Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1935, Page 30

AMUSEMENTS. District Officials Return Major Bowes’ Compliment Visit Loew’s Fox Tonight as Guests of Troupe That Called on Them Friday—New Warner Picture Schedule. BY ROBERT B. ‘La maladie PHILLIPS, Jr. sans maladie.” Lacrimals, vapors and (Oh Mr. Meakin, where were you this fine indigo ONDAY morning. large stacks of handouts, from the seaside offices of Loew's and ‘Warner Bros. morn?) The news, as it is served up in carbon copies: ‘Tonight is Commissioners’ night missioners get in free. at Loew's Fox. The District Com- That's because they let the entire cast of Ma). Bowes’ amateur hour vaudeville showp—m——@M@M@™———MMm———— get in the District Building free on | Friday afternoon. The Fox flash| says that the Commissioners were particularly pleased with Adolphus, the 12-year-old tap dancer, who is too young to make a professional ap- pearance here. In the District Build- ing, he “exhibited his famous .smil his flashing feet and vocal talents.” How many children in the room have flashing feet? Hearing about the boom-te-ra-ra | Warner Bros. created with a bit of | naval background Thursday night, the Maj. Bowes' troupe rushed down to Annapolis Saturday night and per- | formed for the Second Class night celebration. The midshipmen were much amused. Veronica Mimosa, another child prodigy, who was too young to make the Loew’s stage, will appear in spe- cial piano concerts tomorrow and Wednesday afternoons from 12:30 to 1 o'clock at 1330 G street. She is the | girl with the flashing hands. Theyl earned about 100,000 votes for her during appearances on Maj. Bowes’ radio hour. The Atlantic City steel pier sends in a free picture of “Slim” Timblin. Thanks. It looks swell under the | radiator. The steel pier. What cheer. X kK X WARNER BROS. promises to re- lease locally 60 feature pictures from their studios, First National and Cosmopolitap ~ Productions, during 1935-36. ‘This is serious business, as| they will constitute about 25 per cent of the screen entertainment you get between now and this time next year. Let's have a look. Ten Broadway plays, 23 rublished stories, the rest originals. Max Rein- hardt will direct another feature pro- duction “in every way comparable to | the magnitude of ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream.’” “Anthony Adverse.” by Hervey Al- len; “Capt. Blood,” by Sabatini; “The Green Light,” by Lloyd Douglas, and | “Dr. Socrates,” by W. R. Burnett,| among the more important novels to be filmed. “The Charge of the 600" (we had | an idea it was the 400 who charged) will derive from & published piece by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Cagney in “The Frisco Kid,” Rudy Vallee in “Let’s Pretend,” Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler in “Shipmates For- ever” Two Cosmopolitan features starring Marion Davies. Kay Francis in “I Found Stella Parrish.” Everett Marshall and Dolores Del Rio in “I Live for Love.” Leslie Howard, Joe E. Brown, Boris Karloff, Claudette Colbert, Joan! Blondell, Bette Davis, Al Jolson, Ed- ward G. Robinson, Pat O'Brien in as- sorted other numbers. It sounds fine, Mr. Payette. It even makes Monday look better. x X X X H ORE from the Warner temples: | Buster Raborn, who plays center when he isn’t singing bass, pushed the pigskin for Southern Methodist Uni- versity when that collitch beat Ford- ham last season. His ambition is to get on the Metropolitan Opera House team. Right now he practices by singing “I Couldn't Believe My Eyes” “THE TIMID SOUL" GETS and other arias for the Mustang Band at the Earle, Ida Lupino claims she ate 22 twid- gets of caviar during 22 retakes of a scene in “Smart Girl” It's at the Metropolitan, but you only see her do it once. The G-men pictures are now taboo in England (where they claim the new slant is merely a foil for gang- ster pictures), but Warner Bros. will g0 bravely ahead with “Special Agent,” based on the activities of the | intelligence unit of the United States Department of Internal Revenue. They're the boys who are hiding in your desk drawer when you fill out tax blanks. * %k ok ¥ TWENTY local Venuses so far have entered the contest to select a “Miss Washington” for the Atlantic City beauty contest this season. Judging will be held tomorrow and Friday nights at Chevy Chase Lake, with Guy Wonders of the Warner Bros. staff, Nelson Bell of the Post, Don Craig of the News, Emile Beau- vais, & member of the board of the American Society of Beauty Parlors; Joseph Anthony Acheson, local sculp- tor, and others wielding the critical eye and the telling tape measure. The contestants come forth twice each evening, once in evening gowns and once in bathing suits. Semi-finals tomorrow night, the finals Friday. The winner gets prizes from local | merchants and a week sojourn at At- lantic City as a reward for being so darned handsome. She also gets a microphone test from WOL and a hearty handshake from Messrs. Bell and Craig. x %2k TH.E Rialto Theater is getting a new face and insides preparatory to opening at the earliest possible date in September. Tom Moore, well known local impresario, will present cinemas blended with special stage programs arranged in the spirit of the weekly flicker. “Harmony Lane,” for example, the life of Stephen Fos- ter, will have a stage quartet to sing old Southern melodies. The later presentations will be similarly con- trived. * o o x TRYOUTS for the New Theater Group’s production of “Peace on Earth,” an anti-war play, by George Sklar and Albert Maltz, will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Harrington Hotel. Any one interested is invited to have a shot at a role. | No definite date has been set for the opening. * k ok X ‘The Columbia Players want more members. They invite actors, stage hands, costume designers, electricians, property men and whatnot to attend a membership meeting tomorrow night at the Mount Pleasant Library, Sixteenth and Lamont street, at 7:30. Fast Air Service Talked. A high-speed air service between Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town is being considered by the government of South Africa. H.T.Weaster created “The Timid Soul”in 1925, and Caspar has become world-famous. His popular cartoon feature appears daily in newspapers with more than ten million circulation. It’s universal in its appeal... for there are somejof Caspar’s foibles and frailties in every one of us. We think we've solved the mystery of Caspar’s “YOUNG IDEAS” M. Webster hasn’t said so. But we sus- pect that Caspar Milquetoast is smoking Old Golds.. . for how else could his startling and sudden rejuvenation have come about? That’s the special charm of Old Gold. Its extremely mild and extra choice tobacco perks you up, and never plops you down. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Operatic for her important film role in “Rose local Loew houses this Fall. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Palace—“China Seas,” at 11 am, 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and 9:45 pm. Earle—“Annapolis Farewell,” at 11| am., 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:45 p.m. | Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:20 and 9 p.m. Loew’s Fox— Woman Wanted, 11 am., 1:35, 4:15, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:25, 3:10, 6:05 and 8:50 pm. Metropolitan—"“Smart Girl.” at 11 am., 12:45, 2:35, 4:20, 6:10, 8 and 9:45 p.m. Columbia—“Welcome Home.” at 12:10, 2:05, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. R-K-O Keith’s—"Alice Adams.” at |11 am.,, 1:07, 3:14, 5:21, 7:28 and 9:35 pm. 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March, “Lorraine” Overture, “Bartered Brids Trombone solo, “Celeste Alda,” from “Aida” Musician Harold Bayes. Excerpts from “The Chocolate Sol- dier” “Fine and Chic No. 6 Musician Charles Owen. Grand scenes from “Faust”. “Ballet Egyptienne” Patrol, “London Scot! Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezu: At 7:30 o'clock tonight, by the United States Navy Band, at the Capitol, Lieut. Charles Benter, leader. March, “Cherio”. --Goldman Overture, “In the Spring”._Goldmark Solo for cornet, “Showers of Gold,” Clarke (Musician Oscar Short.) Suite de ballet, “Pantomine,” Lacome Leandre et Isabelle Scaramouche et Columbine Pizzicato Ballabile. Valses, “Souvenir de Baden-Baden,” Bousquet Excerpts from— “Babes in Toyland”... Grand selection, “Cavalleria Rusticana”.._Mascagni Grand marche, “Slave,” Tschaikowsky “The National Anthem.” By Washington Gas Light Co. Em- ployes’ Band, at the Sylvan Theater, at 8 o'clock tonight. March, “The Congqueror”_..___Teike Overture, “Golden Dragon”._Barnard Selection, “Victor Herbert Favorites,” Victor Herbert Vocal solo, “Indian Love Call,” Friend (Soloist Miss Dorothy Reddish) March, “New Colonial Selection, “Sari”_ Characteristic, “In a Monastery Garden” Kettelbey March, “Semper Fidel -Sousa MOONLIGH Washington's Big Modern Ezcur- sion Steamer, “City of Washington Tonight, 8:30 Given by the President’s Cup Regatta Association Floor Show—Dancing Deck Amusements ---Herbert 81.00 Per Person Round Trip —_— WILSON LINE NA 2440 - TTH STREET WHARVES (foung laeas WHAT DO You SUPPOSE "HAS COME OVER THE OLD BoY ? WHY, HE'S THE LIFE OF THE PARTY <&, e I BUT NEVE AUGUST 26, 1935. IRECTORS of the screen have as many tricks for selling the acting idea to their players as salesmen have for selling insurance or real estate. Players assigned to Richard Boles- lawski, for instance, know that he and they are going to analyze every character and every scene together, before rehearsals, until all agree on every detall. Clarence Brown, known for his direction of Greta Garbo's pictures, uses what players call the laboratory method. He rehearses individual scenes until a perfect whole is evolved. George Cukor uses speech sugges- tion. He pays particular attention to dialogue, reading it with accents that clarify intonations and spacing to his players. It was so that he di- rected “David Copperfield.” Jack Conway, director dof “Viva Villa” and soon to direct “Tale of Two Citles,” performs the scenes be- fore his players but pleads, “Don't try to act as I act it; this is only one idea.” Edward Sedgwick, director of “Mur- der in the Fleet,” usually “clowns” until the last minute—then rushes into & scene and has it filmed almost before his players realize it. Robert Z. Leonard, director of “Masquerade,” has a trick, if players are nervous, of Gong Ringer Jack Squires is the official gong- whacker for Maj. Bowes' Amateur Hour stage show at Loew'’s Fox BURNERS ; bylthMaf BETHOLINE anp RICHFIELD SHERWOOD BROS, Inc. 1723 Conmectiout Avenus, N. W. Phone ECATUR 4183 / ® s | NEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED TS (F | HADN AMUSEMENTS, Directorial Tricks calling for a rehearsal, then secretly starting the camera. Many of his scenes are thus filmed without the players knowing it. Sometimes it doesn't work, He was filming Mady Christians that way in a song, and the actress, thinking it a rehearsal, took the liberty to sneeze. But as a rule, Leonard believes the method is & cure for camera shyness. W. 8. Van Dyke who directed “Naughty Marictta,” uses the army- problem method. At night he lays out the next day's work and knows exactly what he is to do, even to the smallest camera set-up. The knowl- edge and confidence he is thus able to display on the set have an instant effect on his players. They do diffi- cult scenes with ease because the idea that the scenes were difficult had never been suggested to them. Charles P. Riesner, comedy director, explains his “method” this way: “I go on the set and worry so hard that all the players are sorry for me and jump in and do great scenes to keep me from going nutty with anxiety!” British Naval Strength. The British Navy now comprises 3 first,class and 10 second-class bat- tleships, 2 battle cruisers, 49 cruisers, 78 modern destroyers and 44 modern submarines. AMUS E!!E.\'TS. WARNER SROS COOL WARNER BROS. COOL METROPOLITAN THE “BAD GIRL" IS NOW A Rl 10A (OPiND - KENT TAVLOR GAIL PATREX - JOSEPH CANTIORN —mlmfl-&.lftl‘.&l. * RIVER TRIPS On the Beautifui Potomac *LIVERPOOL BEACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AT 1030 A. M. 3 5'm Banive. Plenicing, Sic. Children 25c. Saturday Trip at 1:30 P. M. Returns 7:30 P. 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PNADGHTY MASIETTA - SECO 8211 Georgia Silver Spring, M Continuous From 6:00 P.M JAMES ‘CAGNEY. MARGARET LINDSAY, MEN.” in Cartoon. _Comedy. Metro TAKOMA % i Seitersat ik JOAN CRAWFORD ROBT. MONTGOMERY. “NO MORE LADIES.” ALL_OF OUR THEATERS EQUIPPED TH NATURAL AIR COOLING SYSTEMS K_Near oth HIPPODROME *.3¢*5.3" DOLORES DEL RIO in “IN CALIENTE.” CAMEO MT. RAINIER. MD. Today-Tomorrow. MIRIAM HOPKINS in “BECKY SHARP.” Continuous. 6-11 P.M __Last Feature Approx. 0:45 PM. ARCADE HYATTSVILLE. MD. Lagé Day Neil Hamilton in ¢ RICHMOND #iEXAipRia Shirley Temple in “Curly Top. Direction of Sidney Lust % Comed: Musical Comedy ighi g “‘Golden_Touch. Y 425 oth W Cl Fhone Met: 2641 GRACE MOORE fn " TOVE M:% EVER ™ Silly Symphony. ~The *“The Golden _Touch. 1230 C st NE HOME "85 iodo8 SPENCER TRACY in M MAN." : Musical Comedy. SAVOY ‘COLLEG! TIVOLI ™™g Colum| Matinee, 2:00 P. DAVIS, “FRONT-PAGE WOMAN. Symphon: ‘Robber Kitten." Ga. Ave_and Quebes Place N.W. &L.n s YORK MIRIAM HOPKINS i SHARP." _Cartoon. BERNHEIMER’S “ALIBI IKE” JOE E._BROWN. Comedy. Ourtoon, DANCING MAE DAVISON, 13290 Piatest sieps including the Bey Practice