Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1935, Page 14

A-14 AM You Never Really Can Tell What These Stars Will Do Franchot Says Joan Will Say “No” and Then She Bobs Up and S ington’s “Sneak” Preview.” BY E. de S. in his jewel case—yes, even the small square brown little box I diamond ring which he had bo before at auction. trunks that evening. On that particular evening he also packed up all his things in his own house, said to writer Jerry Ascher and his other dinner guests that night “It's #illy keeping up a big house when I can get a nice apartment within eight minutes from here, z0 I'm going to move,” and furthermore added when he heard that a weii-known Holly- wood news matron had flung out more ‘words about his impending marriage: “I'll make her—and them—eat those words.” “Joan will' never marry me,” were his parting words as he climbed aboard the Chief the next evening. But as mammy Crawford hugged daughter Joan, and as brother Craw- ford waved an affectionate good-by, and as the stateroom bristled with candy, fruit. flowers and orchids, shades of that small square brown box hovered over the group. Last Friday it came into its own. Joan now wears the diamond. Fran- chot’s words have melted into thin | air. And we've lost five bucks! only compensation came from “Ozone Park, New York," Saturday. Miss Marion Dommer, president of “The | Official Joan Crawford Club,” wrote: “Dear Mr. M.—May I extend to you & most cordial invitation to become an honorary member of our organiza- tion?” But shouldn’'t something be done about that now? Shouldn't it be ‘The Official Mrs. Franchot Tone Club?” Wistfully we wonder! * ok ok ok VERY few people knew that “It's In the Air" was at the Fox last night. Only those who witnessed the last stage show were let into the | secret. Out popped Arch MacDon- ald on the stage. Said he: “Washing- | ton is about to have its first ‘sneak’ preview. Jack Benny's new film, ‘It's In the Air.’ will be shown im- mediately following the showing of ‘Here’s to Romance.'” Then cards were dished out. Patrons were asked | to say what they thought of the pic- ture. The picture began. That's the way they test a mnew film out on the coast. They rig up @ great sign outside of some movie theater. The sign, or the flag. as it usually is, says: “Major studio pre- view tonight.” The public flocks. Our HE truth of the matter is that when Franchot Tone came East he had “I'm going to give it to Joan for a Chiisimas present,” saia the Niagara Falls star the day before he left for New York—and gloated | over it as he packed it away in his® ———— We guess so—yes, of -course. | USEMENTS. ays “Yes.” Wash- MELCHER. Hollywood he-stars nave jewel cases—a which contained the much- discuued‘ ught for Joan Crawford a few months The picture flickers. When it is over | the audience writes its opinions on cards handed to them as they leave. | Today, or tomorrow, via Manager Carter Barron's office, Hollywood will know what Washington thinks of “It's In the Air.” Some thought that Ted Healy stole Jack Benny's show. Some people were glad that Una Merkel got her man for a change. Most people were glad they were not in that balloon. After the show the drama scribblers | went to the Barron pavilion—had themselves a beer—went home in the wee small hours of the morning— wiser, and presumably not sadder. | PR h R. AND MRS. ROSCOE KARNS are in Washington today for their first visit. They are at the Carlton. Rufus Blair of Paramount publicity cffice is also a visitor in town. Don't forget that “The Last Days | of Pompeii” opens at Keith's day after tomorrow. | Mr. and Mrs. Dan Terrell returned today from their wedding trip ih Savannah, Ga. | Dorothy Bolton of Alexandria and | | Norman Rose, a newcomer to Wash- | ington, are the lucky winners in that, | studio of theater arts scholarship | | contest. Bess Davis Schreiner has a new | project in mind. The Washington actors hris:ndm now invading New York includes Wal- ter Pick, Ted Tiller, John Sicken and Howard Whitfield. Tonight's audience at the National | at the opening of Katharine Cornells | | “Romeo and Juliet” is likely to be ‘the largest of the season. The “Pride and Prejudice” that | comes to the National next week is the one for which Katherine Hepburn | was originally slated. Carter Barron is rehearsing daily on two new words. For many a year | now he h: been calling his swell secretary “Miss Weber.” When she comes back from her Atlantic City \ honeymoon this week he will have to | be on his toes, ready to call her “Mrs. Sadell.” Yesterday his progress was | reported satisfactory. | Tom and Betty Wonder. dancers at | the Fox this week, are slated for a Fred Astaire film. They are very| ‘ young—very talented. | MONTGOMERY PLAYERS IN “MEN MUST FIGHT” Jingo and Pacifist Ideals Are Con- flicting Forces in Interest- ing Play. 'HE MONTGOMERY PLAYERS Saturday night opened their sea- son and the local “little theater” sea- | son at Leland Junior High School | with an entertainingly presented per- formance of Reginald Lawrence and S. K. Lauren's “Men Must Fight."” a treatise on war, patriotism and pacifism. “Men Must Fight” sets up the op- posing forces of rabid and misguided patriotism, as reflected in Mrs. Chase, | ‘who insists the country has been in- | sulted and should do battle, and pacifism, personified in Mrs. Laura Seward, wife of. the Secretary of State. The forces are set in active conflict through Peggy Chase, who shares her mother’s views, and her fiance, Robert Seward, opposed to war as much as is his mother. In the end, young Bob goes to the wars, be- ‘ cause it is the thing to do, he feels, in spite of his opposite views on the | subject in the abstract, while Peggy, ‘ mnow his wife, is won to pacifism when | it’s brought right down to an indi- vidual case. “Men Must Fight” is an interesting play—entertaining and holds atten- tion—but the authors don’t offer any answers to the question they are dis- cussing. They don’t win you over to | either side of their argument. Prob- | ably their own views on war are best| indicated by Jose, South American cook in the Seward home, who dashes | off home to get into the fight, know- | ing not what the war is about or who | is fighting it, but knowing only that | his country calls him. | The Montgomery Players’ produc- tion of the Lawrence-Lauren drama, while not entirely faultless and marred by the fact that several players had | to grasp for lines on too many occa- | sions, won enthusiastic acclaim from the audience. Nobody failed to get | his money’s worth in entertainment. Of the players, Maxine Mitchell as | Peggy Chase stood far in the lead for acting honors. She was a little stiff | through the first act, but then loosened | up and got some depth and emotion | into her playing. Jane Plummer Rice ‘was mighty good, too, as Mrs. Seward, and J. A. Bishop did a neat Swedish butler. J. Henry Litzelman got l hand for his brief Jose, but we'd ]ike o see the South American who would | say “gratias” with a “t” so hard‘ Helen Devereaux Pyle, Ailene Sanford, David E. Betts and Harrison Hath- away had other important roles. The one set, designed by Ralph S. Fowler, was a professional plece nfj work. The play was directed by Doris Dewey Day. H. M. Deer Hunting Dear. It cost every deer hunter in Scot- land about $200 for every animal he | shot last season. SHERWOOD* olL BURNERS by the Marketers of BETHOLINE anp RICHFIELD SHERWOOD BROS.,, Inc. | | Where and When | Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. | R-K-O Keith’s—"Diamond Jim,” at 11:15 am, 1:21, 3:27, 5:33. 7:39 and 9:45 p.m. Palace—"Broadw 1936." at 12 noon, 2:25, | 9:30 p.m. Earle—"Shipmates Forever,” at 9:30 am, 12 m, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 11:25 am,, 1:55, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Loew's Fox—"Here's to Romance,” at 10:50 am. 1:30, 4:20. 7:10 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 12:30, 3:20, 6:10 and 9 p.m. Belasco—"Born for Glory.” at 12:15, 2:14, 4:13, 6:12, 8:11 and 10:10 p.m. Metropolitan—"Without Regret, 11 am, 12:35, 2:25, 4:15, 6:05, 7 and 9:40 p.m. | Columbia — “Wanderers ‘of the Wastelands,” at 11:15 a.m., 1:05, 2:55, | 4:45, 6:30, 8:20 and 10:10 p.m. Tivoli—“She Married Her Boss,” 2, 3:50, 5:40, 7:35 and 9:30 p.m. Ambassador—"Shipmates Forever,” at 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Little—“Private Life of Henry VIII at 10 and 11:54 a.m.,, 1:48, 3:42, 5:36, 7:30 and 9:24 p.m. or; Melody :45, 7:10 and at 0 50 Years in Borneo. Mother Helen, an Englishwoman, has just completed 50 years as mis- nsonary in Borneo. DRAWN FROM CUSTOMERS | Tue" and REPAIRED SHOES| ' Wed. Half SEWED,NO SKIMPING TRADE. MARKED OAK Shoes Dyed Any Coior I 15C Grand Central Valet 1342 New York Ave. No Money Down 1,20r3 Ymg to Pay! Automatic Kleen-Heet Oil Burner . .E ST, AT SEVENTH _ . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, No Mutiny Here In fact Clark Gable seems to be personable Tahitian girl, who is one color to “Mutiny on the Bounty.” getting along passably well with the of several imported to lend native The film comes to the Palace soon. SELZNICK FILM GROUP ’ | TO OFFER TECHNICOLOR Company Formed, Prepares for “Lord Fauntleroy™ as Ini- tial Picture. SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PIC- TURES, INC, a new important motion picture producing organiza- | tion, with David O. Selznick as pres- ident and executive producer, has | been organized, it was announced recom]\ The Board of Directors of Selznick International Pictures. Inc.. is com- prised of John Hay Whitney. chair- man of the board of the Freeport- Texas Co.. who will serve as chair- man of the board for Selznick In- ternational; C. V. Whitney, chairman of the board of the Pan-American Airways, Inc.; Robert Lehman of the banking firm of Lehman Brothers, New York City: Dr. A. H. Giannini, chairman of the General Executive Committee of the Bank of America: {Myron Se!znick of Hollywood. Llovd | Wright, Los Angeles attorney, David O. Selznick. The Executive Committee is com- ised of David O. Selznick, John and pri | Hay Whitney and Dr. A. H. Giannini. Others interested are C. V. Whitney, Mrs. Charles S. Payson. Robert Leh- man, Myron Selznick, David O. Selz- nick and other prominent Eastern interests. The first production of Selznick International will be “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” with Freddie Bartholo- mew, actual production of which will start November 15. Productions in technicolor will form a large part of the Selznick Interna- | tional program, and the first techni- color subject will follow almost im- mediately after “Little Lord Fauntle- roy.” The first color picture will be directed by George Cukor, who is un- der contract to Selznick International. The third picture, already scheduled, will star Ronald Colman. Egg Looks Like Base Ball. HAYS, Kans. (#)—They are won- dering hereabouts what effect, if any, the world series might have had on one ot Mrs. B. H. Riley's hens. The fowl laid an egg shaped like a base | ball, complete even to the seams. | STARTS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER DOORS OPEN 10:45 A. M. 167H CARROLL SISTERS LEAD GAYETY SHOW| Comedy Is Made Effective Production and Chorus Does Good Work. in I J inimitable “wops,” head the new bill at the Gayety. is the better half. The blond Carroll | sisters head the half whose purpose it is to supply a beautiful background for the comic interludes. The show, however, is built around the Carroll sisters, and well it might be. They are a lovely pair of blonds, | who have acquired other things in a sunshiny state than a well displayed coat of tan. Perhaps it was one of the | less advertised features out there that gave them a good pair of singing voices and a dance routine that goes over very smoothly (testified to by the very generous applause that followed them offstage). One of the scenes, “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde,” is dramatic. An actor ap- | pears who has to have a draught of a drug in order to be “himself” when he has to appear. Its effect on him is to change him into a bloodthirsty villain, but on the others who take it it has the effect of making them react grue- some scenes of their lives. Since they all seem to have murdered some one it is most dramatic. The chorus does its work well. audience and gives the white-haired | granddads, sitting in the front row, l good kidding. Others of the featured players are | generously applauded, especially Gay | LaBarr, who will prove a welcome ad- | dition here. R. D. Smoking Rule Enforced. WACO, Tex. Nefl of Baylor University, Governor of Texas, tradition as he fired three coeds off the university pay roll for smoking. There has been a standing rule against smoking on the campus since MMY PINTO and Matty Della, the | ‘That is, they hmd! the comic half of the new show, nhlch‘ | | not be blamed for not fully believing | Bagement starting Sunday, night, Oc- | the officer who sailed away ahd Betty 1t | Balfour is the gal he sailed away does not seem to be all work either, | from- Both are good, but their act- especially when it comes down.in the | (#).—President Pat | formerly | invoked Baylor | the university was founded, and Neff | said students would have to do their smoking, if any, “on their own time and off the campus.” Opposite U. 8. Treasury on 15th ® A Washington Institution w KEITH'S NOW ¢ LAST TWO DAYS ¢ EDW. ARNOLD in “Diamond im" D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1935. Naval Glory Is Idealized At Belasco Seaman Is Hero of Tale Reflecting War Spirit. THE boys who are struggling around over in Europe, trying to strike up a good, first-class war, had best keep an eye on England if the Im- perial British Navy has many like young Albert Brown, able-bodied sea- man and hero of “Born for Glory,” Gaumont-British film, which opeped Saturday at the Belasco. For Albert was a very dangerous citizen, as you will agree after you go to the Belasco. He started being dangerous when the ship he was on was about to go down in a naval battle by firing the shot that poked a hole in the side of the German bat- tleship doing the other half of the fight. Then, after being picked upT from the water and taken a prisoner by the Germans, he escaped when the ship pulled into the lee of an island to repair the damgged plates. Toting & rifie and plenty’ of am- munition on a life preserver, he swam to the island and there amused him- self by peeking around a rock and international premiere of “A Mid- Seaman JOHN MILLS Is the sharp-shooting hero of “Born for Glory,” Gaumont-British film dedicated to the Imperial British Navy, which now is showing at the Belasco, CLASSIC FILM BOOKED. JOLLOWING immediately upon the | spite taking accurate pot shots at the Ger- | summer Night's Dream,” held in New | man, sailors who got down on a scaf-| York, London, Vienna and Sydney, | fold to rivet the new plates in posi- | Australia, the Max Reinhardt motion- tion. This so inconvenienced these | | picture production for Warner Bros. gentlemen that a landing party was n( Shakespeare’s imnmortal fantasy, sent after Albert, whereupon he | will soon be seen in 10 foreign cities. peeked around his rock some more, | The picture has been booked for early ‘ took some more accurate pot shots| presentation - in Shanghai, Manila, and killed off dozens of ‘the landing | Zurich, Calcutta, Barcelona, Havana, party. Then the sailors were called | Montreal, Toronto, Buenos Afres and | back to their ship and the big guns| Zagrit in Yugoslavia. were turned on Albert and his rocks,| In addition to the foreign engage- but he had held out long enough so ments, 10 American cities have booked that a British battle wagon could the picture on a twice-a-day presen- | arrive and sink the enemy. | tation. These cities include Wash- Now all of this battling of Albert's which will have a chance to | is exciting and worth seeing, even if | Se¢ the spectacular creation at the it is & bit far-fetched and you could | National Theater for a limited en- it. There are a pair of battles on the | tober 27, at 8:30 p.m.; Phlludelphla.‘ high seas, too, which are packed with | Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston, thrills, in spite of the fact you often | Baltimore, Albany, Dayton and Hart- have well-founded suspicions that | ford. they took place in a tank in the G-B studios, rather than on those high Servant Problem. Lz A servant girl in Munich, Germany, There is something strangely mov- | nas heen sent to a concentration camp | ing about the rest of the story of | for repeatedly leaving her situations “Born for Glory,” too. It all starts| without notice. out when a young lieutenant in the navy meets a girl back in the 90s.|~ The Jieutenant loves and leaves and then, many years later, is captain of the ship that sinks the German vessel Albert held at bay. When this officer looks at a v\utch found beside Albert, discovering the ! young hero was his son, and when the camera focuses on the rude cross erected over Albert's grave on the island you will discover that the story ! has had a hold on you. That ending | | brings in some mighty effective | realism when you had expected, | against hope, that Albert would live and that his mother and father would be reunited in a pleasant pink glow. A young British player named John Mills does a splendid job as Albert and makes some of that pulp-paper action seem real. Barry Mackay is After Theatre DANCING BAMBOO ROOM WILLARD SYMPHONAIRS WILLARD HOTEL ing is distinctly British in flavor. SUNDAY CONCERTS a Opening Oct. 20 12 B Qua (Jepsor and' Bonellh: inoft. Lucrezia Bori: Nino Martini. Soloists include Egon Petri, - John McCormack (five concert 8. 50. $10. including tax. ARGENTINA. Sunday series: $5t0 815 for 12 Concerts. Myra Hess Frances Nash. Roman Totenberg, Bartlett and Robertson, Lent Margaret Harshaw and Syivia Meyer. AMUSEMENTS At National This Evening ATHARINE CORNELL makes her first appearance in Shakespeare in Washington when she presents “Romeo and Juliet” in the National Theater tonight, wita Florence Reed as the nurse, Maurick Evans as Romeo, Ralph Richardson as Mercutio and Charles Waldron as Priar Laurence. The curtain will rise at 8:15 o'clock sharp nights and at 2:15 o'clock sharp at the Wednesday and Saturday mati- | nees. Playgoers are urged to be in their seats before the play begins, as there is only one intermission, which does not take place until about 9:20 | at night and 3:20 at the matinees. The play will end at 11:02 o'clock at night and 5.02 at the matinees. Miss Cornell arrived in Washington | yesterday from Baltimore, where she | began her tour, establishing a new ! record for a dramatic production in that city. She has not been seen in this city for three years, her last visit being in “The Barretts of Wimpole Street.” Though the advance sale at the Na- | tional Theater is large, Manager S E. Cochran states that there are seats to be had for all performances, de- the current rumor that the theater is sold out for the entire week. Ancnent Submarine. Robert Fulton’s Nautilus. built in France at the beginning of the last century, was in many respects the pat- | tern for our mod ibm Kow 14 PERSON ARCH 5 A CALAX ¥ SR S 1 70 .JIIIO National Symphony DR. HANS KINDLER, Conductor Announces Its Fifth Season THURSDAY CONCERTS Starting Nov. 7 In Constitution Hall An excellent orchestra, a brilliant conductor. and some of the world’s greatest artists, at no greater ticket price than is asked for concert by single artists. Elsa Alsen Paul Altho 1a Thursday series: $3t0$18 for 8 Concerts. Single tickets for Sunday concerts: $1.50, $1, 75¢, 50c Season tickets on sale at box office—Julius Garfinckel & Co. Store, NA. 7730 C. C. CAPPEL, Manager 2 r “. . . 5o stupendous it leaves the senses stag- gered, the imagination stunned . . and magnificent spectacle.” NELSON B. BELL, Washington Post . & ghastly i smum-:msn"s A e Miss Cornell TRY OUT FOR ROLE. 'HE Players’ Club of Central Coms | munity Center, under the direc- | tion of Lucy Ann Rogers, will hold tryouts Wednesday night at 8 o'clock for the leading role in “The Poog &ut,” which will be produced in thq near future by the group. The res mainder of the pa:ts in the comedy are cast, but the title role, originally given to George Wilcox, will have ta | be recast, owing to the absence of Mr. Wilcox from the city indefinitely, AT_mNAL 4 at., $1. 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