Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1935, Page 32

AMUSEMENTS Rider Haggard’s “She” Has Premiere at Keith’s Helen Gahagan, Noted Stage Star, Is Fea- tured in Film Version of Popular Novel. Odeon Players Score With Bright Comedy. BY E. de S. MELCHER, ¥ i HEN “She” eventually gets warmed up at R-K-O Keith's the entertainment there is rip-snorting fantasy a la “King Kong,” | with Helen Gahagan playing a good-looking mamma 500 years old in place of father Kong. After a slow start, during which at yesterday’s first performance it seemed for a time as though much of Rider Haggard’s fight had gone out of him, this Meriam Cooper | production suddenly picks up—and by the time they get to Miss | Gahagan—wham!—here is another one of those fictional creations, impossible, exciting and just the sort of thing to discuss over a late | cold-plate salad. | “She” has always been a popular story. When Author Haggard con-| ceived the idea of a beautiful woman | who found the secret to eternal life| by dipping herself in a flame, he\ stirred old ladies to the core—and it| is rumored that they ran instantly to | the mirrors, visioned themselves with-| out wrinkles, aches, pains and old- age bruises and went snooping around | the house trying to find that flame‘ which “She” vantage. The R-K-O people have filmed this with the same technical wizardry| they used in “Kong.” There are ab- surdly high mountains, stones which break and fall and send men to their doom, fire and snow and ice and dancing maidens and followers of the beautous “She” in headdresses that Aline Bernstein has created out of| her book of Aladdin and Marco Polo. | All of these things contribute vastly to the story’s progression which, as| you know, tells how Leo Vincey got Wway up in the mountains and the| past, saw his grandsire lying there as neatly packed as if he'd been a Cape Cod fish on ice, how “She” had had used to such ad-| kept him there for 500 years, and how she tempted Vincey with the immortal flame and would have had him a young man at 499 if his girl fnend (Helen Mack) hadn't said “nay. The players undertake this with the| vim that such goings-on should arouse in any one. Helen Gahagan, making | her debut as the priceless “She,” al-| though not so handsome by a long| shot as she is on the stage, is probably | one of the few actresses of today who | could make that role seem real. Her performance is regal, imaginative and flexible—particularly when the flame | eventually consumes her and she turns from a radiant beauty into an Apple| Annie of the Himalayas. Nigel Bruce is splendid as Holly. Vincey's sidekick adventurer. And Helen Mack is adequate as the girl. T HERE'S a list of the young hope- | fuls who are “under consideration” for the Fox Theater's “Going Native” | revue: Robert MacDonald, Eddie Per- | kins, Karl P. Addison, Robert John- son, Marjorie King, La Nelle Avery, | Stanley Karmazin, Ethel Adrian. Sil- | ver Shield’s Police Quartet (c/o Henry | Nestor), Ted Valentine, Harry Skapp, Myra Adock and Siephen J. Hunter, Joma Genaro, Jerty Hess, Joe Bell, Al B. Griffith, Ruth Kaye, Dorothy Wilson Halbach, Jeanne Christian, Alma Metcalf, Karl Sonderland, Orig- 1nality Boys, Ted Field, James A. Par- son, Clarence L. Ciick, Helen Clum, Philip Baxter and Howard Randolph Green. e ‘VE ADVISE—nay, urge—you to see “The Bride the Sun Shines On,” which the National Civic Theater So- ciety is currently presenting at the Odeon Theater. In the first place the theater’s worth a visit in itself. It is by far the most attractive pMy house in this vicinity In the second place, the comedy is exactly the right sort of a business for this season of the year. And in the third place, the players are a bright, attractive lot, very good in their various roles, and excellently directed oy Forney Reese. Considering the fact that these people stopped playing “A Murder Has Been Arranged” at 11:03 the night before; that the scenery was a little too new to be quite right; that all sorts of extra trains went steaming by and that the vague rumble of the Fourth of July’s ammunition could be heard in the distance, last night's performance came off surprisingly well. This was due in a large part to Catherine McCord and Robert Pitkin, who started the fun in precisely the correct pitch—and continued it through two riotously funny acts— and & third, which in the manner of most third acts, wasn't quite up to the others. Nevertheless, the good spirits of the players never faltered, and except for a few lost lines and an occasional straining for comedy effect, all was good up until the last drop. R DIAMOND GAB USES JIGHHELD o Ko 4ot 1o be Goodl! A SHERWOOD BROS. 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He looked properly harrassed, bewildered | and vexed—and one of the high points | of the show came when he ate v.hm, “biscuit.” Isham Keith, as the m1n~ ister, in spite of a make-up that made | him look as if he was going to bury | himself any minute, made the most of | a small role—and Ann Garrett had a | few fine moments with John Sikken. | ‘The latter we are afraid took his role a little too seriously, standing too squarely on his feet—#nd Margaret Hatfield as the extraordinary bride wasn't quite up to snuff. However, the bridesmaids, the camera, the organ loft, the champagne, and that priceless moment when lhei | bride bounced her flowers on her boy friend's head, all helped to make this evening a thoroughly enjoyable one and one which we hope more people | will take advantage of. | The program also announced the | debut of Harry MacArthur as Harry | | MacArthur. Mr. MacArthur made his | stage entrance to the accompaniment | | of such a volley of applause as hasn't | been heard since Bernhardt was a girl. He spoke his line with poise, intelli- gence and wit. His future in the theater seems definitely assured. BRITISH PEER PREDICTS NEW ERA IN FINE ARTS Tide Changing in Direction of Europe, Lord Duveen As- serts in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. July 5.—Lord Duveen | | of Millbank, British art collector, said | | yesterday on his arrival on the liner Bremen that the tide of art is chang- ing from America to Europe. “Until recently.” he said, “the drift of rare art was from Europe to America. Lord Duveen purchased the Holbein | miniature at the sale of the late J. P. Morgan’s collection of miniatures, pay- | ing £6.195. The minlature will go to the British Museum. AMUSEMENTS. WARNER 2 Now the trend is Eastward.” | AMUSEMENTS. and Time of Showing. Earle—"Don’t Bet on Blondes,” at 11:30 am., 1:55, 4:35, 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage shows, with Phil Regan and Wini Shaw in person, at 1, 3:45, 6:25 and 9:05 p.m. Loew’s Fox—"“Murder in the Fleet,” at 10:45 am., 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:25, 5:15 and 9 pm. R-K-O Keith’s—"“She,” at 11:36 1:38, 3:40, 5:42, 7:44 and 9:46 pm. Columbia—“The Devil Is a Wom- an,” at 11:15 a.m, 1:05, 2:50, 4:35, 6:20, 8:10 and 9:55 p.m. Metropolitan—“The Nit Wits,” at 11:35 a.m., 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 pm. . Palace—"“Escapade,” at 11:05 am,, 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. Tivoli—“The Flame Within,” 2:30, 4:15, 6, 7:50 and 9:45 pm. Ambassador—"“Les Miserables,” 5:30, 7:25 and 9:30 p.m. Gayety—‘Mysteries of Life,” tinuous (for men only). | Roadside, Rockville Pike—“Grand Gesture,” a new play, at 8:30 p.m. Odeon, Forest Glen, M Bride the Sun Shines On, pm. at at con- AMUSEMENTS PHIL REGAN AND WINI SHAW Have come all the way from Hollywood to appear in person on the stage of ‘the Earle this week. successes. | |DR. BRINKLEY’S YACHT | SEIZED IN SALVAGE SUIT Goat Gland Specialist Encounters Trouble Again After Vessel Is Refloated. By the Associated Press. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 5.— | Dr. John R. Brinkley. goat gland spe- cialist, whose bouts with the United States and Mexican governments have | kept him in the headlines for years, ran into trouble with Canadian au- | thorities yesterday, when his palatial | vacht, the Dr. Brinkley II, was seized by the sheriff here. A salvage suit for $5,000, entered | by the owners of the Nova Scotia | motor vessel Shanalian, which re- | floated the big yacht after she struck | | Chebogue Point, Nova Scotia, in fog | | several, days ago, led to the seizure. AMUSEMENTS. Sc o 1P M: GRACE MOORE in "LOVE ME FOREVE WHOOPEE{ - Path - . . in this MURDER W arner Evo; Cool They're on the Roar GOOFY MUSICAL . MYSTERYI ROB Tomorrow—Take a Trip to COLONIAL BEACH Every Saturday and Sunday 9 A. M. 120 mMILE DAYLIGHT CRUISE ON 'I’HE MODERN STEAMER l 9 A M. Back 730 P. xpensive outing “POTOMAC” the family down the historie. Poiomae, away from the hot city. pienic park st Chapel Point, fine beach, salt water bathing, i smusenents, ‘deseing. Meals refreshments served en MOONLlGHTS Cargs ehairs. shing, [ 0 orson. (8. & Hetltass, 7500 POTO RIVER MAC LINE SOUP ENDS TURTLE ROW Neighbors Settle Difficulty by Boiling Unruly Captive. BYAIR, Nebr. (#).—A boiling argu- ment over a turtle ended in a stew. Boone Gustin, filling station at- tendant, captured a 25-pound snap- ping turtle recently. He staked it in his yard, but it broke away. Some children captured it and wanted to train it for a circus. But the opinion of the less imaginative won out and the snapping turtle became soup for a neighborhood July Fourth dinner | SECOND CHILD EXPECTED| McCrea Announce Coming Event. HOLLYWOOD, July 5 (#).—A sec- ond chid is expected by Frances Dee, film player, and her actor-husband, Joel McCrea, they announced Wed- nesday. Miss Dee, now working in a motion picture, will retire after it is finished, although she was scheduled to start in “Ramona,” McCrea said. Their son, Joel Dee McCrea, is nearly 2 years old Frances Dee and Joel T AMUSEMENTS. Request— \ms WIGGS OF THE CAB- BAGE_PATCH. CAROLINA ORE and “DUCK Ph“w., BETTY DAVIS in 10th AVENUE Lu'& erunlln DUMBARTON I3 Eversih.tT: “OUR LITTLE mR; :ongmy _News. FAIRLAWN ANACOSTIA. D. G GLORIA_STUART in “LADDIE PRINCESS 1119 H st. NE. Completely Air-Cooled. Double Peature—"THE BRIDE OF FRANK- ENSTEIN Also HOOT GIBSON in NBO! END. S| Continuous Prom 6:00 P.M. " ALICE FAYE and JAMES DUNN in George White’s Scandals.” Comedy. “Mystery Mountain. STANTON rive: Continuous Prom 5:30 d MONA Geor Siiver Spring. Md. R. MORRIS snd JEAN FPARKER in "PRIN- CESS O'H ‘l‘he Modern _Theater” Bethesda. Md. Also Micke; Revue anc Mouse Cartoon, Eddie Cantor ““The March of Time. TOB ACCUSES.” BUCK JONES in “BORDER BRIGANDS. 3 H]PPODROME Bing Crosby “Mississip] CAMEQ ** =e Dick Powell. “Gold Diggers of 193! ARCADE_ *mizsmas. mn Kay Francis, George Bren ving on Velvet.” RICHMOND “%3iRoitioe Pat_O'Brien in “Oil for the Lamps of China.” K Near 9th ‘Today-Tomor. W. C. Fields in Direction of Sidney L: 18th St. & Ceol. Rd. Col. 5505. U “LES MISERABLES. 624 H 8t. N.E. Lincoln 3375 “BLACK FURY.” CHARLES LA MARCH in APOLLO PAUL MUNT in Cartoon. Conn. Ave, & McKin. AVALON ley St. N.W. Clev 2600, PAUL MUNI in “BLACK FURY.’ Comedy. AVENUE GRAND S A% RH.D' TOLONY. 4% Siaem MARGARET LINDSAY o2 3pd DONALD e, FTLORENTINE DAGGER.” 1230 © 8 sl Nl. 14th St. & Col. Rd. N. Columbia IDM Do ol WARNER BROS. THEATERS 1 Ga. A d Piace Nw Col 4618 LIONEL_BARRYMORE. “MARK OF THE_VAMPIRE."” Comedy. JESSETHEATER ", 45 WEREWOLF OF wlmo T ENT Y HOLL - WABNER OLAND. __Comedy. _ Serial. SYLVAN m “G MEN,* JAMES CAGNEY. m DVORAK. Comedy. 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NEW YORK, July 5 (#)—Mary Cunningham, 24-year-old actress, who disappeared June 13, died the next day in Bellevue Hospital, it was dis- closed Wednesday when her mother identified her body at the morgue. ;fake.'tafe YOUR EYES Dom't let poor vislon hamper your prog- ress. If your eyes are weak or have been giving vou trouble Consult Our Optometrist For an Eye Examination M. A. LEESE Optical Co. 614 9th St. N.W. BOATTRIPS | Modern Steel ln rsh ilc 'Citv Washington’ 1. MT. VERNON S0c Lv. Daily 10 AM.-2 PM. (Round trip) 2. MARSHALL HALL 50c TALK BILLY BDSES 1 p "SCREAM muu IN PERSON BAND CONCERT. By the United States Army Band at the United States Capitol, at 7:30 p.m:, Capt. Thomas F. Darcy conducting. March, “Washington Grays,” Grafulia Overture, Solo for cornet, Venice”. .... Ralph Ostrom, soloist. Novelty, “Sally Trombene”. . .Fillmore Tone poem, “Transition”.....Charles (Dedicated to Capt. Darcy.) Selection from “The Desert Song,” Romberg “Prelude” . .Beghon “Hawailan Selection’ .Lake “The Star Spangled Banner.” ‘The tone poem, “Transition,” which | will be featured on this program, is the work of a local composer, n Charles. “Rosamunde” Carnival of . Substitutes Expensive. Many domestic substitutes for goods not permitted to be imported into Ger- many are costing more than the genuine. AMUSEMENTS h KEITH'S>"< Cooled . . . Comfortadly H. RIDER HAGGARD'S Amazing, fantastic, incred~ ible, unbelievable mnovels “SHE" Fabulously produced with & cast of 5,000 including HELEN GAHAGAN RANDOLPH SCOTT THE RAVE OF BROADWAY. OF TIMF$ SQUARE 35-ENTE RTAlNERS 35 RTHWYLE - CROEL 2../ALLAN "A CYCLE OF SONG* YOUTHFUL RHYTHMS aoith FRANK LITTLE * IVA KITCHEL MARTHA BENTON * DAN & BETTY L2 - Lv. 10 AM.-2 P.M.-5:30 P.M. (Round trin} 3. SUNSET CRUISE Lv. 5: N& 2440 - 7TH STREET WHARVES e ALSON §) AMUSEMENTS. THE PUBLIC WILL DECIDE! A new screen star? We think you'll agree that Bill Powell's new screen sweetheart is the most sensational film person- ality of years! LUISE RAINER Overnight fame for this girl. Lucky that Bill Powell picked her for his most exciting film. BE FIRST TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT HERI KENOW MARLENE DIETRI | H A WOMAN" § TANTAUZING AND TEASING...SHE BOUND ® MEN TO HER WITH MAD INFATUATION [ VERETT MORTON-LIONEL ATWILL WORTH « CESAR ROMERO POWELL in his biggest hit since “Thin Man"” introducing fascinating LUISE RAINER Sociely forgives an "gay escapade” happened, artist lots of things...but when thot all the husbands accused all the wives...and everybody accused the artist! Such funl The cast includes: FRANK MORG AN ¢ VIRGINIA BRUCE REGINALD OWEN ¢ MADY CHRISTIANS A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture DIRECTED. SY ROBERT 1. LEONARD OEW'S PALACE-NOW