Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1937, Page 17

AMUSEMENTS. “Cloistered” Rialto’s Next, Will Have Gala Opening Convent Life Picture Started as Church Hall Film and Became Sensation—Alexander Role in Film Subordinated. BY JAY CARMODY. STREET is not alone in gala motion picture openings, the kind that bring out the ermine and white street will have its own splurge the Rialto and the picture will You may or may not have heard of “Cloistered.” It has been around for some time, rising from the status exhibitions to something approximat- ¢ Ing & sensation. That is the reverse of the usual procedure. It is the way of so many pictures to start as class A and end somewhere near the other end of the alphabet. “Cloistered,” if you have not.read about it or heard of it, is one of those documentary fiims. It deals with the heretofore uninvaded pre- cincts of a convent. With a fidelity that has impressed all critics _privi- leged to see it—and which in all honesty, has been quite disturbing to | some—it narrates what goes on be- hind those mysterious walls which have piqued the curiosity of so many generatons. With the full consent of the Roman : Catholic Church, and without the knowledge of those who are its hero- tnes, the film deals with every detail of the instruction of those who would | be nuns. It is not designed, pro- ducers and exhibitors alike point out, | for a Catholic audience. Non-sec- tarian in its appeal, so it is said, it is | reported to be a completely revealing camera study of convent life. That there might be no awareness on the part of the novitiates and nuns that they were participating in the making of a motion picture, the cameras and eameramen worked entirely in secret. Months were required to complete the picture where, otherwise, a shorter time would have sufficed. After its completion, “Cloistered” be- | gan its rounds of non-commercial ex- hibition. As it made the rounds of parish halls, it began to be talked about. The interest of critics was at- tracted. It was reviewed with results that were nothing short of sensational. The interest of commercial exhibitors | was attracted. They showed the pic- ture with excellent results. That is why it finally has found its way to ‘Washington, where it will be shown at a gala preview next Tuesday night with “top” prices of $1.50. It has been a long time since Ninth | street has had such an event as that | scheduled for next Tuesday night. tie brigade. Next Tuesday night Ninth of that character. The theater will be be “Cloistered.” of a picture designed for church hall WHEN “Ready, Willing and Able” is unreeled Friday as the Earle's screen attraction, the late Ross Alex- ander will be one of the film's most conspicuous figures. There will be nothing about Ross Alexander in the billing, however. Alexander has not been mentioned in connection with | the film since his tragic death, by his | own hand, shortly after its completion. The brilliant but eccentric young- ster who was to have been co-starred with Ruby Keeler presented Warner Bros. with a more acute problem in | death than he ever had in life. As mentioned here several weeks ago, the producers were left with a genuine dilemma when Alexander died. They | did not know whether to retake those | portions of the film in which he ap- pears at an additional cost of $100,000, to diminish his position in the billing | to the vanishing point, or just to delay ‘om\nng it to the public until it had | had an opportunity to forget. Posthumous screen work is far from a novelty. In Alexander’s case it had the odd facet that his death was not | a natural one. Warner Bros. are of | the opinion that by reducing Alexan- | der's significance in the billing and | by delaying the picture they have found the answer to the situation. A half-million-dollar investment in the picture is involved in the final deter- mination of the wisdom of their course | in releasing it, after some delay, with Alexander’s part so conspicuously re- duced in the billing. * ox k% “(QN_THE AVENUE,” saturated with Irving Berlin music, and having | Dick Powell, Madeleine Carrolt and Alice Faye, will follow “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney” ai the Palace. If the latter stays two weeks, it will be two | | weeks hence; otherwise, it will come in on Friday, March 12. . The Blackfriars’ Guild will hold tryouts again tonight for “The Milky Way,” | Which Dennis Connell is directing. the place is 1421 V street, the time | D! 8 o'clock. . . . “Maid of Salem,” Claudette Colbert. is listed for the | Capitol, starting March 5. STUDENTS’ CONCERT TREATED AS “LESSON” Xindler and Orchestra Heard in Program From Northern European Countries. CHOOL children of Washington heard Dr. Hans Kindler and his National Symphony Orchestra in the third students’ concert of the season yesterday afternoon in Central High Bchool auditorium. The popular conductor realizes the value of music instruction, and must know that his efforts have met with epproval and spontaneous response. Music of North European countries was the general theme of the program, ‘which opened with the colorful "Coro— nation Scene” and lyric “Love Music” from Moussorgsky’s “Boris Goudnnov.” From Tchaikowsky's familiar suite the orchestra chose two favorite dances— | *“Trepak,” or Russian dance, in which the composer catches a typically fiery | national dance spirit, and the mysteri- ous, rhythmic “Arab Dance.” Rim- sky-Korsakov was represented in an exceptionally beautiful rendition of *“The Young Prince and the Young Princess,” third movement of his “Scheherazade” suite. “In the Hall of the Mountain King thundered out by reques., smaller numbers, a “Berceuse” of Jarnefelt and a novel swinging delight in the “Pizzicato Polka.” provided smaller orchestral bits. “Finlandia,” the strongly national work of Jan Bibelius, adequately climaxed the en- | Sertainment. The same program will be played Friday at Eastern High School. The series concludes March 20 at Consti- DRASTIC COURT ACTION PREDICTED BY ROPER | “sit-down strikes” are creating & | situation which may compel drastic court action, in the opinion of Sec- retary of Commerce Roper. Roper characterized the occupancy of personal property by the strikers | as “a very serious thing” and said that, in his opinion, it is a situation “which will not long be endured by | the courts.” Roper said this was his persoml opmlon and does not represent the | administrative viewpoint of the Com- | merce Deparlmem BELASCO All Week—Mats. Toay, Nites, 8: MULATTO) Solid Year in New York ORIGINAL CAST & PRODUCTION Next Week—Starting Sunday THE NIGHT 1 6 OF JAN. By A¥YN RAND Greatest Dramatic Novelty in Years Opposite ‘White House NA. o149 2:30 Sat., and two T WILLARD HOTEL (Main Ball Room) _ Friday Afternoon, 4:30—March & JACQUES CARTIER In his dramatic dance recital of the story of Louis XIII “THE GRAND MONARCH” Seats, $1.10, at Willard Ticket Office _ $ution Hall. J. 8. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—“Pride and Prejudice,” 8:30 pm. Belasoo—“Mulatto,” at 2:30 and 8:30 pm. Capitol—Love Is News,” am., 1:35 4:25 7:15 and 10:05 p.m. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:15 pm. Earle—“Green Light,” at 10:45 am., 1:30, 4:15, 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 12:35, 3:25, 6:20 and 9:05 pm. Metropolitan— Penrod and Sam,” at 11:10 am,, 1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:20, 8:05 and 9:50 p.m. R-K-O Keith’s—"Sea Devils,” at 11:35 am., 1:38, 3:41, 5:44, 7:47 and 9:50 p.m. Palace—“Lloyds of London,” at 11:35 a.m,, 2:05, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Columbia—*The Plainsman,” at 11:35 a.m., 2:05, 4:30, 7:05 and 9:30 pm. Rialto—"The Amateur Gentleman,” 11:43; “Duck Soup,” 1:20; “The Ama~ teur Gentleman,” 2:39; “Duck Soup,” 4:16; “The Amateur Gentleman,” 5:43; “Duck Soup,” 7:20; “The Amateur Gentleman,” 8:47; “Duck Soup,” 10:24. Little—"“A Tale of Two Citles,” at 11 am, 1:04, 3:14, 5:18, 7:29 and 9:40 pm. Tivoli—“After the Thin Man,” 1:45, 3:40, 5:40, 7:35 and 9:35 p.m. Ambassador—"College Holiday,” at §:15, 8 and 9:45 p.m. Uptown—"“The Garden of Allah,” , 7:40 and 9:35 p.m. mart Blonde,” at 12:15, 2:45, 510 ‘1351nd1030pm Stage at at 71 years of buying, selling and lending ondiamonds, jewelry, etc. Liberal Loans at Lowest Possible Rates CASH FOR OLD GOLD lm"rnmni License) Retail Store "'“ iny "" 1215 H St. N.W. Alex.. Established 1866 [ 'GAYETY BURLESK at 10:45 | {LEAVING TOWN? Constitution Hall, Next Tuesday Eve. 8:30 P.M, RETHBERG:PINZA $1.10. $1.85, $2.20, $2.75—Mrs. Dersey's, 1300 G Constitution Hall, Sun. Aft. Mar. 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C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, Stage Comic Is Starred VICTOR MOORE, Popular comedian of the legitimate stage, who has been in Holly- wood for some time, shares top billing with Helen Broderick in his first starring picture, R-K-O Keith's Theater Friday. CONCERT TONIGHT Agriculture Chorus to Present Program at Hall. THE Department of Agriculture Chorus, Robert Frederick Freund, | cert this evening in the department | auditorium when the following pro- gram will be presented: CHORUS. “Dear Land of Home" (Finlandia). Sibelius ‘Dancing on the Green (Country Gardens), Old_English Morris Dance Tune. “In the Luxembourg Gardens. ning- “Come to the Fair” QUARTET. Walter Redit. John Wilson. Leonard “One Flet'mx Hoir” “A Pastoral” aldwin ~Martin Turner-Maley CHORUS. “As Torrents in Summer"” “Morning ““Cousin Jedediah “Will You Remember? (Victor Nea ___Elgar-Grey Speaks-Baldwin | 2 Thompson Romberg-Riegger accompanist.) — e | Teachers Plan Social. | LANDOVER, Md., February 25 (Spe- cial).—The Prince Georges County Teachers' Association will hold its annual social function at the Beaver Dam Country Club here at 10 p.m. Friday. The affair will be open to the public. Douglas FAIRBANKS Jr. Elssa LANDI " TOWN HALL Shoreham Hotel, February 28th, DEBATE Supreme Court Issue SEN. HUGO BLACK, of Alaboma 8 PM. “We're On the Jury,” REP. RALPH O. BREWSTER, of Maine ACADEMY of Pelllcl hlll Phomlly E. Lawrence Phillips’ ’rhntre Bz-uuf\u wappurCOhiinuous From 4:3 = by ASTHER and ADR.KENNB AMl-:s “DO! M LEWIS ON: and JAMES ELEASON. 1 CLARENDO! ASHTON WILLIAM POWELL, MYRNA CAROLINA lnh nna N Ave :“!d Ufl. REMTXONS “WOMEN A AR!.‘ ClRCLE riee -.':im HENIE. id J!AN nmsflolgom oflgl&’o" i DUMBARTON 18 '""‘"‘"'iaé?fn S AN T ORN T omeds. SMARTEST FAIRLAWN _wwcorrias E mu:m' n UTTLE RONALD “A TALE OF TOLEMAN, TWO CITIES i Al UYC e l-gAET MEETS \RMSTRONG n 8244 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring. Md. PM. “GOD'S COUNTRY SBORGE BRENT. BEVER] Bnhion i, et S TON_and JAM GLE, STATE-BETHESDA “3;':'..".;‘:. SHIRLEY TEMP:! “STOWAWAY.” CARTOON—NEWS. Matinee Daily, 2 P.M., Cont. TAKOMA .‘:nd.FHARD‘I 1) “«O l}mn n RELATIONS.” Selected Short Subjects. FALLS CHURCH. VA. TATE LEE NQ_PARKING VORRIES ve. l:DV'E N.GA' ‘S‘I-llnlll Village, TEMPLE “STOWAWAY » JESSE THEATER 857" “GARDEN OF ALLAH e MARLENE DIETRICH and CHARLES BOYER. _____ SYLVAN ' eent L Ave NW. “GOD’S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN,” GEORGE BRENT and BEVERLY PALM 'I'HFATFR DEL AT “COLLEGE HOLIDAY.” JACK BENNY. BURNS and ALLEN. L] IERNHEIMER’S WARNER BROS. THEATERS which opens at Dickinson Condition Satisfactory. Hospital attendants said the condi- i tion of former Senator L. J. Dickin- ‘son of Towa was “quite satisfactory” yesterday after a second abdominal operation. | directing, will give its Midwinter con- | = ATIONAL TONIGHT AT 8:30 MAX GORDON Presents PRIDE & PREJUDICE Helen Jerome’s Dramatization of Jane Austen’s Famous Novel Original New York Production Sarae 55¢ o $2,20%0: NEXT WEEK Com. Mon, Eve. SEATS NOW The THEATRE GUILD Presents The International Comedy Success STORM ALl LG()OD Ll\ l *EY McLEAN the London Cast and CLAl:DlA MORGAN Eves. 85¢ t0 $2.351 Mats. 85¢ te $2.20 A6th Play of American Theater Soe.) 5w 8t & Col AMBASSADCR BURNS in “'COLLEGE HOLIDAY." 24 8 st. SONJA HENIE and DON mvmcm: in ONE IN A MILLIO! AVALON o 5 BURGESS MEREDITH “WINTERSET." 615 Pa. Ave AVENUE GRAND $2 Ir-23% SE Li OW'LL lnd JOAN BLON- DIGGERS OF Ave. N.W. 2600 d MARGO in b3 CENTRAL ROBERT TAY GARBO fn “C. ~~c’i%u 1935 mm— ROBERT ' TAYLOR BO. AMI] 425 Ninth St. N.W. one Met. 2811 'lnd GRETA 8 LE. Phone Line. 10296 BRUCE _ CABOT _and MARGARET _ LINDSAY in “SINNER TAKE ALL." “BLACK !{.Tgc'x'gix.""mm HUMPHREY VoY JACK HALEY o nd BETEY FURN TS I E R " CINDENEL A Mnuh of Time. SHERIDAN. %% m"ioo 3030 14th St an Ga. Ave. and Quebes Pl SATLE h Nw Col. 4616 SHEONG T " WITHOOT. ORDERS HII’PODROME Seubie Shon nd MacDonald, ”°§2‘.Z Sarie acDonal Marie. Arlene Judge, ‘Here Comes Troub! Y Last Feature Approx. 9:00 P.M. u' CA M odiy Tomorrow: Lily Pons. “That’ Girl From ARCADE F¥ATTsviLLz. M, Double Show Warren Willlam in_“Case of Velvet laws. George Houston in “Cap- YORK omedy Program. ALEXANDRIA. V‘. RICHMOND A3EARAs¥! SONJA HENIE “ONE IN A MILLION.” DIRECTION OF SIDNEY LUST 2"'3":' gt T e A, LARGE AUDIENCE WON BY MARINE SYMPHONY Mozart’s “Concerto No. 3,” in E Flat Major for Horn and Orchestra Featured. SOMmlNG different in orchestral concertos featured the eveaing of the Marine Band Symphony as a large audience listened and responded gen- erously. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's “Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major,” for horn and orchestra, was the seldom- heard opus of the early German com- poser which floated over the recently reopened Marine Barracks auditorium last night. Performed admirably by Musician Harold Cardy the work on the solo French horn fitted agreeably into a properly restrained and harmonious | orchestra background conducted by Capt. Taylor Branson. The compo- 1937. sition, just one of approximately s hundred symphonic works, is in the typical Mozart idiom—never heavy, but light and gay—and is divided into three movements marked “Allegro,” “Romance, Largetto” and “Finale, Al- legro.” The talent of Musician Cardy was tested most in the latter “lively” movement, with its rapid progressions which prove especially exacting of the solo horn for clear tonal quality. Kis was accorded spontaneous applause. Notable also was a satisfactory ine terpretation of “Don Juan,” tone poem of the contemporary German musical giant, Richard Strauss. This descrip- tive work characterizes alternate dash- ing and pensive moods of the mythical hero with rich instrumental pliance. Complete co-ordinatiorf seemed diffi- cult at times. Among other choices were nation- alistic Russian Mikhail Glinka’s over- ture, “A Life for the Czar”; Tschai« kowsky’s “Song of the Skylark,” which might be termed as “played to death”; AMUSEMENTS. and a grand, loud “Fantasy” on our friend “Yankee Doodle,” streamlined on large scale for orchestra by Anton | Rubinstein. -J. 8. Fish Surplus Bill Passed. The Senate passed and sent to the | ‘White House yesterday & bill permit- ting the Federal Surpius Commodity Corp. to purchase surplus fish and | distribute them through relief agen- | cies. Appropriation of $2,000,000 for | the purchase is authorized in '.he} measure. BERNIE FORSAKES BAND “0ld Maestro” and Musicians to Part March 15. LOS ANGELES, February 25 (#).— | Ben Bernie and his dance band will part company March 15, it was ane nounced last night, and tre “old maestro” will devote his full time to radio and motion pictures. After he finishes his current pic- ture, “Wake Up and Live,” he plans to go to his home at Miami Beach, Fla. He will continue his weekly broadcasts over N. B. C., using studio bands. TOHO“OW orue) [ .. Love Set To Music I Laughter Set To Song! LOVE! LYRICS! LAFFS! { I i In Warmer Bros Musal READY WILLING On Stege AMERICA'S QUTSTANDING PIANO LEADER iy DUTCHIN AND HIS ‘ (D'«'l:m Now Plaza) CALIGARY BROS. Europes Foremast Comedians. BLISS LEW‘S & ASH GOWER & JEANNE Youthtyi Dancers JANE ‘DOVER TOMORROW A Madman Rides the Airways . .. with Death at the Controls ! PE TER LORRE BRIAN DBNl[VY — HELEN W00D Warner Bro. PALPH MORGAN Mat. 25¢- Eve 25¢ & 40c Last Day % BILLY MAUCH in “PENROD & swars. FRIDAY AT LOEW'S PALACE E plL oi0e with JESSIE RALPH ADY” WITH STAR HIT] Here come four favorite M-G-M frolickers in a gay trans- atlantic romp that takes you from Manhattan’s madness to London'’s lunacy—and then some!...Joan’s a 5 and 10 cent store beauty who sets out to take Mayfair by storm—and she starts a tomado of laughs, thrills and romantic heart-throbs! IGEL BRUCE A Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer Picture From the play by Frederick Lonsdale * Directed by Richard Boleslawski + Produced by Lawrence Weingarten HURRY —LAST DAY “LLOYDS OF LONDON"