arme Cornei! will play “Anthony and Cleopatra” next season on the mad.‘ She will also bring “Romeo and Juliet” to the National after October 15. The | wife of Charles Laughton (Elsa Lan- chester) plays the bride in “The | Bride of Frankenstein,” which follows | “Star of Midnight” into Keith's. She plays it with her head cut off, or rather, sown on. Advance picture | shows whers her head is stitched on | to her body. Sounds promising. The | Paramount Co. will release “The Vir- | ginian” again in a few days. It stars Gary Cooper, Walter Huston and | Richard Arlen and wasn't appreciated enough in the old days. * x xx | WHOS who in “Rain from Heaven," | which opens Monday at the Na- | tional: Jane Cowl—Was born in Boston. | Got Nation-wide billing for her per- | formance as Mary Turner in “Within | the Law." Her first performance was with Henrietta Crosman in “Sweet | Kitty Bellairs.” She said nothing. | She had four lines in David War- | field's “The Music Master.” She had | five lines in “The Rose of the Ran- | cho.” “Is Matrimony a Failure” was | her first leading part. It wasn't, how- ever, a “Within the Law.” Of late she has scored as Juliet, as Cleopatra and as Francesca in “Paolo and Fran- cesco.” Her performance. in “Rain from Heaven" has been hailed as the | most ingratiating performance on Broadway this season. | John Halliday—Was originally a | mining engineer. His first stage role was given him by Nat Goodwin. Later | he joined T. Daniel Frawley's com- | pany and toured the Far East n.nd\ Australia (by the way, what's hap- | pened to Australia so far as the thea- ter is concerned?). His Broadway successes include “The Woman of | Bronze,” “The Circle,” “East of Suez, *Dancing Mothe: ete. Remember | him on the screen in “The Witching Hour” and “Happiness Ahead"? Lily Cahill (here visiting her sister and brother-in-law. Capt. and Mrs. | Samuel A. Greenwell)—Her last ap- pearance in this country was with Cornell in “Alien Corn” Immedi- | stely after that she toured Canada | in the Lynn Fontanne role of “Re- union in Vienna." Has been very | successful in London. Hails from | Texas. Earle stage appearances in- | cluded “The Concert,” “The Marquis de Priola,” “The Purple Mask” and ¥So This Is London.” Jay Fasset—Son of New York State Republican leader. Politics occupied | his early life. Then the war. Then | acting. Not so good at first, then plong came “As Husbands Go" and up popped fame. After that “Biog- ¥aphy.” Remember? Swell actor. PR EWCOMERS with the Theater _Players_ will include Ruth Lee, Warren Parker, Edwina Wise and J. Arthur Young. Raymond ramley, Forrest Orr and Adelaide ibbard will be among the old guard. Harry Sommerville and Jimmie Eake will be kings for the day at the ariety Club luncheon next Monday. National | |at 10:45 am., |at 11:15 am, | 12:30, 3:05. 7:05 and 10:10 p.m. Stage | MELCHER. The invitation starts off with “Do you Boondoggle?” which seems to be *the rage of the New Deal.” “This is the first boondoggling party that the country has ever experienced.” Well, we'll know more Monday. The new “pretzel” out at Glen Echo Park has all the boys and girls guess- ing. It's a mechanical gadget that you drive yourself and which follows the delirious path that a pretzel might travel if it suddenly came to life. Miss Shirley Lou Brown paid a visit to Loew's Fox yesterday. She didn't :’hink much of the girl in the goldfish owl. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. | Loew’s Fox—"Four Hours to Kill," | 1:30, 4:20, 7:20 and | 10:10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:30, 3:20, 6:20 and 9:10 p.m. | Belasco—"Road to Life.” at 11:54 | am, 1:33, 3:52, 5:57, 7:50 and 9:49 | Earle—"Go Into Your Dance.” at4 10:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:15. 7 and 9:45 p.m. | | Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 and | 9 pm. Palace—"Reckless,” at 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m. Metropolitan —* U n w Stranger,” at 11:50 am., 1: | 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. Columbia—"All the King's Hor 1:20, 3:30, 5:35, |and 9:50 pm. | RKO-Keith’s—"Star of Midnight.” at 11:44 am., 1:44, 3:44, 5:44, T:44 | |and 9:44 pm. Tivoli—"Ruggles of Red Gap,” 2:15, 4:05, 5:50, 7:35 and 9:25 p.m. Ambassador—"'Society Doctor,” at 6:30, 8:10 and 9:55 p.m. | Howard—"Traveling Saleslady.” at| at | shows at 2:40, 5'50 and 9:10 p.m. THEATER ANNIVERSARY Warner Bros.' Tivoli Theater, Four- teenth street and Park road, will celebrate its eleventh anniversary the week of April 21. Manager Steven Eilbacher. who has held his position | at the uptown theater for nine years, announces special attractions for an- niversary week. Starting Sunday and continuing | through Friday. the theater will pre- | sent Shirley Temple in “The Little Colonel.” On Saturday the feature film will be “When a Man's a Man.” with George O'Brien as the hero of this Harold Bell Wright story. Three other Warner Bros. neigh- borhood theaters have made special plans for Easter week. The Ambassa- dor, Savoy and Apollo will run daily matinees for the entire week. IN FINAL N.AY Tryouts for “The Ghost Train" three-act mystery drama by Arnold | Ridley, selected by Pierce Hall Players as their final offering of the season, | will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in Pierce | Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets. Director George Farrington will supervise casting of the play. assisted by Elinor Cox Karsten, Frank Baer and Howard F. Wentworth. The orig- inal New York production featured Claudette Colbert. Roles for four women and seven men are open for the coming Plerce Hall presentation. The play was done here some years ago by the National Theater players. The Beautiful "Perfect Pair” Pay $1 a Week Handsome diamond ring with 3 per- fect diamonds and wedding band set with 5 perfect diamonds to match. A sensational value! | be camping on GEORGE As Wellington in the British film production of “The Iron Duke,” opens tomorrow at the Belasco. RN -~ T 7 ARLISS which ACTOR IAN KEITH’S WIFE TO CAMP ON DOORSTEP Wants to Find Out if He Is Going to Get Divorce, She Explains. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 19.—Ian Keith, the actor, can be certain some one will the stage doorstep when he arrives here next week to cpen an engagement. His wife, better known as the Bar- oness Fern Andra, actress, arriving here for a visit with relatives, said she was going to “hang around the smge door until Tan gives me an interview.” “I want to find out.” she said, “whether he will get a divorce.” Also, she added. she was anxious to tell | him that the Persian prince, Mirza | Mahmoud Khan Saghaphi, “is only a very dear friend.” MACLEANS SEPARATE HOLLYWOOD, April 19 (#).—An- other of Hollywood’s “trial separa- tions.” was disclosed yesterday when Douglas MacLean, former screen comedian, now an associate producer at Paramount, announced his wife, Lorraine Eddy, is leaving next week for New York to return to the stage. “Mrs. MacLean, with too much time on her hands, has been restless for the past several months and has been considering returning to the stage.” said MacLean. “We have talked the matter over and have agreed that a separation may be to her best in- For BOTH Rings 50 Years on F Street A WASHINGTON INSTITUTION RKO KEITH’S OFPP. U. S. TREASURY ON ' I5th ST. HAS STILL ANOTHER HIT! and of course 4 it is continuing. for a WEEK WILLIAM POWELL in his most successful chare acter, suave and debonair . ., just as in "The Thin Man"l GINGER ROGERS talented, versatile and delight ful . . . right back on our screen from her triumph in "Roberta” ’STAR of MIDNIGHT" from the novel by Arthur Somers Roche Warning . . ! COMING * £ The Monster lives again and demands a mate .KARLOFF in "The BRIDE of FRANKENSTEIN" > “RUGGLES" AGAII'W. “Ruggles of Red Gap.” after three weeks at Warner Bros’ Earle and Metropolitan, is to be given an addi- tional three-day engagement at their Central Theater, starting Saturday, April 20. This is the first downtown engagement of this picture since com- pleting ' its record-breaking runs at these theaters, and, incidentally, the first showing since the Lenten sea- son ended. EASTER MUSIC. John Murphy, tenor soloist of Ham- line M. E. Church, will sing “The Crucifixion,” at the United Brethern Church, North Capitol and R streets, | this evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Murphy | year-old fraud indictment growing out | will also sing at the Washington | Memorial Park Sunday, from 3 to 4 p.m. Feature at 10504135-420.7:05950 A MUSICAL TRIUMPH .....flor Melody Comedy. ....Songs: and Romance GREATES? ORCHESTRA GROUP President of Symphony As- sociation Is Re-elected. 1,500 Have Subscribed. At its annual meeting yesterday, the National Symphony Orchestra Asso- clation re-elected Leland Harrison president. Other officers chosen to continue in office were Corcoran Thom, vice presi- dent; Walter Bruce Howe, secretary: Robert V. Fleming, treasurer; I. J. Roberts, assistant treasurer, and Mrs, Willis H. Fisk, assistant secretary. The following were elected to the board -of directors for three-year terms: Mrs. C. A. Aspinwall, Mrs. ‘Tracy Dows, Mr. Howe, George Hewitt Myers and H. L. Rust, jr. Dr. William McClellan was elected to the Admin- istration Committee. Fifteen hundred persons already have subscribed to the orchestra’s sustaining fund for the next season, President Harrison reported. He said attendance at the concerts and re- } ceipts from the sale of tickets are in- | creasing. } Reporting for the Campaign Com- mittee, Dr. McClellan said the goal ‘ has not yet been reached, but that he tell sure a way to carry out the pro- gram next season would be found. | _A short message from Dr. Hans | Kindler, director of the orchestra, was read. The financial affairs of the | the association was told. AT THE HOWARD The Howard Theater offers for its Easter holiday show, starting today, Noble Sissle and his broadcasting orchestra direct from runs at the| French Casino in Chicago and the Chez Paree in New York. Featured | with the orchestra are Lavada Snow and Buly Banks in a new musical | comedy, “Trucking on Down,” with Mantan Moreland, Flournoy Miller, “Rubberlegs” Williams, Carey's Dan ing Girls and the Southland Choir. The screen features Joans Blondell, Glenda Farrell and Hugh Herbert in “Traveling Saleslady.” There will be [ midnlzht show Saturday. SRR l(\mc Dean Dies. LOS ANGELES, April 19 (#).— Walter F. Skeele, 70, dean emeritus of the School of Music at the Univer- sity of Southern California, died last night from a heart attack. Dean Skeele came here in 1895 from Chicago, where he was a church organist. —_—_— Foy and Daughter Arrested. LOS ANGELES, April 19 (®.— Frank 8. Foy and his daughter Flor- ence were arrested vesterday on a |of land sales in the Province of | Chxrlqm Panama, by Chiriqui Proper- ODAY . Doors Open 10:30 2. m. SINGING COMEDIAN & WORLD’s & Greatest TAP.DANCER CO-STARRED for THE FIRST TIME DITE ACCREMUSC Withe s‘,pnl Cas! «Latin from ~About @ Qu t Including Man! nhattan” & uarter to Nine” ABoy....anda Horse Help Redeem a Man’ Action—=Thrills=Comedy JACK HOLT INCKIE SEARL FRANKIE DARRO MONA BARRIE METROPOL TAN i aar. -M.Q.' organization are in excellent condition, | JOHN SHELLIE, Who plays one of the leading roles in the August Strinberg drama, “Easter,” which the King Smith Studio School will present as a benefit for Neighborhood House tonight at the Wardman Park ‘Theater. Quranioed OIL | BURNERS, Guaranteed by the Marketers of BETHOLINE and RICHFIELD SHERWOOD BROS., INC. 1723 Consecticut Ave., N.W. : DECATUR 4181 Drama thet hits you hard between the eyes . . won with bruised souls and torn hearts! BARTHELMESS JOE MORRISON - GERTRUDE MICHAEL* HELEN MACK-ROSCOE KARNS *RAY MILLAND c)oqfl'her for the first time... +he “Red Headed Woman" and “The Thin Man" qet "Reckless”in a tidal wave of enf{e‘&fummen that will sweep yo m your feet IN METRO- GOLOWYN-~ MAYERS. o + o FRANCHOT TONE MAY ROBSON a‘d@. - Added Easter Delight. METRO CARTOON “Oke LOST CHICK." NOW NATIONAL %222 % lh Pla; Annlcu e THEATRE & Theater RMAN'S RA!N"F%OM HEAVEN 5aneCOWL 3oh# HALLIDAY And a Notable Theater Gulld Cast $1.10, $1.65, + 83¢, $1.10, $1.65, 3¢, k EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MARCH OFTIME “The Newsmagazine of the Screen”™ | NOw LOEW’S PALACE ] SING A LITTLE.. ", OANcE A LITTLE . ROMANCE A LITTLE WITH. MARY ELLIS & CARL BRISSON | EDWARD EVERETT HOBTO ciety UILD Pltlll(l' ...NAPOLEON'S MASTER.. with the troops..withtheladies Y. “ROAD to LIFE” GAYETY BURLESK Now Playing The Sensation of 1935 “ANN WINN” See Her and Be Convinced JOANNY'S | COMING ACADEMY ° it rasmr="" E. Lawrence Phillips’ Th-nm Besutiful Continuous From 430 VICTOR MCcLAGLEN and _Yb..\. —_TERIOUS MR. W | CAROLINA | “IVE_BEEN AROUND" CIRCLE G'.'.“ Tac = ‘KAREN MOP.LEY TOM KEENE in OLR BREAD.” Mickey Mouse. News. DUMBARTON 343 Wisconsin Ave. R. “ON NOVARRO and EV Q.YN LAYE in “THE NIGHT IS _YOUNG. ks SRl | FAIRLAWN TANACOSTIA. D. C. | RUDY VALLEE in 5 in ‘SWEET MuSIC* PRINCES \(A.RGAR.ET SL'I.LA\ AN in FAIRY. ' GAlso WALTER CON- NOLLY in_“WHITE LIE! | SECO sa’l‘:‘"“;:r'a‘n‘:. R Continuous From 6:00 P.M. MAY ROBSON in “MILLS OF THE GODS." FOSTER BEMIND THE EV lDE‘lCE b STANTON 6th and C Sts. NE. rmeu Sound Lqmpmcm ontinuous From 5:30 P.M ‘“AR\FR BAXTER 2nd MYRNA' LOY “BROADWAY BILL.” STATE The Modern Theatre 6970 Wisc. Ave.. Bethesda, Md. Double Feature—At 6:00 and_8:40 P.M LEE TRACY and 4 SALLY EILERS i “CARNIVAL.” Also_at 7:00 a‘\f‘ 2 44! F\( Robert Plaherty's Saga “MAN OF ARAN."" Acclaimed as the Year's Best TAKOMA u(: and Butiernut Sts. o Parking Troubles GEORGE RAFT and CAROLE LOMBARD “RUMBA.” o and "Men oF ’om:: Tomorrow. Continuous From 1:00 P.M.— FAY WRAY RICHEST GIRL IN T;l WORLD " = RA}\DO PH SCOTT in ( K Near oth HIPPODROME %, X Ann Harding and Robert Montgomery in, ‘Biography of a Bachelor Gi Starting Tomor., Sun.. Mon.. Tues.— Gary Cooper, Anna Sten, _“Her Weddmg nght e Direction of SIDNEY L'UST “MRS. WIGGS OF THE __ CABBAGE PATCH.” ALEXANDRIA., VA, R ARCADE ™ Claudette Colbert in_*C AMBASSADOR CHESTER MORRIS 621 H St NE. Comedy. APOLLO__ ot B8 CHESTER MORRIS in DOCTOR.” ¥ Cartoon. AVALO Matinee, PM. LEQ CARILLO in (‘WINNING TICK- KVILLI Gilded_Lily." 18th St Col: Ra. in _“SOCT Travel. L«n Ave. & McKinley N.W. Cl. 2600. Roscoe Ates Comedy. AVENUE GRAND &% I*A% S.E. Li. 2106 Matinee, 2:00 M. H SCOTT in "ROCKY RANDONL# YN SASTERY. Mickey Mou n?mml 9722, BARBARA BTANWYOK. ¢ MOND. woww N un HOME_ e 51 o2 l'hone LI. 3 ROSS ALEXANDER and GLORIA STUART in "MAYBE IT" VE " SAVOY 'St & Col. nne Cn RANDOLPH_§C MOUNTAIN. VYSTERY TIVOLI ** Ph Matinee. CHARLES LAUG! OF RED GAP. YORK G A':h l llcl:kt PL LYLE TALBOT and MABY Asron. “RED-HOT TIREE." WARNER BROS. THEATERS 'ROCI " Serlal_ Jm!mE THEATER I!th“lnllll T YOUNG and BETT. “THE BAND PI Comedy. Serial. O SYLVAN AGNEY and PAT O'BRIEN, “Devfl Dogs of the Air.” DANCING. EDW. F. MILLER STUDIO s THE JACK ROLLINS STUDIOS jpecial in tap or o s, ity &u. 5770 1611 Conn. Ave. *