Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1936, Page 34

"B—16 = St. Helena Takes Capital Back to Theater Season Familiar Scenes of Legitimate Tonight on E Street With Attractive Schedule In Offing. BY E. de S. MELCHER. THE theater, which is known as “legitimate,” begins again tonight in AMUSEMENTS. Washington. This means that on E street the Summer’s often heated pavements will be studded with the great; lights will play on the National Theater’s front; limousines will move up to the doorway in & long, steady line, and Max Gordon, called a few years back, “the wonder boy of the theater” (rightly s0). will have ushered f1. another season in which Napoleon, Lord Byron, Bobby Burns, Hamlet, Katie Hepburn and Freddie March will be the main events. A hasty trip to Broadway over the week end should convince most out- of-town emissaries that history will play a whopping big part in the theater this season. While Clifford Odets and Maxwell Anderson have | dipped pen in ink during the la.sl few months and produced pluys‘ which are expected to pulverize their | already feverish audiences, the boys; and girls who played “wahoo” with | civilization—the Napoleons and the Byrons—are the chief topic of conversation in the theatrical offices. Freddie March, for instance, is being sought to play Lord Byron. Robert Donat is wanted to play Bobby Burns. And the Hamlets are so numerous around Broadway that one can scarcelyg —— —— drink an orangeade for seeing one. Then, of course, other than tonight's “St. Helena” at the National, there to retain this title. Inasmuch as | ‘Mother Carey's Chickens' was an | American dramatic classic for years, are more Napoleons brooding in the green rooms. Peter Lorre will be such s one for Sidney Kingsley. And a couple of other human Waterloos are said to be in the offing. Chief interest, however, in the theater world, which begins locally tonight, is that Max Gordon starts the ball rolling. Mr. Gordon has been extremely loyal to Washington. Due to him the city had what might be called a renaissance in the theater last season. When he stated that he would like all of his plays to open “cold” in Steve Cochran's E street pavilion, the other producers pricked he believes that there is enough flavor to its classic memory to warrant the received requests from several ex- hibitors asking that the title be changed to something ‘more modern.’ | Exhibitors’ requests, which usually voice the opinion of their public, should naturally be given full consi eration. However, Mr. Small wonders, in this particular case, if these opin- ions are justified. “Several of Mr. Small's most suc- cessful productions have retained the | | titles of the classics on which they were based, for example, ‘The Count title being retained. However, he has | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, A Titled Foreigner Is Americanized Francis Lederer is the foreign mobleman and Ann Sothern is the wife he wins in America in “My American Wife,” the comedy which is the screen attraction this week at Loew’s Capitol Theater D. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1936. “BABES OF BROADWAY” IS GAYETY OFFERING | up their ears, and said to themselves that maybe they had been wrong. So when the curtain rolls up on “St. Helena,” and on that fine familiar figure who. to the left of us, rips the dickens out of that bass viole, and on the Andrew Kellys, who | sit in the front row, and Nelson Bell. who sits in the fifth row om the left misle, and on Betty Hynes, who is very wide awake on the other side | of the theater in row G, and on the Don Craigs, who are a couple of rows ahead of her, then we may such a one as Max Gordon, who has been nice enough to bring one of his always-interesting productions as fuel for the year's first theatrical fire and who undoubtedly will also offer us something new to brood over and wonder about. Napoleon is certainly not lying low this season. Next to Mr. Shakespeare, | in Hollywood, he is one of the most alive people we know. * x X X I{OWARD (R-K-O) BENEDICT writes: “As you probably have heard, we are shortly going to start production on the film version of Kate Douglas Wiggins' play, ‘Mother Carey’s Cmckens.‘ “Inasmuch as Ginger Rogers will play her first dramati most important pictures. Small will be the producer. “It is Mr. Small's present intention | and Theodore von Eltz. thank | ic role in this | by film, we expect it to be one of our | Treacher, Ralph Morgan, Henry Ar- Edward | metta, Sara Haden, Beryl Mercer, Mlle. lesque Bill in the Elaborate Dragon Dance. J{EATURING Mlle. Verne, the Gayety offers this week “Babes of Broadway,” in every way equaling its four predecessors on Col. Lake's boards. Miss—pardon—"Mile.” Verne has achieved some renown for her dragon dance and such recognition | is not misplaced, for setting, lighting and costume combine in producing a routine of striking beauty. The second act straight specialty is none the less satisfying. Billy Hagen and his identifying “cheese and crackers” is on hand to coax the laughs with Billy Lee as auxiliary comic. Both of these baggy-panted individuals serve their purpose well, with the latter, how- ever, suffering from insufficient possi- bilities in his material on several ap- pearances. Joe Devlin and Palmer Cote rank among the better “straights.” Rube Walman takes the spot only once. but his place in the show de- serves attention equal to that ac- corded the headliners. is a whistler, though far above the run of the mine lip manipulators. Scoring first with a number in- corporating a series of well-blended bird calls (not of the Bronx variety), he follows through on a rendition of the “Poet and Peasant” overture— novel and very well done. Walman ‘ wears himself out on the latter effort Verne Featured on Bur- of Monte Cristo’ and ‘The Last of the Mohicans.” “Since he is still undecided about this matter Mr. Small suggested that I write to several motion picture critics in the country, asking their opinions as to whether or not the title of ‘Mother Carey's Chickens' should be retained. “Both Mr. Small and I would ap- preciate it extremely if you will be good enough to let me hear your ad- | vice on this.” Answer: While we do not believe that “Mother Carey's Chickens” sounds like .2 Ginger Rogers picture, as long as Miss Rogers is slated for the picture and as long as Kate Doug- las Wiggins wrote it, why not stick to the guns? Far better anyway than | doing what Mr. Small did with “We Who are About to Die.” That was changing the title to “One Man Came Back.” (Awful!) % x % JOLLOWING the engagement of “Friday the Thirteenth” at the | Belasco Theater, the International Cinema will offer a revival of John M. Stahl's production of “The Mag- | nificent Obsession,” based on the well- | known story by Lloyd C. Douglass. In this production Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor are starred, supported Charles Butterworth. Arthur | Cora Sue Collins, Lucian Littlefield ANN SOTHERN WEDS PRYOR AT 12:01 AM. Hollywood Ceremony Delayed Be-z cause Law Required Three- Day Notice. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 27 | (P —Blond Ann Sothern of the| screen became the bride of Roger | Pryor, actor and orchestra leader, at 8 one-minute-after-midnight church wedding yesterday. The couple, hosts after the cere- mony, to a large party of friends at a champagne breakfast, left last night for Chicago, where the bridegroom's band opens an engagement. The unusual wedding time was oc- | casioned by & switch in plans. In- tending originally to be married Sat- urday, they had not filed their notice of intention to wed the full three days in advance required by Cali-| fornia law. Their marriage license | became legal at 12:01 a.m. The Hollywood Congregational | Church was thronged by film celebri- ties as Rev. J. Hamilton Lash, pastor, | performed the ceremony. Miss Soth- | ern will return next month for a new film, while Pryor remains in the East. Routed by Mountain Lion. By the Associated Press. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Gene Bushnell, Forest Service lookout in the | — Stop Santa Lucia Mountains, couldn't sleep. Something kept nudging him and breathing in his face. The next morning he took one look | at the ground near his cot, packed his belongings and resigned his job. Tracks disclosed he had been visited | by a large mountain lion. COAL HUFNAGEL COAL CO. Yard nnd OMCB South Wash. V Ya. Richlands Every Pound Deliveres Vour Bin—No Exira Cha PA. BLACK DIAMOND—Bitu- minous Hard Strocture, Light Tomne 745:_b0% Lump. $6.75. MARYLAND SMOKELESS—A without _Smoke. iz0. $0.00: 80% IGHEST GRAD! vll‘lGlNlA HARD COALS. 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Stage shows at 12:34, 3:25, 6:15 and 9 p.m. Palace—"The Great Ziegfeld," Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. e | I‘lnds Bullet After 50 Years. at| WARREN, Ohio. (#).—Andy Mar- 11:20 a.m., 2:40, 6 and 9:20 p.m | shall of Bristolville found a strange Columbia—*The Gorgeous Hussy,” | lump behind his ear and went to the at 11 am, 1:10, 3:20, 5:20, 7:35 and | doctor about it 9:45 p.m. | The doctor removed a bullet from R-K-0 Keith’s—“Swing Time,” at the bump. 11:32 a.m,, 1:32, 3:32, 5:32, 7:32 and | “Then I recalled.” said Marshall, 9:32 pm. | “that I was shot accidentaly in the Warners’ arm by a playmate 50 years ago and the doctor could not find the bullet. This is it.” Earle — “The Texas at 10:50 am., 1:35, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at | 12:45, 3:35, 6:20 and 9:10 p.m. Metropolitan — “Anthony Adverse,” | {11 am., 1:35, 4:15, 6:55 and 9:35 p.m. Belasco — “Friday. the 13th,” at| 11:30 am., 116, 3:12, 5:08, 7:04 and !9 pm. “Magnificent Obession” at | | 10:14 pm. Rialto—"“Grand Hotel.” Little—"“Power,” at 11 am, :16, 5:24, 7:32 and 9:40 p.m. H Ambassador—"The Texas Rangers,” at 5:50, 5 and 9:40 p.m. Tivoli—“Mary of Scotland,” at 2:15, Surpassing all our His- tory-Making Revues. 1:08, | Surname for Apollo. ‘The surname of Apollo was Daph- neus, for which a festival was named. EYESTRAIN Don’t Neglect It You can learn the truth about your eves by b ing our sraduate tometris examin them, We Breserlbe «lasses only when mec- essary, M. A. LEESE Optical Co 614 9th St. N. elsewhere run right to Mor- | rison’s for oll kinds of | Blank Books | E. Morrison Paper Co. Phone NA. 2945 % Your smoke comes clean. No to- bacco in mouth or teeth. Throat-irri- tants checked while the fine Turkish- Domestic tobacco flavor is brought you. | Mr. Walman ' “*St. Helena” Opens At National Tonight M AX GORDON'S production of ‘St. Helena,” a drama based on Napoleon's last days, by R. C. Sherriff and Jeanne de Casalis, opens a week's engagement at the National Theater tonight, starting off the theater’s 10lst season. Maurice Evans, who has scored a number of stage successes in London, and who is known to Washingtonians for his Romeo in Katharine Cornell's production of “Romeo and Juliet” last sea- son, will portray the exiled Em- peror. Robert B. Sinclair is directing “St. Helena” and Jo Mielziner has designed the production. ROOSEVELT SUPPORTER Dr. Wunder, Former Townsend Plan Official, to Make Tour. NEW YORK, September 28 (P).— Dr. Clinton Wunder, former Townsend old-age pension official, said yesterday he will support President Roosevelt for re-election, and predicted “a majority of the Townsend vote” will go to the President. 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As operators of the highly success- ful Little Theater, Mrs. Miller and Mr. Tolkins have decided to play a special type of revival or foreign product at that house in the future, and offer the revivals of the great pictures of the past at the Rialto. “Grand Hotel" lives up to this promise, as those who first saw it will recall. Combining the talents of Greta Garbo, John and Lionel Barrymore, Jean Hersholt, Joan Crawford and Wallace Beery, this trick picturization of Vicki Baum'’s stunt novel and play is defi- nitely still a first-class attraction, con- | ceding little quarter in any respect to the best that Hollywood can offer today (which would be something else with Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John and Lionel Barrymorg Wallace Beery and Jean Hersholt). And as for those chairs, and the AMUSEMENTS. —p AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. OPP THE WHITE HOUSE Brough opula: flllfll. FIEVII,W ToNH‘,"T S P. M. SEE TWO FEATURES POB ONE ADMISSION. 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