Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1937, Page 46

C—6 AMUSEMENTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937. AMUSEMENTS. ‘That Was Just a Vacation Margo Had on Broadway At Least a Hollywood Press Agent So * Implies of Her Venture th Maxwell Anderson’s ‘“Masque of Kings.” BY N he feels ego pressing heavily Columbia Pictures’ publicity. . The mail brought such a piece yesterday. “Margo, exotic actress, who has Columbia production, “Lost Horizon,"r returned to Hollywood this week to re- sume her screen career after a four- month vacation in New York.” All she did during that four-month “vacation” was play Mary Vetsera in Anderson’s “Masque of Kings.” Every night when Henry Hull, as Prince Ru- dolph, became Hapsburgishly disillu- sioned, it was, Margo's chore to wander off-stage and shoot herself for love gone wrong. But regardless of how important it may have seemed to the ‘Theater Guild, Margo and those New York audiences, it turns out to have been just a vacation in Hollywood's eyes! F DE S. MELCHER, who went to “* Hollywood and became plain Eddie Melcher, was also in vesterday" mail. With a piece about “‘Shall We Dance.” It is by R-K-O, an enter- prise allied with Mr. Melcher, but certainly not influencing his critical opinion. His letter, which came via Hardie Meakin, local branch of R-K-O and Mr. Melcher, says (in the more printable portions): “Shall We Dance?” or shall we dance—well, if I were you I'd begin dancing now, ’'caus¢ in the words of that old Stratford bard, you've got a honey on its way. Went to the preview last night along with a couple of other mugs like Douglas Fairbanks, William Powell, Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone, the Astaires, Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Jimmy Stewart, etc., and the roof practically was blown off with laughter. Then there's music (ever heard of a guy called Gershwin), and one of the funniest scenes ever made in a picture—Eric Blore on the telephone. Andy (Kelley of row A and up the street) won't believe this, but it's true, the whole town's raving about Blore and his telephone.” Then there was more about the dancing of Astaire and Rogers and the comedy of Edward Everett Horton and the ballet work of Harriet Hoctor | (which, he says, Lisa Gardiner “might | envy”). * % % % h LY 'HE outdoors may have called around the busy quarters of the | Civic Theater yesterday afternoon, but it got no answer. Day Tuttle, in shirt sleeves, ignored it to write some im- portant letters. Miss Schwartz went on with her work, an awfully active | "kind of enterprise involving bills and | JAY CARMODY. OEL COWARD, may find it necessary to make trips around the world ta repossess the virtue of humility. Anderson probably does not kfiow it, but all he needs to do when Not so Maxwell Anderson. Mr. outward (if he ever does) is to read It read: an important role in Frank Capra’s things. Virginia Phelan, who once was Manuela in “Girls in Uniform,” was just & pretty girl addressing en- velopes in a girlish handwriting. Harry Wescott was just leaving after run ning through the notices on “Lysis- trata” and being very jovial about critics and criticism. And Dorothy Croissant dropped in to talk about the press and new shoes, as neat a com- | binaion of subjects as you are likely | to meet anywhere. After a while Mr. Tuttle began to wonder if the | movies might not be more fun than letter-writing, decided they would not, went on with his work. Some other nice persons wandered in and out, including a man looking for “the green room,” and finally Dick Skinner showed up, stuffed with luncheon and ready for work. B ko | ND, speaking of “Lysistrata,” a | nice voice on the phone yesterday wanted to know why this department had stopped writing before it came to a mention of the dancing by Marian Chace's group. There was no!h{ng: querilous nor contentious in the voice. Just curiosity. The department, looking back upon the night before wondered, too, why it had been so remiss. It decided finally | that the effect of the ballet was too submerged in the enormous congestion on the small stage. Meanings were | lost in the swirl of arms, legs and | torsos which undoubtedly would have | been perceptible in less cramped quarters. The dancers, and Miss Chace, deserve credit for doing as well as they did under the circum- stances. But the circumstances were not favorable. * ok ok % Katharine Cornell may be Chi Omega sorority's favorite of the stage (and ours) blt not the Conference | of Club Presidents. The conference prefers the Lunts. Because it does, it is going to give them an award in Chicago next week. The award | recognizes “their distinguished dra- | matic achievement and their effective service for the cause of peace, as exemplified by their present play, ‘Idiot’s Delight.’ " The conference is composed of 2,- 000 women who represent 354 wom- en’s clubs in the Middle West. The Lunts are composed of Lynn and Al- | fred. Buys a Town. THE ultimate in “foreign importae tions” for motion pictures was achieved when Sol Lesser, now in Switzerland, completed negotiations for the purchase and removal to Hol- lywood of an entire Swiss village for Use as & movie set. According to cable advices from Lesser, his purchase, a hamlet of three dwellings and one shop, is im- meditely to be dismantled and shipped piecemeal to the R-K-O- Pathe studios. There it will be re- constructed and used as the principal setting for “Boy Blue,” Bobby Breen's | next starring vehicle. The village, perched precariously on the edge of a mountain chasm near Ardetz, Switzerland, was condemned | as unsafe some months ago, and mi 11 inhabitants evacuated, according to the producer. Lesser, vacationing at St. Moritz, visited the village and saw it was an almost exact replica of a Swiss ham- let described in the story of *“Boy Blue.” He attempted to buy several house fronts and other portions of the buildings. Local authorities, how- ever, anxious to rid themselves of a prospective eyesore, insisted that the deal be for the whole village or noth- ing. o Titles. OTION Dpictures, undoubtedly, give the world more intriguing titles than any other source in ex- istence. To the long list of such titles are added two attention-grabbing ones this week. One is “Thirteenth Bed in | the Ball Room” and pertains to a mur- | der in a girl's school. Four young act- | resses will head the cast-Eleanore Whitney, Ida Lupino, Mary Carlisle and Marsha Hunt. The other is “Twins for Her Majesty,” which’ has to do with an opera star who adopts twins only to discover they are nephews of a pair of thugs. Joins “Zenda” Cast. ONTAGU LOVE, who recently has been making a strong film come- back, is the latest prominent Holly- wood player to join the cast of David ©O. Selznick’s “The Prisoner of Zenda,” in which Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks, jr., play the principal roles. Love plays the part of Detchard, plotter against the crown. Love recently was seen in “Little Lord Fauntleroy” and “Parnell” and in “The Prisoner of Zenda” joins a supporting cast that includes Mary Astor, C." Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey and David Niven. John Cromwell is directing “The Prisoner of Zenda,” for United Artists release. _ Laughton to Produce. HEN Charles Laughton completes work on “I, Claudius,” in which he co-stars with Merle Oberon, he will produce his own films in association with Erich Pommer at Alexander Korda’s Denham Studios. TRANS-LUX 14th & H Sts.N.W. NEW SHOW TODAY Sensational Flood and Headline News Films March of ADMISSION, ‘GAYETY BURLESK STARTING SUNDAY MATINEE ““Peanuts” (Himself) Bohn ‘WHO FEATURES “EVELYN MYERS” Irene Kuhn. of This Week's Liberty Maga- sine, States Evelyn Myers Is Tops. o DANCING. The Edward F. Miller Studio 814_17th ST. NATIONAL 8093 LJ lt‘h Danced, We Teach It | Stage shows at 12:40, 3:25, 6:20 and | Where and When | Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—“First Lady,” at 8:30 pm. Palace—“Wake Up and Live,” at 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:30 pm. Earle—“Mountain Justice,” at 11 am., 1:35, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. 9:05 pm, | Keith’s—“The Woman I Love” at 11:35 a.m,, 1:40, 3:35, 5:30, 7:40 and | 9:45 pm. | Capitol—"Personal Property,” at| 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 and 8:55 p.m. Metropolitan — “Thunder in the City,” at 11 am, 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:45 p. Columbia—*“Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” at 11:50 a.m., 1:55, 3:55, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 pm. Belasco—"Ecstasy,” at 12:05, 2:05, 4:05, 6:05, 8:05 and 10:10 p.m. Washington Civic Theater—“Lysi- strata,” at 8:30 p.m., at the Wardman Park, Rialto—“Star of Midnight,” at 1:40, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 pm. Little—"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” at 11:05 am, 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:35 p.m. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Shows | run 1 hour and 15 minutes, continuous 10 am. to 12 midnight. . Ambassador —“Pennies From ' at 6, 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. Tivoli—"The King and the Chorus | Girl,” at 2, 3:55, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 | .m. Uptown—“Ambassador Bill,” 2:20, 4:15, 6, 7:55 and 9:50 p.m. Howard—"Midnight Court,” at 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8 and 10:20 pm. Stage shows at 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:20 pm. at SRR B K O e MAY 4TH @ 7 P, M. Ched ASTAIRE n%&?“ns *SHALL ORIGINALLY SUP WE DANCE" @ RETURN ENGAG!MENT—B’(B)ESGBIE‘) n'riycl{] BY POPL In Local Play EVELYN McGIVERN Plays one of the leading roles in “The Green Ghost,” to be presented May 3 and 4 at Gonzaga Auditorium by the McNamara Unit of the Catho- lic Mission Crusade. —Star Staff Photo. Ideal Model. THE world’s perfect fashion model is a 20-year-old brunette, weighs 116 pounds, is 5 feet 8 inches tall, wears size 6 slippers. This “ideal” manne- quin is the composite personality evolved from statistics on the 12 “most photographed girls in the world,” brought to Hollywood for Wal- ter Wagner's “Vogues of 1938.” NATIONAL Tomckr s:30 SAM H. HARRIS Presents JANE COWL IN HER SPARKLING HIT “FIRST LADY” Eves. 550 to $2.75 Matinee Tomorrow, 55c to $2.20 Tax_Included. Noxt Woak—Beg. Mon, Mois Wed. RUTH DRAPER o> CHARACTER SKETCHES DIFFERENT PROGRAM AT EACH PERFORMANCE. Seat Bale Now Eves., 550-82.75; Mats., 550-82.80 The Washington Civic Theater’s SMASH HIT Aristophanes’ “LYSISTRATA” Acclaimed by the W Press ENCE LOVED IT PLAYING RECTION." Jay Carmody in “Washington Star ATER HI DY AND Nelson B. Bell in “Washington Post.” WITH ZEST AND MERRI- Katharine Hillyer in “Washington News.” “COLORFULLY, STAGED.” in * “ROARS LIKE A HOUSE AFIR] Five more nikhts through Tuesday, May ith. Special performance Sunday evening, May 2. Perform- ance at R:30 p AT WARDMAN PARK Prices—S$1.50, $1, . 50c. Reserve by phone, DIstrict 1600. On Sale Daily, Hotel Raleigh Lobby. AND HIS INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTR A~ WITH A~ STAGE FULL OF HARLEM STARS H MIPNITE &t KEITH'S - NOW SHOWING G- SHO! TUESDAY, MAY 4TH—$:4S P. M. MURI HOPKINS %WOMA-N I LOVE” POPULAR DEMAND USTOMS Held Over 9th Week ‘White House BELASCO °%i.5 %2 ot POPULAR PRICES—CONTINUOUS NOON TO MIDNIGHT = MARYLAND OPERA CLUB OFFERS ‘VAGABOND KING’ Popularity of Musical Production Demonstrated Again by Able Group. “THE VAGABOND KING,” Rudolph Friml's time-honored musical production is the current choice of the University of Maryland Opera Club, Harlan Randall directing, pre- sented last night for the second time this week in the Agriculture Building auditorium on the campus. Little meed be said of the incidental plot which supplies a romantic back- ground for some songs now unfortu- nately lacking in original appeal, hav- ing been shuttled about endlessly since their composition a decade or s0 ago. Regardless, the tunes are still humable, the dialogue and action still humorous and swashbuckling enough to arouse favorable response. The cast which portrayed the lore of Francols Villon at the University de- tracted nothing from the inherent entertainment value of the opus. In fact, the pace of “The Vagabond King” lagged but rarely, with an array of capable voices and an em- phasis on laugh possibilities account- ing principally for the popularity of the performance. Georgia Grove of this city and a sophomore at the college, deserves an emphatic nod for offering the most melodious vocal efforts and for lend- ing to the scene a charm and grace which aided materially to establish assurance. Although her articulative volume was not great, her clear and limpid tone was delicately prevalent throughout, especially in the bits “Someday” and “Only a Rose,” as she sang the part of Katherine. Playing the chief vagabond (of the noble and love-swelled heart), Villon, William Rowe held with consistency— and requisite diablerie upon occaston— the masculine lead which demanded prolonged efforts operatically. While having little to do in a singing ca- pacity, Tom Wharton, as Guy Ta- barie, pattered off his effusive, hu- morous lines with swift-moving ease. The scenes involving this Tabarie and & rotund personage covered with scar- let garments were nothing short of hilarious, the latter (name undeter- mined) proving to be an ace on facial iflnd manual expression. Alvin Gold- berg, as the sour-faced and inten- tioned Louis XI, turned in an authen- tic performance. oped a trifle uncongenial and often too loud respecting those on-stage. In solo vocal numbers, however, piano assistance by Mrs. Jessie Blaisdell was sympathetic and clear. Costumes, too, deserve credit for lending color and atmosphere to the setting. Same show, same place at 8:15 tonight. J. s. It's Springtime! Romance-Time! LOVE’S IN BLOOM at the CAPITOL and just look at this sample of THIS YEAR'S CROP OF KISSES Verroreccl PROPERTY: with REGINALD OWEN ... Directed by W. S. VAN DYKE ART SHAW . with DOROTHY HOWE On the Stage e Hocs RCHESTRA A. ROBINS The musical clown HELEN CHARLESTON lperel” £ NEISS TROUPE PALACE Vi THEY'RE FEUDING FACE TO FACE. .. — AND IT'S GALORIOUS FUN FOR YOU! “Orchids to ‘em all — even Bernie—for a swelegont show! | should have paid 1o be in itl” de Mille th Century 2,,90,{ Picture o Live “The Old Maestro's here to tell you— in spite of Winchell it'll thrill youl It's the mosta of the bestal Yowsahl” The Nouha-Topu in Musicals! Nine new Sweet hots of Song by Gordon & Revel| el includmg . {'s Swell of Your g, I'm Bubbling Oyer Sver in a Million Yeqrs” ake Up and Live” atherine to 5:30 NIGHTS 25¢—40¢ Instrumental accompaniment devel- | Quandary. LAN HALE, popular actor, today was in a quandary. For his role in “Stella Dallas” the character Samuel Goldwyn Studios want him to | be “stout and wearing clos hair.” at another studio in a role that re- quires him to be “thin and with long Simultaneously he is wanted hair.” “I can't very well be both at once,” he commented, “so the other job has got wait while I finish ‘Stella Swingtime in Springtime 5 ORCHESTRAS IN SUCCESSION Coming SHEP FIELDS, HAL KEMP and GUY LOMBARDO! Warner Bros. TODAY The Story of @ Mountail girl Who Re- helled Against patemal Tyranny! \ The Dynamic Star Of Intense Drama Brings Thrills You Some Ne \BRUCE- CONSTANCE COLLIER A Columbia Picture Warner Bros, METROPOLITAN ACADEMY . Lawrence JEANN DANTE “FOUR DAYS' WONDER.” HERBERT MARSHALL. ANNE SHIRLEY in “MAKE WAY FOR A LADY." ASHLEY eyt % tToria STUART in “GIRL ON THE FRONT and BUSTER CRABBE JOE in_“ARIZONA MAHONEY." ' ASHTON ©auiE V0N EY 1o FLORA RGO CFIRE o 5 ith D 'L VER CAROLINA 1 & c are.s _WILD" and “NORTH OF NOME CIRCLE oidd®hdshn A CARROLL “ON THE __Comedy s DUMBA-RTON 1343 Wisconsin Ave. TRENE HERVEY and CHARLES _STARRETT _in “ALONG _CAME LOVE™ _News and Comedy. FAIRLAWN 0, 44508700 © WILLTAM POWELL in __MRS. CHEY! and ‘“THE LAST OF 77 y«";ufs A “SINNER TAKE ADL &% HATS OFF.” _with MAE CLARK. LITTLE oth St between ¥ & G 1 Lait Two Days MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN.” Starting_Sunday. P_flNCESS T1119 B St NE Double Feature. MAE WEST and RANDOLPH SCOTT in “GO WEST YOUNG, ' Also BUDDY ROGERS and MARY BRIAN in “WEEK- END MILLIONAIRE." SECG 8211 Georgia Ave. Silver Soring. Md Continuous From 6:00° P.M ‘PLOUGH AND THE STARS,’ BARBARA STANWYCK PRESTON FOSTER and “ALONG CAME LOVE,” CHARLES STARRETT., IRENE HERVEY. STANTON 6th and C Sts. N.E Finest Sound _Eouioment Continuous From 5:30 P.M. Double Feature. “HEADLINE CRASHER,” FRANKIE _DARRO, KANE RICHMOND. GEORGE_O'BRIEN “DANIEL’ BOONE.” STATE-BETHESDA &= & LILY PONS in “THAT GIRL FROM PARIS.” CARTOON and NEWS. TAKOMA _ *% 3, Bty st SYLVIA SIDNEY and HENRY FONDA, “YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.” Selected Short Subjects. Tomorrow, continuous from _1:00 Richard Dix in “Deyil's Playgrou _Spanky McFarland in “General Sp: | JESSE THEATER '®,& Jryine “THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY,” JOAN CRAWFORD. WILLIAM 'OWELL, SYLV. 1st and R. L Ave. N.W. “Rainbow on the River,” BOBBY BREEN. i PALM R PEYEAT “THE HOLY TERROR,” BERNHEIMER’S JANE WITHERS. 3 =1 25cTo 5:30 25¢ & 40c Thereafter WILSON v, ozt pies WARNER, OL! “CHARLIE CHAN AT THE RACE TRACK.” FALLS CHURCH. VA, STATE _ * LE} NO PARKING ORRIES E_HEP. JORNNY AN | ProbROME CAMEQ TANIER MD. Jane W hers in LE edy Show— EICHMOND‘ ALEXANDRIA. VA, ANDRIA. VA, Stewart fn Direction of SIDNEY LUST AMBASSADOR &5* 3 ®.Sok BING, CROSBY and MADGE EVANS _in_ “PENNIES FROM HEAVEN & UNA MERKLE in DON'T_TELL THE WIFE." AVENUE GRAND $3 Fr Aw EDWARD EVERETT HORTON in _"LET'S MAKE A MILLION." Fhone Met 3811 “ONCE A DOCTOR.” with AN MUIR and NALD_WOODS. MELVYN DOUGLAS and VIRGINTA BRUCE in “WOMEN OF GLAM- __OUR.”_Also_Short S c Phone Linc. 6 EDMUND LOWE and MADGE EVANS . “ESPTONAGE."" By 650 Penn, Lincoln 2 ELL in “THE KIN CHORUS GIRL" S 3030 11th St. N.W. Phone_ Col. 1968 JONES in “"HORSE RIDERS OF UN_CREEK.” _Also_Shorts. Ave. & Sheridan N.W. " Ran. 2400 WARNER BROS. THEATERS Matine 00 DEANNA DURBIN in * GIRLS.” Also e TIVOLI #t* gt & ark Rd. N ol 1800 Matinee, 2:00 P.M. FERNAND GRAVET and JOAN BLON- THE KING AND TH S GIRL" News. Anniversary Week Program. Nell Paxton_at the Organ. Conn. Ave. an, UPTOWN oo A A%, Phone Cleveland 5100 L. Also 1L Ga. Ave. and Quebee Place N.W. __ Col. 4618 BRIAN DONLEVY and PETER LORRE in “CRACK UP."” Also Bhort ]