Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1937, Page 49

AMUSEMENTS. THE EVENING STAR, :] ack Benny’ Assures $1,000,00Q Yearly But Screen-Radio Comedian Still Has Hopes for Really Act. BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. OLLYWOOD, April 1 (N.AN.A.).—Jack Benny—fortyish, gray-haired cigar smoker—rides again into big money . yields $12,500 a week for three straight years...but is still dissatls- fled . . . wants to be successful in the movies. “So far I've appeared in musicals only. Stories for song and dance pictures are secondary. The it the musical numbers instead of. H the other way ‘round. ‘The Gay Desperado,” the best picture I've ever seen, is the only .. musical to suc- ceed in welding both together ha r moniously.” .. . Next fiicker, “Artists and Models” — a musical—is last on the Benny contract. Is now talking terms for new screen act- ing ticket, which, with radio activi- ties, assures him of $1,000,000 an- nual income. Benny's first job was assisting his father—Mayer Kubelsky—in a small g Sheilah Graham. haberdashery business in Waukegan, | T Fiddle playing was his time hobby. When he mastered the intricacies of “The Bee,” he turned his back on selling socks and shirts to apply for work in Waukegan's only theater. The doorman had just been fired. His clothes were a perfect fit for Benny. He became the theater doorman. In desperation, Benny tried the stage door and was promptly gnapped up as property man. After reveral weeks of shifting stage furni- ture, Jack made the pit orchestra. The theater closed shortly after- wards. Then Into Vaudeville. Benny and a piano player joined forces and played the cheaper vaude- ville houses. Then came the war and the young patriot did his bit for his country as an entertainer of the Naval Relief Society. His fiddle was a flop at the first show. So he ceased playing and started talking. The audience laughed. And Benny has been talking ever since—in a flat unemotional voice, a good foil for his non-sensical (million dollar) con- versation. Radio fame knocked at the Benny door via an inconspicuous guest ap- pearance for a New York columnist. A week later he was signed to a long-term air contract. Within three years he was rated entertainer num- ber one of the networks. Talked Way Into Movies. Benny's picture career is less sen- sational. In 1928—a year after his marriage to Sadye Marks—known on the air as Mary Livingston—Benny's monologue act at a Los Angeles thea- ter attracted the attention of an M-G-M executive. He was signed for “The Hollywood Revue of 1929,” one of the first screen musicals. He next appeared in “Chasing Rain- bows,” with Bessie Love and Charlie King, followed by “The Medicine Man.” This last was the final straw %o the Benny spirit and, vowing never to return, entrained for New York and Earl Carroll's “Vanities.” He returned last May . .. Is building a lavish permanent home in Beverly Hills and in future will do most of his broadcasting from here. Finds Radio Easier. Believes that picture appearances help radio appearances and vice versa « . . Finds radio easier than film act- ing. For weekly air performances works three or four hours a day. On pictures 16 hours daily is sometimes not enough___Knows at rehearsal whether the radio script is okay. “If spare- TOMORROW Charles BOYER s Contract Chance to . . New radio contract And that is the drawback. plot is modeled to it makes the gang laugh the listener will. But with a picture—no one knows the chances of success, least of all, the actors.” . . . Recent films include “The Big Broadcast of 1937” and “College Holiday.” Closest friends in film city—George Burns, Gracie Allen and Fred Allen, with whom he enjoyed a bitter- friendly feud . . . Never listens to other radio programs. “I'm not in- terested in radio!” Most important member of the Benny household—Joanny, aged 2, | adopted from a New York institution at 4 months . . . During recent trip to New York Father Benny dissipated spare time in stores buying clothes for Joanny. They didn't fit, but it was all right with the delighted babe, who screamed herself blue in the face when Mother Mary Livingston tried | to_take them from her (Copyright, 1937, by the North Ameri:an Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) STOKOWSKI TO LEAD Leopold Stokowski will come to Washington for a single appearance this season “in person” when he will hold the baton over the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra Tuesday night, April 6, at 8:45 in Constitution Hall. This will be the final program locally | this year by the great Philadelphia orchestra for which Stokowski has done so much to help make 1t one of | the world's greatest orchestras. The program is to include Brahms’ first great symphony, the one written in C minor; “Concerto for Two | | Pianos and Orchestra” by Dr. Harl McDonald, director of the University | of Pennsylvania's Choral Society, and i“Good Friday Spell,” music Wagner's great religious “Parsifal.” The two young pianists playing in Mr. McDonald’s work will be Jeanne Behrend, native of Philadelphia, and | Alexander Kelberine, a young Russian, | who has won a splendid reputation in this country. The concert is presented In Wash- ington under the management of the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau, 910 G street northwest, and indications | point to a complete “sell-out” for this | program. opera, | Cornell to Tour. ‘JUST a5 she closed her New York | season in “The Barretts of Wim- | pole Street,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “Saint Joan,” while still attracting crowded houses to the plays, so Kath- arine Cornell will end her highly suc- | cessful season in Maxwell Anderson’s “The Wingless Victory” and Bernard Shaw's “Candida” in the Empire Theater there in order to present these two unusual plays in Boston, | Philadelphia and Chicago late this | Spring. _DINNER DANCE Dinner $1.75, Sat. $2.C0 Cover 55¢c, Sat. $1.10 No Additional Cover for Dinner Guests, | ever, when Bennett became superin- from | - 7g%m otenam - ARTHU HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT wis LEO CARRILLO axs COLIN CLIVE Directed 5y FRANK BORZAGE Original Story by Gene Towne and Grabam Baker Reloated thre UNITED ARTISTS E Last Day @ KATHARINE HEPBURN @ FRANCHOT TONE in RKO § @8 e REITH'S .- — CENTRAL MISSION CONTINUES DRIVE Needs $10,000 More to Reach Budget for Care of Needy. Some $5,000 of a total of $15,000 appealed for by the Central Union Mission several days ago already has been contributed and the Washington public is asked by the mission to give the remaining $10,000 to enable it to continue its work of helping “victims | of circumstances.” | Most of the $5,000 already received | has come from regul: * contributors to | the mission, it is pointed out by Mrs. | John S. Bennett, who has been carry- | ing on the wor!: of the mission during | the illness since December 5 of Mr. Bennett, the superintendent. She hopes there 1 be a generous re- sponse from the public, in order that the remaining $10,000 may be raised. For 53 years the mission has been aiding the needy in Washington. Dur- ing this time it has provided free food and shelter for hundreds of thousands of hungry men, in addition to furnish- ing clothing to a number of them. Children Cared For. The work of the mission ha grown steadily. Now, in addition to aiding the needy men, the mission provides full-time care for needy children at its Children's Emergency Home. The work of the latter was founded by Mrs. Bennett, and the home will celebrate its twentieth anniversary of existence this month. The mission also has a farm and a camp for children, both at Brookville, Md., purchased with money obtained through benefit concerts arranged for by Mrs. Bennett, under auspicc . of the Women's Guild of the Mission. A number of needy men are given tem- porary work on the farm and many children Summer outings at the camp. Bennett was appointed superin- tendent of the mission in 1915, and Mrs. Bennett has aided him in the mission work throughout the years since. New Building Erected. There was a struggle ahead, how- of Metropelitan O IN PERSON' IN RECI Constitution Hall. I8th & C. Posty 1r Mar. 21, Re-issued! =“ROGERS Shirley TE M P L E Warner BAXTER Ezcerpts From TAND UP AND CHEE LOANS 71 years of buying, selling and lendingondiamonds, jewelry, etc. Liberal Loans at Lowest Possible Rates CASH FOR OLD GOLD (Government License) ulnx Office Retall Store T T 1215 H St. N.W. Established 1866 "QUALITY STREET” WASHINGTON Young Washington This little water color artis and Mrs. Frank E. Hayes of 6 demonstrating her ability in the third-grade class room of the Yvonne Dearduff, daughter of Mr. Takoma School. Tomorrow: and Mrs. Robert F. Dearduff, at tendent. The building at that time was old and regarded as a fire trap. That first year it was necessary to borrow money to meet current bills of the mission and to establish whole- sale credit. By January of 1916 the loan was paid in full, with interest. In additfon, in 1921 a mortgage of $23,000 on the old mission building was paid. In 1924-5, the present modern double building, housing the Children's Emergency Home, with an entrance at 624 Indiana avenue, and the Mission for Men at 613 C atreet was erected at a cost of nearly $225,000. The Children's Emergency o D. C, THURSDAY, 3 t is Amy Hayes, daughter of Mr. 735 Eastern avenue. Amy, 9, is the J. R. Keene School —Star Staff Photo. Home building was the gift of Mrs Clementine Farr Duff. Bennett, the guiding force of the mission and its work since becom- ing superintendnt, now is ill with a heart ailment. Mrs. Bennett how- ever, is carrying on the work for both of them during his illness and hopes the public will help by contributing funds to enable the mission work to | oontinue. —_— A specialized library of 200,000 voi- umes on education has been built up | by the office of education, Department of the Interior. APRIL 1, 1937. CHRISTIAN IDEALS HELD WORLD HOPE Catholic Education Is Seen as Salvation of All Liberty. Catholic education as a means of preserving “economic, social and po- litical liberty” was advocated last night by Rev. Dr. Aloysius J. Hogan, 8. J., formerly president of Fordham University and now dean of the Georgetown University School. He spoke on “Liberty and the Col- leges” in his presidential address be- fore the university and college de- partment of the National Catholic Educational Association in conven- tion at Louisville, Ky. “If human liberty is to survive in this country and in the world at large,”” Dr. Hogan said, “it is evident it can do s0 only as a result of the diffusion of Christian ideas and Christian ideals on the dignity of human nature. And that means the substantial progress of Catholic edu- cation.” Only the doctrine of “Christian brotherhood” can save civilization from the excesses of communism on the one hand and those of “‘perverted | capitalism” on the other, he declared. “To follow the middle course and | [ true course,” he added. “we must have a reorganization of the social TRANS-LUX 14th & H Sts..N.W. Films of Headline News Travel, Sport, Comedy Cont. 10 AM. to Midnight Programs Change Friday Admission (All Hours), 25¢ Washington Civic Theater Four Eves.—Wad., Mar. 31 to Sat., Apr. 3 “GIRLS IN UNIFORM” AT WARDMAN PARK THEATER Eve. Sat, 8:30. Prices: $1.50,S1, 75c, 50¢ Now on Sale ‘Hotel Raleien Lobby. " BIG WEEK! The whole town’s in love with it—and they won't let i gol They're cheering their singing swesethearts in M-G-M's Show of Shows! Isn‘t it wonderfull ATCHLESS "Maytime’ Jeanette MacDonald are still team.” —Kate Cameron, . “Is the is your time at the Capitol. o and Nelson Eddy ‘matchless as a musical comedy N.Y.Daily News. PICTURE TO TREASURE- most joyous operetta of the sea- id son, a picture to treasure...cannot avoi continuing for weeks, mo}t Onlrczxcinq operetta the screen has given us. ov‘LL aking UNEFU eee@ Y T STHE B as tuneful and lavish P screen has yet fashioned. ~Howard Barnes, —Frank S. Nugent, N. Y. Times. MARVEL “K masterpiece.. .MacDonald and Eddy at vocal best, of her beauty. ull marvel at the magic L A creation of broctl}: thrilling with romance. beauty, > N.Y. American. ~Regina Crewe, . L. LAVISH A resplendent and melodious spectacle enerous show ...it is s g an operetta as the N. Y. Herald Tribune. L] EST YET- ~The best singing picture of the young year by a good m¢ argin, and the singing the If is the best yet of any year in the g\‘:fi.l- Rich tapestry of music...love. £LODIOUS— »Beautifully sun melodious...a for the hurling o hear . . . SCTEEN OP! ord;rl.m. Boehnel, N. Y. World-Telegram. L] XCEL L lavi MacDonald are “Superior musical —Archer LJ LENT- ish production. Dot both in excellent voice Winsten, N. Y. Post. oo engrossing ... matter for huzzas. Calls £ hats in the air. A joy to eretta of the highest entertainment . . « Mr. Eddy and Miss _Rose Pelswick, N. Y. Eve. Journal. “DONALD - NELSON EDDY -MAYTIME"” wih JOHN BARRYMORE : HERMAN BING + TOM BROWN Directed by Robert Z. Leonard and Produced by Hunt Stromberg ‘They made “Great Ziegfeld " together, A Graduate | organism according to s corporative stem uniting master and man in & given industry in co-operative and democratic endeavor, with a fair share of and distribution of profits. “This seems to be the aim of the New Deal. But this aim must fail, and will fail, without the motivation of Christian charity founded on the Christian brotherhood of man.” AMUSEMENTS. Opposite BELASCO .. TONIGHT “Hitch Your Blue Is White! Au. things cannot be taken at their face value in the production of motion pictures—colors, for instance. The white uniforms and walls of the average hospital would glare to the point of blurring sudience vision if producers dressed their actor-doctors and actress-nurses in standard white. That is why Director Alfred Santell ordered uniforms of light blue for Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and other members of the cast in Para- mont’s “Internes Can't Take Money.” On the screen, however, this pale blue will register a natural flat white. 2:30 P.M. 55¢, 83¢, $1.10 Phone NAtional 0149 THEATRE PARKING ¢PM.TO F&o 1AM. CAPITAL GARAGE 2234 % Guaranteed Watch Repairing Nationally Known Jewelry on_ Essy s. No Interest or Cmyl-hChKllm ERNEST BU China recently purchased four American sairplanes and seven air- plane engines. FRIDAY Out of the slums of Pads comes this. THE MOST BEAU. ' TIFUL LOVE STORY OF MODERN TIMES. It will live and flame in your hear} FOR- Wi HEAVEN" With JEAN HERSHOLT The. World's Greatest Novelty SALICI PUPPETS i”,“"m siners— 10 magical scenes MEDLEY & DUPREE KAY, KATYA & KAY Any thing <.n happen Dince Stvhsts Sitia BERNHEIMER’S xlra added allraction FRAY & BRAGGIOTTI World's Most Versatile Piano Team PHIL LAMPKIN'S G#ANNxvsRsAnY OVERTURE [ ] Last day “A FAMILY AFFAIR"— Stage Gala indoor CIRCUS F-AT HILARIOUSLY COCK-EYED!... P. G. Wodehouse's gentle “Gentleman’s Gent” GOES BERSERK . . . you'll howl ot the frantic RZZ antics os Jeeves becomes g fightin' terror. ith ARTHUR TREACHER PATRICIA ELLIS ROBERT KENT 18tb 8t & Col AMBASSADOR '%&° € %365 Matinee, 2:00 P.M. and u 30 P.M. AVY BPY. with d ELEANOR “TH] LU K = GIRL IN THE WORLD,™ with J. WYATT. Time. and L in ws “GREEN FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW MADELEINE CARROLL APOLLO et ime. 5% Matinee. 2:00 PM. LORETTA YOUNG _and TYRONE __POWER in "LOVE 18 NEWS b 8 N oAt AVALON **'%iCrainnd Y600 n “VALIANT 18 WORD Matinee, 2:00 P.M. 'Also_March of EDDIE " BARTHOLOMEW P R ooy __"LLOYDS OF LONDO! ADON T xgws. o o AVENUE GRAND &% DUMBARTON o SHIRLEY " Tetipia . h " “STOW- e e [ | R i = CENT Fione Met. 2811 FAIRLAWN AMACORILNDIS, EDMUND LOWE in “UNDER COVER CHARLES LAUGHTON in “REMBRANDT." OF NIGHT.” _Shorts : : [Tx LIDO Open Mutinee, 3. COLONY %% Papr Moo TRCARPACE PAT. BHIEN ‘nd RUMBHREY BO- SRHYTHM ON THE RANGE. GART in_"GREAT O'MALLEY." LITTLE ™ *t between F &G HOME £330 5ot 15558 ELISABETH BERGNER in Matnes, “ESCAPE ME NEVER.” EAST" "Also. Shor en; PRINCESS_ wifie = 350 PENN *° Sz "sois ROBERT KENT and ROSALIND KEITH in “KING OF THE ROYAL M z JURGESS “and JOHNNY RACE_MOORE' and CARY GRANT R ACRWIEN YOU RE IN' LOV 3030 14th St. N.W. " Pho;ne Col. 4968 P BEANNA In “OFF TO THI March _of Time. __ BEWNS in_“CORONADO SECO 8241 Georgia Ave. Silver Soring. Md. Continuous’ From 6:00° P.M. “WINTERSET, RG! MEREDITH and MARGO— BURG AR ‘SUPPORTING CAST. STANTON WARNER BROS. THEATERS % in “GREEN LIGHT.” Southern_Stars. STATE-BETHESDA %% ELISABETH BERG! “AS YOU LIKE IT.” NEWS and POPEYE. Matinee, 3:00 P.M., Cont. TAKOMA _“R.%5 e T DEANNA DURBIN in “THREE SMART GRLS Selected Short Subjects. UPTOWN Phone Cleveland “LLOYDS s REDDIE BARTHOLOMEW. MAD- Btk DAoL and TYRONE POWER. JESSE THEATER °8i.* i™* “MAN OF AFFAIRS,” with GEORGE ARLIBS. SYLVAN .23 Kol Attty MERLE OBERON. BRIAN AHERNI. PALM THEATER °*\ ™ “CAMILLE,” ORETA GARBO and ROBT. TAYLOR. M. FLYNN ‘and_ANITA LOUISI in “GREEN LIGHT.” “Undel Southern_Stars.” 8ho ect. Ga. Ave. Place N W' Matinee, 3:00 P.M SON in WISE." Also Cartoon and Bhort HIPPODROME o5.5ic5iow High Tension.? Marsha Hubt in “Easy to Tak CAMEQ ™ RAvER. wp. Today-Tomorrow GARY COOPER and JEAN ARTHUR in ARCADE HYATTSVILLE. MD. Last Day Continuous 0 11:00 P.M. ALEXANDRIA, VA RICHMOND "Today Edw. Amnold, “John Mead’s Woman.” bbb Lo o B ool A Today-Tomorrow Oontinuous 3:30 to 11:00 PM Irene Dunne ‘‘Theodors Matinee, 2:00 P. YNN __Sout 8ho; WOMAN Double Show Brisn_Donlevy in Continuous 3:30 to 11:00 P.M. “THE PLAINSMAN.” Irens Bunhe. " Theodora Goes Wild." MILO ROCKVILLE, MD, Goes Wild! DIRECTION OF SIDNEY LUST