Evening Star Newspaper, July 16, 1935, Page 34

B—16 Manager of the National Announces Fall Schedule Lunt and Fontanne, Eddie Dowling, Warner’s “Midsummer Night’'s Dream” Due Here in September. BY E. de S. MELCHER. ’ ST!.’VE COCHRAN is back in town. Word of this is brought to us in a missive concocted probably by “Dutch,” who respectfully advises us as follows: “gteve Cochran came back to town yesterday after what he describes as & semi-vacation spent Summer home of quite a few show folk. Steve explains the ‘semi’ part of his vacatiop as part of the time he spent commuting back and forth to New York (which is just an hour away) to arrange the route for the tour of Ethel Barrymore in her revival of Somerset Maugham’s “The Constant Wife,” which gées forth under his management, The tour will begin at Princeton, N. J, on Monday, September 30, will continue in the South and Middle ‘West and will end up in the Eastern cities in the Spring. Miss Barrymore holds & warm spot in her heart for ‘Washington and its theatergoers and 1t is very probable that she will appear with the National Theater Players again next Spring in a revival of some of her former successes and & new play which she has in mind. Steve also spiked the rumor that he would sever his ‘connection with the National Theater, his first love, where he started out as a program boy in 1905, just 30 years ago. After seeing Miss Barrymore's tour safely under way he will give his undivided atten- tion to Washington’s legitimate the- ater. He has engaged our own Charlie McClintock to blaze the way for Miss Barrymore. Charlie acted as her press representative on her original tour in the play and Tommy Bodkin, who has played Washington with many big attractions, will be her com- pany manager. And speaking of the National and its coming season,\it will open ’'long about the middle of tember. Early attractions listed are Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in the Theater Guild’s production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” Eddie Dowling and his big musical revue, “Thumbs Up”; the Warner Brothers picturiza- tion of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and Philip Merivale and Gladys Cooper in “Othello.” * ¥k K % FRDM Sam Galanty, Slideart di- vision manager of Columbia Pic- tures. “Dear Mr. Melcher: A resume of Columbia’s announced program for the 1935-6 season discloses many im- portant features. The highly success- ful season which we are just com- pleting has placed Columbia in a position where a costly program can be arranged and consummated. “Following her two world-wide suc- cessful pictures, ‘One Night of Love’ and ‘Love Me Forever,’ Grace Moore will product two more brilliant mu- sicals on the new season. “Frank Capra, who carried away all of the awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, will not only personally direct two pictures on the new year, but will supervise an additional two. His first production, which will shortly go into work, is James Hilton's best seller, ‘Lost Horizon’ Ronald Colman has been definitely assigned to the lead in this special production. “A great story and a brilliant di- rector has been assigned to produce an outstanding picture featuring beautiful Irene Dunne. “Josef Von Sternberg, whose genius has created many outstanding tri- umphs, such as ‘Morocco,” ‘Blue Angel,’ ‘Shanghai Express’ and others, has been assigned to one of the most powerful stories of the new season— Dostoievsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment.’ Edward Arnold and Peter Lorre have already been cast for two of the important leads in this production. “B. P. Schulberg, one of Holly- wood's ranking successful producers, joins Columbia and is scheduled to deliver for us six especially prepared productions. ‘Rich Man’s Daughter,” featuring George Raft and Joan Ben- nett, which is now nearing comple- tion, has every indication of creating high favor for this splendid team. AMUSEMENTS. at Fairhaven, N. J., which is the “‘Modern Lady,’ from the story by Grace Perkins, will serve as a starring vehicle for Ruth Chatterton. This picture, which will receive expért di- rection care, will undoubtedly re- establish this brilliant star as ‘the first lady of the screen.”® “‘She Married Her Boss’ will shortly bring to the screen Iqgvely Claudette Colbert. This vehicle 1s of the same breezy type as ‘It Happened One Night.” This, you will recall, was the play that earned for Claudette Colbert the award from the Academy of Mo- tion Picture Arts and Science. “The Theater Guild Broadway stage success, ‘Valley Forge,’ will serve as a play for a highly important cast soon to be announced.. “Leo Carillo, whose excellent work in ‘Love Me Forever’ earns him rank as top player, will be featured in two productions on the new program. “Ann Sothern, who has stepped high in popularity this past season, will star in two musical productions which will give her ample opportunity to portray her singing, dancing and acting ability to best advantage. “Lovely Jean Arthur, whose per- formance in “The Whole Town's Talk- ing’ and ‘Public Hero No. 1’ was out- standing, likewise will step into a star role. “Important starring contracts will shortly be consummated and an- nounced. Every indication points to an unparalleled new year for Co- lumbia. “I trust that I have not worn your patience with this lengthy outline, however, it is difficult to suppress one’s enthusiasm when such a remark- able program is contemplated.” * % ok % THE nicest card of the week comes from Mary H. Rogge, cashier at Loew's Fox Theater (and an expert one at that) who is Atlantic City-ing- it for a week . . . A card that reminds us that these good ladies who spend their days and unights giving us our tickets and adding 5 cents and 10 seldom get their due . . . They are a hardworking and polite lot as you can see if you stick your nose through the wicket at the Fox, or the Palace, or the Columbiz, or Keith's, or the Earle, or the Metropolitan . Ruth Perrott, one of the Drama Guild’s real beauties, is now press representative of the up-and-coming Odeon Players . . . Ask Arthur Godfrey to tell you the joke he told at the Variety Club's final luncheon yesterday at the Wil- lard . . . Arthur (Fox Movietone) De Titta, King for & Day with Mr. God- frey, has moved himself and Madame down to the shore for & week . . . ‘Thither has gone Anthony . (Gable) Muto and Mrs. t00 . . . The Ray Bells (he recently became secretary of the Variety Club) sre on their vacation ... This is “Tennessee Night” at the Earle . . . Members of the Tennessee congressional delegation will see Grace Moore in “Love Me Forever” as the guests of John J. Payette . . . Maude Howell Smith, one of the town’s best actresses, heads for West Point next Monday stoppiag at Sum- mitt, N. J., Monday night to attend an opening at the Lyceum Theater ... The Warners are screening “Col- lege Scandal” today . . . Don't forget that “Sunset Symphony” concert to- morrow night . . . No, it is not true that Dr. Hans Kindler is heading for Hollywood, in spite of Miss A. H. who thinks that’s where his future lies. Troupers Glimpses of Stage Folk in Washington. IN WATCHING Steve Evans’ act at the Earle Theater this week, you may wonder why so versatile an im- personator should choose to dwell long upon the imitation of a soused Polak whooping it up on pay day. The truth of the matter is that Evans has a sneaking fondness for the character he is portraying, a type he knew in less fortunate days when he himself worked in the soft coal mines of In- diana. The son of a coal miner, Evans worked underground in his childhood, had a leg and an arm broken in two accidents before he was 16. He de- cided to get out of that business while he was still in one piece, and went to Detroit to work in an automobile fac- tory. When business slackened, he drifted to Chicago, tried his hand at interior decoration or any odd job he could get. In both cities he had chased about somewhat with amateur entertainers, merely for the diversion. He had learned to do a few comedy dances and pull a gag properly. In Chicago there came a time when he had nothing left but those tricks and 20 cents in cash between him and starvation. With a couple of friends he invaded a downtown joint, put on & variety act. They collected $36 and Steve was given a job in the place. He stayed more than a year. In the three and one-half years since he has danced and done an imitation of Joe E. Brown in a unit OFFER FESTIVAL PLAYS Mohawk Group Iémbefl to Ap- pear at Union College. THE Mohawk Drama Festival, scheduling four comedies for the four weeks between July 23 and Au- gust 17, on the new landscape stage at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., will open next Tuesday night with a performance of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” The “Lysistrata” of Aris- 1ophanes, Seldes version, will be given beginning Tuesday, July 30; “Rip Van ‘Winkle,” Jefferson version, August 6 to August 10; “Master of the Revels,” a new play by Don Marquis, centering on the character of Henry VIII, August 13 to August 17, presented in Schenectady prior to production en Broadway. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coburn, en- gaged by the Mohawk Drama Festival to produce the plays, will be seen in the leading role in “Merry Wives of ‘Windsor.” Bill Asks Silver Tax Repeal. Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, yesterday introduced a bill to repeal the 50 per cent tax on silver able to trade in the London market without the tax, to the disadvantage of American dealers faced with the. 50 per cent penalty. Take Care o ¥ YOUR EYES Consult Our Optometrist For an Eye Examination M. A. LEESE Optical Co. 614 9th St. N.W. BOATTRIPS P L gy 1. MT. VERNON 50c Lv. Dafly 10 A. M2 P.M. (Round trip) 2. MARSHALL HALL 50c: Lv. 10 AM.-2 PM.-5:30 P.M. (Round trip) R it g T P Ty Free Danciug to Stephen & MOONLIGHTS " 60c u.nmwm'fium [ . * A new British picture, which was filmed entirely in the jungle, is coming to the Fox this Friday. Called “Sanders of the River,” it stars the actor-singer, Paul Robeson (center) and Leslie Banks, popular British actor, at right. Villain Runs Wild in Play At I}(_)fliside “To Die at Dawn” Is Melodrama to Win Mellowest Mind. ALL Summer long they have been dot right by Little Nell, in one way or another, out at the Road- side Theater this year, but that maligned and mistreated lass has sel- dom been accorded such royal treat- ment, dramatically speaking, as she received at the opgning of “To Die at Dawn.” A ponderous melodrama of the evil-will-get-it-in-the-neck-even- tually school, the Roadsider’s latest production proved an apt vehicle last gl:ht and they took it for a beautiful e. The predominant figure in “To Die at Dawn” is a villain named George Drake (Harold Stepler), who may have been a cad at heart, but when they shot him just before the final curtain last night they shot the best actor on the stage. No one had the slightest desire to have the play go on without his somber, magnificent skullduggery. ‘While he had sent the boometer to new heights half a dozen times dur- ing the evening, and could not even ask for his breakfast without evoking a storm of hisses from the audirnce, that ripe blac Drake, really embodied the whole vitality of the play within his cursed frame. The fact he bull-whipped a young lady of virtue, and once tried to grind her jnto so much pious sausage in a grist mill, did not exactly endear him to the crowd in the old Montgomery County barn. He never figured to win a popularity contest by cracking the skull of a doddering old gentle- man, or blackmailing the Governor of Kentucky, but undeniably he had one of the most lyric dirty laughs heard since the days of Dion Boucicault, and it is a well-known fact that a melodrama gudience loves its heh- heh-heh. Mr. Stepler's version of thé scala- wag’s iniquities won our undivided sup- port for the vernal season's best per- formance. He was-a clumsy gun- man, and he occasionally jammed his rubher dagger so close to a victim's | ribs that it bent double in his hands, but those touches only heightened the splendid idiocy of the entire evening. The stupendous Stepler had to be good to outshine his closest competi- tor, William Phillips, whose miming as a stuttering bumpkin was the sec- ond high point of the show. Ralph Fowler was also in the race, with his interpretation of a ducky and slightly dafly detective, and Thomas Cahill refused to stay down after he had beén murdered for his kindly playing of Dr. John Lanyon. He came back again as the Governor of Kentucky, wearing a handsome julep mustache, which he waggled satisfactorily. iss Elinor Cox Karsten Charles A. Bell and John Hasler are to be placed next on the honor roll, while the re- mainder of the cast, handicapped nobility and the trite poignancy of nineteenth century love, mildly, inadequate. The settings by Edith Allen, Doro- thy Croissant’s costumes snd Anton Hardt's direction were thoroughly pleasing and far more consistent than the story, which; if the truth be known, had more holes in it than-a rich old Swiss cheese. g R.B. P, JR. —_— BiANK BOOK seemed A Complete Selection in Stock SECOND WEEK AT ODEON “Bride the Sun Shines On” Con- tinued by Civic Cast. 'HE National Civic Theater Co. is presenting “The Bride the Sun Shines On” for a second week at the Odeon Theater, situated on the cam- pus of the National Park Seminary. Placed in an ideal sylvan setting, the Odeon Theater has a most inter- esting history. Bullt about 35 years ago, before the Little Theater move- ment was so popular in America, it aroused great interest because of its thorough equipment and beautiful decoration. No money was spared to make it a perfect Little Theater of its time. Seating about 400 people, it is a charming and unique reminder of the gilt and red plush era in theater decoration. Prancls Wilson, comedian of 35 years ago, and today a playright of note, was a great friend of John L Cassedy, who built the theater. Many of Mr. Wilson’s ideas and suggestions were incorporated in the plan of the Odeon. Several well known actresses and teachers of dramatic art made their theatrical debuts on the stage of the Odeon, while they were students at National Park Seminary. Among them are Margaret Lindsay, at pres- ent in the movies, and Nedda Harri- gan, recently seen in Washington at the National in “Ceiling Zero.” Irene Purcell of both stage and movie fame, attended the school for two years. AIR COOLED FOR COMFORT You're never bothered with the heat at Schneider's—our restaurant is refreshingly air cooled. here tonite. SEA“FOOD DINNER Choice of Clam or Shrimp Cocktail Chowder ~Deviled Clams. slaw, Coffee, Tea or Beer. Rolls and Butter. “Everything to Drink With “Anything to Eat cmmm*s ‘® CAFE o 8i1 1886 427 11th St. N.W. ACHHEL H go? o la Goodl! A SHERWOOD BROS. PRODUCT GRIFFHTH FOR DINNER W, ’s Smartest Naturally Air-Cooled Out of Town Dining Spet! Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Earle—“Love Me Forever,” at 11 am., 1:45, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:50, 3:35, 6:20 and 9:05 pm. Loew’s Fox—“Men Without Names,” at 10:45 am, 1:30, 5:20, 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 12:25, 3:15, 6:10 and 9 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—“The Raven,” at 11:25 a.m., 1:12, 2:59, 4:46, 6:33, 8:20 and 10:07 p.m. Columbia—“No More Ladies” at 11:50 a.m,, 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50 and 9:50 p.m. Metropalitan—“The Arizornian,” at 11:20 a.m,, 1:25, 3:30, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:40 pm. Palace—"“Escapade,” at 11:05 am, 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:40 pm. Tivoli—“Doubting Thomas,” at 2:30, 4:20, 6:05, 7:56 and 9:45 p.m. Ambassader—"“Love Me Forever,” at 5, 6:30, 8:15 and 10 p.m. Roadside (Rockville pike)—“To Die at Dawn,” at 8:30 p.m. Odeon (Forest Glen, Md.)—“The Bride the Sun Shines On,” at 8:40 pm. 5 It’s a marvelous cleaner. amazingly low price. decide, $395- Free Factory Inspection 724 11th St. N.W. MANUFACTURER'S SPECIAL SALE! 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TBI Bekefi-Deleporte Studio of the dance provided the program for yesterday’s Sylvan Theater concert, preceded by a number of selections played by the Washington Gas Light Co. Employes’ Band under the direc~ tion of Otto Siebenstein. The three departments of this school of the dance, ballet, acrobatic and tap, were well represented by a group of expertly trained students. Most of them showed their versatility in each dance division, which gives as complete a bodily training as one could desire. Several of the dancers, such as Ronnie Cunningham, Lila Za- lipsky, Margaret Edmonston, Virginia Barry, Susan Hall and Walter Doe, are very near the professional class, and already combine in good measure & technical control and personal in- terpretive feeling. The first two numbers on the pro- gram ‘were taken from Tschaikowsky's “Nutcracker Suite,” the charming “Snowflake Ballet” danced by a group of dainty pupils in the traditional ballet tarlatan. In the “Nutcracker Ballet,” solo moments were danced by Virginia Barry as “Noel” and the “Fee Dragee,” Margaret Edmonston in a “Danse de bouffant” and the “Danse des Mirletons,” a duet by Ronnie Cun- ningham and Lila Zalipsky. The babies of the school, Boofie Barry, Dorothy Goodman, Josephine Prather and Phyllis Schwartz, duplicated their former successes in a “Valse.” George Filgate was the “Nutcracker,” Crystal Tardy, the “Princess” and Phyllis Schwartz, the “Herald.” The ballef was staged and directed by Theodore Bekefi. ‘The outstanding number on the pro- gram was De Falla’s “Danse Rituelle de Feu,” cleverly visualized by Maurice Deleporte, whose acrobatic presenta- tion of “Shiva, God of Fire,” was a perfect rhythm of bodily movement. Ann Filgate, Margaret Edmonston, George Filgate and Milton Schwartz were excellent as the “worshippers,” while Ronnie Cunningham as the “sacrifice” made an appealing figure. Susan Hall and Walter Doe carried away the honors in tap dancing, as devised by Biily Lytell, their “doll dance” and “rhythm” bringing them out several times in response to a spe- cial appreciation of the audience. A “military” tap dance by Virginia Barry, a “modern” tap by Miss Barry, Ronnie Cunningham, Margaret Ed- monston, Marguerite Reese, Ann Fil- | gate and George FPilgate and an amusing and skillfully pantomimed INTRODUCTORY OFFER 10 DAYS FREE TRIAL AMUSEMENTS. Odeon Player BETH THOMPSON, Popular local actress, now playing in “The Bride the Sun Shines On,” which is being presented for a second week at the Odeon Theater at Forest Glen, Md. “eccentric” dance by Ann and George Pilgate were other popular numbers, while a “danse moderne” by Mar- garet Edmonston and Milton Schwartz showed the excellent control acquired by these two young dancers. Glazou- pow’s “Bacchanale” and a “gypsy dance,” both ensemble numbers, con- cluded the program. Nan Doe played several piano interludes, as well as sharing the accompaniments with Richard Bell and Victor Neal. e BAND CONCERTS. Concert by the United States Navy Band at the District of Columbia World War Memorial in West Poto- mac Park, at 7:30 p.m. Lieut. Charles Benter, leader; Alex. Morris, assistant leader. g Concert by the United State Army Band at the Army Medical Center, ‘Tuesday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. Thomas P. Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, assist- ant leader. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, at the Bandstand, at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, associate leader. By the United States Marine Band at the United States Veterans’ Hos- pital, Mount Alto, at 7 pm. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. WARNLR BROS. COCL @ EALLE LOVE ME + On Stag + CROSS and DUNN, COLLEGE SCAN with ARLING 3 & Other we MARGOT GRAMA g >mbimi Parmitiod MAT. 25 EVES. 25 40 ACADEMY °f Perfect Sound Photoplay E. 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