Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1935, Page 50

AM USEMENTS. “Diamond Jim” Depicts A Rare Exhibitionist Edward Arnold Softens the Vile Vulgarian in Expert Characterization at Keit BY ROBERT B. JAMEB BUCHANAN BRADY was father's saloon. He was orphaned and compelled to go to work when And from those humble origins he rose to become a national legend, a Broadway playboy who broke all the spending and eating records, but never took a trink, a sentimentalist who lavished gifts on still a youngster. women and could never attract them, a be done in the railroad business and: did it. The saga of this amazing man’s life has been translated to the screen with some success and many flourishes in *“Diamond Jim,” which opened at R-K-O-Keith’s yesterday. Beginning with several futile and unconvincing eketches outlining the childhood of the Great Mahut of the diamond kingdom, this adaptation of Parker Morrell's book gains pace through later sequences, wavers occasionally in de-| picting Diamond Jim's unhappy ro-| mantic attachments, and ends on a tragic note. Like all good biographical dramas, | the play has only one real role—the title part. Since that has been in- trusted to the newly created star, Edward Arnold, it is handled with understanding and distinction, the character as written, greatly softens the gaudy, crass and essentially boorish sides of Brady's nature, stressing instead his ostentatious gen- | erosity aad his pathetic desire to be Joved by pretty women, who in turn | merely liked him. Edward Arnold is an expert in the art of smoothing out the vile vulgarian and making him an appealing fellow (it was in such a role that he first won fame in the films) aad his efforts in “Diamond Jim” are superb. The picture nevertheless misses a brilliant opportunity for social satire, passing up all the tempting targets offered by the money-mad standards of the ago, and contenting itself merely with a sympathetic portrait of & kindly, hungry exhibitionist. The supporting cast includes Jean Arthur as Jane Matthews, the great Jove of Brady’s life; Binnie Barnes as Lillian Russell, valuable friend; Eric Blore in an excellent comedy bit, Romero badly miscast as the juvenile, heavy menace, or whoever it is that marries the wrong girl ead thereby breaks the right people’s hearts. Keith’s also has a short anent the} Dionne quintuplets, the greatest kid act in show business, and some other auxiliary items. * x ¥ X Y.AS FOR the other show shops, be- ginning tomorrow they will line up thusly: Loew’s Fox—The great man-and- boy team, Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, in a nifty, tear-wringing cir- cus yarn called “O’Shaughnessy’s Boy,” Much excitement about an ani- mal trainer and his son, the animals being lions and tigers. Directed by Richard Boleslawski. On the stage, ‘Tito Guizar and his guitar; Mills. Kirk and Howard, comics; Hall and Denni- son, music and fun, and the Gaylene | Bisters. ‘Warner Bros.’ Earle—A novel twist | in the G-men cycle. “Special Agent,” dealing with more adventures of the | Government sleuths. Bette Davis, George Brent and others. On the| stage, El Brendel, screen wag; Herben‘ Kingsley and Evelyn Chase, Vernon Rathburn and his revue; the Clare and Bana Sisters. Loew’s Palace—“Call of the Wild” mushes through a second week of romance and gold digging frozen North. Clark Gable and Loretta Young burn with love, a dog named | Buck reverts to his vulpine ancestors, | Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Loew’s Fox—“Bonnie Scotland,” at 11:10 am., 1:55, 4:40, 7:25 and 10:10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 and 9 pm. Earle—"“Two for Tonight,” at 11 am, 1:20, 4:15, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:30, 3:20, 6:15 and ® pm. Palace—“Call of the Wild,” at 11:25 am, 1:30, 3:30, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 pm. Metropolitan—“She Married Her Boss,” at 11 am,, 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:30 p.m. Belasco—“The 12:20, 2:19, 20:03 pm. Columbia—“Thunder in the Night.” at 11:15 am, 1, 2:50, 4:35, 6:25, 8:15 and 10 pm. R-K-0-Keith’s—"“Diamond Jim,” at 11:15, am, 1:21, 3:27, 5:33, 7:39 and 9:45 pm. Ambassador—“China Seas,” at 6:15, 8 and 9:45 pm. Tivoli—“Smilin’ Through” at 2, Clairvoyant,” at 4:18, 6:11, 8:10 and | tractive and worst gals in English his- | tory. | the Mississippi. his most valued and ) and Cesar | ’ h’s. PHILLIPS, JR. born in an upstairs room over his salesman who believed anything could and Jack Oakie has a heckofa lot of fun. Also short subjects. Warner Bros.” Metropolitan—Return engagement of “She Married Her Boss,” with Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas and the season's meanest child, Edith Fellows. Light comedy sometimes skidding into farce. Good exercise for the risibilities. Numerous added shorts on the program. Belasco — “Nel Gwynn,” with Anna | Neagle and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Lusty stuff about one of the most at- “Preview” for those customers who arrive before 9 p.m. tomorrow inight to attend the last show, and regular opening Saturday morning. Loew’s Columbia—Another repeater. Will Rogers' “Steamboat 'Round thé Bend,” which has already enjoyed two good weeks on F street. One of the few scripts that permitted the late comedian to be an actor. Melodrama, comedy and a touch of pathos in a picturesque saga of steamboatin’ on Ann Shirley, John McGuire, Burton Churchill and Stepin Fetchit in the cast. * ok x % ALVKOST every principal in War- ner Bros.! “Midsummer Night's Dream” will appear on a radio broad- cast this Saturday at midnight over WRC. James Cagney, Dick Powell, Hugh Herbert, Olivia De Havilland, Frank McHugh and Mickey Rooney are scheduled for the program. Max Reinhardt, the producer and director, also will speak. * % Kk X% THE Studio of the Theater Arts, directed by Constance Connor Brown, will offer two scholarships this season. They are to be awarded on | Sunday, October and 13. 'NEW ARCHIVES BUILDING Connor and Staff May Move in at End of October—Filing Space Prepared. The new Archives Building will be ready for occupancy by Archivist R. D. W. Connor and his staff by November 1, it was learned yesterday. shelves have not yet been put in place, awaiting final orders from the | archivist. Meantime the Public Works Branch of the Treasury Department has un- | der consideration the low bid of | McCloskey & Co. for construction of the new extension to the Archives Building, by which it is planned to increase the stack space by 70 per | cent. This extension will be con- | structed inside the Archives Building, | | in an interior court designed for the | purpose. GUEST AT SANTA FE SANTA FE, N. Mex.. October 3| (®#)—Mrs. Fraoklin D. Roosevelt arrived here at 10:15 pm. (12:15 am. Monday, Eastern standard time) from San Diego, Calif., where she took off by plane late yesterday after accom- | panying the President to the West | Coast. Mrs. Roosevelt came here to visit | Mrs. Genevieve Forbes Herrick, Chi- cago and Washington, D. C., writer, who has been confined to a hospital since August 31 with injuries suffered in a motor car accident which claimed the basis of competitive tryouts slated | | for 3 p.m. each day, on Saturday and | READY BY NOVEMBER 1| Many stacks for the filing of archives | | have been installed already, but the George Brent in a belligerent moment of “Special Agent,” which will begin a week at the Earle tomorrow. sented last week. Eddie needs no fust started a new picture, “Shoot BY EDDIE | OLLYWOOD, October 3 Anything that’s funny. a physical gesture. but I believe it covers the point. the same way, same methods to captivate a man Each comedian is distinctive. Wile | one may rely purely on jokes, another’s | forte may be a silly elevation of the evebrow. I know comedians who merely have to move their lips convul- sively or shake their bodies like a jellyfish to get laughs. Audience Is Judge. And yet, what makes one person laugh may annoy the person along- | side him. Humor, in my estimation, is something that must be adjusted to | the perspective of the average audi- ence, or it fails to please the majority. | Comedians are divided into several classes. The gag comedian pradomi- | nates because the gag is the simplest |and most direct route to a Jlaugh. Since each joke is a distinct story, this method is the best because 1t is | almost certain to please. If one gag doesn’t amuse, another invariably does. Then there is the method, or sit- uation, comedian. Since this is by far the most difficult type of fun-| maker, and since the laughs come from physical and vocal movements rather than from pointed jokes, it is apparent that the situations are humorously and cleverly built up by the personality of the comedian. The personality comedian, on the other hand, relies, as his name im- | plies, mostly on his own individual- !ism. He explodes his gags right un- | der your very nose. Dialect in Another Class. The dialect comedian enjoys a | place all his own in the theater. Either you like 2 dialect comedian wholeheartedly, or you pass him up (N.AN.A)—What makes people It might be a line, a situation, a joke, Cantor Tells Methods | Comics Use for Laughs Each Distinctive in Applying His Type of Humor on Audiences—Chaplin Elected as His Favorite. (Eddie Cantor is Mollie Merrick's guest star today, offering his ideas on comedy in contrast to those of Harold Lloyd, which were pre- introduction to America. the Chutes.”) CANTOR. He has laugh? The ways of a comedian are as varied and mysterious as the ' s \! h ways of a man and a maid. As a simile, this may not be an exact analogy, No two successful comedians use the same mmhods to evoke lnughs In no two women use the. altogether. This is observed generally throughout both film and legitimate theaters. The clown, the grotesquely arrayed comedian, also falls into a class of his own. The success or failure of this type of comedian depends in the main on his ability to amuse, rather than on the oddities of his attire and | facial make-up. Personally, I prefer the one true type of comedian—the pantomimist. He relies solely on his own comedic WEARLEY’S SEA FOOD GRILL 418 12th St. N.W. Open-Grill SEA FOOD Prepared the Proper Way FRIDAY'S SPECIAL CRAB IMPERIAL From 11:30 AM. Until Midnight Served Crisfleld style. including Clam Broth. Fried Scaliops. Tartar Sauce. One Fried Oyster. Saratoga Potatoes, Vegetable Salad. Bread and Butter, Coffee. Tea or Beer 32 Doz. Golden Fried Ovsters with 355 Coleslaw, Bread and Butter.__. 99C or | YES D. C, Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery, the star team in “O’'Shaughnessy’s Boy,” next screen feature at the Fox, gifts, rather than on jokes or written material. Because of this, I give you my favorite comedian—Charles Spencer | Chaplin! (Copyright Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) Test Fuels. Ttalian and French clubs recently for fuels. 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Carrying out a pledge of full sup- port for Health Officer George C.| Ruhland in his drive for sanitary conditions in eating establishments, the Commissioners have revoked the business license of Jacob Datlow for a restaurant at 1130 First street. The revocation was ordered on rec- ommendation of Dr. Ruhland, who found that “in deflance of many warnings and prosecutions,” Datlow “continues to operate a very insani- tary place.” Dr. Ruhland submitted records to show that since April, 1934, Datlow | had forfeited collateral amounting to $25, in four actions against him, and had been fingd $20 in August of this | year. Dr. Ruhland threatens to take other | cases to the Commissioners for revo- cation of business licenses unless health rules are rigidly obeyed. Ac- tion may come in a move to prevent renewal of restaurant licenses when NTS. the end of the present license year is reached, at the end of this month. Dr. Reid R. 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