Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1937, Page 48

CcC—6 AMUSEMENTS. THE EVENING All Feminine Cast Gives Hard Play Warm Tussle “Girls in Uniform” Is Difl‘icult Test for Civie Theater Players; Depth of Work Not Fully-Plumbed First Night. BY JAY CARMODY. T WAS ladies’ night at the Washington Civic Theater last night with that sex giving its all to the cause of “Girls in Uniform.” In its choice of a play, the all-woman cast cannot be accused of selecting a mere charade for exhibiting its dramatic talents. “Girls in Uniform” is hard work; perhaps just a bit wo‘dimcult for those who have not had a great deal of experience in speaking with an accent at those points where such ad———— — e play needs onme most definitely. | ;o tecnnique. She will Y ; play the part This drama of life in a German | ¢ Edelgard tonight, returning to girls’ school seems to have ‘more in it | yeon e EUE o PP Mary hBnias oxtrqr(od In the opening |;, Day are alternating in the two roles. performance. The ladies seemed a bit " x oS00 Cot Sh S A & awed at having undertaken such a stately ld\e]xncsfl % the part of heavy chore with no man around to Praulein Van flernblrm 155 the help them out. They can do betlel gru 1010 guty to resist the system by getting just & bit more verve and ,rpe sopoo) which would completely confidence into subsequent perform- Qebiima its teaching staff ances. i 5 & Co - o) the | writing | of fGins S\ Uns fieorsi Y RS 08 O GBEodER S SopnIOEL te i sloc thad oD mind 1 penalf of love and understanding to plead eloquently in behalf of the AR RIS Anees Tor iTelstunents individual against the mass ides \ 2 o Veerhoff's fraulein is always valiant which is associated with Prussian psy- and she is cast perfectly as to type. hology. H ts are - chology. Her protagonists are a fawn: e like child caught in the military discipline of a girls’ school, and a 'OR downright sound acting, honors young, intelligent teacher who has not for the evening were won by Lois Hutchins. She is the head mistress, forgotten the meaning of love in its finest sense. The child clings to the | a frozen-faced old killer of souls who teacher with a love that fuses hope | is one of the most unattractive characters inhabiting the drama of and terror and the teacher fights the last decade. At least one mem- valiantly in their common cause. But they lose, tragically. ber of last night’s audience contem- It is & brave idea, but a difficult | plated going out and joining Manuela one to get across. in suicide just to get out of the . % % % same world with the head mistress. ¢ i ¢ Miss Hutchins made her that awful IN THE selling of it last night at by being that good. Wardman Park Theater, the play- | “Selma Klein, Ruth Perrot, Minna wright was not left entirely to her| Adams, Irene Schmidt, Helena Cook own devices. She had some excellent | and Jean Darier were others of the sassistance, if not quite enough. large cast who made their moments Part of it came from Miss Virginia | stand out. Phelan. She played the role of Manuela and if her talents are in- wadequate to the complexities of the part, she still manifested considerable promise. Very definitely on the side of Miss Phelan is the fact that she is so pleasant to look at in her long moment of bewildered anguish that | one has eyes too rarely for defects in | Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—‘The Great Waltz,” €:30 p.m. Belasco—"Hitch Your Wagon,” ©:30 and 8:30 p.m. R-K-O Keith's at 11:50 a.m, 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, eand 9:50 p.m Eatle——“Th(‘ King and the Chorus Gul at 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 and pm. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:35, G 25 and 9:05 p.m. Capitol—“A Family Affair,” at 11 | em., 1:40, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 pm Btage shows at 12:30, 3:10, 6 and 8:45 p.m. Palace—“Maytime,” at 11 am., 1:35, 4:10, 6:45 and 9:25 p.m. Metropolitan—"“No Man of Her Own,” at 11:40 am., 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, %:35 and 9:45 pm. | RulW"Ambflsxfld’)r Bill,” at 12:15, | £:30, 4:5 :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. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Shows run 1 hour and 15 minutes, continu- ous 10 am. to 12 midnight. Uptown—“Green Light,” at 2, 3:55, 8:45, 7:40 and 9:35 p.m. Tivoli—"Love Is News,” at 2:05, 4, 6:50, 7:45 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. * ok kX ILLIAM M. GIRVAN has done his usual capable job of set- ting “Girls in Uniform.” It was quite a complicated proposition, too, with nine sets to run through before the whole awful idea of the school is spread before the audience. whole scene was dropped from the production. That it was not missed is more of a tribute to the direction of Constance Connor Brown and Day Tuttle than a reflection upon the play’s author. If there were no other reason for seeing it than the ambition it reflects, “Girls in Uniform” would be worth the effort. There are other reasons. Certainly the girls cannot be accused of ducking the issue by selecting an easy play. Nor did they succumb to vanity in choosing one that would permit them to look their very best. Those uniforms are well done of their kind, but Chanel makes women look lovelier. at at ‘Quality Street,” 7:50 WON'T PLAY “SCARLETT" Norma Shearer Definitely Out of “Gone-With-Wind” Role. HOLLYWOOD, Aprii 1 (P.—A movie colony Shearer, film star, would play the role of “Scarlett O'Hara” in the pic- ture “Gone With the Wind.” Intense interest in the casting for the film resumed when Miss Shearer said she had “other plans,” and David Selznick, producer, said he would con- tinue his search for an unknown actress to take the role. Via Union LEAVING TOWN? %00 STORE YOUR CAR in the Heated CONTINENTAL GARAGE Attached to Hotel Continental Entrance on D NEAR UNION SIA'HO‘ Guard Against Theft, Parking Bang and Freezing Weather Telephone Met. 4643 beaven — | to make one man her life... her love... her world! One | | formal statement last night dispelled | rumors that Norms'| | Returns Home Tomorrow BERT GRANOFF, Who for many months was featured with the pit orchestra at the Earle Theater and who recently has been achieving consider- able success on the Chicago entertainment scene, returns to town For a week his songs will provide one of the high tomorrow. lights of thc Earle’s staqe show STAR, WASHINGTON D. C, THURSDAY, T Brilliant Concert Ends Sixth Symphony Season Grainger Gives Dazzling Performance as Final Program Soloist—Orchestra Leaves on Tour. BY ALICE EVERSMAN, YESTE:H.DAY at Constitution Hall the National Symphony Orchestra and VETERAN ACTOR DIES James McDuff, 74, Was on Stage 52 Years. | BAYSHORE, N. Y, April 1 (® | James McDuff, 74, an actor for 52' years, died yesterday in Southside |- Hospital. A native of Providence, R. I, he| played with stars of another day. | with Lizzie Evans in “Foggs Ferry,” with George Monroe in “Mrs. O'Shan- | ahan,” with Donelly and Girard in “Natural Gas” and with Rose Mel- ville in “Sis Hopkins.” On the latter day stage he appcarod with Marjorie Rambeau in “Eyes of Youth” and | was in vaudeville with Mrs. Thnm'\s Whiffen. Singapore ranks seventh among the world’s ports in volume of shipping. Mavyflower Hotel, FRANK BOHN “The American Labor Conflict” DIst. Friday Morning, 11:30 | Reservations, $1.00 3083 GAYETY BURLESK fitt**"tfit**fitt"ti*ifiifi EN WITH COLEMAN HARRY BENTLEY ded Feature Ad DIANA (TITIAN TOP) LOGAN Ireland’s Ravishing Beauty SRRk kR R AR ARk kkkkkkk SIMONE Selznick Hailed. 'AME, film trade journal, has named | David O. Selznick the No. 1 pro- | ducer of successful motion pictures. This is the second laurel wreath of the kind to go to this youthful pro- ducer this season. DANCING. “Canellis Dance Studios | 321 11th St. N.W. 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Before the last number, which was a request for Dr. Kindler's Godounov,” feet at the conductor's entrance to honor him while the audience ap- plauded with unrestrained enthusiasm. And on this note of universal good will the sixth season of the National Symphony Orchestra was brought to a close. Rivaling the generous approval of the orchestra’s playing was the wel- come accorded to the day's soloist, Percy Grainger, the noted pianist- composer. Mr. Grainger chose for his performance Cesar Franck’s “Sym- phonic Variations” and Liszt’s “Hun- garian Fantasy,” two numbers which brought his superior virtuoso powers arrangement of into brilliant relief. Seldom has such | a dazzling performance been heard against the orchestral background nor | one in which the soloist so thoroughly dominated the sccne. The completeness of Mr. Grainger's grasp of both the technical and in- terpretive potentialities of these works was in itself rewarding, for the demonstration, as it beautified every phrase, was unquestionable in its authority. On this basis of musician- ship, he brought to bear the many individual characteristics of his pianistic talent as final embellish- ment. His tone carries a ring of | thrilling quality, crisp and of rare clarity throughout. Whether in exact, powerful chords or in surging pas- sage work, it holds the same exciting | color. In temperament he was equally responsive to the varied modulations of the Franck “Variations” or the tempestuous requirements of the Liszt “Fantasy.” the orchestra rose to its “Boris excerpts Irom Moussorgsky's In the latter, the technical de- mands could not exhaust his resources, but seemed, on the contrary, to in- crease the brilliancy of his virtuosity. The entire performance was one of fire, in which not a note suffered or a phrase was blemished. The more varied exactions of the Franck num- ber, with its deeper emotionalism, were beautifully met with broadness of line and sensitivity of tonal color. From a less sympathetic interpreter, the “Variations” might seem to be cast in the mold of other merely grateful pianistic numbers instead of the masterly union of poetic moods and skillfully constructed musical NATIONAI. TONIGHT 8130 SHARP! LAST 3 DAYS MAT. SAT. : ceived & Directed by HASSARD Same Brilliant duction Now s Last Pre- EVES,, 55¢ TO $2.75 | A TO $2.20, INC. TA SEAT SALE $7%:4 TODAY Washinglon Peeoniere SUN. APRIL4-8:30™ Pearl Buck's prize-winning novel with the 1936 Academy Award M-G-M'S - winners together for the first time EART starvin PAU l. (U 1SE & MUNI-RAINER MATS, 55¢, 83c, $1.10 EVES, 55c, 83c, $1.10, $1.65 (Including Tax) ALL SEATS Twice Daily RESERVED 2:30—8:30 AMUSEMENTS. speech which Mr. Grainger brought | out. At the conclusion of his sched- uled numbers, the artist, after re- peated recalls, played his own ar- rangement of the sixteenth century composer Dowland's “Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part” as encore. The novelty offered by the orches- tra was Johann Christian Bach’s “Sinfonia in B Flat,” the overture in three movements to his opera “Lucio Silla.” Although conceived on a lighter scale than the works of the elder Bach, the “Sinfonia” is full of charm and color, sach movement offering a contrasting spirit ending with the gay and rustic vivacity of the finale. The program opened with the “‘Passacaglia and Fugue” by Bach, WARNER BROS. TOMORROW Hot-Tempered Carole ... M the father, which the orchestra played with great nobility and feeling for its monumental character. The entire performance yesterday was marked by fine unanimity of intention between the conductor and men and the finish of delivery which has been the orchestra’s notable gain this year. 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