Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1936, Page 38

AMUSEMENTS. Thoughts on, and Befween, Three Movies in a Day The Mauch Twins A re Nice Boys and the Film Fare Currently Here Is Rated High. BY E. de S. MELCHER. EFLECTIONS between going to see “Swing Time,” “The Gorgeous Hussey” and “Romeo and Juli ” all on the same day: Fifteenth street and F street look much the same and Norman Pyle, M-G-M's best dressed “advance” man, is sauntering out of the Willard to lend that added touch. Past the Fox and suddenly it doesn't seem to be the Fox at all and we Jook up and there is a large sign which says “Loew’s Capitol” and we wonder how many times people say to the taxi drivers “take me to the Capitol, please” and go bouncing down to an- other building instead. (Enjoyed “Swing Time”). Never have seen Hardie (Keith's theater) Meakin look better. says that young Hardie is being put in school by his mother in Hollywood and we wonder if maybe he won't be- come a young actor like those happy young Mauch boys who came to town yesterday and who were given a bang-up luncheon by the Warner outfit. Mabelle Jennings was at the luncheon in a new hat which we liked very much because it rose sharply on one end and never seemed to come down. And the Mauch boys (one of them plays young Anthony Adverse in the film which, of course, you plan to see either late tonight or tomorrow) spoke very intelligently about life and Hollywood and volunteered the news that if they don’t grow up to be actors they should like very much to be engineers. Mrs. Mauch, the mother of the boys, spoke about their radio work and their school work, and suddenly there bobbed up & lot of good sandwiches and olives and celery and cake and coffee and Bert Granoff whom we hadn’t seen for a month of Sundays. Frank LaFalce was there askingé- after Ed Selver in Hollywood, and Bill Ewing was in fine fettle, and so was Andy Kelly in a brown suit which dapper Arthur (has anybody seen him?) Godfrey might have envied. Betty Hynes sat on a sofa and asked the boys some of the best questions— as usual—and Don Craig asked all those things which we should have liked to have asked. And i seemed to us that we had never seen two youngsters with such pleasant man- ners and agreeable voices, and if An- thony Adverse is only half as nice as they are then it must be very nice, indeed. Enjoyed “The Gorgeous Hussey."” The “fronts” they have on the the- aters in Washington have it all over the “fronts” on any theater in the country. Look at the one at the Pal- ace, for instance. And never a week goes by (or maybe six or seven when Fred Astaire is in town) when Keith's hasn’t got a fine gleaming new sur- face, with an artist playing a fine hi-dee-dee all over Fifteenth street. Poor Raymond Bell has a touch of pleurisy, so he says, but he doesn't look any of the worse for it—and he says “Butch” (his wife) and little “Butch” (his daughter) are in high gear, and so is Carter Barron, Loew's white-haired boy executive, who is planning to put a small stove in his office so that Irene Webel Sadel, his raven-haired secretary, can cook beans and corn and onions on it for those noon-day fiestas. (Think they might have given Vic- tor Moore better “gags” in “Swing Time"—but ,it's good to have him around anyway. You'll see him soon in the new Warner’s “‘Gold Diggers.”) Coming out of the Palace it occurred to us how very much everybody in general would like to meet and know Jimmie Stewart. (He's in “The Gor- geous Hussey.”) There's a tall, lanky, | normal, nice young man who is being | groomed for big things by M-G-M. To look at him you'd never honestly | think he was a screen star. He lives |next door to Garbo—he and Henry |Fonda and Myron McCormick and | Swope, jr—and some of the time they spend trying to look over the Garbo wall—which is a hard thing to do, since Garbo has made certain that the wall is taller than she is. Caught a glimpse of Fox Movietone’s wizard, Arthur De Titta, who is back in town after one of those whirlwind presidential trips, and Helen, his wife, had been to see “Romeo and Juliet,” and she was still raving about Norma Shearer, but didn't think so much of Romeo'’s legs. The most managerial-lcoking man- ager in town is Gene Ford . .. John Barrymore is sicker than you think he is in California . . . Mr. and Mrs. Dan Terrell were wed a year ago this Friday (remember, Dan, when you |stood up there and quaked?) . . . | Hurray for the new Washington Civic Theater and, congratulations to the | Drama Guild and the Columbia Play- ers for being so far-sighted . . . Bess Schreiner shouted out yesterday in the street that the American Theater Society has 2,000 new subscribers al- ready this season. (Enjoyed “Romeo and Juliet.”) Lloyd and Sutherland Sigh Over Early Film Days Daughter of Alice Joyce and Tom Moore Plays Leading Lady in Edmund Lowe’s Drama. BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. H OLLYWOOD, September 10 (N.A.N.A.).—Directors Frank Lloyd and Eddie Sutherland are lunching with your correspondent in the Para- mount Commissary. Lloyd has been a megaphonist since 1914. Sutherland has 12 years’ directorship behind him. “I was playing character comedy roles in 1913—and making $60 a week,” Lloyd reminisces. unheard-of salary of $300. the first star to get a valet. When I became a director, they paid me $25 a reel, 50 I completed two pictures my first week and made more mon- ey than any other director on the lot. I remem- ber paying the first income tax in 1914—it was § 2 per cent. I rushed to pay it. Now—" “Now,” inter- rupts Sutherland, “now you get sick every time.” “Those were the days,” sadly concludes Frank. “Hollywood was an attractive place. ‘The Lasky studios were a barn on Vine street. The site where Para- mount now stands was a lemon grove.” “It still is,” wisecracks Eddie. Sheilah Graham. Edmund Lowe is a vision of sartorial splendor as he plays an actor who has played too many Philo Vance roles on “The White Dragon” set. ... The leading lady in the story within the story is Alice Moore, daughter of Alice Joyce and Tom Moore. She's as pretty as her mother in her heyday— which says a lot. . . . Ted Healy pulls faces at the other members of the cast and succeeds in making them forget their lines. He is removed by Director George Seitz. Elissa Landi tells me she has writ- ten a play and a book since her last screen appearance in “Amateur Gen- tleman” with Doug Fairbanks, jr. ‘The book, “Today the Rebels,” pre- dicts an American revolution. “Pity 1 didn't make it a Spanish revolt,” says Elissa regretfully. . . . Ed Lowe has begun a vegetable diet and, as I leave the set, makes a heroic gesture of renunciation by offering me a raw carrot—which I decline with thanks. Jimmy Stewart is dusting himself off in a bed room you will see in *“Born to Dance.” He has just been socked on the nose by Alan Dinehart. e s “At that time, J. Walter Kerrigan was earning the He- WM “He should have hit my shoulder, but his aim was bad,” complains Jimmy. . . . The gentleman sitting in the corner saying nothing is Roy Del Ruth—he doesn’t have to talk— he's the director and the quietest in Hollywood. To get action from his | puppets, he whispers, “All right, let's | go fellers.” ., . Stewart informs me he was as surprised as the rest of us when Buddy Henry Fonda became en- i gaged to Mrs. George Brokaw. “I re- | celved one letter from him telling me I wouldn't believe what had happened to him and that he was returning to Hollywood ‘with friends.’ That was all” Jimmy is considering marrisge himself, to even things up. A property man is up to his waist in slimy water, pushing a large water lily away from Maureen O'Sullivan's grasp in the “Tarzan Escapes” jungle (nee, and M-G-M sound stage) . . . Johnny Weissmuller, wearing no more than & m:?eman of covering, is stretching with his understudy on a self-erected parallel bar. He nearly breaks his thumb preventing himself from slipping. Richard Boleslawski is directing Irene Dunne in the serio-comedy “Theodora Goes Wild.” When last seen by your correspondent, he was megaphoning Marlene Dietrich in “The Garden of Alah"—which is quite a change in any language. “I'm & clown at heart. I prefer directing comedy,” says Boley. ‘The Garden of Allah’ was a physical strain. Dietrich and Dunne are so entirely different. Dietrich is a photographic subject only, her forte is glamor—and she does it well. Miss Dunne's screen charactertistics are sincerity and sta- bility of acting.” (Copyright, 1936, by the Norta American Newspaper Alliance Inc,) GAYETY BURLESK Now Playing BILLY ARLINGTON PEANUTS BOHN JEAN WILLIAMS BROUGAT BACK AT YOUR REQUEST! In 20th Cent: “State Fair "GAYNOR JANET Fox ure " ISWMM. LEW AYRES -~ SALLY EILERS * And Great Supporting Cast And he | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, Anthony Goes to Africa Fredric March, as Anthony Adverse, is seen here with Stefl Duna, as Neleta, the native girl who comes into his life when he goes to Africa, in a scene from the Warner Bros,’ picturization of Hervey Allen’s “Anthony Adverse.” The film opens tomorrow at the Earle. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. R-K-O Keith’'s—“Swing Time,” at 9:56 and 11:52 am,, 1:48, 3:44, 5:40, 7:36 and 9:32 pm. Warner’s Earle—“China Clipper,” at 11 am, 1:35, 4:15, 7 and 9:35 p.m. Stage shows at 12:50, 3:30, 6:15 and 8:55 p.m. Loew’s Capitol—“Yours for the Ask- ing,” at 11 am., 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:40, 6:15 and 9:05 p.m. Metropolitan—*“And Sudden Death,” at 11 am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8:05 and 9:55 p.m. Palace—"“The Gorgeous Hussy,” at 11:55 a.m., 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 pm. Columbia—*“Piccadilly Jim,” at 11 am., 1:05, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:35 pm. Ambassador—"Poppy,” at 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. Tiveli—“Poor Little Rich Girl," 2, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:35 pm. Little—"Broadway Bill, iy %5 am, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 pm. Roadside — “Among shiners,” at 8:40 p.m. the Moon- SECOND WEEK SALE lTxcxns for the second week's en- gagement of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's “Romeo and Juliet,” starring Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer, went on sale today at the National Theater. The box office will be open FINAL BIG WEEK All Attractions Open Through Sunday, September 13th ¥ree Dancing Saturday and Sunday Ballroom Admission Only 10e Freguent Daily Bus Service 483 11th Street N.W. Wor Information Call NAt. 213 W. M. & A. Metor Lines, Ine. From from 9 am. until § p.m. daily from now on. The picturization of the Shakes- pearean play has been playing to ca- pacity houses since its Washington premiere at the National last Sunday night. Supporting Miss Shearer and Howard, who play the title roles, are John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone and a host of others. “Romeo and Juliet” is being shown twice daily, at 2:30 and 8:30 pm, and all seats are reserved. Warner Bros. AMBASSADOR ; | 18th and Columbia Rd. N. W. Shown for Seven Days RIDAY, SEPT. 11 70 TWRRS,, SEPT. 1) Warnse Brse ) SINTHONY SIDVERSE (MATIEE BARLY—DO0RS OPEN 1S P A Saats 35c—Chdren 15¢ 0 RIGATS AND SURDAY MATINEES Orch. 55¢ (Tax Inciudad) Bl Hc - Culdrm (o3350) 206 Warner Bros, At Continuous Per- formances Tomorrow At9am.... THE PICTURE THE WHOLE WORLD IS WAITING FOR SNTHONY SDVERSE FROM THE MOST WIDELY READ BOOK OF THE DECADE BY Hervey_ Allen FREDRIC MARCH As “ANTHONY” Olivia A Warner Bros. Masterpiece De Havilland 4s “ANGELA" BENALD WOODS As“Vincent Nolte” LOUIS HAYWARD As “Dennis Moore” C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936. EARLE HAS PREMIERE QF “ANTHONY ADVERSE” First Showing Tonight Has Interest for Washington Theater Goers. [ ANTHONY ADVERSE" will have & gala premiere tonight at 11:15 o'clock at the Earle Theater, with notables from more than 40 coun- tries attending the reremonies. Official delegates to tne Third World Power Conference, now being held in Washington, will be guests of John J. Payette, Warner Bros.’ zone manager, at the special showing, coming to the Earle directly after their banquet at the Union Station. ‘The National Broadcasting Co., which is broadcasting speeches and other high lights of the dinner, also will present high lights of the “An- thony Adverse” premiere, the broad- cast from the Earle lobby to go over station WRC, beginning at 11:15. Following the special midnight show regular presentations of “An- thony Adverse” will start at 9:15 Fri- day morning. HUEY LONG'S POLITICAL HEIR IN MARCH OF TIME Passamaquoddy Agitation Has Place With Milk Policies in AMUSEMENTS. izer to & messiah of the rabid politi- cal minorities, ending up by pointing out that thoughtful observers won- der whether Smith is a man of des- tiny or merely a temporary disturb- ance. ‘The current issue of “March of Time” also sows the strides that have been made in the last 40 years in the purification] of milk. The reel discusses, too, the Passa- maquoddy tidal power project, going back more than a decade to present the entire story of Quoddy. Japan is taking a census of its prop- erty in South Sea Islands. WASHINGTON MUSICAL NSTITUTE Fall Terms Open Sept. 14 Open for Registration 831 18th St. NW. Met. 2511 s a wa wstiteTion TCREITH S 5 | PRED ASTAIRE. cl.‘llulflfill' “SWING TIME" JEROME KERN MUSIC vicron npLew e’ 'MoonzesnonERiCEesLonE % 3c UNTIL S P M. e NO.1 HIT of thr Hew Sionw S3aasom is Waskingtoms NO.NHIT of cllbiome! RD WEER! Feature at Keith's. THR.E! significant subjects are dis- cussed in the new release of “March of Time,’ which opens at R-K-O Keith's Theater tomorrow as Crowds . . . Crowds that topple records every day . « » That's Washington's GREAT tribute to & GREAT FILM! a special added attraction for the second week of the showing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ “Swing Time.” The reel discusses the political ac- tivities of Rev. Gerald Smith, color- ful self-appointed political and spirit- ual heir of Huey P. Long, showing his phenomenal rise in the past year from a share-the-wealth organ- Joan CRAWFORD Robert TAYLOR T s HUSSY” LIONEL BARRYMORE FRANCHOT TONE MELVYN DOUGLAS JAMES STEWART "ROMANCE TO MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT FASTER! DRAMA TO MAKE YOUR g # HARRY M. GOETZ presents the JAMES FENIMORE ., g 4o PULSES POUND WITH EXCITEMENT! Lavishly produced, authentic in every detail... stirringly acted by a great cast...alternating tender romance with scenes of barbaric warfare.«. an American classic comes to pulsing in every element. COOPER CLASSIC life on the screen. BRUCE CABOT - HEATHER ANGEL - PHILIP REED STAGE HAL SHERMAN @ Other Acts (éfi ROBERT BARRAT- HUGH BUCKLER - WILLARD ROBERTSON A _Reliance Picture Released thru United Artists STARTS FRIDAY