Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1937, Page 32

B—16 AMUSEMENTS. Funny Speeches in Films Often Crus First Laugh Blots Out to Space Them—In hed by Mirth Second Despite Effort itial Taylor-Harlow Picture Coming Here Next Friday. BY JAY M CARMODY. ANY of the funniest lines in movies are smothered to death under the laughter that greets a less humorous speech. They try mighty hard, cast and director, to avoid this slaughter of laughter and much of the time they are successful. Often, however, it is impossible 50 to space mirth-provoking speeches that one will not run over and crush the other. Take, for example, the sequence in “The King and the Chorus Girl,” in which Edward Everett Horton, thess King's talented stooge, finds the chorus girl missing. “Where did she go?” screams Horton. “To America,” says the boarding house managing director. “Which way is that?"” It is lots funnier the way Horton does it than it sounds here, and the audience fairly bellows at the humor of it. The length of the laugh, however, is fatal to the next sentence in Hor- ton’s speech, which is in effect an answer to his own question: “Never mind, I'll ask a policeman.” A non-scriptual line in Crace Moore’s last picture, “When You're in Love,” was just about the funniest, thing in it, but no audience ever got aa laugh out of it. So busy was it being tickled to death at seeing her do the “Minnie the Moocher” + that it never heard her say at the end | of it: “Is my face red?” too.) The camera is pretty much like tirge and tide in its refusal to wait for any man or woman to get through laughing at something it has just recorded. It is one of the handicaps | of the medium as compared with the stage. On the latter an actor can— and too many do—wait approximately forever before he will be a party to one laugh's slaughter of another. The camera, however, grinds steadily onm, soullessly indifferent to the genius of the script writer and to the art of the actor in front of it. How do drama reporters hear these lines out of which audiences cheat themselves by their uncontrolled mirth? It is very simple, really, and has nothing to do with more acute hearing as one might assume. The | drama lads and lassies hear and see many pictures at more or less private previews. They sit there, four or five of them, quietly challenging perform- ers on the screen to make them laugh | hard enough that one explosion of mirth will destroy the next potential one. It happens, but not so often as it does when hundreds of miscellaneous persons get together between a pro- jection booth and motion picture screen. In a way it is pretty nice tribute to Hollywood that it can think up| enough laugh material to be prodigal | (And it was, number * if it must, another one is pretty sure to come along shortly in the better dialogue that is being writt-a for the | screen today. * ok K X JUST let Friday come bouncing off the clock this week'and ‘Washing- ton will have its chance to see the picture which Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor rushed through in order to be here in time for the President’s birth- day ball last January. The picture which started out to be “Man .a Pos- session” and ended up as “Personal Property” because the latter sounded sweeter is coming to Loew’s Capitol. It represents the first fusion of the art of character portrayal which has es- tablished its respective stars so high | in the heaven. of popularity. | As such it ought to be “good” in the very finest box-office sense of the word * ok ok % THAT quiet hum of people exchang- ing ideas which hung over George- town early Sunday morning came through the walls of Day Tuttle's | house. The Tuttles were en’ertaining about half the cast of “Jane Eyre.” Viola Roache was there, giving a mocking imitation of the part she plays on the same stage with Kath- arine Hepburn. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powers were happily present. the Tompkins family, one of whose daughters played the child part in the same drama because the usual player was squeezed out by the local ban on child labor on the stage. And Philippa | Bevan, Miss Roache's nice and talented daughter. And ever 50 many other people. They talked, ate delicious food, | talked some more, finally went home. * ok Kk ‘THE Burlesque Critics’ Association (of America, Inc., one supposes) | is honoring reporters of the less erotic types of entertainment with honorary ( m2mbership in its ranks. Some of the flnMAr accepting, are worried at re- ports of the B. C. A’s contemplated | | sit-down strike, or something, unless | initialed reviews carry also the organi- zation’s initials. As a counter coup d'etat, there is contemplated the formation of an | organization to be called “The Asso-| letlon of Critics of the Burlesque i Critles’ Association.” The thing can be compounded into something pretty imposing in the way | of its use. Let one laugh kill another { of titles. AL GOLDEN PHENOMENAL IN STRAIGHT - MAN ROLE Bteps Out of Character.to Provide Laughs at Gayety—Coleman and Bentley Comics. L GOLDEN is best described by the word “phenomenal” for Al | is a funny “straight man.” Normally a straight earns his union scale by feeding lines to a comedian, which the latter, by proper retort, converts into laughs on the part of customers. Golden, however, steps out of char- acter to provide a majority of the amusing moments in the current of- fering at Col. Lake's Gayety. Max Coleman and Harry Bentley are com- ics of record, Coleman being the more consistent, but the boys are occu- pied, for the most part, with No. 2 fiddle. While Golden presents sev- eral of the items with which he has coaxed merriment on previous ap- pearances, his narrator role is nov- elty. No complaint can be registered against the feminine contingent this week, three revelatory experts of dif- fering charms and modes of presenta- tion furnishing the fullest measure of pulchritude during the course of the show. Copper-tressed Diana Logan is the headliner, with brunet Frances McAvoy and blond, impish Mickey Dennis contributing capable support- ing appearances Claudia Ferris has been entrusted with the featured dancer spot, and the smiling lass scores on each num- ber—her terpsichorean accomplish- ments are varied and complete. Ruth Coburn sings acceptably and assists in the scenes. The usual pursuit of Mr. Golden is cared for adequately by Charles Cornell and “Chuck” Ar- thur—their activity is valuable and well handled. Arthur adds tap-danc- ing numbers which measure up to the best sent through by the Independent Burlesque Association this season. An enthusiastic and adept chorus com- pletes the company. —C. A M. IR LANK BOOK You get variety and value here. See our big stock. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa, Ave, Phone NA. 2945 THEATRE PARKING 6 P.M.TO ssc 1AM CAPITAL RAGE B3 s 1 COAL HUFNAGEL COAL CO. & ALASKA COAL CO. 2.240 bs. to the ton. 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Stage shows at 11:30 am., 1:50, 4:10, 6:50 and 9:10 p.m. Palace—“Maytime,” at 11 am,, 1:85, 4:10, 6:45 and 9:25 p.m. Metropolitan—“No Man of Her Own,” at 11:40 a.m,, 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 p.m. Columbia—"The Last of Mrs. Chey- ney,” at 11:10 am., 1:15, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:45 p.m. Rialto—“Ambassador Bill,” at 12:15, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:50 p.m. Little—"Escape Me Never,” at 11:30, 1:35, 3:30, 5:35, 7:40 and 9:40 pm. pm. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Shows run 1 hour and 15 minutes, continu- ous 10 am. to i2 midnight. Uptown—‘Lloyds of London,” 2:25, 4:45, 7:05 and 9:30 p.m. Tivoli—‘When You're in Love,” at 1:45, 3:40, 5:35, 7:30 and 9:35 p.m. Howard—"“Penrod and Sam,” at 12:15, 3:35, 5:35, 8:15 and 10:35 p.m. Stage shows at 1:25, 4:45, 7:05 and 9:25 p.m. at DINNER DANCE CONNECTICUT ar Calvert ss%x%wmwpmasmmumg AVOID EYESTRAIN! . . . 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High, Swing Low,” One Little Girl Got Smoke and the Other Got—Look! | When the Hollywood lassies get into a kitchen anything is Carole Lombard, which is due at the Earle Friday, seems to be in this scene from “Swing having trouble with her cooking, while Jean Harlow, in “Personal Property,” coming to the Capitol Friday, went to the china closet and instead of finding the cupboard bare /ound Robert Taylor course, it isn’'t a real suicide. @ | not to mention absurdity. | There’ll be more comedy on the pro- | gram, too, what with Janet Coon be- |ing on hand to deliver some of her readings. Her readings can't be cop- ied, as you well know if you've ever | seen the lass perform. | All this laughter will be counter- pointed (word borrowed with permis- sion from the music department) by a one-act Irish tragedy, ‘“Shanghai,” and don’t tell us that sounds like a silly name for an Irish tragedy. We know it, but we did not make it up. “Shanghai” will be played by Maude Howell Smith, Maurice Jarvis, Anne Ives and Murray Sheehan. The Montgomery Players will have their second *workshop evening” to- morrow night at Somerset School. It will be a general get-together for the players, subscribers and any members Capital’s Drama Groups One-Act Plays and Readings on Arts Club’s Program Tomorrow. . BY HARRY MacARTHUR. OMEDY has been found by the Arts Club in, of all things, suicide. as they're about to do a brodie from the same bridge, thereby thwart- ing each other’s suicide try and from then on there's much comedy, It's all in a one-act play entitled “Suicide,” to be | performed by Ben Smart, Betty Sypher and Hollis Schreiber wmorrow and Wednesday nights at the Arts Club.« e G CB ; EUIH of | A boy and a girl bump into each other of the general public out for a good time, and the program will include a group of impersonations by Mar- garet Mitchell, a monologue by Pa- tricia Lucas and two one-act players, “The Dreamy Kid” and “Poor Henry.” “The Dreamy Kid" will be per- formed by Emmelie Bishop, Russell Nicholson, Leora Sanford and Pa- tricia Popp, with Frederick Kerby di- recting, and *“Poor Henry” will be | plaved by Lola Davenport, Doris Dewey Day, Margaret B. Keyhoe, Doris Davidson and Peggy Wolhaupt- er, who have been rehearsing under the direction of Helen Hunter Kerby. The Washington Civic Theater is inviting the loeal drama critics to both the Wednseday and Thursday performances of “Girls in Uniform” at | the Wardman Park Thester. They can start right now casting gold medals to give themselves if they get some of the local drama critics we know to attend the same play twice. The reason for the invitation, though, is a valid one. The group is trying double-casting this time, you know, with two girls alternating in the central role of the play, and conse- quently they expect some change in the play for the alternate character- izations. The Blackfriars Guild delves into something entirely different from the types of drama with which it is usually | occupied when it presents “The Milky | ‘Way,” April 11, 12 and 13 at St. Paul's Auditorium. Mr. Lynn Root's play, you know, is a comedy—a mad comedy about & milkman who knocks out a boxing champ by accident and by accident rises to top boxing ranks. Harold Lloyd made it in the movies. The Blackfriars cast includes Aubrey Becker, Margaret M. Myers, Leo Brady, Robert Dillon, Charles Garrity, Henry Quirk, Richard Roberts and Pearson Stanley. Denis Connell is directing. The F. B. I. Theater Group comes back in the local scene next month with “The Dark Tower.” The George Kaufman-Alexander Woollcott mys- tery-melodrama will be presented April 21 at Wardman Park Theater, with J. Prancis Buckly and Helen Haynes in the leading roles and Milton | Freedman dlrecung Addenda: Plans for the forth-| HOLDS ITS HEAD HIGH The crack shot . . . the man who can lay a dry fly into the difficult ripples seldom agree on the relative thrills of their respective sports ments around fire stop when makes lovers the its appearance. may differ . + « but argu- clubhouse Senate Beer Beer in every other subject under the sun, but they agree that Sen- ate is brewed to the stan- dard of body and flavor that has made Senate the man’s around. drink the world T / I /WASHI . 4 [ 4 coming production of Maeterlinck's classic, “The Blue Bird,” at Roose- velt High School April 17, were made Friday afternoon at a tea at Rose Robison Cohen’s Children's Studio of Drama. course, comprise the cast of “The Blue Bird.” . . . Gilbert and Sullivan's “Patience” will be staged April 9 at | Leland Junior High School Auditor- fum by students of the Bethesda- Chevy Chase High School . The Knights of Columbus and the Students’ Mission Crusade of Alexandria are producing a minstrel show, to be un- veiled at Lyceum Hall April 7 and 8. Charlie West is directing and Miké McFarland will be the interlocutor. ballroom * soecialty. evenings for appoint- Modern Please ment. dancing telephone The Edwurd F Miller Studio 814 13tk 81 NATIONAL 8093 1 i ced, We Teach it “America’s Noted Dancing Instructor” (Qver 40,000 Pupils in DON MARTINI WaIu-Fox Trot-Tango Rumba Tap Beautifully and Correctly— TALINTED FEACHERS BRIV ATE LESSONS hzmmmas— DVANCED—LOW "RATES! OTE- Practice Privileses With Other = Pupils at No Extra Cost. | Open Day, Evening, Sunday! Drop In—Appointments Not Required 1811 H St. N.W. NATIONAL 3767 Don Martini Conducts This Braneh BREWING COMPANY] 7 :1//////////7//17/' GTON D.C. Students of the studio, of | | AMUSEMENTS | LYLE TALBOT WEDS HOLLYWOOD, March 28 (#)— Lyle Talbot, motion picture actor, and Marguerite Ethel Cramer of New York soclety were married yesterday at the | home of Municipal Judge E. R. Brand. They plsnned & honeymoon trip to Europe, with Talbot to make a picture later in London. Mrs. Talbot, 27, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William | Henry Cramer of New York. It is| her first marriage and Talbot's second. He is 33. to 1P M. NOW SHOWING FERNAND GRAVET In Warner Bros.— Meryn Le Roy's “KING & CHORUS GIRL” with JOAN BLONDELI On Stage . JAN GARBER & ORCH. / JNext Attraction CAROLE LOMSARD & FRED MAC MURRAY 4 0 “SHING NGH, SWING LOW" On Stage BERT GRANOFF NG & CHORYS GRRL" Can Also Be Soen Today & Tomarow, At The Ambassader METROPOLITAN NOW SHOWING CLARK CAROLE GABLE lOMBARD In Paramount's Drowght Back By Popular Demand 7 \ N0 MAK OF HER OWN" /| ATIONAL TONIGHT 8:38 SHARP| MATINEES WED. AND SAT, AT 2:30 MAX GORDON prasents % Mus Pm Production Con. ceived & Diracted by HASSARD SHORT Same Brilliant Cast Gorg duction as Last Season Now Pre- sented at These New Low Prices. 55¢, $1.10, $1.65, Wed 1 Eves., % SUNDAY Nig %nll. 4™ i 8: 3'g T SALE s THU SN et Feckr DAY PRIZE WINNING NOVEL WITH THE 133 ACAD- EMY AWARD WINNERS TOGETHER FOR THE T MecroGoldwyn Mayers ‘CO0D EARTH| PAUL "%t || MUNI- RAINER MATS., 55c, 83c, $1.10 EVES., 55c, 83c, $1.10, $1.65 (INCLUDING TAX) . -Prices, Mat. 25c-Eve. 25¢ & 40c 5 Opposite White House GRAND OPENING TONIGHT First Time on the Stage Anywhere “Hitch Your Wagon” With @George Dennie Joseph Curzon Moore @Greenwald (A Skyrocketing Lark By Bernard C. Schoenfeld Matinee—Thurs. & Sat. Popular Prices—Phone NA. 0149 st. 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