Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1936, Page 34

AMUSEMENTS. Fire and Earthquakes Rage in “San Francisco” Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald Fall in and Out of Love as City Quakes and Tracy Turns Priest. BY E. de S. MELCHER. the new Gable-MacDonald landslide, which is pulverizing Bnmmm.»g phoney yips and yowls ‘that prefaced the entrance of “Priyate I Number” to town, may be substituted in earnest for “San Franc at this moment. Local reviewers, stimulated into a frenzy of anticipation by the Loew brethren over this film, hopped a “Pensy” special Saturday afternoon, roared over to the Loew Theater and then came back to write about what they had seen after-one. of the tastiest little suppers the Variety Club has ever dished up for its roaming sons and daughters. Although this department, and a couple of others, has sworn never to write a review ahead of time about any film coming soon to town, it may be stated privately that “San Francisco” is a humdinger, that it has every kind of entertain- ment in it known to man (except Robert Taylor), that Spencer Tracy plays the role of a priest, that Jeanette MacDonald sings her songs around earth- quakes rather than around that bed she usually wakes up in in the morning, and that Gable is a naughty young man who is mostly reformed when he hears Jeanette sing “Faust.” Chief credit in this film is due, however, to “Woody” Van Dyke, director extraordinary, who has duplicated the San Francisco fire as though it had happened yesterday. The last 10 minutes of the film are given over entirely to earthquakes, flames, groans and moans, and the stars suddenly become vitally unimportant in comparison in the raging furnace which climaxes the plot. The plot, as & matter of fact, is too losely knit together to warrant its unravelling for two full hours. Nevertheless, due to that little bird Genius, which seems to sit in the Van Dyke cap. the picture is always en- tertaining, whether it presents Miss MacDonald singing “San Francisco,” Jack Holt (the rogue) trying to marry her. Tracy looking straight to heaven for a change, or Gable running through the fire trying to find the girl of his dreams. Van Dyke has made each scene a little better than the next, with the result that by the time he gets to the great fire he turned on full steam. Since it’s Van Dyke, you know what that means. The day when he turns out a poor ‘picture, the Potomac | will run into the Mississippi. His knack for making the spectacular believeable as well as gigantic is uncanny. Thursday night Loew’s Fox will give you a change to take this one in. We advise you to go'and see it. . . QB DENTON wires: “hope you might be able to drop into the Earle or Metropolitan to see Presi- dent Roosevelt and Vice President Garner accepting their nomination and being wildly acclaimed by the multitude at Franklin Field, Philadel- phia stop this complete pictorial rec- ord started first shows at above thea- ters yesterday.” Tom Baily Hhs sent us some special yarns on Una Merkel, Lu)se Rainer Robert Taylor and James | which are honies. Hardie Meakin got that radio from “March of Time” for the “March of Time" contest which ended a month or so ago. Nice goinj Sarah Rollitts is v “Fire Island"—the “island that Gene Fowler made famous.” Stewart | The J. Raymond Bells have 1eu‘ for Atlantic City. Mrs. Don Craig leaves today in the | Craig petrol wagon for Wisconsin. Charlie Brennan postcards from Daytona Beach, Fla., where it seems he has gone for a rest and a vacation. | Dick Powell, again, writes a note about Napoleon | which is a classic, but which, alas we | may not print. Lou Brown arrives today from Bal- | timore to take care of local Loew press | Atlantic City’s waves. | days for his friends out at Darby Farm as he recovers from his recent illness and plots more plans for his next- season's theater. The Bess Schreiner-John Sikken of- fice at the National is buzzing with | the Winter's theater | If you haven't bought your | be advised | that probably the best seats you can | reports about activities. subscription for next year, get now are either on “Dutch’s” lap in the back row or somewhere near the top chandeliers. MOVIE GAINS LAID TO NEWSPAPER ADS United Artists Officer Says Cam- paign Resulted in Larger Attendance. B the Assoclated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 29.— Newspaper advertising was credited today with increasing theater attend- ance 40 per cent during the current year, above 1935, by George J. Schae- | fer, vice president in charge of sales for the United Artists organization. Schaefer arrived yesterday to at- tend the annual sales convention of United Artists studio executives. “I cannot emphasize too strongly the value of newspaper advertising, for in my recent survey of key cities of the East I found that where lib- eral newspaper space was taken to advertise our productions, Directs Farce theaters | within a radius of 100 miles of those cities showed an increase in receipts and attendance,” he declared Schaefer said his organization would | spend $35,000,000 in making and ex- ploiting 40 productions during the forthcoming year, and that $2,500,000 would be spent on newspaper adver-) tising. FUNERAL FOR ACTOR Albert Anson, British Blayer, Last in “Arrowsmith. LOS ANGELES, June 29 (®).—Al- bert Edward Anson, noted English actor who ‘died Friday at a Monrovia sanitarium after a long illness, was to be buried today at Hollywood Ceme- tery. Anson, who was 55, had been a character actor for many years. He | was in the original cast of “White Cargo” and also in “Romance” with Doris Keane. His last film role was that of the Gegman doctor in “Ar- Towsmith.” > Mt Julia Peterkin Teaches. BENNINGTON, Vt., June 29 (#).— Bennington College announced last night the appointment of Julia Peter- kin, author of the Pulitzer prize-win- ning novel, “Scarlet Sister Mary,” to its faculty, succeeding Irving Fine- man, novelist. Fineman has been granted leave of absence. CLARENCE MOORE Is directing the players of the Theater Group of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who will present the old French farce, “Pierre Patelin,” at the National Sylvan Theater Tuesday night. This will be the third Summer Festival on this season’s program. COURTEOUS AUTO THIEF ARRANGES FOR RETURN #y the Associated Press. COLUMBGS, Ga., June 29.—Colum- bus police believe they have a candi- date for the title of most courteous automobile thief—if they can catch him. Patrolman A. S. Moore found an automobile abandoned on a downtown street Saturday night. Inside the car was this note: “Police notify J. W. Broach, warden, at Oglethorpe, Ga., return this car.” A night watchman said he saw & colored man park the car. Police believe the car was stolen at Oglethorpe by a prisoner who es- caped from '.he chain gang there recently. __MANAGER OF PUBLICITY | FOR PADEREWSKI DIES | Herman Bismark Shaad Later | back in fine spirits | matters which Mr. Bell dabbles wxlh‘ Steve Cochran is entertaining these | present time is slated to make engagement at the Natio 1 Theater. LESLIE HOWARD Is the latest actor to play the ill-fated lover, appearing as Romeo opposite Norma Shearer’s Juliet in the M-G-M photo- play production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” film will be seen in the Capital early in the Fall and at the The its local debut in a road-show Was Radio Representative for Celebrities. | Ey the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 29.—Word was | received here today of the death of ‘He'man Bismark Shaad, publicity | | manager for 17 years for Ignace Jan 1Paderewski planist and composer, near | Lenox, Mass., Saturday night. Shaad, born at Little Rock, Ark., June 17, York City. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage while visiting at the Sum- ! mer home of Kate S. Buckingham. About five years ago Shaad discon- tinued his connection with Paderew- | ski and became manager for various | radio performers. Among persons he | represented = were John Charles | | Thémas, Edwin C. Hill and Frank | Hawks. 'SOW BEATS WILDCAT WHO DEVOURED PIGS | | By the Assoctated Press. HAHIRA, Ga, June 29—A. O. Rogers said yesterday a' Piney Woods sow, with no . pedigree but a fighting | heart, solved the disappearance of 11 belted Hampshire pigs from his farm. The blooded brood dropped from sight over a two-week period, one a night. Mystery enveloped the case. Rogers chose the plebian native rooter, with the group of young pigs, to find the answer. He penned them up with rails. For three nights all was quiet. On the fourth, a medley. of screams and squeals broke Rogers’ sleep. Dashing out, he found.a 45-pound wildcat mauled into helplessness in one corner of the pen. Across from the cat was the sow, bleeding but safe, with her young. HAVE YOUR EYES :xmmsn & M. A, Lassiopmlco. i 1614 9th St. N.W: 1879, made his home in New | MEIGHAN IMPROVING Actor Able to See Fnends at Home. | NEW YORK, June 29 ().—Thomas | Meighan, motion picture actor, con- valescing from a throat operation and last night as showing continued im- provement. Island home, was able to receive vis- itors during the day FLORENCE RICE SIGNS Gets Long-Term Contract With M-G-M Firm. HOLLYWOOD, June 29 (#).—Flor- | ence Rice, pretty daughter of Grant- land Rice, sports writer, has been ten- | dered a new long-term movie contract, M-G-M executives said yesterday. 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Film’s Bachelor Girls Now Garbo and Shirley Many Other Actress However, Spoken for—Several Eligible Actors Dodge Altar. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, June 29.—Now that Myrna Loy has married, the only real bachelor girls among Hollywood's best-known movie stars are Greta Garbo and Shirley temple. A large number of Hollywood’s top- but they're all spoken for, at the moment. The list includes Maude Evans, Mary Brian, Rothelle Hudson, Anita Louise, Grace Bradley, Alice Faye, 4 Eleanor Powell, Anne Shirley, Betty Grable, Ida Lupino, Maureen O'Sul- livan, Jean Muir, Merle Oberan, Luise Rainer, Jeanette MatDonald and Ma- rian Marsh. Mae West says she never has been a Mrs., but a Miwaukee marrage license has the same name on it and some vital statistics strikingly similar to those of her life inked in on the dotted line. In any case, Miss West is not un- attached. She has her Jim Timony. | And none of the others is entirely fancy free. Each has some one whose telephone call is never sidétracked by the maid. Some are admittedly engaged. Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan, Maure= O'Sullivan and Scenarist John Far- row, Grace Bradley and Singer John Prince are in that group. The list Where and When Current. Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Warners’ Earle—"Bullets or Ballots,” at 11 am, 1:30, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:25, 6:25 and 9:05 p.m. g Metropolitan—"Abdul the Damned,” at 11 am, 1:05, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40 pm. R-K-O Keith's—"Show Boat,” at 11:23 am, 1:56, 4:29, 7:02 and 9:35 pm. “March of Time,” &t 1:26, 3:59, 6:32 and 9:05 p.m. Loew’s Fox—"“Three Wise Guys,” at 11 am., 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. | | Stage shows at 12:55, 3:55, 6:20 and | | 9:05 p.m. | Palace—“Private Number,” at 11:30 am, 1:30, 3:25, 5:40 7:40 and 9:45 | pm. Columbia—"Under Two Flags," lt‘ 12, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. Little—"“Ruggles of Red Gap,” at 11:09 am, 1:14, 3:19, 5:24, 7:29 | =— and 9:34 p.m. | Ambassador—"Bullets or Ballots, ’ at 6:15, 8 and 9:40 p.m. Tiveli—‘Small Town Girl,” at 2, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:40 p.m. Roadside—"“Under the Gaslight,” s 40 pm. I | | ‘NotM but ONLY 3" x 4" PHOTOS REAL CANDID SHOTS | Challenges comparison with cameras | eo«m(-evenlnnuamuh Look at ® Streamlined fo it pocket or handbag ® Uses 10¢ Univex Film © 3" x 4" pictures © Complete with ' Kasry - Kase™ | ® Written Guarantee | Be modem ... be smart.. .be thrifty. | See this wonderful little camera today! O If your regular dealer has not yeot received his supply, send $2.50 direct to UNIVERSAL CAMERA CORP., NEW YORK CITY. SAVES "2 YOUR FILM COST 30c¢ COl. 7020 | vorced by Stage Actress Juliette Not Married Are, flight actresses have never married— of those mear the same status, but minus the ring, include Madge Evans and Sports Promoter Tom ‘Gallery, Jeanette MacDonald and Business Manager Robert Ritchie, Mary Brian and Cary Grant and Merle Oberon and Davis Niven. In the last six months Myrna Loy dropped from the Garbo-Temple category into the “we-have-an-under- standing” class. An announcement and a ring were out of the queston, inasmuch as Arthur Hornblow, jr., studio executive, who became her hus- | band Saturday, had not been di- Crosby. Elopmeent Eliminates Eligibles. The list of important actors who aren’t married and never have been is much smaller. It shrank last week when Fred MacMurray eloped to Yuma with Lillian Lamont and it prob- ably will do so again when Merle Oberon sets the date for David Niven. But Gene Raymond, Robert Taylor, James Stewart and Nelson Eddy have not so much as taken a sidelong glance at the altar. Gossips thought this and that when they saw the fervent kiss Eleanor Powell and Eddy created re- cently. But it subsequently developed this was merely an expression of | joyous friendship, and that Miss Powell's romantic interest is a com- paratively unknown actor, John How- ard Payne. . Weds English Actor. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 29| (#).—Sheila Browning, 19-year-old screen actress, was married yesterday to Henry Wilcoxon, English actor. The cergmony was performed at the home of Ralph Forbes and Heather | Angel. | After the ceremony the couple went | | to Wilcoxon’s mountain lodge, above | | Lake Malibu, for a brief honeymoon We've a a Big Stock of BI.AII( BOOKS Let Us Supply Your Needs. | E Morrison Paper Co. | | 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 ( 1L CAAL fie¢ SHERWOOD OIL BURNERS A PRIVATE CHAUFFEUR FOR YOUR CAR AT 35¢ Per Trip No Extras or Time Limit! 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