Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1936, Page 18

A—I18 »%¥ AMUSEMENTS. Hollywood Produces Another Fine Film “Charge of the Light Brigade” Is Praised at Preview—Errol Flynn and Olivia De Haviland BY E. de S. 8 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Are Starred. MELCHER. was swept into office again yesterday “The Charge of the Light Brigade” was having a similar triumph within the warm, quiet portals of the Earle’s screeniny room. Not since “Beaux Geste” thundered down the road to popular success, has a film so excited the sterner emotions of those who saw it. Women blanched, wrung their hands, wrung their handkerchiefs, wrung themselves practically into a frazzle < | Payette’s first laudatory wire to them as the boys of that 27th Lancers | charged into the middle Balanclava and won for themselves that victory which the poetic words of Lord Tennyson crystalized later in world- | wide fame. The film has been treated with heroic splendor and with great force | had anticipated. Andy Kelley was heard applauding | during the charge of the brigade; | Betty Hynes patted the top of her | head, flung tears into an awaiting | handkerchief and had a couple of other private fits which only those next to her were privileged to see. and dramatic insight by the Messrs. | And Nelson Bell and Don Craig Warner and by Director Michael Curtiz (pronounced “Curteez”). It was screened privately for members of the press on a day of especial emo- |, o 0iates should be congratulated for tion—on a day when those who were watching the picture were unques- tionably more interested in what was going on in the street, in the White House, in Kansas and in Hyde Park. As people milled excitedly around Pennsylvania avenue, as radios hummed forth their messages, as people darted in and out of corners for their election day beers, local critics were huddled together in Johnny Payette’s small projection booth to see this film. Yet they never flinched, and prob- @bly enjoyed the film as much as Mr. seemed (o be almost under those horses’ hoofs, so eagerly did they scan the goings-on. Certainly the Warners and their this job. It is a brilllant panorama of an historical event that has come to be a part of every person’s educa= tion. Every actor from Errol Flynn and Olivia De Haviland, down to Henry Stephenson and Newcomer Patric Knowles (of whom great things are expected) is magnificently cast and deserves infinite credit. There will be more on this anon. At the moment, however, it did seem reasonable on this momentous day to break into exclamations of praise lmr a Hollywood film which is also momentous. All Stars Have Stooges In Their Private Lives Aides of Film Notables go Under .Many Titles—Friendships Often Date Back for Years. BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. they are not always called that. Confidential secretary, manager, physical trainer, valet, chauffeur and guard are the thin disguise H OLLYWOOD, November 4 (N.A.N.A).—Evecy star has a stooge—but titles by which the lucky shadows of filmland’s great are known. The most famous in Hollywood is Carole Lombard’s “Fieldsle,” secretary, | spanking—when it is needed. companion and closest friend of the blond film star. Lombard and the large and plump <+— dates back to their high O'Brien's parties, ‘They looked for jobs to- *Fieldsie™ school days. supervising house- hold accounts, and playing with Baby gether. they worked in Mack Sennett’s ' Mavourneen. comedies to- gether. When Carole started getting the breaks, she gave “Fieldsie” the courtesy job of answering her fan mail. Now, if you want to see Miss Lombard, you must see *Fieldsie” first. Among “Field- sie's” everyday Jobs are advising Miss Lombard, answering per- sonal mail, keeping track of socm engagements, and, above all, mnklng sure that her boss is happy and con- | tented Brother Aide to Cagney. Jimmy Cagney is kept from the harsher faets of finance by his brother, Sheilah Graham Bill, who gave up a promising screen | career of his own in order to act as Jimmy's business manager and stick- ing plaster shadow . . once upon a time stage manager of a play in which she appeared on Broadway. He came to Hollywood at Joan'’s insistence and has taken care of her career—finance, love problems two marriages and motherhood. Whenever you see George Raft. Killer Gray, ex-prizefighter and fight manager, is not more than a few inches behind. The two were reared in New York’s Hell Kitchen section. When Raft decided to be a prize- fighter, the killer decided to manage him. When George abandoned the res:n of the ring for the resin of the ball room and stage, Stooge Gray did likewise. They came to Hollywood to- gether. The killer uses ‘we” and “our” when discussing the activities of his boss-pal. More' Than a Personal Maid. * To all appearances, Ida Peary is Kay Francis’ personal maid. But the colored girl is much more. She is answerer-in-chief to all the prob- Jems and worries besetting the bru- nette actress. As proof of the close bond existing between the pair, a portrait of Ida is the only picture on the walls of Miss Francis’ living room. Merle Oberon brought her secre- tary-companion, Ruth Frazer, all the way from England. Wherever Merle lives, swank hotel, swank beach home, palatial ocean liner suite, the second best bedroom is reserved for Miss Frazer. As far as the writer can see, Miss Frazer's chief duties consist of making tea and always being at hand to listen to the confidences of her fascinating employer. Bing Crosby recently turned him- #elf into an incorporated company— 80 it follows he has two stooge- henchmen—his brothers, Larry and Everett, who spend all their waking hours “yessing” or “no-ing” the fa- mous crooner. Secretary-of-All-Trades. Pat O'Brien has a gentleman work- ing for him, by name Wallace Fit- eimmons, with the courtesy title, sec- retary. His duties consists of keep- ing Pat's clothes in order, answering fan malil, driving him to and from work, buying fight tickets, arranging games for the soft ball team spon- sored by Pat, checking auction sales, attending to the details of Mrs. . Joan Blondell’s | secretary-stooge, Maurice Leo, was Many years ago, Charles Ruggles and dapper Lester Elliott played in vaudeville together. Charlie was offered a job in pictures. “I won’t 80 unless you take Lester,” he told the tempter. The company said “nothing doing,” so Charlie brought his buddy to Hollywood just the same, and ever since Lester has been secre- tary, friend, confidant, and provider of everything from a cigarette to a | dinner. Child stars have their stooges just ) like '.he grown-up variety. Sybil | — uo IS& Katharuu HEPBURN Herbert l.!lllflll-l. "R Woman Rebels” *i" ELIZABETH ALLEN 7 VICTOR McLAGLEN (Acedemy Award Winner) in “'The MAGNIFICENT BRUTE" Aonmiiation Next Sun. Aft.. 4 P. M. $1.10. $1.65, & &1 QUARTET Mrs. Dorsey’s, 1300 @ ERIC CORREA and His Orchestra Theater Restauran 505 K St. NW. Met. 0770 No_eover or minimum with dinn The association of | NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, clude her Uncle Harry Jacobson, and her 21-year-old sister, who lives with | the starlet, rules her with an iron hand and administers an occasional (Copyright. 1936, by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) - California is the only State in the | Union containing areas of substan- tial size that lie below sea level. Warner Bros LAST 2 DAYS MARION CLA| DAVIES ° GABLE In Wamner Bros. Cosr.iopolitans “Cain Of Mabel” Coming Friday Errol Olivia FlYlIl IE HAVILLAND Bros. Masterpiece “Tfl[ "CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" On Stage—Special Presentation “BOLERD” pi l-A!'l‘ 2 nA!l “A HIDSUMIER AL T | IllEll[S l!lAlI In Pavamount's Comedy “WIVES NEVER KNOW"" ABOLPHE Wi P Fenn_Stadlo, 1745 F 8L NW. M "B0n0, " Modern dancing, Clase lessons snd_dance Sat. eve., 8 to 12, SKYLINE DRIVE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th $3.00 Round Trip 200 Miles of Scenic Beauty lllul leave III'I Pennlylv.llh Ave, N.W. 8:30 AM.. return 6:30 .I.. Phone Dnhu! 0600 for veserva- tions and information The Gray Line and Royal Blue Motor Tours It will pay you to see SHERWOOD before you SHERWOOD 0ILBURNER Visit Showroom 1723 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N. W, Open Uniil 9 p. m. PHONE Decatur 4181 The ***xx HIT!! Winner in Europe A satire on ihe Seventeenth Century Flanders Complete English Dialog Titly N. Y. DAILY NEWS 2 “BAWDY~ FUNNY-WICKED” —New Yorker “Excellent—Handsprings of \\ Apptoval" ~a:v. sosr Sovrim FROMIEZPANToN:30RN, SMOKING OPP. THE IN LOGES WHITE HOUSE The Edward F. Miller Studio Sl‘ l'lll ST. NATIONAL Danced, We Teach GLORIA KAMP 607 15¢h 8 PBallreem ang Tas. | 13 Loons, 31600, Advanced. | Adw 1ts—Children. “CANELLIS DANCE STUDIOS 724 11th St. NW. District 1673 Lessons in Ball Room 6 .D‘lnlshl :.l.l. 12 hours $5 asaes a2 ~(Over 40.000 le pupils M'DI'RM! U S) DON MARTINI Waltz-Fox Trot-Tango-Rhumba-Tap Talented Teachers Private Lessons BEGINNERS—ADVANCED—LOW RATES 1811 H St. N.W. National 3767 SIMONE SIMON, Young French actress, who made her American film debut in “Girls’ Dormitory,” is one of the four leading women in the new Twentieth Century-Foxr picture, “Ladies in Love,” which will be at Loew’s Capitol for a week starting Friday. The other “Ladies in Love” are Loretta Young, Con- stance Bennett and Janet Gaynor. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER -4, 1936. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—“Ethan Frome,” at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. R-K-0 Keith’s—“A Woman Re- bels,” at 11:46 n.m., 1:46, 3:46, 5:46, 7:46 and 9:46 p.m. Capitol—“Pigskin Parade,” at 10:40. am., 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:25, 6:15 and 9:05 p.m. Palace—"Big Broadcast of 1937,” at 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10 and 9:30 p.m. Earle—"Cain and Mabel,” at 11 am., 1:35, 4:20, 7:15 and 9:55 p.m." Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:25 and 9:05 p.m. Metropolitan — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at 10:30 a.m., 12:40, 2:50, 5:05, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Columbia—"Dimples,” at 11:55 a.m., 1:55, 3:50, 5:50, 7:45 and 9:45 p.m. Rialto—"Morocco,” at 2, 3:53, 5:46, 7:47 end 9:48 pm. Belasco—“Les Miserables,” at 11:30 a.m.,, 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Little—"The Constant Nymph,” at 11:38' a.m., 1:40, 3:42, 5:44, 7:46 and 9:48 p.m. Ambassador—*Cain and Mabel,” at 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. Tivoli—"The Great Ziegfeld,” at 2:10, 5:25 and 8:45 p.m. Howard — “Case of the Velvet| Claws,” at 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45 and | 10:15 p.m. Stage shows at 1:40, 4:05, 6:30 and 9:05 p.m. MRS. KAUFMAN NAMED Playwright's Wife Is Appointed Film Story Editor. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Novemher 4 | (#).—Samuel Goldwyn, film producer, | announced yesterday he has ap- | pointed Mrs. Beatrice Kaufman, wife of George S. Kaufman, playwright, | as Eastern story editor for his com- pany. | Mrs. Kaufman is a well-known writer and editor. Hawaii Imports Vegetables. | Hawaii, with its land devoted | largely to sugar cane and pineapples, | imports $10,000,000 worth of vege- | tables from the mainland annually. AMUSEMENTS. BLACKFRIARS TO PLAY “Risen Generation” to Be Given Tomorrow Night. Touomww night's performance of the Blackfriars Guild play, “The Risen Generation,” at St. Paul's Auditorium, 1421 V street, at 8:30, will be & benefit for the newly-estab- lished Carroll House of Studies for Lay Boys. ‘William M. Carrigan is director and Dr. Edward Rauth, psychologist, is educational director of the institu- tion, which has been established to aid needy boys of high-school age in obtaining an education and ftting themselves for their place in society. LS T Sues Premier for Postage. Premier Koki Hirota of Japan was astonished when informed that he had been sued by a farmer for 32 cents. Genya Kakata, a rural resi- dent of Tochigi Prefecture, claims to have spent that much on postage in writing the premier and wants it back. Filing the papers cost the farmer an additional 35 cents. TONIGHT S2MumeN. NATIONAL SYMPHONY Hons Kindler, founder and conductor. !d:umlnn Symphony No. 4: Works by > Berliol and Beethoven GUIOMAR NOVAES Brilliant Brazilian Pianist. Tickets: 50c to $2.50. On sale at box omce main_floor, Julius Garfinckel & tore. Na. 7730. At Constitution o attef T pm. Me, 2001, . C. Cappel, Manager. STUART ERWIN oMY BOWIES ARUINE JUDGE SETIY GRABLE PATSY KENLY JACK NALEY PIIII(IN‘ YACHT CLUS BOYS BOY! WHAT A KICK! A Perfect 4-Star Cast! A Glorious Production! In brief,—it’s simply marvelous! 17/:1707/97:17) 4 with WALTER CONNOLLY o . YER Directed by Jack ':cnwoy . g?#" THURSDAY =t PALACE , TUR Produced by Lawrence Weingarten Extro—Behind the Headlines A Pate Smith Oddity ® Last Day ® “BIG_BROADCAST OF 1937 ' FAIRLAWN Spiders Float Across Water. Certain spiders float ..cross bodies of water by spinning supporting “bal- loons” of gossamer. Eves. 55¢ to $2.75 lnh. wu.ut.uou PAULINE LORD = “ETHAN FROME” wunElfiLE lenflni 2 Do, LA saLx THURS. JOMN C. WILSON presents Lawrence ® Cowarn "IlINIGIIT AT EIGHT-TH THIRTY” Starts Thursday HARLOW in E)\“HELL'S ANGEL” Charfes Laughton & Elsa Lanehester “FRANKIE & JOHNNY” Pearl Hauer at the Piano Last Times Today MORO(CO” 30c—40¢ after GAYETY BURLESK NOW PLAYING “JACK DIAMOND" The King of Floogle Street JOAN COLLETTE. SALLY O'DAY and the"Season's Beneation The “PANTHER GIRL" n the dance alluring. daring and alarmine & ereat novelty that should not be missed i ACADEMY O Fericgt Seuns :-Il.u'll'; E. Lawrence Phllllbs Thtlue Beautiful Continuous From 4 K FM PRAhCIS LEDERER i AINY .‘ PR!ST 'ON. tnea \ ASHTON i SHAFR0) PARKIR in “OLD HUTCH Comed —— - 11th & N. C. Ave. S 8. CAROLINA “SINS OF MAN. Ganz X Jo; ROBERT TAYLOR IONST S Ar mmmmou in “THE GOR- __GEOUS HUSSY. DUMBARTON PN o R ARY ELLIS and WALTER PIDGEON in “PATAL LADY." d 3 AR SRS in HAN AT THE RAC 9th Between F and G IJTTIL Acomsticon” Easibbed. Starting Thurs “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 2 + Times Tod uble FPeature. 8344 Georgia Ave. “Case of the Velvet Claws,” Fin Continuous Pri LEY. COOFER in “O'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY. “THE CONsTANT NYMPH" PRIN“ESSDQ !orl Alr c.ndltl-ne‘ ON!wW “S;r’gzg‘r;smm ‘g MONEY." SECO Silver snlu Md. Continuous Prom 6:00 P.A. WARREN WILLIAM and MYRNA LOY_ STANTON INE JDH%mBlAL in WALLACE BEERY and JACKI! STATE-BETHESDA %7855 i JOE E. BROWN in “Earthworm Tractors.” News. Comedy. Silly Sym. " FALLS CHURCH, VA. TE NO Pflxffld ] Ros.u.mn RUS: in_“CRAIG'S W] ki WARNER COLAND o' o0 “Chan at the Race Track.” ELEANORE WHITNEY in “Three Cheers for Love.” HIPPDDROMF K near Oth ble Peat SHIRLEY DEANE IDUE TING 'ATHER. G!onaz RAFT—_“IT HAD TO _HAPPEN. CAMEO MT. l;mu::. MD. CRAWFORD TAYLOR in ‘i34’ roBER e " GORGEODS ARCADE BYATTSVILLE WD, Brian Donlevey. “Human Carso.” 5]}&%0“’ ':Lfgxi‘y"-}':nflna'-“‘ MILO Direction of Sitlney Lust Gertrude Soj phia 18th St. & Col. 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