Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1935, Page 60

AMUSEMENTS.’ _\Fallee and Howards Join “Scandals’” Cast George White Announces Three Important Additions to the Cast of His Newest Production Coming Here. BY E. de S. MELCHER. TEVE COCHRAN had a hfippy Thanksgiving yesterday. He was sawing away at his turkey when in bounced Nat Dorfman, suave George White press representative, brandishing a wire in his hand. “Look,” said he, “we've got Rudy Vallee.” “Who's got Rudy Vallee?” said Mr. Cochran, putting down his knife and his fork and his turkey. “We've got him, George White’s ‘Scandals’ have him—you have him.” And Mr. Dorfman thereupon proceeded to do some kind of a jig. “Furthermore,” said he when the jig had more or less stopped, “we've got ‘Willie and Eugene Howard and he.v:n.;.————————— knows who ehee |of a good guy he really is when in T supposs you're gning i any Mas |, oy find of < fit he ahoots her (o West,” the slightly cynical Mr. Coch- | rather the wax model he has made Tan added, [ of her) in the back. Not Mas West ‘ This will give you no idea at all of —no—but Bert | what the story is really like—and how Taln SCHIT EEd | it is told. For, unlike the usual musi- e Bl cal play, it isn't stopped every five Barrett, Gracle minutes by a series of chorus girl Barrie, Hal Forde, and boy gyrations—but tells its little Jean Gale— yarn in words and music by an in- ““That'senoug genius method of continued action, said Mr. Cochran, aided immeasurably by a revolving “the theater is stage and by Actor Walter Slezac. yours. And it will Also in the cast is Daphne Warren- be a sell-out.” Wilson, former National Theater in- To be frank, genue, who at yesterday's matinee the theater isn't was so overcome with ‘a fit of the sold out—for the giggles that for a time it looked as reason that seats though the entire cast was going to don't go on sale pieces. until a week from Thursday—(“Any- | Lawrence Schwab has given his thing Goes” week—which is also a riot | production a handsome background. at the box office). But with Vallee, | Oscar Hammerstein's words are amus- Lakr, the Howards and Mr. White's | ing, Jose Ruben has staged it cleverly sometimes inimitable young ladies | and the Romberg music is as pleasant there is every reason to believe that | as you hoped that it might be. the “Scandals” will have one of the ‘The audience yesterday enjoyed it heftiest audiences of the year. thoroughly. ~ We hope, for Mr. Rudy Vallee. STAR, WASHINGT And this in spite of the fact that a | Schwab’s sake, for Mr. Slezac and moon or so ago when the “Scandals” | nicely singing Nancy McCord, and for first saw the light of day in Richmond, | the sake of an all-too-brief but excel- 1t was rumored to be far from a major | lent rumba team, that “May Wine triumgph, will be g great big, bouncing Broad- | way success in spite of a title for which there is little or no reason. ik ICHARD LYON of 3105 Macomb | Chortles Are Supplied by s ORD'S THEATER in Baltimore is rejoicing this week in one of the nicest musical plays, “May Wine,” that | that city has seen since perhaps “Th Cat and the Fiddle” or “Show Boat” | was in its midst. Based on a conti- | nental story in which, incidentally, cinema-actor Eric Von Stroheim has 2 hand, its score is by Sigmund Rom- berg—and you know what a Romberg score can be—and is. Considerable debate has been going on as to whether it is going to be a Broadway hit. Three critics say yes— one says no. We agree with the ma- jority—that is, if a certain lethargy | prevalent toward the middle of the second act is removed. As it stands it is an unusually attractive musical play—not operetta —based on a story in which a psy- street, has been selected to play | one of the leading roles in Sidney Howard's adaptation of “Paths of Glory,” which will be presented next week by the University of Chicago's Dramatic Association. And those three Winsteads, Alice, Fred and Wayne, appearing today at the Earle with Benny Davis, will be remembered by those who live near and around 1413 Newton street. Re- member when a dancer named Eleanor Powell appeared in a Davis revue? The Shakespeare Society’s produc- tion of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” promises to be one of the major local Wheeler - Woolsey in Comic Sequences at Metropolitan. “RA!NMAKERS," which opened yes- terday at the Metropolitan Thea- ter, probably will cause great glee among the Wheeler-Woolsey fans. It's not the best of their efforts—for they have been known to amuse, on i | occasion, even those who do not laugh presentations of the season. All the | 5y mere mention of their names—but . cast is rehearsing its head off—and ly number of persons sat in the chiatrist falls in love with an im- | what with Virginia (“Apron Strings”) ‘:hgg?:,}]u, night an; chortled rather poverished baroness who loves him for | True and Paul Murphy added to the | § v i his coin rather than himself—and | group things are looking very fine Sontimnouslygas the paiitompec B only begins to understand what sort | indeed. U. D. C. LEADERS GUESTS| OFFER CHILD TALENT Will See ‘“So Red the Rose” ‘HE Sunday school of All Souls’ Earle Tonight. Memorial Episcopal Church, at| Cathedral avenue and Woodley place, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA officers | will stage its own amateur hour, with of the United Daughters of the talent selected from among the chil- Confederacy will attend this evening's dren, starting at 7:30 tomorrow eve- showing of “So Red the Rose” at ning. There will be 10 acts, with chil- the Earle Theater as guests of John J. | dren singing, tap dancing, banjo and Payette, general zone manager. harmonica playing and impersonations ‘The officers will be headed by Mrs. | of famous theatrical stars. Charles D. A. E. Barr, division president, who has | Drayton, Washington attorney and Jjust returned from the U. D. C. na- member of All Souls’ vestry, will be tional convention at Hot Springs, Ark. | master of ceremonies. supplement e children's program .ween the 3 any South- erners, including Margaret Sullavan, beT;ie:::::ds :,h 1?}?;:;8:?:::? s“v:‘lg | Randolph Scott and the director, King music, to entertain the kidd: Vidor, took part in its production. o TR D In Mrs. Barr's party will be Mrs,| The closing act will be a fencing Fred L. Volland, Mrs. Clarence L.|SKetch by Maj. E. L. Dyer, U. S. A, Eagle, Mrs. Cora Talley, Mrs. Cora and ene of his pupils. Music will bex E. Settle, Miss Laura Martin, Miss|SUPPlied by & seven-piece orchestra | Lorena A. Hewett, Mrs. C. K. Sprock, | SPosed of Western High Sctiool boys, | Mrs. Charles H, Wagner, Mrs. Rich- | f°aded by Ted Bateman. erd A. Allen, Mrs. G. H. Alexander, Mrs. Norman H. Britton and Miss Frances D. Shirley. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. mild slapstickery of ‘Wheeler-Woolsey story. ‘The photoplay deals with a couple of fellows who have a gadget they claim can bring downpour from the heavens, and the difficulties besetting them in a California county suffering from the drought. The villain is the rich farmer in the district, who plans to promote a water-piping project and probably hookwink the farmers out of their lands in the bargain. The plot is | pretty obvious in its development, if, indeed, it is a plot. There are a couple of rather funny sequences in the piece, one the scene Bert Wheeler has with Dorothy Lee, who again is back with the pair, in which they sit under a tree, which at THE NEW STOUFFER’S 824 14th St. N.W Under Original Ownership DELIGHTFUL Diveeas . 35€, 50¢, 65¢C Half _Portions for Children Open Daily. 7 AM. to Midnight Earle—“So Red the Rose,” at 10:50 am., 1:40, 4:30, 7:25 and 10:15 pm. Stage shows at 12:25, 3:15, 6:10 and ® pm. Loew’s Fox—“Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo,” at 11 am., 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 and 10:05 pm. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:05 pm. Belasco—“Mr. Hobo,” at 12:08, 2:04, 4:06, 6:05, 8:05 and 10:03 p.m. Palace— “The Crusades,” at 11:30 a.m, 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 pm. Metropolitan — “The Rainmakers,” at 11:40 am., 1:40, 8:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 pm. Columbia—“Two Fisted,” at 12:25, 2:20, 4:15, 6:10, 8:05 and 10 pm. R-K-O Keith’s—“Annie Oakley,” at | li 11:40 am., 1:44, 3:44, 5:44, 7:44 and | [fiil 9:44 pm. Tivoli—“Big Broadcast of 1936,” at 2, 3:50, 5:40, 7:30 and 9:20 p.m. Ambassador—“Last Days of Pom- peli,” at 6:15, 8 and 9:45 pm. Little—“Ruggles of Red Gap,” at 10:09 am., 12:03, 1:57, 3:51, 5:45, 7:39 and 9:33 p.m. Gayety—"Rainbow Girls,” moen, 2:15 and 8:15 pm. Howard—“Shipmates Forever,” at :45, 7 and 10:15 pm. Stage 5:45 and 9:15 pm. ton this year 66,000 saved in clubs of local banks. st 12 For Christmas all because they HUFNAGEL CQAL CO. 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If you like Wheeler and Woolsey, you no doubt will ke “Rainmakers,” and if you do not like them you prob- ably will not bother in the first place, 50 no more need be said. The Metropolitan's bill of supple- mentary short subjects is extensivi and entertaining. H M. AT e MISS HARLEY TO SING Recital to Be Given Tonight at Asbury Church. EVELYN HARLEY, soprano, will ap- 8:30 o'clock at the Asbury M. E. | Church, Eleventh and K streets. She will be accompanied by Nelson Logan | and assisted by J. Richmond John- son, violinist. The concert is sponsored by Mrs. L. L. White. Sweden Buys Rolling Stock. STOCKHOLM (#).—Orders warth $1,000,000 for new passenger and freight cars and for repairs to old rolling stock have been placed by the Swedish State Railways with five ma- chine works. COMPLETE HOME screen and roll of films. A Complete Line of Movie OQutfits MOVIE OUTFIT Ideal for the boy or girl M. A.LEESE Optical Co. Consists of projector, s or yourself. 9 614 Sth St. NW. 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COLUM.B!A PICTURES’ preduction f “Crime and Punishment” will be presented for Washington inspec- tion on Thursday evening, December 5, when the film will haye a premiere showing at 8:30 at Warner Bros. Metropolitan Theater. Two stars make their bid for Acad- emy awards in “Crime and Punish- ment"—Edward Arnold, who plays the part of the police inspector, and Peter Lorre, who appears in the role of the student of crime, who is driven AMUSEMENTS. 1§17 A Washington Institution BARBARA STANWYCK AS BUFFALO BILL'S SHARPSHOOTING STAR “ANNIE OAKLEY” OMING . .. A PICTURE YOULL WANTTO SEE WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE “The MELODY LINGERS OR"" AMUSEME to commit murder. Josef Von Stern- berg directed “Crime and Punishment.” | Marian Marsh, Gene Lockhart, Elizabeth Risdon, Robert Allen and Mrs, Patrick Campbell are others in the supporting cast of this new pro- duction, which has just completed a week at the Radio City Music Hall. 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