Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1935, Page 34

AMUSEMENTS. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY |PUBLIX RECEIVERSHIP PROBE IS CONSIDERED EXTENSION ASSURED Tracts Near Rosslyn Acquired to Construct Parkway Road - to Key Bridge. Land necessary for construction of the George Washington Memorial Parkway FHighway downstream from Key Bridge at Rosslyn, Va., bas been secured by the Federal Government, park authorities announced yesterday, with the purchase of seven parcels, aggregating 4.33 acres, from the Ross- B—16 AMUSEMENTS. Critics Asked to Guess Solution of Mystery Film Warner Bros. Screening of “College Scan- dal” Brings Forth Novel Idea of Asking Reviewers to Name Villain. BY E. de S. MELCHER. OW, why couldn’t the major film theaters make a practice of this? Yesterday, during the Warner Bros.' screening of “College Scandal” at the Earle, along about three-quarters of the way ltld,“huhfllmtylow He made it plain that no investi- fionhnmbunudered.mldno has not yet been mem.mm attention that $3,000,000 in counsel fees was involved in the case and that the special committee for investizat- ing bankruptcy and receivership pro- ceedings, which he heads, may con- sider it at an early meeting. The committee, the Californian through the picture the film was turned off, nun;xmwem flashed on and the reviewers present were asked to guess who had committed the murder. Given the cast sheet, ‘and told that all the main characters were present, the local “cricks” scratched their heads, collected their Lhouxhh and scribbled furiously the “winner” on the piece of paper handed them by Dan (Warner Bros) Terrell, debo- nair press representative and creator of this unusual idea. When they had indicated the vil- lain of the piece the lights went out again, the picture went on and Mr. Terrell sat back and looked very, very pleased over his little game. It turned out that the “cricks” guessed half right—that is, half of them guessed wrong. Every one in the picture who seemed not to have any- thing to do with the murders was given a vote—even the maid (horrid child), who wasn't even on the cast sheet. Reviewers, as well as the public, evidently believe that the way to solve & mystery picture is to guess the per- son who seems least likely to have done the deed. Ever since “The Bat,” or maybe before, most butlers have gotten it in the neck. When, how- ever, they walk around today passing plates and looking very sour, indeed, the chances are ong to a thousand that they didn't do the thing at all Likewise the obvious villain, who ap- pears with starched neck, a couple of green eyes and a greedy expression whenever the heroine pops up on deck. Yesterday the butler was overlooked '(probably because there wasn't one); the maid with no tooth in the front . of her mouth was given one vote be- cause she had a scene in which she carried around a mouse trap, and the person who had appeared only very frugally was voted the villain. Now why couldn’t the Earle give its customers & chance to solve the murder there this week, too? Turn off the picture, turn on the lights and give patrons an opportunity to turn on their brains. All you have to do—Brother Earle— is to stop the picture just before the finish, get Dannie Terrell or hand- some Audrey Seiber to appear on the stage to explain what it's all about, and toss around cast sheets and pencils. The audience doesn’t have to chalk up its vote, but it would be interesting to see just how many make the grade. Also it would be a fine way to start wars in the family. Imegine if mamma guessed wrong and papa guessed right! What a beginning for # happy evening! Ex % CAR‘I'ER BARRON, division man- ager of Loew’s Theaters, has an- nounced the first group of pictures to be produced by the newly mergered Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. This group consists of eight “super- rodumfln.l" all of which will play Loew’s Theaters. It was made plain that the eight pictures listed would not complete the production activities of the company for next season. Other pictures, it was stated, will be announced from time to time. These pictures are in BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Marine Band at the United States Capitol at 7:30 pm. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur 8. Witcomb, second leader. Hymn and triumphal march from “Aida” Grand scenes from “Andrea Chen- fer” Marines' hymn, “The Halls of Mon- tezuma.” Overture, “Barber of Seville”__Rossini Trombone solo, “May Blossoms,” (valse elegante)..__Robert E. Clark Harold Bayes. Excerpts from “Fifth Symphony,” Beethoven Valse caprice, “Lettre de Manon,” Gillet Belectlonl irom “Samson and Deli- - Saint-Saens Preludl tices from “Die Meistersinger,” Wi ; “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band at the bandstand, navy yard, at 7:30 pm. Lieut. Charles Benter, leader; |- Alex Morris, assistant leader. March, “Submarine Force”._._Benter Overture, “Flying Dutchman”_Wagner Bolo for cornet, “Southern Cross,” Clarke Oscar Short. Excerpts from the musical comedy Postillion’ “March of the Holy Grail”.Wagner Buite— () “Hymn to the Sun” Rimsky-Korsakow (b) “Musical Snuff Box”...Liadow mddleton Rhnpsodle “Slavonic, No. 1,” Friedemann “The Star Spangled Banner.” BOYNE DEATHS TOTAL 6 Gunfire Claims Man, 22, During Battle Celebration. Illlillfl[lll #i‘blc Goudl! & SHERWOOD ufl PrODUCT addition to the program for next-sea- son which was pub]hhed last month by Twentieth Century-Fox are as fol- lows: “Metropolitan,” starring Law- rence Tibbett, with an all-star cast; to be directed by Richard Boleslawski, from the original story by Bess Meredyth and George Marion, jr. Mr. Tibbett will sing such famous arias as the “Toreador Song” from “Carmen,” “Road to Mandalay,” “Prolog to Pagliaccl,” “Barbar of Seville” and “Vesti La Guibba.” “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo,” starring Ronald Colman; based on the Russian play and adapted by Nunnally Johnston; to be directed by John Ford. “Sing, Governor, Sing,” by Howard Smith and Nunnally Johnston. In the cast will be Ann Dvorak, Fred Allen, Phil Baker (with Beetle and Bottle), Paul Whiteman and his band, Ra- mona, the Yacht Club Boys, Rubinoff and his violin. This will be directed by Roy del Ruth. “Message to Garcia,” based on the immortal story by Elbert Hubbard and the book by Gen. Rowan, the man who carried the message to Garcia. “Earthbound,” by Basil King. “Snatched!” by Kubec Glassman, who wrote “The Public Enemy.” “Shark Island,” based on the life of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the man who inno- cently aided John Wilkes Booth the night Booth killed President Lincqln, and “John Barleycorn,” by Jack Lon- don. et CAR!Y LUCAS and Denis Cennell will co-star in the Roadside The- ater’s production of “Trilby,” which ‘will be presented for two weeks start- ing Monday, July 29. Miss Lucas evi- dently has the desired and required trilby foot. Mr. Connell will, of course, be the dour Svengali. 4 * X ¥ X JOHN DARROW and David Rollins, featured Hollywood film players, arrived in town yesterday by motor and are staying at the Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. Rollins will appear in the forthcoming Moss Hart musical show, “Jubilee,” and Mr. Darrow will return to the stage in an as yet untitled drama. ¥k k% TBIB year’s “Going Native” revue will have four masters of cere- monies instead of one . .. These in- clude Larry Elliott, Honce and Polly Hunnicutt and Arthur Reilly—all of whom you, of course, know . . . “The Scoundrel,” Noel Coward's first star- ring film, will be screened today for local reviewers . . . Loew’s Fox an- nounces that Don Bestor, Ben Blue, “Sharley” (Jack Pearl's famous “stooge”), Sir Marion, the Saxon Sis- ters and Sid Carey will sppear there in person in the near future . . . Cary Grant will be Katharine Hepburn's leading man in her next film, “Sylvia Scarlet” . . . George Cukor gets the directatorial job on Metro’s “Romeo and Juliet” . . . Whatever came of that Eva Le Gallienne deal? Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Earle—“Love Me Forever,” at 11 am., 1:45, 4:30, 7:10 and Stage shows at 12:50, 3:35, 9:05 pm. Loew’s Fox—“Men Without N at 10:45 am. 1:30, 5:20, 7:15 and 10 p.m. Suushmuu 12:25, 3:15, 6:10 and 9 pm. 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 pm. Columbia— No More Ladies,” at 11:50 a.m,; 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50 and 9:50 pm. “The Arizonian,” 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 p.m. Tiveli—“Doubting Thomas,” at 2:30, 4:20, 6:05, 7:55 and 9:45 p.m. Ambassador—“Break of m,“ at 6:15, 8:05 and 10 pm. Roadside (Rockville pike)—“To Die at Dawn,” at 8:30 pm. Odeon (Forest Glen, Md.)—“The Bride the Sun Shines On,” at 8:40 pm. EXPERIMENTS, FATAL L M. Drake, Research Chemist, Is Victim of Science. DAYTONA BEACH, Pll_‘ July 17 . —Victim his devotion memmvbflcn- perimenting with diatomite. ,” | Fox lot. lyn Development Co. The National Oapital Park and Commission bought the land | Planning and turned it over to the National Capital Parks for development. The |. Bureau of Public Roads of the Agri- -| culture Department is ready with Neil Hamilton and a young child actress, Edith Fellowes, play the leading roles in Gene Stratton-Porter's story, “The Keeper of the Bees,” which comes to R-K-O Keith's on Friday. Film Males’ Slim Mania Handicaps “Samson” Hunt De Mille Searches in Vain for Star With Beef and Muscle Enough to Look Like He Could Upset Temple. BY MOLLIE MERRICK. OLLYWOOD, July 17. (N.AN. H A.).—Opera productions in pictures hit one main snag— rights to foreign release on popular arias are difficult to get. American rights are fairly easy to obtain. Studios find themselves ar- ranging one number for distribution in this country and substituting an- other, less popularly known, for for- eign showing. Garbe and Gaynor patronize the same dentist. The corridors of his oqee building are thick with fan fol- lowers and autograph hunters eager to get & glimpse . . . Lyda Roberti is easily the thinnest of all stars. Her torso reminds one of the old limerick about the “Young lady of Lynn who was so exceedingly thin that when she essayed to sip lemon- ade she slipped through the straw and fell in.” “Seebee” de Mille, hunting fran- tically for a handsome male to play the role of Samson in his forthcom- ing “Samson and Delilah,” finds dif- ficulties. All Hollywood males, emu- lating Gary Cooper, have starved themselves down to a minimum weight. Not the popular concept of a guy who can shake a temple down about his enemies’ heads. Joel Mc- Crea is the latest to try to attain that shoestring charm of Gary’s, Shirley Temple bids fair to be a lady of parts when she grows up. Just now she is the kind of child who gives the simple and direct adult something to think about. She is bored by fans; always gracious but definitely provided with a baker’s .. dozen good excuses as to why she should not show off around them. Recently a notable was visiting on Shirley sat in Gabe Yorke’s lap and would not leave this shelter. “Come and sit on my lap,” said one of the masculine members of the group. “I'm sure you'll like me just as well as you do Mr. Yorke.” “I will,” responded Shirley, who was pretty well baffied by this direct plea, “I will, if your wife will come and sit on Mr. Yorke's 1ap.” . . . They want one of the old favorites of Lawrence Tibbett's concert career for his forthcoming picture, so the choice may fall on “Mandalay.” . . . George Houston is here to make a “singie” for one of our companies. Houston wes brought here for Metro once, before singing pictures received the impetus they now have, but never 'was cast in a film . . . Cary Grant al- ways is at home on Sunday afternoons so that his friends may drop in and chat. He says it enables him to see his friends for one thing and it saves answering the phone a lot—which he hates . . . Some of Charlie Butter- worth’s keenest comedy can’t be done on the screen but goes like mad in a drawing room. Progducers think it’s plenty funny, but too disillusioning to those who still like their dreams kept intact . .. The Lawrence Tibbeti menage has been increased by three new dogs. ‘Wholesale dog buying is one of the movie village's latest novelties. Tom Jerry are two spaniels which Jane has annexed—Tom, black as night; Jerry, a beautiful blond of the Harlow type. There is & Russian 'l‘ak a cool, sea trip to BOSTON ITINERARY “Q—B-hylp-. anda dayon Varied entertainment . Hfim“ ; p-n...tul.n-* d-‘w ating salt air ... delicious meals ., . help folks get acquainted. ‘ Due Boston o see and “dmfiy Lots before return voyage. From Baltimore § AND RETURN - - Miami’s54 = “‘-fint‘-h APPLY T e Fare includes o A ©®Sead for hwm trips. ndh-u‘fl o -KM MERCHANTS & MINERS wolflound, as yet unnamed, and a visiting fireman from New York, a Scottie named “Whisky,” property of the Tibbett house-guest. Head of the class to Slim Summer- ville for his excellent comedy work in “Farmer Takes A Wife” . . . Ditto to Andy Devine, who was to0o, too grand as the owner of a hog boat . . ‘They're still having casting troubles at Paramount over “Anything Goes.” Since «ictor Moore, whe played the original role of “Public Enemy No. 13,” can't bring this part to movies, it looks as if Framk Morgan might t it. Morgan is such a fine actor at he could do practically any part, but he’s especially suited to comedy of this type . .. ‘Tullio Carminati will have the lead opposite Carole Lombard in “The New Divorce.” A new combination, this . Marlene Dietrich’s living room is very stunning with a white goat-skin rug . . . Reginald Owen's pepularity seems to grow day by day. When you see what a clever characterization he gilv;s in “Escapade,” you'll understand Howard Hawks is full of stories about the “gold rush” days, now that he’s directing “Barbary Coast” . He has discovered that the gamblers of that period stopped playing at once if they discovered a cross-eyed man watching them. They considered it bad luck . . . And it wasn't until the early 80s, he tells you, that the Gov- ernment passed a law making it illegal to mutilate a gold cein . . . Before that the gay blades all wore $20 gold pleces on their watch chains and $5 and $10 cuff links . . . Now these are almost impossible to get and are con- sidered the most valuable relics of the old days. (Copyright. 1935. by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Ine.) LANK BOOK m in !hek Sn Ua Y.-r E. Momson Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 GARDEN 1341 Conn. Ave. Coolest Spot in Town Luncheon—50c—55¢ Dinner—75¢, $1.00 Open 12 Noon to 12 P.M. of Meat or Sea ?."c“-- 58 55¢ wipib e B Serve on the ”;m‘:omf“ AVE. COURT 0. K.’S SALARY plans to start highway construction soon between' the Arlington and Key bridges on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. The land just purchased fronts on the Potomac River and is not far from Hume avenue in Rosslyn. ‘The projected highway construction, made possible by P. W. A. funds, will carry northward the improve- ment already made on the banks of the Potomac by the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. Ultimately Riv- erside Park drive will run down both sides of the Potomac River from Great Falls to Mount Vernon, Va, and Fort Washington, Md., to com- plete the George Washington Me- morial Parkway project. B Roadway Work to Begin. COLLEGE PARK, Md, July 17 (Special) —Work of laying a tar-and- chips roadway on Princeton avenue will be started this week. Construction of a concrete sidewalk on the north side of College avenue from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church to the street railway tracks also is ex- pected to start soon. LO8 ANGELES, July 17 (#).—Mar- sha Hunt, 17-year-old New York fashion model, went into court yester- day and had a seven-year contract with Paramount Studids approved. With no theatrical experience be- yond appearance in amateur plays, Miss Hunt won her film chance while on a visit to relatives here. She is to recelve a salary ranging from $250 to $1,500 a week. AMUSEMENTS. EANII’. WARNER 3R05. COOL METROPOLITAN o ng Permitied MAT 25 EVES. 25 40 “Dracuia BELA LUGOSI in POE'S "The RAVEN" .. GENE STRATTON-PORTER'S ‘last, best and most famous novel “The KEEPER of the BEES™ Watergate near TONIGHT Waterssie near 8 PM, SUNSET SYMPHONIES National Symphony Orchestra Hans Kindler, Conductor Soloist—Bert Granoff, Tenor Beats—o5c. S0c. $l—at box office in Garfinckel’ pm. At No Need to Mop Your Forehead! 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