Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1936, Page 42

and Ballots” and “Abdul” the old so-and-so going like a house afire at the “Met,” there didn’t seem anything else to do but go down to Ninth street and there see once again one of the ace movies of all time. This is, of course, “Ruggles of Red Gap,” that nit-wit classic, which stars Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Zas! Although man much, when you hi more “Mutiny on the Bounty's”? dian he's still also tops as a bad| man. He's one of those rare Holly- wood mortals who gets paid (plenty) for being both good and bad. s | IA THEATER in Sydney, Australia, has given “The March of Time” the name of the “thinkies.” This seems like an excellent title—on a par with that interesting volume | called “Four Hours A Year” which Mr. Henry R. Luce has been good enough to send us from New Yofk.| In tis mighty volume (mighty in size and photography) we are once more made aware of the vast strides in| pictorial grandeur this ocmpany has made and how beneficial to the public, the person the homestead is this motion picture commentary on what | is going on in the world. P FROM Mr. J. Raymond Bell comes the news item that Harriet Hil-| liard's favorite dish is chicken a la| king. She also likes foot ball and| pew shoes—and her favorite orchestra | is Ozzie Nelson's and her favorite orchestra leader is Ozzie Nelson— which is very nice indeed since Mr. Nelson is Mr. Hiillard, or rather Miss Hilliard is Mrs. Nelson. This very popular lady. who is com- ing to the Fox on Friday, together| with Mr. Ozzie Nelson's Orchestra, 18| looked upon as one of Hollywood’s brightest young luminaries, and her progress along these lines is considered to be one of those things which should be studied. So when you see her Friday think of her not only as liking her husband and new shoes and chicken a la king but also as a talented young person who one of these days may be playing opposite Colman, Gable, Astaire or Taylor. Her lucky star has been very much in the ascendent since she was here last and she and Mr. Nelson were honored at a party at the Racket Club. R A M BAILY writes from Holly- wood: A college production of “Journey’s End,” seen by & studio executive started Robert Taylor on his motion picture career. The play was put on by & dramatic club at Pomona, where Taylor' was a student. Before the curtain went down, his performance as an amateur had landed him the | opportunity to study under the dramatic coach of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. At the time, he was a senior with only a few months remaining until | he received his diploma. He stayed | on to get his liberal arts degree, and | upon his graduation in June of 1933, he seriously went about the business of learning how to be a real actor. | Taylor passed his childhood and | youth in Beatrice, Nebr. His earlier years in many respects paralleled those | of Clark Gable, who also grew up in a small town, leading an outdoor life in a land of wheat flelds and farms. As a boy, Taylor wanted to be a doctor like his father, but; later his tastes wandered to the study of psychology and thence to acting. He was naturally shy and quiet, prefer- ring to study music and read. While he was in high school, he took advance lessons in playing the cello at Doane College in Nebraska. He exhibited such a talent, that when his teacher was offered a posi.ion at Pomona College, he asked Taylor to go with him and continue studying. During Summer vacations, young Taylor played in various productions put on by Hollywood groups including, “M’Lord, the Duke,” “Camille” and “Importance of Being Ernest.” At the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio he immediately went into training for screen work with Oliver Hinsdell, dramatic coach. Tall, interesting looking with thoughtful, though alert blue eyes, Taylor is dark with regular, almost HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED —n leet impai: Consult optom o 1 complete eye examin- ation, I M. A. LEESE Optical Co. 614 Sth St. NW. “Enjoy the Finest Sea Foods at ‘Schneider's” SEA FOOD ) ® DINNER ) * Wednesday Only AIR CONDITIONING Makes Schneider’s ideal 8| £ njoy Torite ‘Sex’ Food. tonight. “Everything to Drink with Anything to Eat” AMUSEMENTS. “Ruggles of Red Gap” Revived at the Little Popular Comedy Still Holds Interest—the “Thinkies” Make Their Appearance. Robert Taylor’s Biography. BY E. de S. MELCHER. erERDAY, what with “Show Boat,” “Private Number,” “Bullets and half the cowboy extras of Hollywood, all of whom are happily romping around together again under the roof cf the Little Theater. a beating since it was shown at the Earle, it is still very much worth your while, to take an afternoon or an evening off and listen to the Gettysburg address being recited by an English- do the same thing. something of a high point as Charles Ruggles digs into that speech and the fact that he has received recognition from the four corners of the earth, for it is something that should stimulate trade in this direction. Where, by the way, has old man Laughton been? Or rather where is he? After a successful season at the Old Vic in London isn’t it about time that he came back to Hollywood and did a few Scheduled as he is to appear in “Mr. Chipps” there still should be time for him to do a few villanies for the screen. As good as he is as a come-<r | brings to the screen the gallant, 'AS A SPECIAL added attraction u Pitts, Roland Young, Maude Eburn the film has taken something of much better than it was in the days ad to get up in the class room and Elocution, in fact, reaches aquiline features. He can appear capable of smooth villainy at one moment, yet his nature, so opposite, likeable young interne who made an instantaneous hit in “Society Doctor.” his first big role, which was fol- lowed by “Times Square Lady.” Taylor is unmarried. New to Holly- wood, Bob hasn't many friends in the film colony. He lives quietly with a life-long friend, passing his time mostly studying acting and continu- ing with his music. His chief form of recreation is the theater, and sees every show that comes to Holly- wood. He is also fond of tennis and swimming. Bob is a firm believer in hunches, and he is superstitious to the extent of disliking people who whistle in dressing rooms and walk under ladders. At the few parties he attends, he is invariably quiet and reserved. Not | knowing him, people might think | it is “high hat,” but actually it is because he is new to Hollywood and its ways. SONG STORY OFFERED for the holiday program which | opens Friday, the Earle Theater will present “The Song of a Nation,” War- ner Bros.' featurette, which tells the story of the writing of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Produced in technicolor, “The Song of & Nation” is acted by a talented cast of well-known players. Donald ‘Woods appears as Francis Scott Key, :Clnlre Dodd as Mrs. Key. Others in the cast include Joseph Crehon, Ad- dison Richards, Carlyle Moore, jr., and Ferdinard Schumann-Heink. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. ‘Warners’ Earle—“Bullets or Ballots,” at 11 am, 1:30, 0, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m. Stage shows 12:40, 3:25, 6:25 | and 9:05 pm. 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 | p.m. “March of Time,” at 1:26, 3:59, | 6:32 and 9:05 p.m. Loew’s Fox—“Three Wise Guys,” 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 pm. Palace—“Private Number,” at 11:30 | am, 1:30, 3:25, 5:40 7:40 and 9:45 pm. Columbia—"Under Two Flags” at | 12, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. Little—"“Ruggles of Red Gap,” at 11 am, 1:06, 3:13, 5:20, 7:27 and 9:34 pm. Ambassador—“Bullets or Ballots,” | at 6:15, 8 and 9:40 p.m. Tivoli—“Small Town Girl,” at 2, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:40 pm. Readside—“Under the Gaslight,” at 8:40 p.m. Sea Food Platier Wednesday, 11:30 AM. to ot Midnight ied oysters. shrimp. clams. scel- lons. crab eakes. nlle} of haddock. tartar sauce. French fried potatoes. coleslaw. Homemade rum buns, 1207 E ST. N.W. " We've a Big Stock of BLANK BOOKS Let Us Sapply Your Needs. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 D; it S 23 3 “miles ine. 1427 ll* St."N.W.a THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN LUISE RAINER TON," D. 0., . TUESDAY Is hard at work at the present time on one of the leading roles in the motion picture version of Pearl Buck’s novel, “The Good Earth,” which is nearing completion at tle Metro-Goldwyn= Mayer Studios. The film will be shown ir the near future at one of the Loew theaters, ‘e Villain Gets His Due At Roadside Audience Responds| to ‘““Under the Gas-Lights.” BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR. 'UENCHING a villain is no trick | at all for a veteran of the Roadside Theater. Out on the Rockville pike they ex- tingwsh knaves with the casual finesse of & butler dousing the library lights. Last night the gentle art of mauling the meanle reached a new high in) “Under the Gaslight” when the hero| of that doughty drama lassooed the | target of a thousand hisses and caught | him by the wig. This antic caprice | gave the scoundrel a straight 30-degree | list, and thereafter made his solemn snarls funnier than a monkey at a prize fight. ‘There is no guarantee that the hero's aim will continue to be so humorous every night in the magic red barn of Maryland, but I can promise at least a dozen gilt edged laughs in each session of the revival of the Augustin Daly | classic. When “Under the Gaslight” | ran for weeks in Christopher Morley's famed Hoboken Theater, the ferries were loaded to the gunwales and the subways fair split their ribbings as| New Yorkers raced to Jersey to groan, hiss, cheer and boo its principals, for better and worse. Last night during the first portions of the play quiet sighs of boredom and small groans o!,‘ discontent far outnumbered other re- actions in the orchestra chairs, but things began to warm up when that | gallant blood Ray Trafford (Howard ‘Wierum) poured forth his noble heart to the disconsolate Laura Cortland | (Ann Garrett). | When Miss Garrett stepped down | to the footlights and announced she would face the world without him, she had 90 per cent of the house with her— and a few moments later she almost E BALDWIN'S DRUG STORE Open All Night No. 7991. 16th & You Sts. N.W. SERVE Kinslow’s Large, Full Meat Baked Deviled Crabs Delicious _ 9() Simply Warm We Deliver @UC Phone Dist. 4132 Crab Imperial made on order. 50c. DANCING Intimate Entertainment No. 1 THOMAS CIRCLE FREE PARKING Phone NATIONAL 0232 OAT TRI On Washinj Finest and Most Modern Excursion Steamer “GITY OF WASHINGTON" MOUNT VERNON Leaws Daily 10 A. P. M. Sunday 2 P. M. Round T LeSioir's Orehestra. ROUND_TRIP {WILSON LINE e 244 had her chance to carry out her threat | when bitter Byke, the busiest skull | dugger in Manhattan, tossed her lightly into the East River. Had not Ray| Trafford been there to save her, and‘ the police appeared to save the second | act by some handsome rough stuf, the | whole of “Gaslight” might have fl!ck-l ered and died. Enlivened for those in- stants, however, it grew stronger by | the second, and when a Union Pacific | train obligingly whipped through | Shrewsbury Station, Long Island. just in time to make things hot for a sec- | ond-string hero—the uproar mounted like the wails of convention delegates whooping for their jobs. Of last night's performers the obvious | favorites were Harold Stepler, a gen- tleman who can make .a villainous mustache twirl over and over like an| electric fan, and Janet Coons, whose | magnificent swoon in the final scene was a masterpiece surpassed only by her flippant entre act “Experienc Also deserving a pat on the back were Jack Wells, as Snorkey, and Joan Bates as Peachblossom, “a girl who was never brought up.” The others had | very little to do and did it well enough. e Star's Suit Sidetracked. LOS ANGELES. June 30 () —Merle Oberon’s $125,333 damage suit against David O. Selznick and Selznick Inter- national Pictures, Inc, was removed from the court calendar yesterday, in- dicating possibility of a settlement. Miss Oberon charged she was en- aged for an important film role, but later Marlene Dietrich was given the part. | “QCEANS OF HOT WATER AT EYE- DROPPER COST” Comedy Tonight At Sylvan Theater “JPIERRE PATELIN,” an old French farce of the fifteenth century, will be played tonight at 8:30 at the National Sylvan Theater on the Monument slope by 40 players of the Theater Group of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The farce, the first show staged at the Sylvan Theater by the F. B. I thespians, will be the third Summer festival on this year's program sponsored by the Com- munity Center Department and the Office of National Ca Parks. The play will be preced by a half-hour concert of popular music by the Washington Gas Light Co. Band. Tickets are available at the Willard and Washington Hotels the A. A. A ureau and tonight at 7 o'cl be on sale k w at the Sylvan Theater. Former Adele Astaire - To Make Picture Soon Tallulah Bankhead’s Stepmother Gives a|awarded Personal Opinion: of the Star’s Reason bard’s sudden col- scheduled depar- | | good, honey, JUNE 30, 1936. AMUSEME NTS. for Acting so BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. OLLYWOOD, June 30 (N.A.N.A.)—Ruth Chatterton’s heart interest | these days and evenings is Fritz Lang, dynamic director of “Furr ... Sherman Fairchild, millionaire plane manufacturer, is repeating the old but ever new story to Betty Furness . .. Bob Ritchie is back with Jeanette MacDenald . . . The Jean Harlow-William Powell romance is cooling off. Ditto that of John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie . . . Lubitsch suffering with a throat in-« fection, Her husband s suffering | ,opiy ne gave Gladys Swarthout and H Realistically. Mrs. Ernst with lack of height. Every time he |y, hang, Frank Chapman, before re- mounts & horse his complaint is, “Always the stir- . rups are too long!” Carole Lom - lapse prior to her ture for Alaska with the “Spawn of the North” cast is the result of over - dieting . .. But Rosa Ponselle is still shedding pounds for her contem- plated screen “‘Carmen” P John Bole's middle name is “Love”— John Love Boles . . . Tillie Losch 15, seen constantly with Dressmaker | Adrian—but their conversation is| confined to dress problems . . . un- I the studio changes its mind, Greta Garbo's picture, following “Ca- mille,” will be “The Silent House,” now being prepared for the screen by her great friend, Salka Viertel . . . Errol Flynn bites his nails until they | are inflamed . . . a certain illiterate producer magnanimously offered to a rival producer the services of a con- tinental star under contract to him. “Can she speak English,” demanded the other cautiously. “As well as I do,” came the reply. Dorothy Parker and husband. Alan Campbell, are leading the back-to- the-farm movement and are searching for a suitable site in Pennsylvania in s Sheilah Graham | which they hope to end their days. | According to Dorothy, they will not return to Hollywood from their pres ent trip East until the call of money becomes too insistent to be ignor ... Tallulah Bankhead tells the st y | of her Southern stepmother, who came backstage to see her aft swearing and shouting “Rain.” “My, my, but you were said Speaker Bank head’s wife, admiringly. “You car- ried on just like you did as a little | child when you had tantrums.” | Julian street, one of the foremost authorities on wine and food in the country, served roast peacock at the r the worst | scene in | or any tourist agent. MERCHANTS & MINERS You can travel like a millionaire this summer aboard large, luxurious M.&M. ships to Boston or Miami--enjoying a comfortable berth, delicious meals, deck sports, dancing and games aboard. As much fun or as much rest as you wish. Boston by sea - $38 (Round trip from Balto.) Miami by sea - $54 (Round trip from Balto.) Also all-expense tours--including hotel and sightseeing at slight additional cost. For detailed information, write, phone or call--Travel Bureau, 1418 H Street, N. W., Washington (Phone National 4612)-« turning to New York . . . the $60,000 law suit brought by Merle Oberon against David O. Selznick for breach |of contract will probably be settied by Alexander Korda, in view of the fact that Merle, under contract | Korda for one picture that will be de- layed, if not scrapped, unless Merle is allowed to proceed to Europe As first predicted in this column several months ago, Lady Charles Cavendish—the former Adele Astaire —Ileaves the bosom of her husband’s ducal family in September for Holly- wood and picture-making . . . Bert| Wheeler left for London Monday, | taking with him his car for a tourl | of Europe. Seen on Hollywood boulevard: Cowboy Jack Oakie with long beard, old felt hat, sweat shirt and new Yelled Oakie, touching his forehead significantly, “It's okay, mot looking after me!” . . . Even funnier was the sight of film fans fighting for the autographs of | celebrities—Marlene Die Boyer, Tlark Gable, etc premiere of Bernard Shaw's * Joan,” while Katherine Cornell, actress the screen celebritie come to applaud, crept unnoti unmolested by autographists from the | deserted stage door. Michael Whalen has taken place of Jack Dunn in the affections of Skater Sonja Henie Paul the — AMUSEMENTS. | Warner Bros. Comfortably Cool Theatres EDWARD’G‘. 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