Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1935, Page 50

AM Fine Picture USEMENTS. s on List For New Week’s Showing Will Rogers and His “Doubting Thomas” Held Over at the Palace—Pat O’Brien Gets His Real Chance— BY E. de S. TLL ROGERS continues office bet. His new film, held over for a second is thus on a par with Garbo and Mae West and he is flso one up on Katie Hepburn, whose last film, “Break of Hearts, s almost broke poor Hardie (Keith’s) Meakin’s heart. The film version of George Kelly's “The Torch Bearers” is further en- livened by the acting of Billie Burke, who up until now has been submerged by lighter-than-air roles. In this film she is also slightly mad, but this is the result of having to do with amateur theatricals, and any one who has had to do with such things knows that it is possible to go off ene's head in a jiffy. Alison Skipworth and Andrew Tombes give added impetus to this| satire on the “Little Theater,” and | their doubles may be found not only in Hollywood, but just around the corner. ey *(Q'L FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA” will be the new film starting to- morrow at the Earle. This picture d-gerves sttention, not only because | was taken from a popular novel because one of Warner Bros.’ ‘ter young men, Mervyn LeRoy, rected it, but because it gives of Hollywood's best actors the he hasn't had in years. This UMl be Pat O'Brien, who has never urned in so much as a second-rate performance, and who reveals him- self in this as the sincere, polished and likeable actor which you knew he would be if given the chance. Jose- phine Hutchinson plays opposite him and Jean Muir and John Eldredge | are also in the cast. Mitzi Mayfair, one of the most popular of the youn er dancers, heads the stage show. * ok X X ‘HOORAY FOR LOVE,” having | been made by the same com- pany that turned out “Roberta” (R-K-0), promises to be something | out of the ordinery. While it hasn't Mr. Astaire’s retsless feet, or Ginger Rogers, it boasts the presence of Ann -Bothern and comes to Keith's tomor- row with a good deal of praise at its heels, Gene Raymond is featured with Miss Sothern. * %X ¥ X | THER than Warner Baxter’s “Un- der the Pampas Moon,” which also features good-looking Ketti Gal- lian, Loew’s Fox this week is antici- pating with a great deal of pleasure the arrival of Henry Armetta. Mr. .Armetta will make his “in person” | “debut on the stage of this theater, and he will also be entertained all week | Jong by scores of admiring country- ‘men (Italian). Thus, if you see Man- | ager Angie Ratto walking along the | street with a pound of macaroni un- der each arm you'll know that he's | preparing his own personal welcome | for this popular screen personaltiy. | Any number of other people hnve‘ signified their intentions of doing like- | wise. So prepare for macaroni (or | epaghetti) and Mr. Armetta—he’s the | fellow with the mustache who l:an\ get madder than any living white man | and still be funny. * ok ok THE Belasco, after saying good-by to Mr. Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” is preparing to show a Russian musical comedy tomorrow | called “Moscow Laughs.” It is de- | scribed as follows in an advance bul- | letin: “It takes a little effort to be- | Where and When Current Theater Attractions| | and Time of Showing. R-K-O Keith’s—"Escape Me Never," at 11:36 am., 1:30, 3:24, 5:18, 7:12, 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. Loew’s Fox—“Public Hero No. 1" at 10:45 am., 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows at 12:30, 3:20, 6:10 and 8:55 pm. Earle—“Girl from Tenth Avenue,” 11 am, 1:35, 4:20, 7:05 and 10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:25, 6:10 and | ©:05 pm. | Palace—"Doubting Thomas,” at | 11:15 am.,, 1:20, 3:25, 5:35, 7:40 and 9:45 pm. Metropolitan—“Florentine Dagger,” at 11:10 a.m,, 12:55, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, € and 9:50 p.m. Belasco—"Unfinished Symphony,” at Musical at Keith’s. MELCHER. to be the season’s surest box- “Doubting Thomas,” ll therefore week at the Palace. Mr. Rogers lieve it, but in this film coming to the Belasco, Moscow really does laugh—and every one will laugh with it in this hilarious musical film mer- rily sketching the Soviet life of to- day.” SR WELL Mae West is not only “Goin’ to Town,” but coming back to town. The buxom and beaming star of “She Done Him Wrong” is due at the Columbia tomorrow with those seven or eight or nine leading men who follow her around with a good deal of interest in her latest photoplay. Dressed to the teeth, merry, cynical and slightly rough, Miss West pursues her amicable course singing every now and then “Now I'm a Lady” and doing a Delilah number in Southampton which is a knockout. While this isn’t up to some of Mae's other films it is still the sort of thing for which her fans are looking —and she talks through her teeth and her nose and walks with a roll that is probably the feature of every trans- Atlantic liner except the new Nor- mandie. * x ¥ % ILEY POST makes his formal motion picture debut in “Air Hawks,” which is coming to the Metro- politan tomorrow. But besides this air film, in which Ralph Bellamy is also featured, a good deal of interest is being shown in two “shorts” on the bill—Polly Moran’s “Pretty Polly” and Ted Husing’s tour of Manhattan’s night spots called “Broadway Highlights.” Among those seen in the latter are Al Jolson, Jack Dempsey, Sophie Tucker, k Benny and Rudy Vallee. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. .C, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935. Will Stays Over Another WeeE, Jo Coraes to Earle Tomorrow ‘Will Rogers (at left), star of “Doubting Thomas,” i featured with Pat O'Brien in “Oil for the Lamps of China,” which comes to the Earle tomorrow. Congress Proud of “Andy” William Smith Has Been on Duty at Capitol BY WILL P. KENNEDY. ONGRESS is proud of the| oldest employe in the Capitol | —an alert, sprightly little | gentleman of 80 years, who | has been on one job there | commuously for 60 years, who still | does his “daily dozen” and walks at | least five miles, who used to be a | famous oarsman, cockswain and coach, who learned to drive an automobile | when he was 75—William (“Andy”) Smith, Congressional Record clerk. Nearly half the Senators and House members stop at “Andy” Smith’s desk in a corner of Statuary Hall, almost every day for & chat—and members of Congress have been doing that for three score years. He has been on | terms of friendly intimacy with all the | great men of his day who served in Congress—and those who came to do business with Congress. Tribute to Be Paid. ‘When the legislative appropriation | bill comes before the House next week, | unless precedents fail, there will be tributes paid on the floor to the long |and efcient services of Mr. Smith. | Four years ago the committee report | on this bill gave historic.1 ummony: and the act itself provided for his be- ' | ing retained for indefinite longevity in the position he has made and devel- | oped with the crowding years and the growth of the congressional work. | That report recorded that “‘Andy,’ as he is affectionately known, entered the service of the United States at the Government Printing Office Septem- ber 13, 1873. September 13, 1875, he came to the Capitol Building as as- sistant Congressional Record clerk and in 1876 entered upon the position which he still holds—as representative of the Pubiic Printer in the business relations of that office with Senators and members of the House. “It is safe to say that during his long career he has had a wider ac- quaintance with a larger number of Senators and members of the House than any other individual. The com- mittee feels certain that all who have come in contact with this alert and -ccommod‘unx man, who serves the Congress so capably, faithfully and in- 11:56 a.m,, 2:04, 4:12, 6:20, 8:28 and | telligently, will heartily indorse the 16:24 p.m. | proposal to continue him in the active Columbia—“It’s & Small World,” at | status for which he is still so admi- 12:15, 2:10, 4, 6, 7:50 and 9:45 pm. | Little—“Sins of Love” (for men only), at 10 am. 12:30, 3:45, 5:45, | 8:45 and 10 p.m. | Tiveli—"G Men,” at 2:29, 4:10, 5:55, | %:40 and 9:30 p.m. Ambassador—"Girl From Tenth Avenue,” at 6:15, 7:55 and 9:50 p.m. Howard—"“G Men,” at 11:30 am., 1.50, 4:10, 6:30 and 8:50 p.m. Stage shows at 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8 and 10:20 p.m. e T BAND CONCERTS By the United States Marine Band at the Marine Barracks tomorrow at 10 am. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur 8. Witcomb, second leader. Patriotic shut-ins dream hour pro- gram: Marines' hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma. . “The Stars and Stripes For- Bousa om- piled and arrranged by Wlm-m H. Santelmann. ponium solo, “Theresen” . Waldron Donald Kimball. Jh, “Gridiron Golden Jubilee” “A Rustic Scene™ “Prelude” ... March, “The Flag” Patrol, “American” Trombone solo, “The Vol\mwefShn Oornet, duet, “La Golondrina” Nicholas Cicchese, Joseph Capanelll Symphony, “From the New World BytheUnnedsum!oMlmm Band at the bandstand at Military Band no o’clock. John 8. M. Zimmer- rably suited.” Had First Telephone. Mr. Smith first had his desk at the Capitol in a corne rof the Senate post | office, where the District Committee room now is. He had the first tele- phone (of the old coffee-grinder, box- on-the-wall type) ever installed in the Capitol. This connected with the Gov- ernment Printing Office and the clerk's desk. That telephone was in LANK BOOK SMI.I in Shei Su Us for Your ink Books E.M ormon Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 Take Care of . e are v % Sour "eves Bees siving you troubls Consult Our Optometrist For an Eye Examination M. A. LEESE Optical Co. 614 9th St. N.W. 60 Years. WILLIAM (“ANDY”) SMITH. service for s half century—as Mr. Smith took it with him in his several moves and eventually to Statuary Hall. His second station was in the main corridor in front of the Senate cham- ber. In those 'days the Associated Press had a dfik in the corridor opposite “Andy’ had a pie stal d there for several years, with one df her best customers Senator West of Missouri, who had served in both House and Senate of the Confederate Congress, and whose tribute to a dog is recognized as a classic. Ives had the Senate telegraph office there, Mrs. Bur- lingame had a souvenir stand, etc. “Andy” Smith well remembers the day when Dick Bright, sergeant at arms of the Senate, came along and drove out these money changers in the temple of legislation. Speaker Thomas B. Reed of Maine did like- wise on the House side. Mr. Smith has always been “a great one for regular exercise.” He has never neglected walking and calis- WHERE TO DINE. Coolest Spot Aroun: TOBY TAVERN and GARDEN 1509 H St. N.W. Cuisine under direction of former chet 5 Belgium_ DELUXE, $1.00 1133 HOSTESS l.wn‘gn .nln;r‘film} GOOD THINGS TO EAT “Quaint Old Dining Rooms™ Also “Irish Mary” | thenics. He was quite a bicycle rider and when “Sunny Jim” Sherman was |in the House he and Andy Smith | used to ride home together and | “pump up” the long hills toward Mount Pleasant. He used to row singled and in fours and eights—until he got too light and then he was made coxswain because of his ex- perferce. He took his Instructions from the famous coaches of his day— Courtney and Ellis Ward. He was captain of the Columbia Boat Club in the days when “Teddy” Roosevelt | was civil service commissioner and | | used to engage in spirited boxing | bouts at the club. Postmaster * Bm"‘ Mooney was another of the good boxers in those days. | Fined for Coal Shortage. | CHICAGO () —A Chicago coal | | company yesterday was fined $50 far | | & shortage of 1950 pounds in a deliv- | ery addressed to “Robert M. Sweitzer, | county treasurer.” Sweitzer recently | | was ousted for an alleged shortage in ‘ the office of county clerk, a post he | had held for 24 years. The driver told | the -court he guessed he had “the | wrong load. | EasT “PUBLIC HERO NoT"saf Tio ge...BIG SHRIN | ToDAY .. FRIDAY he Cisco Ki rides e in genm dma.r?lngsf ...... SrAc.: - £ TM! SCREEN'S 'UNN[ES' COMEDIAN _“QLYNNN Revue ALYCE ARF * Dll|l 'WANSYON BEEHEE & RIIIYA‘I'I‘E DI& Ol S'IKIY Phil LAMPKIN OVERTURE ool | will Wm..JOAN‘WFOlD-IOHMW _FRANCHOT TONE .« "NO- MORE LADIES” SUMMER CLASSES. Special Summer classes at the Mae Davison Studio, 13290 M street north- west, will begin this week for children and adults. The classes will be held | morning, efternoon and evening un- til late in August, when Miss Davison will leave for Detroit to attend the normal school and convention of the dancing teachers of America. Classes include ball room dancing for adults, all forms of stage dancing, tap, health and acrobatic classes, which will be held in the garden. Manganese mines in South Africa may be developed this year. BELASCORZ R s First Jars Comeds ‘Mosco\v Laughs’ Complete .A":':'m'u' (R petopns Titier jeal . . . you'll enjey n. —I.Afl DAY— WEEK “Tlll UNFINISHED srlmm- l!cn”?rx Worl Composer of Love Sones. nel BARRYMORE - CheshrMORRlS E ALL STAR REVUE !.. F STREET 2f 4 TH METROPOLITAN 500! e GALLIAN "UNDER THE ? N oo ARMIDA VELOZ X YOLANDA q % - 5. : | coul here i e S / R A SMALL WOM.D'.& SPE NCER TRACY... which is being held over a second week at the Palace, and Josephine Hutchinson (right), GLEE CLUB CONCERT. The Elmhurst College Men's Glee Club will give s concert at the First Reformed Church, Thirteenth and Monroe streets northwest. tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock. This year's glee club is under the direction of ‘Waldemar B. Hille, director of music at Elmhurst College, and well known in evangelical circles. Mr. Hille also acts as piano and organ scloist on the program. A feature of the concert is the singing of the college quartet. _ Doors Open 10:30 America s Youthful Dancing Star MITZI MAYFAIR f-hnflnuvd”lddd}'dlu “Calling Al Stavs, etc Auited by BOBBY BIXLER RAPHAEL — 4 DELCOS STEWART SISTERS Alse Special One Wark En BERT GRANOFF | | the streets. 314 HIT JURE 7,8 gagrment SOLOIST Wil N FaED CLARK S EARLE ORCH "AMUSEMENTS." Fears for Gre ta Garbo’s .Future Held by Studio “Hermit” Role Over as Whisper Comes She Will Dress in Feminine Manner and Appear in Public. BY MOLLIZ OLLYWOOD, Calif., June 13 MEPRICK, (N.AN.A) —You can't soft-pedal the rumors that her studio 1s on the anxious seat about Greta Garbo's future. .. First indication that the ublic is weary of the hermit gag came when the immigration office refused to send her permit for re- get it, like any other individual. but insisted that she come and “Then comes the persistent whisper that she will dress in a most feminine manner from now on. Yes, and ap- pear in public. in a feverish effort to bolster up the popularity of a star who once commanded the headlines whenever she made a public appear- ance. . . . The only return to old-time fan enthusiasm displayed recently was observed when Joan Crawford went to Glendale for a sneak preview of | her latest picture. Word went through | the theater that the favorite was hid- den in there. The crowds outside re- | fused to budge, . Police tried to clear | Inside the theater, frantic ushers tried to clear the aisles. A moon- faced, open-jawed band of worshipers just stood, impervious to shoves, | threats, pleadings. Crawford pre- tended not to see them, while a studio man stood at either entrance to the row in which she sat to prevent any violent demonstrations of affection. When the attaches of the theater had succeeded in getting all the worshipers into the forecourt of the | theater, with the promise that the | star would come out to her car, they | spirited her through a side door, into a vacant lot at the rear, and to parking station half a block aw Half an hour later the crowd was still shifting on aching arches, hoping | to get within arm's reach of their | If you noticed a little hunchback | playing the role of an innkeeper in | “Naughty Marietta,” he is Dr. Edouard | Lippe, singing teacher of Nelson Eddy. | Dr. Lippe has followed his famous | pupil around the country, co-operating | with his efforts to better his acting | average, and working in pictures from | time to time to keep his interest and | knowledge of flims up to standard. | Now Dr. Lippe will undoubtedly open | a studio here. . . . Ernst Lubitsch likes to give l:unert‘_ a chance. He is responsible for let- | ting Al Hall and Jimmy Barton, both of them knights of the shears, get behind the cameras and see what they | can do. Walter Wanger did the same for Aubrey Scotto. Lubitsch, who be- | ”""’0 « €y P before &la&m- pqmg Pnsuons of the sl l'ul the !ul Thrilled Milloms w ALICE TISDIM.E HOBAR WASHINGTON AUTHORESS PAT O'BRIEN JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON JEAN_MUIR LYLE TALBOT Prodection A Fow Nonansd Pures WARNER I BROS CO0L TOMORROW RKO From the Creators of “"Roberta™ a new heart-warming the joy of living . . (Roxy's Gamby) GAMI‘ARILLI {Tep Darcing) BILL ROBINSON You've been heering the “YOU'RE AN ANGEL" ""Nlm“AQm'”WAT' KEITH'ST: now comes WARNER BROS. THEATERS ' | rich with #it Songs oo the Air > “I'M IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN" “HOORAY FOR LOVE" entry to America to her house, gan life as a clown, knows more branches of entertainment than any other man in Hollywood. . . . Jesse Ralph was forced to take her first airplane flight in order to return from New York to Hollywood on time for “Jalna.” She flew in head winds, with ill passengers, shouting her hor- ror with every drop of the plane, and was consoled by a 90-pound air hostess. Suddenly the humor of the whole thing came over.her and she said, “If the thing had gone down, they would have found a large laughing vietim. I luddenly realized how very funny I was.” . . Charlie Ruggles 'oel in for sports in a money-making way. When he raises dogs he gets coin for it. His kennel of cairns came in for good notice in the recent dog show. His chicks lay the sort of eggs most people like to encounter at breakfast time. And his brand of comedy is highly AMUSEMENTS t the Big 40-Acre == GLEN ECHO 9130 A. M. to 11:30 P, M. 2UANCING Week Nites from § P. M. - Now Playing Last Week of Season “Hinda Wausau” and Her All Star Revee RALPH GRA “TICKET 1‘0 A _CRIME" \ E A } HTON omono! ‘l in “‘CARDINAL [CAROLINA ot %% 411 "tne RUBY KEELER in “DAMES " CIRCLE 5 Foe*fiura: Fiat> Taos: Thurs. Bot.. Bun ALINE McMAHON and GUY KIBBEE in MARY JANE'S PA." Comedies DUMBARTON 1343 Wiscomsin Ave. AL JOLSON. RUBY DANCE !hon. 7:00 ANACOSTIA. D C. FAIRLAWN;ams ' i73 RIS 1 “THE HIDET A Feature with Savectal Priday M. Progr: SECO Silver Con!lnucul Prom Cartoon. a 6th and C inuous gmn 5:30 P.M. = IRENE DUNNE in “ROBERTA. , g STATE “The Modern Thester” 6070 Wise. Ave.. Bethesds. Md. Oren at 6:45 .M _Show at 7:00 P.M. Meet England’s Most Pamous Star, "PTHEWS. i EVERGREEN » TAKOMA %, 2 GARY COOPER and ANNA STEN in “THE WEDDING NIGHT.” . HIPPODROME 1525 Fomor Cary Grant, H!"ll Loy in “Wings in_the Dark.” 5 Py M Fodny Tomorran” W. C.Fields and Bing Crosby in “Mississippi HYATTSVILLE. ARCAD Today-Tomorrow Dick Pu'el‘ lnd Olol'h Stuart in mcmuomT NDEIL Shirley Temple. “Our_Lif l'fitle cm . ‘NAUGHTY MARI Lll. SAVOY "s.-.:.ng.-e BN VI -nvou YY) '; ..g,..':, . ey Wfi '——‘Wp JESSE THEA AN | TH out, & “MISSISSIPPL,” ‘RECKLESS," § BING CROSBY and W. C, FIELDS. seerebomameg . 3 mv st & R Ave, N.W. $ DANCING. “LIFE BEGINS AT 40,” WILL