Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1936, Page 36

AM USEMENTS. Powell-Lombard Film Coming to R-K-O Keith’s “My Man Godfrey” Follows “Swing Time” at 15th Street The ater—Washington Civie Theater Deserves Support. BY E. De S. HE postman said today: “Swing Time” will stay af MELCHER. t Keith's over the week end, but be prepared any minute after that for “My Man Godfrey,” which is not Arthur Godfrey as some mad wags about town have sald, but Willlam Powell in a fine and funny film in which Carole Lombard is also starred » » + Interest in “The Great Zicgfeld” . . Seats for “St. Helen:’ are is booming already and nobody seems to care much about the general dying at dawn . . . He died all right at the Palace . . . The new Francis Lederer- Ann Sothern film, “My American Wife” (not “His Brother's Wife” which ought by all odds to have reached town before this) is as engaging a film as you will find and ought to do very well indeed" at the Fox—no Cap- itol—this week what with that band and all . . . Admirers of Fred Stone will see him in one of his best roles, honestly going like hot cakes at the National . . . Tt was reported yesterday that the seat sale was far in ad- vance of last year's smash hit, “Prid Gordon, (R. C. Sherriff is in Hollywood writ- ing for M-G-M) and the company will arrive here Sunday . . . Two re- volving stages will have to be set at the National on Saturday . . . Another play that is attracting unusual atten- tion is the Theater Guild's first pro- duction of the season, “And Stars Remain” . . . That would be the Clif- | ton Webb-Helen Gahagan comedy | which arrives here the week after “St. | Helena” . . . The cast also includes Claudia Morgan, Ralph Morgan's young daughter, who is one of the best of the younger actresses. * x ok x NOW a word in behalf of the new ‘Washington Civic Theater . . . At last! as the envelope states in which is written the latest news about this interesting organization This is something the city has been eagerly awaiting for many a moon. . It is the sensible thing to do, so far as dramatics are concerned . . . Both the Drama Guild and the Co- lumbia Players are to be heartily con- gratulated for having been willing to extinguish their own separate and dis- tinguished lights in favor of a single fire that should burn brighter than any heretofore . . . Now the gentle squabbles that pepper 50 inany worthy little groups will have to be raging roughhouses before they can amount to anything Actors will be trained as actors, not as tempera- mental personalities . . . Director Day Tuttle, who comes to Washington with a thorough background for his ‘work. we venture to say, won't stand for any nonsense . . . A man with his training and insight will unquestion- ably not mince words or waste time... All local Mrs. X's who for years have etood smack in the middle of the stage and refused to budge will now Where and When Current Thester Attractions and Time of Showing. Loew’s Capitol — “The Road to Glory,” at 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 12:30, 3:20, 6:10 and 9 p.m. Palace — “The General Died at Dawn,” at 11 am, 1:05, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:35 p.m. Columbia—“Charlie Chan at the Race Track,” at 12, 2, 4, 5:55, 7:55 | and 9:50 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—"Swing Time” at 11:54 a.m, 2:18, 4:42, 7:06 and 9:30 p.m. “March of Time,” at 11:24 am., 1:48, 4:12, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Warner's Earle — “Nine Days a Queen,” at 11 am, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 and 10:05 p.m. Stage shows st 12:40, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:10 p.m. Metropolitan — “Anthony Adverse,” ot 9:30 and 11:50 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:30 pm. Belasco— Friday, the 13th,” at 12:03, 2:07, 4:01, 6, 8 and 9:55 p.m. Little—"“Power,” at 11 am., 1:08, 8:16, 5:24, 7:32 and 9:40 p.m. Ambassador—"Piccadilly Jim,” €, 7:50 and 9:15 p.m. at author Jeanne De Casalisé e and Prejudice” . . ., Producer Max budge like all mischief . . . And tender Juliets will not be allowed merely to hang their pretty necks over that balcony . . . Somehow, the re- ports submitted already by this new group, which deserves every drama lover's attention in town, sound rea- sonable, interesting and exciting: The lays will be worthwhile, the actors mong the town's best, and the staff eagerly anticipates some good, hard work . : . “Caesar and Cleopatra” will ring up the curtain late in Oc® tober . . . See you there! * K ¥ % OCAL players on Broadway: Beth Thompson is playing in Al Wood's “Arrest That Woman” . . . 8o's Dick Midgley . . . The Shuberts have Ishman Keith under contract in “The Golden Journey” . . . John Sikken is set for the Leslie Howard production of “Hamlet” , . . and Ted Tiller is talking & new play over with a major producer, * Xk k& ’rONIOHT'S the night when Wash- ingtonians are reminded that they should tune in on Maj. Bowes and by calling District 6111 register their ap- proval of any performer on the air and thus select a new star for the Major Dance Band Revue which opens at the Capitol tomorrow. Film exchange executives and drama critics are being entertained this pm. by the Rialto in its new club quarters. An early Charlie Chaplin film, “The Little currently along with “Power.” More Hospitals for Japan. ‘To cope with an alarming increase in mental cases Japan is providing wider hospital facilities, organizing a research institute, establishing first aid societies and adopting more rigid social legislation relative to disease, alcoholic drink and narcotics. e Whiy 36t s bust? « o « It costs no more* 7 OIL HEAT See Our Display Tiveli—“Girls’ Domitory, 4:25, 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m " at 2:40, A New Kind of Romance %% of the Count who “went Cowboy to win the gal he loved] " nM'Y AMERICAN WIFE .« FRANCIS L.EID'ERER ANN FRED STONE BILLIE BURKE £ The No. 1 man of enter- tainment brings. you his NO’1 SHOW OF, ALL TIME! BOWES DANCE BAND TED MACK an Youman Bros. Fritzsi Robbins Lightning Three Sid Raymend Frances White R 3 Virginia Hams Fredric March in Bwing String Five and Washington's Own Winner on the Major's Program. “THE ROAD TO GLORY” Immigrant,” is being shown at the | ANN SOTHERN TO WED ROGER PRYOR NEXT WEEK Actress and Son of Band Leader File Notice—Contracts to XKeep Couple Apart. Br the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, September 24. — Ann Sothern and Roger Pryor joined the cinema parade to the altar yes- terday. Th wed and said the ceremony would probably occur Monday. Pryor, who is 35, has been married once before. This will be Miss Sothern's first matrimonial venture. Pryor, the son of Arthur Pryor, noted band leader, has acted on both the stage and screen and is leader of a dance orchestra. The blond, 25-year-old Miss Sothern began her career on the stage. After the ceremony the couple will | fly to Chicago where Pryor’s orchestra | has an engagement. Miss Sothern | said her screen work would probably take her back to Hollywood but that THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 193 William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld, and Luise Rainer as Anna Held, are important in the cast of “The Great Ziegfeld,” the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical extravaganza based on the life of the famous producer. The film, which originally played here as a road-show attraction, returns to town tomorrow to open at Loew’s Palace. Chicago to be with her husband as much as possible. SILENT ON ROMANCE But Elissa Landi Bids Fond Fare- well to Nino Martini. PASADENA, Calif,, September 24 (#)—Elissa Landi bade Nino Martini a fond farewell yesterday when the opera singer left by train for New York. Neither the actress nor Martini would comment on reports they are filed notice of intention to 'she expected to commute by air to engaged. NOW AT POPULAR PRICES! Rialto Open With Revival On Saturday Downtown Theaters Announce New Programs. the Rialto Theater is re- opened by the manage- ment of the Little Theater Saturday to become the town's ace ' RAND HOTEL" will be the feature attraction when night, stronghold of motion picture revivals. ‘The Rialto has had considerable in- ternal rejuvenation, including: the in- stallation of even more comfortable chairs, in preparation for its relight- ing. “Grand Hotel,” you remember, is the picturization of Vicki Baum's Joan Lionel Lewis Stone and countless other important novel and has Greta Garbo, Crawford, John Barrymore, Barrymore, Wallace Beery, film people in the cast, ‘The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical extravaganza dedicated to the life of Florenz Ziegfeld, “The Great Zieg- feld,” which first was shown here as | & road-show attraction at the National | Theater, comes back to town tomorrow | to open at Loew's Palace. William Powell is Ziegfeld, Luise Rainer and Myrna Loy have important roles op- posite him, and & number of other popular stars of films and of Ziegfeld shows appear in the picture. ‘The Earle’s screen attraction for the week starting tomorrow will be “Texas Rangers,” a new Paramount film with Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie in the leading roles. Leo Car- rillo, popular motion picture player, will make a personal appearance as the feature of the stage show. “My American Wife” presenting Frances Lederer as a foreign noble- - g0 = ; _|‘ Noy ' KEITH S 2 '* WEEK RED ASTAIRE. GIIGBI'_IOGIIl TSWING . TIME" . JEROME KERN MUSIC ey he MARCH of TIME® .. - @ CAROLE LOMBARD | AMUSEMENTS. an, who marries an American heiress and then sets out to become a better American than any one in her family, will open tomorrow at Loew’s Capitol. Ann Sothern is the girl in the case, Maj. Bowes’ Dance Band and his All-Star Revue will provide the vaude- ville portion of the entertainment. Carole Lombard and Willlam Powell come to R-K-O Keith's tomorrow in “My Man Godfrey.” It's the film version of Eric Hatch's rovel about the heiress who picks up a derelict on the city dump to make him her butler. “The Gorgeous Hussy,” which re- cently played three weeks at the Palace, comes to the Columbia to- morrow for its fourth week on F street, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Franchot Tone, Joan Craw- ford and Robert Taylor play the lead- . | ing roles, 3 T e e Worries of a Candida OMAHA, Nebr. (#).—Dwight Gris- , | wold, Republican nominee for Gover- nor, has one less worry in the event of his election. On the fervent plea of & young Omaha woman that he give her jobless flancee a job if he is elected, Griswold promised to do all he could. Later the girl wrote him: “Forget everything. 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