Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1936, Page 40

A “President’s MUSEMENTS Mystery”’ Has Exciting Features Film Which Magazine of Nation Involve Tragedy and BY E. de S. for the plot of l.he new film at R-K: dent’s Mystery.” I up to the hilt. Nor did R-K-O cast which, while not widely known, is Associates With Head s Economic Ideas, Speedy Plot. MELCHER. T IS stated by a popular magazine that our Chief Executive was responsible -O Keith's, which is called “The Presi- If this be so, then he had & good idea and followed it leave him in the lurch. For, with a still able to present this “co-operative” Utopia with force, there is enough enthusiasm displayed to carry the idea over for two films rather than one.«r The great Hollywood motivating factor of “love” is, of course, not over- whelmingly apparent. Young ‘uns who are yearning for April in Paris or | love in bloom, will not find it very much present. What is present, how- ever, is the idea of a co-operative community, based on certain sound logic, crooked politicians who, for their own purposes, wish to see such a thing on the rocks.’ * ok kX IN THE midst of all this there is the “mystery,” which has to do with the murder of the wife of the man who disappears from home to start such a community. His wife, who has not been by any means “true blue,” is found butchered after a clandestine meeting supposedly with the man of whom she is enamored. ‘The fact that somebody else finds her there, instead of her boy friend, is the cause of her exit, and she departs from this earth at just about the same moment that her husband goes to found his Utopian community. The excitement, confusion and gen- eral situations involved make this better than the average photoplay. And it is acted by Henry Wilcoxon, Betty Furness, Evelyn Brent and the man who plays Mr. Wilcoxon’s valet | with great success. Added features on the bill include good shots of the Spanish situation and Pathe News at top form. * kK % IVIAKING what may be a record of sorts, Burgess Meredith, who re- cently returned from the R-K-O Ra-; dio studios in Hollywood, will appear | on Broadway in two mediums at once —stage and screen—when he opens in Maxwell Anderson's new play, “High Tor.” early in November at the same time he is appearing in celluloid at Radio City Music Hall in the film version of “Winterset.” . It was “Winterset”—also & Maxwell Anderson product—that kept Mere- dith busy in Hollywood. He had ap- peared all last season in the play with Margo and it won the annual best- play-of-the-season prize awarded by the Drama Critics' Circle. When R-K-O Radio decided..to make the Anderson play the officials signed both Meredith and Margo to do their origi- nal roles, and both went to Holly- wood. Eduardo Ciannelli, of the orig- inal cast, also went out. Producer Pandro S. Berman as- signed the job of adapting the play to Anthony Veiller, while Alfred San- tell was the director. The result o({ all this co-operation is & picture | which has the confidence of all those concerned with it. * ok ok % RANK LA FALCE says: “Pros- perity is here—but definitely. “You can ignore stock market up- gwings, pay raises and car loadings if you will, but you can't ignore Ted Lewis. And it is reported on good authority that the famed medicine man of the blues is ready to abandon that ‘high-hatted hit of happiness’ elogan that he adopted when the de- pression came along and go back to the billing line that made him famous —'Ted Lewis, the high-hatted trage- dian of jazz.’ “Followers of the inimitable Ted can tell exactly what this decision means. It seems that for years Lewis won his greatest applause with sweetly sad interpretations of various blues numbers. It was a gay generation that danced to Ted’s tuneful melodies 10 years ago, and perhaps his most famous recording was that sentimen- tal classic of the days before the crash, *If You See Sally, Tell Her That You | Saw Me.” It told the plaintive request of a young man, far from home, who wanted to send a message back to the girl he'd left behind and ended on & delicate minor with a sigh from the saxophone section—But if you see that some one eise means more to Sally, don't tell her that you ., . saw .. me’ “It was & great number and there Coward Program. ‘HE second of Noel Coward’s three bills of three one-act plays will be shown at the Na- tional tonight for the first time, Mr. Coward and Gertrude Law- rence presenting ‘“We Were Danc- ** “Fumed Oak” and “Shadow “We Were Dancing” is & com- edy in two scenes, “Fumed Oak” is described by Coward as “an unpleasent comedy” in two scenes, and “Shadow Play” per- mits Miss Lawrence to both sing and dance. This program will be repeated tomorrow night. The third three- play program in the series will be shown for the first time Friday evening and will be repeated at the Saturday matinee. LANK BOOK You get variety and volue here. See our big stock. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 COAL HUFNAGEL COAL CO. & ALASKA COAL CO. o"‘:’ Highlands Every Pound Del a5 ui in Bags te Your Bin at No Extra Charge. We Deliver_%.-Ton Orders. PA, BLACK DIAMOND—III-- Hard Structure. Light Smoke: Ecs Size. $8.00: 16% Lump. $7.50; 50% Lump. $6.75. MARYLAND SMOKELESS—A ou ash. highest grade bitu. .‘l‘:“ e !Iu $10.85: Stove, PA. BAII) COALS tove. $13.00; Nl‘. nan: Pea. which rides roughshod over | never was a version like the Lewis one. With a song in his heart and a sob in his throat, Ted proved his right to the title, ‘high-hatted trage- dian of jazz. “Came the depression. The maestro, with a sensitive finger on the public pulse, was quick to realize that it was no time to be tragic. With a wave of his baton, he made the tragedian dis- |appear. And since music is magic (as he loves to insist), the ‘high- hatted hit of happiness’ took his place, ‘Everything new but old top hat,’ the advance men declared, and of course the old top hat had a silver lining. The maestro asked, with greater as- surance than ever, ‘Is everybody hap- py?” And if they weren't he soon made them so. “This Friday Ted brings his hat and his band and his dancing girls, his long-since-grown-up shadow and all the rest of his gang to the Earle stage. And they do say that, after a tour of the country and a close look at the election returns, the maestro has de- cided the time is just about ripe to bring forth the tragedian again, “In other words, happy days really are here again!™ Thank you, Frank! BRITISH-AMERICAN STAR PACT. SIGNED By the Assoclated Press. | PASADENA, Calif., November 11.— | A British-American moving picture al | liance that will bring a “distinct inter- national flavor to all films” was an- | nounced yesterday by Charles Rogers, | head of Universal Studio. Rogers said he had signed an agree- ment with the Lloyd-Portall group of British film producers to exchange ar- tists, technicians and ideas. Rogers was one of a group of screen notables who arrived here from the East by train. Others were Dr. A. H. Giannini.of | United Artists, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Roach, and Ricardo Cortez, Robert Montgomery and Buddy Rogers, actors. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National —“We Were Dancing,” “Fumed Oak” and “Shadow Play,” at 8:30 p.m. R-K-O Keith’s —“The President's Mystery,” at 11:47 am., 1:49, 3:51, 5:53, 7:55 and 9:57 p.m. Capitol—“Ladies in Love,” at 10:45 am., 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:05 p.m. Plhce—"leeled Lady,” at 10:30 am,1 3, 5:10, 2:20 and 9:40 p.m. Earle—"“Charge of the Light Bri- gade,” at 10:30 a.m., 1:15, 4:05, 6:55 and 5 pm. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:10 p.m. 11 am, 9:25 p.m. Columbia—*Devil Is a Sissy,” 11:40 am., 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 p.m. Rialto — “Hell's Angels,” 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 pm. Belasco—“Carnival in Flanders,” at 11:55 a.m., 1:55, 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 p.m. Little—"All Quiet on the Western Front,” at 11:20 a.m,, 1:25, 3:30, 5:35, 7:40 and 9:45 Ambassador- he Charge of the| Light Brigade,” at 5:15, 7:15 and 9: 15| pm Tivoll—“His Brother's Wife,” 3:50, 5:40, 7:35 and 9:30 p.m. Uptown—“The Gorgeous Hussy,” at 2, 3:57, 5:50, 7:45 and 9:45 p.m. Howard—"Stage Struck,” at 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:40 and 10:30 p.m. Stage shows at 1:40, 4:05, 6:30 and 9:10 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20 and at 2:30, at 2, 505 K St. NW. Met. 0770 No_cover or minimum with dinner. TONITE T0 PHIL O’BRIEN and his Swanee Band Swanee features SWAHEE-Dancmg 13th & E Sts. N. W. Metropolitan—"Cain and Mabel,” at | at| [6AYETY BURLESK It will pay you to see SHERWOOD before you SHERWOOD 0IL BURNER _ Visit Showroom 1723 CONNECTICUT * AVENUE, N. W. 11.00: B. W. Si nn fi Nu-l .- umnl nl nsnltul. Dial Nat. uu or Jackson 2000 Open Uniil 9 p:m. PHONE Decatur 4181 D. C, WEDNESDAY, Johnny Weismuller, as Tarzan, and Maureen O’Sullivan, again playing his mate, are those principally concerned wzth “Tarzan Escapes,” new M-G-M film, which open’s Friday at Loew’s Capitol Theater. Praise Won By Chorus In Concert ‘Westminster Chorus, Dr. John Finley Williamson, con- ductor, gave a well-built and interesting program last eve- ning in the Armstrong High School. The concert was the first in the series arranged by the School of Music of Howard University and an enthusiastic audience recalled Dr. Williamson and the chorus as well as the soloist, Dorothy Mainer, soprano, many times. The work of the chorus was character- istic of this organization, which has gained a world-wide reputation and is | the first foreign choral group to give concerts in Russia. In precision, shad- Special Program for Armistice Day JEAN HARLOW in *“HELL’S ANGELS" Also CHARLES LAUGHTON “FRANKIE end JOHNNIE” TOMORROW “SAN FRANCISCO" 15th T KEITHS > L1 A WASHINGTON INSTITUTION FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT President of the United States CONCEIVED the STORY 6 Great authors wrote it MYSTERY " MENRY WILCOXON BETTY FURNESS Coming oo NOW PLAYING ANN CORIO Added Features EDNA DEE and MARSHALL and LEONARD Constitution TONIGHT .<i=50n. National Symphony HANS KINDLER, Conductor. in joint performance with the BALLET RUSSE De Monte Carlo ‘ompany of Symphony Orchestra xcoo l’D-m:en of 80 Musicians Lake of Swans Symphonie Fantastiqu Prince November 12 Les Sylphides. Choreartium Aurora’s Weddin Tickets: box office St Sanione O Cabvel, Manaier. 2,240 Pounds to Blue Ridge, Va Buckwheat, $7.. 25 Pocahontas Stove, $10.40 Smokeless Eg:, $9. 50 Bitumineus Coal me l.;,- 58.50 75% Lump Coal. ;7.60 50’/. anp Coal, $6.75 delivered separate compart- ing and volume their work is beautiful, and they sing without accompaniment or printed music. The white vest- ments of the women over the deep red velvet cassocks, and the red cassocks of the men, make an effective picture. The difficult motet, “Sing Ye to the Lord,” by Bach, opened the program, and in this number the precision and clarity of the singing was most effec- tive, the various parts in the fugue- like music being kept distinct through- out the number. Roy Harris’ choral symphony in three movements fol- lowed and was a marked contrast to the Bach motet. Mr. Harris has made his symphony descriptive, not only in the mood and themes but in the very marked rhythm. The third move- ment, “Inscription,” is a triple fugue, and it is Dr. Williamson's belief that this is the first attempt at writing a fugue for voices. Following this the chorus sang “Celestial Voices” for an encore, Dr. Williamson explaining {that it was a song without words, though it mattered little, as their 5:30 | u?ocajsozsc 406 MWWM...“THE enunciation is poor. The tone quality sud beauty of harmony in this num- | ber was exquisite and the chorus gave & spiritual quality to its tone, com- pleting the illusion of celestial voices. “Water Boy” Repeated. Avery Robinson's arrangement of ‘‘Water Boy” was heard in the third group and had to be repeated. Geo! frey O'Hare's “Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo,” cowboy song, was interesting from the standpoint of folk music, and was given a spirited rendition by the men of the chorus. The last number in this group, “The Shower,” by W. An- | gelli, was one of the songs written and | DEVIL IS A SISSY” SHE FORGOT THE ANGERS of the JUNGLE WHEN HE HELD HER IN HIS LOVING ARMS! T'he ie jungledawn’echoed with the<call'to; battle of Tamn the Unumed..’l'he hush of yungle dusk*was broken 'by’his"call of love', « . Thrilling' moments;of fierce figliting against man and beast.. Ecstatic npture in his tree-top love-nest with his White Goddess—the dtmoul girl who ‘surrendered the luxuries of civiliza., tion for the aelluhu of jungle love, NOVEMBER 11, 1936. dedicated to the chorus during its Russian tour, and they sang it-in the Russian. Miss Mainor, who was accompanied by Ernest Hays at the piano, displayed &_beautiful voice of wide range and power, and the numbers in her short group gave opportunity to show her versatility. Her singing of Mrs, H. HY A. Beach's “Ah, Love but a Day,” was one of the gems of the program, her enunciation clear and distinct and her phrasirg and tones besutiful. The aria “Pace, Pace, Mio Dio,” from Verdl's “La Forza del Destino,” was well done. For an encore she sang “The Little Damosel.” ¥ “The Echo” on Progmam. ‘The closing number by the chorus included Orlando di Lasso’s “The Echo,” very effective as the chorus sang it last night, and Carl Fischer's “Slumber Song” was a beautiful bit, in tone quality as well as shading. The program was concluded with the Paw- nee Indian’s “Victory Song,” as re- corded by Natalie Curtis, sald to be the only Indian song ever found which had harmony. The two encores fol- lowing this were the Negro spirituals “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” and TODAY o 2nd Week AMUSEMENTS, “Steal Away,” both arranged for the chorus by Frederick Hall. In these Miss Mainor sang the solos. As is cus- tomary with the chorus, the benedic- tion, “The Lord Bless You and Keep You,” arranged by Peter Ludwig, closed the concert. LAST 2 DAYS fm i FLYNN ° DE RAVILLAND In Warner Bros. Masterpuce “THE_CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE” And Stage Show NANBATTAN" On Stage TED LEWIS & HIS REVDE Downtown MARION DAVIES CLARK G ABLE In Warner Bros. = Cosmopolitan's ‘CAIN and MABEL ALLEN JENKINS ROSCOE KARNS WALTER CATLETT - DAVID camnE- Waine Bros MOBART CAVANAUGH METRODPOLITAN WE THANK THE PRESS—IT'S UNANIMOUS WHAT THE FILM CRITICS SAY ABOUT THE mo ™ ‘WASHINGTON Beat foreign comedy in years. —Neison B, Bell, Wash. Poat. | 1t 10as @ pleasure to 4t betore a saucy continental story that -challenges the best Hollywood eutput in bath produc- | tion ond acting, downright clever. —4ndrow R. Kelley, Wash. Times. Tta pageantry has seldom been equalled —Beity Hynes, Wash. Herald. 4 pictura you must see. —Harry McArthur, Wash. Eve. Star. One of the best. —Don Craig, Wash. Daily News. CONTINUOUS FROM COMPLETE ENG! ok A HIT = v nnmvm InfLANDERS N. Y. Daily News n: fitm_evitee pml,anu selection as he best foreign film. Walter Winchell, N. One of the most relre pictures of the year. zomedics, it speaks a universal language. —F. & Nugent, N. ¥. Times, work Feyder takes hin place Ctair and_Charlie Chaplin as istinguished coniic artists Daily Mirror. ing and twitty With | with one of the o cinema. ard Barnes, N, Y. Herald Tribwne. Excellent. Handspring of apj —Archer Winston, N. ¥. e You don't have to understind ons word of the language to get the fim's deli- cious flavor. Tell your friends Wanda Hale, N. Y. Daily News. . Funny . Wicked. —XNew Yorker. A. M. UNTIL 11:30 P. M. DIALOGUE TITLES l-udr NO ADVANCE IN PRICES oFP. TRE WHITE Hou: ./NOW) tutely adventure! Never seen befere on any - screenl...imagine!, 1t teok twe yoars to JOHNNY WEISSMULLER Mavureen O’SULLIVAN b4 on the charecters creeted by EDOAR RICE BURROUGHS ) Last 2 Days “LADIES IN LOVE" Sarah Churchill—in Person NATIONAL TONIGHT—ALL NEXT WEEK Lawik Ence ® Cowarp “TONIGHT AT EIGHT-THIRTY" Nov12 &Mufl_smfll& L e S i ACADE| ot ler(ccl mz‘l :Ijfldlil] E. Lawrence Phiilips’ Th!.lre m-umul Continuous From 4:30 P.M. “THINGS TO COME." MASSEY. ANNE BH"\LZ‘I and JOHN BEAL in “M'LISS." with GUY KIBBEE ASHT CLARENDON, VA. “THE GREAT ZIEGFELD.” CAROUNA TiE AN O Ave SE s BPECIAL VESTIGA- TOR.” and * m :um hn-. Ave. CIRCLE & dariing, oio & . RAY. JACK o.um: N FRED MacMURF IAES 6&'&3 1343 wm-n in A DUMBARTON cotler Al Condittonca FRED ASTAIRE and GINGER ROGERS in swmqu: *_Comedy. FAI ANACOSTIA. D. C. mznnr M ARCH in THE ROAD TO GLOR! ousticon Equivpe Bpecial Prosram | !or Armmm Day. “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.” Also March of Time. Tomorrow— 2 “THE YELLOW CRUISE. PRINCESS vold W L odiilonea ubl: Feature. in “EVERY NIGHT AT (‘ERTRUDZ MICHAEL "in sx-:co*m WIFE" SECO & Sore m Show Starts 5:10_and 8: “ANTHONY ADVERSE,” FREDRIC MARCH and_All-Star_Cast. |STANTON riih "Houna “Eguloment Continuous Brom 5. mzn STONE. "GRAND JU,RY | 1 MADE ST‘A | G970 Wis. Ave. E-BETHESDA Gt e | KAY FRANCIS in | “WHITE ANGEL." EXTRA SPECIAL SHORT, “SONG OF A NATION.”' FALLS CHURCH, VA. N BRRHN LEE DICK POWELL SECRET ' CARROLL. in “42nd STREET’ rout Sts. A OM 'arking Troubles Ny JOAN CRAWFORD and FAOBERT TAVLOR. _ “GORGEOUS HUSSY.” Grand Opemng \ “SWING- | Tonite, 6:30 P.M. | TIME.” | = HIPPODROME noud'f'r'r Robert Domat. Mad “‘Ghost Goes We: Shiricy_ Deane, “Pirst Baby MT. RAINIER. MD. CAMEQ i ARCA E " HYATTSVILLE, MD Today Joan Crawford. Robert Taslor " “Gorgeous Hussy.” RICHMOND AUE<*fpais va ay Dop_ Ameche and Loretta Young in “Ramon clvn.l.l:. MD. MILO William Powell. )lynu Loy in “Great A‘[‘)Airectio; of Sidhey Lnl 15 8L 8 Col Col GADE " OL FLYNN and OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND. 624 H St. Phone Linc. 337 FRANCIS in ~GIVE ME yomz HEART.” with GEORGE BRENT. __March of Time. AVALON Cenz; 2 MeKinley KAY !'RAV 18 x 'E ME YOUR HEART. with GEORGE BRENT. March_of Time. AVENUE GRAND fl A% Matinee. BING cRo:aY o oth St NW Phone Met. 1841 FRED MlcV[l‘F.RAY JACK OAKIE in E_TEXAS RANGERS.” TOLONY & &% . roaar” KAY PRANCKS in “GIVE ME YOUR HEART.” with GEORGE BRENT. March _of Time. 1230 C St. N.E. HOME niS%05RE WALLACE BEERY in “OLD HUTCH.™ & Col. Rd. N.W, one Col. 4968 EDMUND LOWE and CONSTAM‘E cu\a\nwosm szv!‘_m WARNER BROS. THEATERS Mlllnu .’ N P Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck in ‘HIS BROTHER'S WIFE. SILLY SYMPHONY. P 3 Matinees Dail 00 P.M. ROBERT TAYLOR and JOAN CRAW: E GORGEOUS HUSSY Phices: E\rnlnl Adults. s Children, 20c. Matinees, 'Adults ‘THE ROAD TO GLORY ‘ FREDRIC MARCH snd WARNER “MURDER BY AN ARISTOCRAT,” LYLE TALBOT, ARNOLDNEgd UON% STANDER PALM THEATER “*%f** Double huur oF BERNHEIMER'S ARRIED. D’OUGLA& MARY ASTOR. Nov- elties. DANCING. FEYTON. n:\"n STUDIO, 50. Modern ‘lnclnl a_specialty. GLORIA KAMP I;I:lfl Lesson: DON MARTINI Waltz-Fox Tm-T-nr-lu Talented Teachers Less BEGINNERS—ADVANCED—LOW RATES! 1811 H St. N.W. 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