Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1936, Page 46

AMUSEMENTS. THE EVENING C—12 STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Gentlemen of the District Vote in Favor of New Star D. C. Movie Fans Decide That It’s Time for Another Garbo—Godfrey Heads the List—Platform Wins Approval. BY E. de S. MELCHER. TS about time somebody unearthed a new star. The gentlemen of the town have definitely decided that a campaign should be waged in favor of a new feminine personality. Garbo, say they, is still o. k. But, since there is a male star who is slaying the town's weaker sex, the movie District of Columbia boys have camped down near the Potomac and formed & platform which indicates that they are in favor of an original Hollywood firebrand who shall bring home the bacon as definitely as a certain masculine Adam is now bringing home the bacon at the Palace Theater. A movie platform is, of course, something fairly novel. Platforms have been built in favor of Shirley Temple, “Show Boat,” “Fury,” Zasu Pitts and “The Birth of a Nation.” Other plat- forms have indicated their approval of “The In- former,” Major Bowes, Harriet Hilliard and Gracie Allen. But gone right out into the open and said “We want new star!” and stuck to its guns with the a tenacity of youths. Arthur this. After other day out at the ball park and referring to as somebody else’s it hiding in hi tiver at the rousing speed of half a m & rowboat. During these tic hours that he is tired of the modern female, terday, and that what would suit him rising handsomely out of the wavese and pausing long enough to stop and say “hello Arthur Godfrey” as she soeeds to Hollywood. Mr. Godfrey, of course, knows his Hollywoodianna. His youth has fol- lowed closely the path of those who have treked to the coast. He is said to have dined Garbo, wined Dietrich and played pingpong with Maureen O'Sullivan. Seldom a day has gone by but some screen star hasn't lunched with him in his virginia chalet. More astonishing is it then to ob- serve him (or was it him? yes it was) among those youths dotting the Poto- mac and trying to get out of it a new female star instead of a fish As yet lttle progre has been made. Hollywood's answer to this cry has scarcely been heard from Eleanor Powell, Rosalind Russell, Luise Rainer and a couple of others the horizon not been blistered with prosperous newcom Where are Yes, speedboat Godfrey, where blazes are they? * i F world changes. There was a e when hoofers hoofed only in When trapeze acts were the prog es of the circus. cl ibs werg lucky if they htingale go to a night club Hoofers are there Trapeze acts have fled circuses. The Bronx now comes from the has n you and see the v by the score there from nightingale “Met.” Two days large caravan apparati a n, carrying € s the Wi It rolled into the ham. It rolled out onto the terrace. For eight hot rigged up such s Barnum and Baileyites used to swing upon. Then, when the moon was high. and late diners they would get only pretty Frances Rands as a danc- ing entertainer, the lights switched from the right to the left. the orchee- tra swung into slow Noel Coward ago Apart | no platform, to our knowledge, has these harrowed District of Columbia Godfrey has been at the bottom of playing one of his “operettas” the “opera” he has been in s speedboat, cruising up and down the ile an hour and almost knocking over the popular Mr. Godfrey has decided tired of the female of day before yes- hest would bv an original Cmdcrcna music, and there, slung practically across the entire sweep of the Shore- ham’s neighboring valley, were the Four Flying Flemings, demons of the air, hurtling across the sky, hanging by their toes and their ears, beetling into and over and around each other as though the stars had them on a leash. It was a fine sight, reminiscent of circus and “Jumbo” days—minus peanuts, sawdust, elephants and pop- | corn. In their place, ladies sat rld-:’ dled with lace and satins, sipped champagne, nibbled at caviar. And faintly, in the distance a fat lady was heard lunging into the Shore- | Popular Singer Coming HARRIET HILLIARD, Who started off her movie career in “Follow the Fleet,” will come to town Friday to sing with Husband Ozzie Nelson’s Or= chestra on the stage of Loew’s Foxr Theater. ham's pool Agrecable pastime. * x kX % | F THE weather doesn't improve by curtain time this evening the F. B. L's production of “Pierre Patelin” wili bg given tomorrow evening—same time, $90,000 on Contract. same place: Sylvan Theater. giriges HOLLYWOOD, July 1 ().—Amica- THE yacht Club Boys, whose act at | ble settlement out of court of Merlei the Earle this week has been roll- Oberon’s $125,333.33 suit against Selz- | ing people in the several aisles, enter- | nick Studios was announced yesterday | tained last night in their suite at the | © /0 o Washington for those who had ex- | PY attorneys. ‘The English actress was unofficially | pressed themseives in ink in their | favor. Nobody had expressed them- | reported to have been paid nearly $90,000. selves otherwise so the town was there in force, very gay, very hungry and | "y u Tl o SHateed atis e signed for the starring role in “The very glad to meet these gentlemen. This department, alas, fell asleep and Garden of Allah,” which went to Mar- lene Dietrich. OBERON SUIT SETTLED Star Reported to Have Received | missed out in the goings-on. But a | small bird this morning acquainted it h the fact that it was one of the pleasantest “routs” (as Mr. Bell says) the town has witnessed. * % % O NE of the season's really worth- hile pictures is coming back to the Columbia on Friday. This would be “Fury.” the Spencer Tracy- Sidney picture which isn't ¥ means as wild as it sound. It has splendid drama, excellent actors and a theme which is true and dead right. The fact that it hasn’t made millions of dollars around the country is a | downright shame. Or has it? BAND CONCERTS. By the Marine Band at the Capitol ! at 7:30 p.m. today. Capt. Taylor Bron- son, leader; Willlam F. Santelmann, second leader. By the Navy Band in the bandstand | at the navy yard at 7:30 p.m. today. Lieut. Charles Benter, leader; Alex- | ander Morris, assistant leader. WARNER HOUSES TO GET NOTABLE BRITISH FILMS | Leading Stars in List for New Season at Earle and Met- ropolitan. HE pick of England’s leading screen productions will be presented in Washington at the Earle and ) politan Theaters during the 1936-7 motion picture on, according to &n announcement made today by John J. Payette. Warner Bros.” general zone | manager for the Washington territory. Arrangements have been completed | whereby outstanding pictures made by British-Gaumont will be presented at these two downtown theaters. Among the internationally famous | stars who will be seen in these pro- | ductions are George Arliss, Constance | Bennett, Jessie Matthews, Constance | Cummings, Sylvia Sidney. Robert Do- nat, Victor McLaglen and Roland ‘Young. Sylvia Sidney will be co-starred in Power.” on a story by Hitchcock, “39 Steps,” tion | Constance Bennett will be seen in “Everything Is Thunder.” with Doug- lass Montgomery, and in “The Hawk.” based on a successful stage produc- | tion. Edmund Lowe and Constance Cum- | mings will appear in “Doomed Cargo,” and Miss Cummings also wiil appcar‘ in “Strangers on a Honeymoon.” a romantic melodrama by Edgar Wal- lace. Clive Brook, Helen Vinson and Mary Carlisle will be presented in “His Majesty’s Pajamas.” Rafael Sabatini’s “The Marriage of Corbal” will present Nils Asther and | Noah Beery in prominent roles. The dancing star, Jessie Matthews, | will appear in “Paris Love Song,"” and another production, which as yet has no title. Gordon and Revel, popular | song writers, have heen engaged wi and Robert DnnatJ “The Hidden & romantic melodrama based Joseph Conrad. 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The MNttle lady with the golden box-office egg of academy acclaim to her credit, is not allowed to work for another studio in her “lay-off” period, no matter how desirable, from a reputation point of view, the part offered. And Miss Davis is exceed- ingly sore. To mark her displeasure, she has not re- ported for Work on her schedulea picture, “Goa's Country ana & Woman,” tanta- mount to break- ing her contract for which the least penalty is suspension. The fight be- tween star ana studio began two montns ago as a result of war- | ners’ refusal to accede 1o tne Sheilsh Grabam combined request of R-K-O Radio and Miss Davis for her to play the role of Queen Elizabeth in “Mary of Scotland,” in which Katharine Hep- burn played the title role. According to Bette, her home studio had nothing for her at that particular time and could have loaned her to R-K-O without inconvenience to itself Meanwhile, Warner Bros., which has had its full quota of suspensions and walk outs in the last few months— Jimmy Cagney, Pat O'Brien, etc.— is protecting itself in the eventuality of a deadlock by testing several important actresses, including new- comer Beverly Roberts, for the part in “God's Country and a Woman” vacated by Miss Davis, Franchot Tone will play the leading role in “Green Grow the Lilacs,” authored by Lynn Riggs and pro- duced earlier in the season by Jean Muir in her now defunct “Workshop” theater. The play was originally intended as a starring vehicle for Richard Dix, but was abandoned on the advice of Sam Briskin who con- sidered it unsuitaBle for him. Pro- duction starts just as soon as Mr. ‘Tone's previous screen commitments— he is now playing second husband to his wife, Joan Crawford, in “The Gorgeous Hussy"—are concluded. ‘When 2 prnmmen! remmme film | DINNER $1.00 Matt Windsor’s DANCING (Inside— During Bad Weather) lnmnne Entertainment 6 PM.—2 AM. ~""\- i No. 1 THOMAS CIRCLE FREE PARKING Phome NATIONAL 0232 | star and a well-known masculine screen | | actor are coupled togsther in private | life, the chances are ten to nothing their respective studios will pool talent and team them in a picture. And |50 it is not surprising that Jimmy | Stewart of the thick lips and fine acting ability is being sought for male lead in Ginger Rogers’ solo starring picture, “Mother Carey's Chickens.” Anne Shirley and John Beal are included in the cast. While on the subject of Ginger, she will be flattered to learn that R-K-O Radio has experienced such difficulty in finding new dancing partners for Fred Astaire in his next musical, “Watch Your Step,” that she will in all probability play her customary role m the movie origi- nally intended as a solo vehicle for Astaire. Incidentally, George and Ira Gersh- win are now definitely set to write the words and music in place of Vincent Youmans’ whose price was evidently beyond the pocket of the studio. Watch the career of Onslow Stev- ens, all-round picture player and star of many theatrical productions at the Pasadena community play house. To mark his first appearance on Broadway, Stevens has been given the masculine top spot opposite Margaret Sullavan in the new George Kaufman-Edna Ferber production, “Stage Door.” The actor, at present working in Paramount’s “Murder with Pictures,” made his screen debut as “the author” in Universal's “Once in a Lifetime.” Following this, he was chosen by Marion Davies her leading man in “Peg O My Heart.” Then came a series of character parts, including “Aramis” in “Three Musketeers” and, more recently, “the sheik” in “Under Two Flags.’ (Copyright, 1836, by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) Mellon Sails Today. Former Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon & sailing from New York for Europe today. He will be ac- companied by Donald D. Shepard, one of his attorneys. START THE MONTH RIGHT BY GOING TO [FREE ADMiSSIoN | GLEN ECHQO [ AmusemenT pAnK § FOR SWIMMING, DANCING & FUN Go by S. S. Potomac COLONIAL BEACH July 4th ond SUNDAY . 9 am.. ret. 0_ v round trip. $1.25; Child., Moonlight Cruises Nightly Dance to Bernie Jar- boes’ Nighthawks Lv et 11:45 We . 80c Sunday WITH A GAY MIDNITE PREVIEW PARTY t "SAN FRANCISCO” 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 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— 11:23 am,, pm. 6:32 and 9:05 pm. Loew’s Fox—"“Three Wise Guys," 11 am, “Show Boat,” at 1:56, 4:29, 7:02 and 9:35 9:05 pm. Palace— Private Number,” at 11:20 | 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—“The Ex-Mrs. ford,” at 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. Tivoli—“Small Town Girl,” at 2, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:40 pm. Roadside—"Under the Gaslight,” at 8:40 pm. Brad- CITY NEWS IN BRIEF TODAY. Meeting, Photo Engravers, ton Hotel, 7:30 p.m. Meeting, Chi Sigma Sorority, flower Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Hamil- May- Meeting, B. P. O. Elks, Washington | Lodge No. 15, 919 H Street, 8 p.m. TOMORROW. Luncheon, Kiwanis Club, Mayflower Hotel, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Central Business Men's Association, Burlington Hotel, 12:30 p.m. . Sells 203d Story. Octavus Roy Cohen, popular Birm- ingham, Ala., writer, wrote 137 stories before receiving a letter from an editor. | He finally sold one after writing 202. “March of Time,” at 1:26, 3:59, | :40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. | Stage shows at 12:55, 3:55, 6:20 ard | Jean Harlow Drops Names. LOS ANGELES, July 1 (#)—Ha| lean Carpenter-McGrew-Bern-Rossq became just Jean Harlow yesterday. The actress shed her true na Pplus those she acquired in three ma riages in a brief appearance in § perior Court and was granted the gal use of her screen name. 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