Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1935, Page 14

A—14 = AMUSEMENTS. Shakespeare Now a Panic In Motion Picture World Success of Reinhardt Film Prompts Warner Bros. to Star Marion Davies in New Pro- duction of “Twelfth Night.” BY E. de S. MELCHER. HAKESPEARE is now what is technically called a “panic" in S Hollywood. The success of “Midsummer Night's Dream” (and have you tried to get seats for the National Sunday night?) has made the Warner boys and girls do a May dance in Octo- ber and over at Culver Clty (M-G-M) if you speak of anything except “Romeo and Juliet” scholars are knee-deep in everythinges from “The Tempest” to “King Lear,” and to say that “Othello” isn’t a “nat- ural” for the movies is to say that you frankly do not know your onions, Now comes the ever-gay and smiling Marion Davies, fresh from a great any triumphs in a great many things, and ready to do “Twelfth Right” for Mr. Reinhardt. As Viola ghe will star in the second of Mr. Reinhardt’s productions for Warner Bros. and again William Dieterle. who did a good bit more of “Midsummer Night's Dream” than you might sus- pect, will be assistant director. That leaves only about two people in Hollywood who aren’t busy with Shakespeare. You've guessed it— Laurel and Hardy. * ¥ "I‘HE CHILDREN'S HOUR” is defi- nitely comingto the screen. How, we don't know—but it will be there just the same. And with the an- nouncement that Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon will be co-starred. the picture begins to take definite shape. Author Lillian Helman is busy adapt- ing the play right now, and Producer Sam Goldwyn is finishing up Eddie Cantor so that he can put some time on it, too. How they're going to work the thing we have no idea. Ticklish business—but if the film is half as good as the play, it will still be good enough. ko HE Variety Club dinner-dance will be held at the Willard Hotel the night of November 23. This year the you are speaking treason. number of guests is limited, so you'd | better hop to it and get your tickets now. “The Passing of the Third Floor Back.” which will have a special per- formance tomorrow, is being pre- viewed today by the “cricks.” Should be good—what with that excellent actor Conrad Veidt in the lead. Xk I AST night's “Pride and Prejudice” audience was smaller than it should be—considering the fact that this is probably one of the nicest plays we'll get this season. We haven't seen one person who hasn't liked it yet. And that col g from men as well as women People are screaming ‘n the streets over Adrianne Allen’s performance. Only this morning one of the town's better scribes came into this office tearing his hair and sayinz “Where has Miss Allen been all my life?” We'll bite— where? $T"HE RETURN,OF PETER GRIMM" opens téday at -Keith's. Ditto “The March of Time.” Ralph Rolan, vice president of “The March of Time.” day. Studio | clumbia to play opposite Ann Sothern in “Panic on the Air.” The entire Warner staff, including the* publicity department, will wear “tucks” at the Sunday night opening of “Midsummer Night's Dream.” * % Xk % THE basket ball bug is in the air. Prompted, no doubt, by the fact that they are not allowed to kick patrons around as sometimes they would like to, the Loew’s Fox ushers, augmented by the Loew's Palace ush- ers, have formed a basket ball team and engage in daily or weekly strife at Central High School. Chief (Fox) Usher Herbert Campbell is captain. Child Plays Open Season On Saturday “Hans Brinker,” Old Tale to Have First Place at National. HANS BRINKER, OR THE SIL- VER SKATES,” popular chil- dren’s classic, Saturday morning will open the series of six plays for young- sters, which the Children’s Theater of New York is to bring to the National Theater for its fourth Washington season. “Hans” is a perennial favorite, and it will lose nothing by being trans- ferred to the theater. Even the thrill- ing race for the silver skates is de- picted with all its dramatic value. Betty Macdonald. remembered for excellent performances last season in “Nobody's Girl” and “Under the Lilacs,” 1s to play Graetel. Parker Mills, John Rolfe of last year's “Poca= hontas,” will portray Rafl Brinker. while a newcomer, Ian Martin, has the title role of Hans. Mr. Martin, a graduate of Harvard's Dramtic Club, has undoubtedly al- ready city, won through the radio. For the past two years he has been dra- | matic director of Station WJAY, often was in town yester- | After meeting Hardie Meakin, | doing the papers and saying hello to | the town, he flew to Pittsburgh. “Time marches on.” One of our favorite actors, young Johnny Arledge, is at last getting a break. He has been borrowed by Co | the Beast,” taking part in radio plays both for this station and WOR. This past Summer | | and Christmas week), are now belnzI he was with the Tamworth Players, the group that has been playing in New Hampshire for many years under the leadership of Frances Cleveland. Reservations for “Hans Brinker,” as well -as for the five other plays, “Old King Cole,” “Robin Hood,” “Heidl" “The Secret Garden” and “Beauty and all scheduled for presenta- tion at the National Theater this Win- ter. once a month on four Saturdays 'and two Fridays (after Thanksgiving Cclling all Stars! Calling all Stars! For the Grandest All-Star Musical Comedy Ever Filmed' ;nfaillle star cas/f in Z asi ing,lau getting, fgfimrgu‘ Slcsy BING CROSBY AMOS 'n’ ANDY ETHEL MERMAN RAY NOBLE : MARY BOLAND CHARLIE RUGGLES BILL ROBINSON JACK OAKIE A Porameuat Picture wirh GEORGE BURNS GRACIE ALLEN LYDA ROBERTI WENDY BARRIE # St-rtl FRIDAY IRENE HERVEY *CHARLES LOCHER RUSSELL HICKS a number of friends in this| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935. AMUSEMENTS. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Featured in Three Films Opening Tomorrow e, National—"Pride and Prejudice,” at 8:20 pm. Earle—"The Goose and the Gan- der,” at 11 am., 1:25, 4:30, 7:35 and 10:15 p.m. Stage show.s at 12:15, 3:25, 6:25 and 9:05 p.m. Loew's Fox—“It's in the Air,” at 11 am., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20 and 10 p.m. | Stage shows at 12:35, 3:25, 6:15 and | 8:55 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—"“The Return of Peter Grimm,” At 12:15, 2:39, 5:03, | 7:27 and 9:51 pm. “March of| Time.” at 11:51 am., 2:15, 4:39, 7: 03 and 9:27 p.m. | Belasco—"Java Head” at 12:12, 2:14, 4:16, 6:18, 8:20 and 10:22 p.m. P alace—"Broadway Melody of 1936,” at 12 noon, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:30 pm. | Metropolitan—"Special Agent,” at 11:45 a.m,, 1:50, 3:55, 5:50, 7:45 nnd 9:40 pm. Columbia- 11:15 am, 1 9:40 pm. Tivoli — “Steamboat 'Round the Bend,” at 2, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:35 p.m. Ambassador — “She Married Her Boss,” at 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. | Little—"Biography of a Bachelor Girl,” at 10 and 11:56 am., 1:52, 3:48, 5:44, 7:40 and 9:36 p.m. ‘ Gayety—“Burlesk Stars,” at’ noon, 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. ' Howard—“We're in the Money.” at| 30, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Stage | :45, 4:15, 6:45 and 9:15 p.m. “Call of the Wild,” at 20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and Producer of The Great “Walts” “PRIDE llll ‘PREJUDICE” m atized by Helen Jerome from the e Austen 1 1 Paul Munl (upper left) is the star of “Dr. Socrates,” Warner Bru.. film which opens tomorrow at the Earle Theater; Amos 'n’ Andy (upper right) are two of the many radio stars cast by Paramount in “The Big Broadcast of 1936” musical, which comes to the Palace tomorrow, and Ruby Keeler (lower left) is seen opposite Dick Powell in “Shipmates !brever,” which stan.s a second week downtowr at the Metropolitan. FOUNDER'S DAY CONCERT' Reserved Seats Now On Sa[z Trio to Offer Program Under | BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, Coolidge Foundation. A e T e and o man e L S e e e THE Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge ; Foundation in the Library of Con- WARNER BROS PRESENT . > gress announces the annual Founder's Max Reinhardt’s day concert, to be given in the audi- ‘ tlczn;ng:) ?dtok:; Library on Wrdnesday‘ ‘A M I D S U M M E R NIGHT'S DREAM’ ‘The program, which will be played by William Shakespeare by the Kroll-Britt-Sheridan trio (Wil- liam Kroll, violin; Horace Britt. vio- MUSIC BY MENDELSSOHN A Cast of Thousands loncello, and Frank Sheridan, piano), PREMIER PERFORMANCE is as follows: Sul;Jay, Orrolur 27!]1 at 8:30 p-m. NATIONAL THEATRE Twice Daily Thereafter—230 & 830 p m. RICES (INCLUDING GOV'T TAX) Matinee—35¢-75¢:31 10 ¢ Eveningi—$3¢-75¢-$1.10.81 6§ A Limited Number o NO PRICE INCREASE of Seats at 51.65 OPENING PERFORMANCE Adricnne Lucile Watson Colin Keith-Jobnston Helen Chandler Nz <« e _Walter Piston (First performance.) “Triptych” Carl Engel “Trio No. 2 in C. Op. X7 _Johannes Brahms Admission is free, but by ticket only. Tickets may be obtained—until the supply is exhausted—at the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau at 910 G street northwest. Because of the | limited capacity of thé hall, tickets ‘This is the fourth year the league | should be called for early. | taken at the office of the Women's In- | has brought these popular professional | Persons unable to use the tickets | ternational League, 532 Seventeenth | players to Washington in a series of | issued to them are requested to relurn street northwest, | dramatizations of children’s classics. | them before October 29, “THE WILD HEIRESS IS TAMED!” ... but it took a handsome young ‘“he-man”’ to do it and their love- “match’’ is the gayest, funniest, most romantic film in ten seasons! Many Seats Y asr0 “A SURE HIT!" says THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. LEFE BRIAN AHERNE FRANK MORGAN ¢ ALINE MacMAHON * ERIC BLORE A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE L @ W. S. VAN DYKE Production Produced by BERNARD H. HYMAN IN PERSON YORK & Kl N G STARS OF STAGE COBY WORTH-TRUE YORK e L 1] ll And is Joan gor- ready for a feast of funl X & WALTERS o ALEXANDER &m Laddll TOMORROW HENRY NESTOR *TIN TYPES"M PHIL SHAW<LOUIS BALDWIN THE KING OF VENTRILOQUISM '.S-lg'fACghrleusE' AL SHAYN E PHIL LAMPKIN e 7L F ‘ x . 500! b E C - 2 g WES AMATEURS ON TOUR (@ % MMW JACK BENNY l: SINTHEAIR! Ted Hefly,,umufl'k I.MMA%QR 5QW§$MM EV . *RADIO'S AMBASSADOR "OF SONG” OVERTURE with | (NEW) CIRCLE NATIONAL—NOV 17, Evening Seats $1.10._8$1.65, $2. Now”selling at - Box %m" g MONTE CARLO \BALLET RUSSE “Scheher.zade.” 100 ____ “Aurora’s Wedding. HILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Stokowski Conduct Oct. 24, 8: 45 co! sflTlTloV HALL Tickets. 83 $1.50. %1 315 810, 80, & 50, 82, 81 ur Smith Bureau. 910 G_St. T AT Beanie to . G100 SEE THE NEW ARCH M [GAYETY BURLESK GEORGE ‘BROADHURST BURL £'§"K:"s TARS wi Peggy Hill and I. B. Hamp ARD in OURAGE ™ CLARENDON. v JOHN “BO! _LEE :n_"REDHEADS O} Phhne w e\l ll'r 3] Mat. Tues. su ng rrfnpxr NAKCH 1 GRETA GARBO ANNA_KARENI} DUMBARTON FREDRIC MARCH News and Comedy. S FAIRLAWN 8302 MA “EMILIN'_THR “Acousticon Equipped ANN HARDING and ROBER T MONTGOM- ER “BIOGRAPHY A BACHELOR Shorts Mouse Cartoon _and Comedy. “I\ffln\ln A\" HEARER, TIA AR Micke | JANE WITHERS LUKAS in " V Georgia Ave. |SECO e Boriar. Me: Continuous From ¢:(4 P\ DICK POWELL an: N RLONDELT. {, ‘BROADWAY GO\ DOLIER. Comedy. _Cartoon. _Pathe New 6Gth and C NE Finest Sound ;munmml ““The Modern Theater” 6070 Wise, Ave., Rethesda. Md. “Saunders of the River,” h PAUL ROBESON LFSLIE BANKS. Also Comedy [TAKOMA %% E‘iu‘?.‘.’:'?,"u‘fihf-‘; s ‘fSHANGHAI " ey HIPPODROMF, X Jcar ok Arlene Judge. “Colleze Scan CAMEO T MT. RAINIE George Raft_“Evere Night ARCADF BYATTSVILLE. D~ Today-Tomorrow SHEARER and MARCH, “SMILIN’ THRU.” RICHMOND _ALEXAxDRIA va. JOE E. BROWN in “BRIGHT LIGHTS." _ M"_o ROCKVILLE. MD. WILL ROGERS in' ‘Steamboat Round Bend.’ 1 6204011 P.M.Last show approx. ¢ AMBASSADOR CLAUDETTE COLBERT RIED HER_BOSS. " APOLLO P SYLVIA SIDNEY | YOUTH.” _Todd ai AVALON Cenn, Aurk SYLVIA SIDNEY in" VACCENT ON TH.”_ Joe Cook_Comedy AVENUE GRAND Matinee, 2:00 P.M GRET\ GARBO in “A INA." Variety. EENTRAL SR wit Direction of Sidney Lust Bandreel S pin ALICE -Don Georsi __Wrestling Match ks 1th St_ & Col. | Phone Col, TULLIO CARMINATI in RING.”__Variel TIVOLI e x R"ESIE.);S‘:.% sTEamBoaT i ROUNG Tiie B S R 196 “PARIS IN WARNER BROS. THEATERS :: o) place Vv, %ol Tuta MARY _ELLIS. TULLIO CAR\HNATI —1__in “PARIS IN SPRING." o» [JESSE THEATER **% Ty “Men Without Names - FRED MacMURRAY. MADGE EVANS, Comedy. _Noveltie: SYLVA 1St & R L | “CALM YOU‘RS[L?" _ROBERT YOUNG. _Comedy. _C: PALM THEATER °*% ""' “We're in the Money et JOAN BwNDEanlnd our Bene Comedy. Novelty. N BERNHEIMER’S Stas: ing. EDWARD F._ MlLLER STUDIO 814 13th St. N.W. 8093 11 it 1s doice we_teach 2o CATHERINE BALLE Introducing Her New Social Adult Dancing Instruction (COCKTAIL) Hour Saturday. 4 1o 6 Rallroom Mstruction Tuesday, 8:30 to 9: Private Lessons by Apnmmmmt 1341 Conn. Ave. THE JACK ROLLINS STUDIOS Special children’s classes in tap routine work, $3.00 me. Beginning Sat. Morn. 11 AM. 1611 Conn. Ave. Dec. .gz'll A lass 0