Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1935, Page 62

D—8 = AMUSEMENTS. Peter Lorre Featured in New Film at the “Met” “Crime and Punishment” Presents Excellent New Actor in Splendid Role—Ed Sullivan Is Honored. BY E. de S. the film's best villain. N about as good as Laughton.” Mr. Lorre, who hits poor Mrs. MELCHER. EXT to Charles Laughton the lady next door thinks that Peter Lorre is «I saw him last night in ‘Crime and Punishment,’ ” said this elegant brunette, “and if you put him in ‘Mutiny on the Bounty, he'd be just ‘Pat” Campbell over the head with a poker, thus crashes into local fame as a potential villain, when actually he is merely a short, stocky, shaven-headed man, with small eyes, thick lips and a big heart, who hits poor Mrs. Pat over the head with a poker only because he | cannot stand seeing his sister sell her- self to the highest bidder. Villain, if the lady next door will beg | our pardon, Lorre is not in this excel- lent film which you should by all odds see. The murder ot Mrs. “Pat,” while | it isn't one of those things which you | would expect every morning before breakfast, is nevertheless understand- able and it is done in the neatest pos- sible way and also in the quickest pos- sible time. And Mrs. “Pat” goes to her doom with only a small thud and the smallest kind of a sore head. From then on “Crime and Pum.sh-} ment” becomes the bewilderingly ef- fective film that has surprised every- | body in the town. With Von Stern- | berg 14 jumps ahead of the sort of thing he used to do when he was touted as the mighty Von Sternberg because he could photograph Dietrich better than any one, he and Peter | Lorre and Edward Arnold and Marian Marsh and Tala Birrell have pro- | duced a magnificent job of directing, | acting and philosophic mood—which from the first drop to the last is emi- | nently worth your while. The Dostolevsky story has been treated with admirable restraint and a great deal of pathos. The fight that Peter Lorre has against his conscience and himself is built up into one of | the most dramatic entertainments of the year—and while it is cruel and sad and unhappy in its better moments | it is also one of the films that will | do you good. | Although Edward Arnold is billed 2s the star, the picture actually be- longs to Mr. Lorre. Arnold appears in one of his familiar police chief assign- | ments (very well done), and then up pops a new and exciting Marian Marsh | —that blond little girl who formerly had a pretty face, but no voice. She and Tala Birrell help to make “Crime | and Punishment” “The Informer”—and since the latter ‘was probably the best film ever made, you know what to expect of the new picture at the “Met.” * ¥ ¥ X TRIKE ME PINK” is the new title of Eddie Cantor’s sixth an- nual production for Samuel Goldwyn, previously known as “Shoot Chutes,” it was announced yesterday by the producer. Under the direction of Norman Taurog, ‘Strike Me Pink” is nearing completion as one of the most elab- orate films produced by Goldwyn. Ethel Merman and Sally Eilers have the leading feminine roles, with Park- yakarkus as Cantor’s chief comic sup- port. Others in the cast are Sunny | William | Frawly, Brian Donlevy, Gordon Jones, | O'Dea, Edward Brophy, Arthur Housman and Jack La Rue, almost as good as | the | with a contingent of 50 of the fa- mous Goldwyn girls. * ok kX PEAKING of Ethel Merman re- minds us that Benay Venuta is having the best time of any one in town. Although a great many par- ties have been given for Victor Moore and Willlam Gaxton, Miss Venuta has been salting away less spectacular re- ceptions, matching in fun and im- portance the one given Ed Sullivan yesterday afternoon at the Carlton. Previous to that Miss Venuta was dis- covered at a giant fling at the Ward- man Park quietly putitng away a steak and a couple of onions while her host and hostess saw to it that| | the other guests had their afternoon | tea and what-goes-with-it. * % ¥ X LLATER then the Carlton was boiling | over with the town’s “columnists,” honoring one of Broadway’s most no- | table spectators. Mr. Sullivan at quar- ter past seven had met everybody in | town, claimed that he thought it a very nice town (he hasn't been here | since Bebe and Ben Lyon were given a similar ovation in the same suite), and that he is surprised that any one had come to see him, “because in New York,” said he, “when some one is given a party everybody stays away.” The town, however, didn't stay away yesterday in honor of Mr. Sullivan. | At a very late hour Mrs. Raymond | Bell was still playing that tune on the piano; Lillian Cutlip had just fin- ished a nice-looking sort of a polka; Carter Barron had phoned the theater that he would never be back; Irene Lou Brown had admitted that he was sorry as the dickens that he hadn't let us see “Splendor.” conducted himself with great good cheer and a remarkable ability to say the right thing at the right time. | He spoke of the old days when he used to write sports for the Harvard boys; of the strange business of a columnist turning actor; of his new show and Bill Brady at the Fox, and of a great many other interesting things. Mr. Sullivan looks a little like Ben Lyon, a little like George Raft and a little like the late Valentino. He is probably 5 feet 9 in his stockings. He | wears dark blue double-breasted suits, & e A)\-D don’t forget that Betty Clark, who is playing an important part in the Columbia Players’ produc- | tion of ‘Inheritors’ on December 18 | and 19, shared a dressing room with | Josephine Hutchinson during Rams { Head shows here some years back (When the Rams played ‘L’Aiglon,’ the dressing room held Jo, Betty and | Leona Roberts.)” (This from the Columbians.) PLAYERS TO APPEAR IN “CHRISTMAS CAROL” Dickens Story and Stage Version to Be Given Here Christ- mas Week. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL version of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas | Carol,” by well-known Washington | players, will be given Sunday after- noca, December 22, at 4 o'clock, in the old chapel of National City Chris- | tian Church, at 1308 Vermont avenue, | with Arthur Rhodes appearing in the | leading role of Ebenezer Scrooge, and | with Thomas M. Cahill, J. Edmond Veitch and Paul Bradbury Walter as the ghosts of Christmas past, present aad future, respectively. George Far- rington, who has played the role of Marley's ghost, in Charlotte, N. C., where for a number of years he was director of the Little Theater, will be seen in this role in the Washington production. The Cratchitt family, in the tale, will be impersonated by Paul Murphy as Bob Cratchitt, Adele Whiteside as Mrs. Cratchitt, Lansing Hall as Martha, James M. Rawls as Peter and a group of boys and girls as the re- maining members of this beloved family, whose chief delight is Tiny Tim, the little cripple boy—to be played by a youngster who will be chosen this week. Other players in Carol” will be Yerby Pannill, Mar- | jorie Beall, Dorothy Mannicig, Eugene | Kressin, Kent Dyer, Ted Freter, Her- | man P. Riess, Robert Reynolds and Howard Whitfield. Mr. Whitfield will be the technical director of the pro- duction, assisted by Gordon Dahlem, formerly of the Wisconsin Little ‘Theater, Christine Stewart will direct the daace in the Fezziwig episode, and will design the costumes for the play. ‘The arrangement to be used by the players has been made by Bess Davis Schreiner and James M. Rawls, under whose personal supervision the re- hearsals are being held. “A Christmas | - MAGIC SHOW PLANNED ANNOUNCEMENT was made today by Raymond E. Otterback, presi- dent of the local assembly, Society of American Magicians, that Harry H. Baker, manager of the Wilson Line, Inc, has been appointed general chairman of the Third Annual Na- tional Press Club Magic Show, to be held on Friday evening, December 20. The entertainment, held each year in the Press Club auditorium, is pro- duced by the local assembly and staged for Press Club members and families, as well as members and griends of the S. A. M. ‘Mr. Baker will be assisted by Comdr. C. C. Slayton, Dean Longfellow, Wal- ter Freeman, George V. Riley, Theo- dore Golden and Maj. Kendall J. Fielder. The Kiddies Will Like a Moving Picture Camera Projectors, screens, film. We've .3 lendid selection of moving pic- re equipment for home use. Take your own pictures — show them on vour own screen. = Just the it g the sift ~for the 3. M.A.LEESE Optical Co. 614 9th St. N.W, or Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—“Anything Goes,” at 8:30 pm. Belasco—“Mr. Hobo,” at 11:36 am., | 1:42, 3:48. 5:54, 8 and 10:06 p.m. Metropolitan—“Crime and Pun- ishment,” at 11:25 am, 1:25, 3:25, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Loew's Fox—“Splendor,” at 11 a.m,, 1:45, 4:30, shows, with Ed Sullivan in person, at 12:25, 3:10, 6:05 and 8:50 p.m. Earle—“I Found Stella Parish,” at 10:55 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:25, 6:15 and 9 pam. Palace—“Thanks a Million,” at 11:05 a.m., 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—“The Melody Lin- gers On,” at 11:15 am, 1:21, 3:27, 5:33, 7:39 and 9:45 p.m. Columbia—“Mutiny on the Bounty,” at 11:20 am, 1:55, 4:25, 7 and 9:30 pm. Tivoli—“She Couldn’t Take It,” at 2, 3:55, 5:50, 7:45 and 9:40 p.m. at 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. Little—“The Merry Widow,” at 10 and 11:54 am., 1:48, 3:42, 5:36, 7:30 | |and 9:24 p.m. Gayety—“Big Revue,” at 12 noon, 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. Howard—“Dinky,” at 12:30, 3: and 10:15 p.m. Stage shows, 5:45 and 9:15 p.m, FEATURES AT HOWARD Mills Blue Rhythm Band to Open Engagement Today. . LUCKY MILLINDER and the famous Mills Blue Rhythm Band, with Vocalist Chuck Richards, and Pianist Edgar Hayes featured, open today at the Howard Theater, to headline the stage show for one week. Maud Russell, slim princess of rhythm, who understudied Ethel Waters in “As Thousands Cheer”; Bessie Smith, queen of the blues; Wilton Crawley, contortionist; a num- ber of other stars and the Creole dancing girls round out the bill of stage entertainment. The screen attraction ~ will be “Dinky,” with Jackie Cooper and Mary Astor. There will be the usual midnight show Saturday, with all seats reserved. 23 Hogs Drown. SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa, December 6 (#)—R. E. Long, whose farm_skirts East Okoboji Lake, fattened 23 hogs for market. Then they disappeared. He found a hole in the ice on the lake and the hogs drowned. WHERE TO DINE. BASSNSS W\\\\\W\\W\\% 7 RELAX At MACINA’S Italian Restaurant 1009 E St. N.W. Secona Floor Met. 75e, $1.00 Excellent cheons, 40¢, 50¢ L Dinners Wiuh lur. Hlm Dflnh Weber Sadell had said eight times| that she liked her new husband, and | Through all of this Mr. Sullivan | 7:25 and 10:10 p.m. Stage | Ambassador—“ 'Way Down East,” | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. of the | | KAY FRANCIS BY MOLLIE OLLYWOOD, December 6 H j[ story of Jean La Fitte, the pirate. | ounce of that famous selling charm of | his into the campaign. The last of the American pirates, Jean La Fitte and his brother, Jacques, reached the peak of their activities tremendous organization and were recognized by three governments— | France, Spain and Mexico, which were forced to trade with them since they controlled shipping. In the War of 1812, when things were not going so well for the Amer- icans, the La Fitte boys stepped in and helped turn the tide when the British were besieging New Orleans. The boys really were rogues gallery mem- | bers, so Andrew Jackson took the bows | | | for the battle of New Orleans and | | the La Fitte boys took a pardon and | called it a day. It is one of the most colorful and | engaging bits of American history as | yet unscreened. And speaking of pirates, Errol Flynn | | made such a hit with his studio during | the making of “Captain Blood” that he will be starred in “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” Flynn has one of the most beautiful speaking voices in pictures today. It | is rivalled only by the voices of Leslie Howard and Basil Rathbone. He is considered among the best stellar material that our village has developed | during the past year. It's going to be an educational year | in pictures. You can take the children lto a show and give them tomorrow’s lesson, whether it's the Crimean War, the French Revolution or the cruel | history of trading ships. So the new version of Charles Dickens' “A Tale of Two Cities"—to which W. P. Lips- comb and Sam Behrman have brought precise historical accuracy and for which Carlyle's “French Revolution” and other reference books are given screen credit—becomes really a text- book for those studying the period, as well as romantic entertainment. Blanche Yurka, brought to M.-G.-M. to play the role of Citizeness de Farge, undoubtedly will get a long-term con- can supply the Blank Books you need. Come in or phone your order. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 COAL 2,240 Pounds to the Ton Blue Ridge Va. 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DEFENSE TAX PROPOSED MANILA, December 6 (#).—A bill to tax each foreign resident of the Philippines $5 annually was intro- duced in the National Assembly today. The tax would not apply to Amer- icans. Revenue thus produced would be used for national defense and for schools. Reinhardt wants an all-American story, with history the foremost | consideraticn, and he is putting every<» ingly capable, plays the role of Sidney | Carton with that certain something of carelessness which it requires. Character portrayal so perfect that it will stay with us for a long time is Basil Rathbone's Marquis St. Evre- monde, and I only wish the exigencies of the story permitted us to see more E. E. Clive, as the judge in Old Bailey, hits a new character and comedy high spot. 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A children’s mati- nee will be given on Saturday, De- cember 7. «t 2:30. Tickets are ob- teinable at the Y. M. C. A, the Y. W. C. A. or at the door. The “little women” are Clare Sar- gent, who plays Jo; Rosemary Walker, | who plays Beth; Mary Ray as| Amy and Faithe Howell as Meg. Others in the cast are John Pierce, A. L.| Diket, Richard Boulger, F. M. Gracey, Margaret Osterwald and Marguerite Bone. | The costumes were designed by | Shirley Rowe, and the entire produc- | tion is under the direction of Charles C. Gillman. BILL BRADY, Former Washington singer, Whisky Used in Autos. CHARLESTON, 8. C.,, December 6 (#)—1f a city police car “hiceups” these cold days, there’s a reason. Police are using confiscated moon- shine whisky instead of anti-freeze solutions. zxo KEITH’S ", TODAY There is nothing I can give you. .. you have all my lovel appearing for one week on ing today. WASP e Your dreams will come true . . . if you see this picture with some- one you love . . | T2 MELODY LINGERS ON with JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON GEORGE HOUSTON JOHN HALLIDAY @ MONA BARRIE HELEN WESTLEY @ LAURA HOPE CREWES a umiten .m-v RELEASE Added . . . MAJOR BOWES ond his 3rd group of AMATEURS Coming . . . GE\E RAYMOND in “7 KEYS TO BALDPATE.” The heart crush- ed cry of a qirl who thought love the most beauti- ful thing in the world but found it the most hu- ‘miliating! MIRIAM HOPHI N UNITEDJ ARTISTS with JOEL MCCREA PAUL CAVANAGH HELEN WESTLEY BILLIE BURKE by racHiL ErROTHERS m%m( ED SULLIVAN ELLA LOGAN°DAVE VINE GOFF & KERR * VIRGINIA LEE § LATHROP BROS. JAY SEILER « BARBARA BELMORE %247 BILL BRADY &I Loewws PAlAC E N <13 Its got stars.. it’s got fun.g it's got songs. .%n fact it's the “Besta of the Best"! < CENTURY _PICTURE L2 ANN DYORAK FRED ALLEN PATSY KELLY K/ WHITEMAN AND HIS BAND RUBINOFF A Mn.uoN' 'SUGAl !LU The scFeens mightiest b refurns 5'12‘3’ sl:::{dlo; r/ ANOTHER. WEEK "MUTINY 2% f “ CLARK GABLE HARLES I.AI.IGHTO “On Fox Stage now has a Hollywood contract and is the stage at Loew’s Fox Theater, start- F- STREET TH 2 wmm BROS. 'l:HEATERS S AMUSEMENTS. PERSONALITIES TRADED IN U. S.-BRITISH FILMS Another Interlocking of Indus- tries Between Two Countries Announced in Hollywood. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., December 6.— Another interlocking of British and American motion picture industries was announced yesterday by Michael { Balcon, executive of Gaumont-British | Productions, of Londox. He said an agreement had been signed between his company and Twentieth Century-Fox of Hollywood, “providing for a large scale inter- change of personalities.” “By the terms of the agreement the | respective companies have the call on such of each other’s talent as is not engaged in actual production,” a for- mal statement from Balcon said. “To :Iurther facilitate the interchange, | schedules of productions are to be so “arra-:g(‘d that respective peaks of activities for each company will occur at different times.” TONIGHT AT 8:30 P.M. Eves., $1.10 to $3.85. Mat. Sat., $1.10 to $2.35 (Ine. tax). VINTO'I FR(EREYMC GAXTON-‘MOORE No.1 MUSICAL HIT . =6 BENAY VENUTA- IRENE DELROYamd NXCAST SEATS \Elll\(y ONE WEEK ONLY—Before Broadway Beginning Mon. Eve., Dec. 9 35 Dazzling Scenes Cast of 100 AUDY SERT WILLIE £ EUGENE VALLEE * LAHR ¢ All Clff (Ukulele Tke) EDWAI Gracie BARRIE—Jane CosPeR and Hal FORDE i5—George White Beauties—75 Eves, £1.10 to £3.30. Wed. Mat., t. Mat., $1.10 to AFT. 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