Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1937, Page 46

C—6 AM USEMENTS. : THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937. AMUSEMENTS R-K-O Adds To Drama of Journalism “There Goes My Gir That Once Popular Theme Is Close to Ex- haustion—Raymond-Sothern Teamed. , BY JAY C AME during the week a report designed to end films based Farmer is too late. It alreal C the had in mind is at Keith's this week, appearing there under the snappy It opened ¥ that the gold in that particular veins title “There Goes My Girl of action, character and situation has tun thin to the point of emaciation. There is & great deal of scurrying about in this innocuous trifie about two newspape. scribes, male and fe- male, but its situations are as fixed as the stars in their courses. The story concerns their efforts to get married in a world so cluttered up with mur- ders that they simply are too busy to say “I do” to a minister. Some of the murders are real, but the one that really wrecks the wedding ceremony Is a fake devised by a managing editor who wants to keep his best girl scribe out of the clutches of Cupid and Hymen. He would have her be & sob-sister to him instead of the wife of the star reporter on the other paper. | A dastardly thought unworthy of any managing editor since the one in “Front Page.” This managing editor, Tim Whalen, is indeed a rough copy of the scoundrel in the much earlier Hecht and MacArthur opus; a very rough copy. * ¢ (‘ENE RAYMOND and Ann Sothern are teamed again in this product of R-K-O Radio. Any one who has beeh an old newspaper man himself will not be especially impressed with the interpretations they lend to the parts of the two best gosh-darned cir- culation builders in their town, It is the way of ace sob-sisters to wither obstacles with a word or a glance, but that is not Miss Sothern's way. She bites, scratches, kicks and screams her way around that which would impede her on her way to a murder or to her own marriage On his part. Raymond turns out to be the kind of reporter so lacking in professional cunning that he con- stantly must resort to his fists to score the news beats that make Miss (but not us) love him been the fashion in plays g with newspaper shops to hype up even the stuffiest ch ters with snappy dialogue. Those in *‘There Goes My Girl” are cheated on this Ecore The are laughs scattered through what they have to say, but widely. On the whole be an attempt success out of the picture seems. to to wring one more a recently popular was gefting ready to do a film around a newspaper story that was Its Chapter 1,” at Keith’s, Implies ARMODY. from Hollywood that Frances Farmer upon newspaper stories. Well, Miss dy has been done. The very picture esterday and to see it is to discover theme. It did not come out that way, probably because the subject has been | fairly well exhausted. The Keith feature is garnished by the usual complement of short sub- jects. * ok Xk \\'ITH the world once more open- nfouthed over the miracle of the British Empire, “Cavalcade” becomes a sufficiently timely picture to move again into the le Theater. The fact of its return Sunday reminds one that Noel Coward's original love for this particular one of his works was cooled quickly by the scoffing attitude of his fellow Englishmen By the time “Cavalcade” popped out of the Coward genius, the boy Noel was “typed” as the master of smart, sophisticated comedy. “Cavalcade” had nothing to do with smart, sophis- ticated comedy, but his public just wouldn't believe it. It went on looking for the joke on the British Empire until the author of the work began to hate it, and everybody. Thai was vears ago, of course. Every one feels better now. * HIL REGAN took time out between shows at the Capitol Theater yes- terday to stage a pleasant variation from the usual dressy luncheon by celebrities for non-celebrities . . . He was host at a steak sandwich blowout at a sandwich shop way, way out on Connecticut’ avenue . . . Benny Meroff and “jib” music, coming to the Capitol next week, were the main topics of | conversation ., . . That and the fact that Regan must get the heck back Robert Mont M-G-M motion picture version season. The film open Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—'Lost Horizon,” at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. Palace —“This Is My Affair,” a 12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:10 and 9:30 p.m, Earle—"Turn Off the Moon,” at 11 am., 1:35 4:25 7:10 and 9:55 pm 9:10 p.m Keith's—"There Goes My Girl,” at to Hollywood in two weeks for picture work . .. Frank La Falce of Warner | Bros. screened Movietone's coronation newsreel yesterday for a small but 2xtremely appreciative audience; ap- preciative not only of the courtesy shown, and the victure, but of the | coolness of the Earle’s screening room .. A 22-minute two-reel Paramount short on the coronation, showing in detail the ceremonies within the Ab- | bey, is the L Theater's quick an- swer to a question asked in this col- umn yesterday: What can be done for those who missed the original newsreels on the London festival? “LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST TO BE STAGED IN OPEN Play to Be Done Tuesday and Wednesday Not Seen Here for Many Years. “'ILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S “Love's i Labour's Lost” will be seen in Washington for the first time in many years when it is presented next Tues- | | To Play Lead day and Wednesday nights by 4 (‘ast‘ of players under Ma e Greet. Eminently suited to productiom out of doors, the play will be presented in the garden of Alva Belmont House, headquarters of the National Women's Party. Leading roles in the comedy will be rlayed by Mary Crowley, Thomas Enzor, Leila Carrington, Nancy Ord- way, Marcella Bertram, Myrl Rhine, Edward Finlayson, Theodore Field, Charles Grunwell, jr.. Theodore Freter, Eccles Huff, Ted Tenley, Theo- dore Smith, J. Michael McKnight, Hudson Wells, William Milton and Paul Summers. FIERCE HALL PLAYERS ARE SEEN IN “HOLIDAY” IT HURTS papa more than it husts you, dear, but it must be said. Mr. Philip Barry should get a shade more credit than the Pierce Hall Players for the fun last night's audience had looking upon “Holiday.” Mr. Barry is the guy who wrote it. “Holiday” is a very funny play &nd it has some lines that would make vou laugh if they were read in a dull | voice by two dead-panned actors named John Raymond and Gene Boles, which certainly was not the case last night. The Pierce Hall Players are better than that, but— well, Katherine Cornell, Burgess Meredith and some others don't have to worry just yet. Maybe that sounds worse than it | really was, but last night's perform- | ance by the Pierce Hall Players was | not what you would call a spirited | one. They read all of their lines | properly and at the right times and | they got about the stage to the places | they should have been when they were supposed to be there, as far as | we could tell. But they by no means grabbed their own bootstraps and lifted themselves to the heights. | Maybe it was the heat. Or maybe| we expect a lot of these people. Anyhow, Charlotte Tilley was one of the best, comparatively natural; Jack Aracey, Howard Wentworth and William Austin Davis got in a lot of comedy digs, and the rest were ade- quate. The play will be repeated to- night. H. M. SWIMMING DANCING AMUSEMENTS [FREE ADMISSIoNn ] . GLEN ECHO [Amusement eancc ] FREE v MORN—NOON—NITE The Edward F. Miller Studio 814 17th BT. NATIONAL 8093 i Is Danced. We Teach it MAE DAVIDSON. Reduced rates for summer. Ballroom classes Tues and Thurs. from & fo 11 p.m. Teach- | ing 8 t0 9 pm. practice § to 11 p.m. Tap. health, children: $3 per mo.; private le gons day or evening. 1320 M St. National 3311. CANELLIS 2550 STUDIOS Private Instruction by Appointment_in Waltz—Fox Trot—Tango Rumba—Tap Group Instruction and Dancing Soc Toerday and Friday Evenings - 84 11th St. N.W. District 1673 * b the direction of | | | | MARY CROWLEY Has been assigned the leading feminine role in “Love’s La- bour’s Lost,” being produced by Maurice Greet for presen- tation next Tuesday and Wed- nesday evenings at the Alva Belmont House. [BELASCO NOW OFPOSNITE WHILE HOUSE | = All Seats 25c | 1P M | . Fue., Bai. 40c (Lo Kermesse Heroique) —Youll _Love It/ SEASIDE TCHESAPEAKE 3EACH WD One Hour Drive—Fres Parking ALL SEASHORE ATTRACTIONS Frequent Bus Service From 403 11th Street N.W. For Information Call NAt. 0213 M. & A. Motor Lines, Inc. NN NN TN NS ST e YA Te Y MOONLIGHT Every Night ot 8:45 S. S. Potomac Dance to AND HIS ORCHESTRA on Saturday, June § Playing for TWO Cruises Regular Cruise, 8:45—75¢ Midnight Cruise—$1.00 Lv. 12:30—Ret. 3:30 FREE DANCING fresh- ments—Reservations—Please! Tickets limited to 2,000 each trip. Phone Dist. 5611 Crulses nightly, 60c, Bernie Jar. iy Trips Every The Swin or” | Sunday. ® Am. Band of Washington POTOMAC RIVER LINE Tth & WATER STS. S. W 11:25 am,, 1:10, 2:55, 4:45, 6:30, 8:15 and 10 pm Capitol—"They Gave Him a Gun" at 10:30 am., 1:25, 4:10, 7 and 9:55 p.m and 8:55 p.m. Columbia—"“A Star Is Born” at 11:50 a.m, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05 and 9:35 p.m | Metropolitan—"Prince and the Pau- | pgr.” at 10:45 am.,, 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20 and 9:30 pm. | Belasco—"Carnival in Flanders,” at 12:05, 2:05, 4, 6:10, 8:15 and 10 p.m. Rialto—"Abraham Lincoln,” at 1:45, 4:55 and 8:20 pm Little—"Life of Henry VIIL,” at 11 | am, 12:55 3:10, 5:25 7:40 and 10 | pm. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Show runs I hour and 15 minutes, contin- uous 10 am. to midnight | Ambassador— Waikiki Wedding," at 6, 7:45 and 9:40 p.m. | Tivoli—"The Woman I Love 2:20, 4:05, 5:50, 7:40 and 9:30 pm. Uptown—"Top of the Town," at 2, 3:55, 5:45: 7:45 and 9:40 p.m. at Busy Newcomer. S SOON as Barbara O'Neil, Samuel Goldwyn's smew film actress imported from the Eastern | stage, finishes her role in “Stella Dallas,” she will go immediately into “The Hurricane,” which John Ford is | directing. ACADEMY ©f Perles: §|‘n1l[clshnlunllv E. Lawrence Phillips’ Thentr itul Continuous From 4:30 PM . “WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE,” with GRACE MOGRE. CARY GRANT. ‘“HAPPY-GO-LUCKY,” with PHIL REGAN and EVELYN VENABLE. ARLINGTON, VA, ON "Btz ASHTON WILSON_ “iizi’ ASHTO! BING CROSBY and ART! AYE in in e “AMBASSADOR BILL." “WAIKIKIT W) 507 7th St. S.W. EDDING " ASHLEY SYLVIA SIDNEY in “YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE. ROBALIND KEITH in “FIND THE WITNESS." CARQLINA “ihsat S G lee 35 NIGHT" and “ONE WAY PASSAGE.' CIRCLE "800 Mo one, Sau” Matinees Tues.. Thurs. Ssi.. Sun. JESSIE MATHEWS. LEWIS BORELL in “HEAD "OVER HEELS IN LOVE." Comedies. DUMBARTON J2:% 5 ALD. NELSON EDDY in_ “MAYTIM Comedy. Shows. 6:30 and R:50 P.M. FAIRLAWN . AR2E0°TEA 2, © “HISTORY 18 MADE AT NIGHT. 3227 M_St. N. “SEVENTH HEAVEN.” with SIMONE_SIMON. JAMES STEWART. JEAN HERSHOLT. _Comedy. . News u"LE 608 9th N.W. “Private Life of Henry VIIL.” “WAR'S END,” Compiled by Col. Dixon, Benior Chaplain, 15t Div. 1119 B St. N.E. PRINCESS Double ruv.DuE'_ev' CTOR_ McLAGLEN ‘in ") LS. VT RtE NOGENT. A MAN BETRAYED! Ave, SECO 8241 Geor Are Silver Spi 5 Continuous From 6:00 P.M “BELOVED ENEMY, MERLE OHERON, BRIAN AHERNE. “LET’S MAKE A MILLION,” EDWARD EVERETT HORTON and Star Cast. STANTON r5h %oted Continuous From 5:30 P.M. GRACE MOORE in 4 “WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE, with CARY GRANT. “RACING LADY,” with ANN DVORAK and HARRY CAREY. STATE-BETHESDA B2 %ax. & ‘Bethesd: Return Engagement WALTER HUSTON in “DODSWORTH.” COMEDY and NEWS. TAKOMA & Butternut ing_Troubles oL LOMBARD, Home of Mirrophonic Sound. Mac in CLARK GABLE ana_ CABOLE “NO MAN OF HER OWN. Etl _({d ma;t b, 8. o |JESSE THEATER "&.* ™ “HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT,” JEAN _ARTHI RLES_BOYER SYLVIN st and R. L Ave. N.W. “MAYTIME,” NELSON EDDY, JEANETTE MacDONALD. PALMTHEATER °5%T “SEVENTH HEAVEN,” SIMONE SIMON, JAMES STEWART. A BERNHEIMER’ $ tomorrow at Loew’s Capitol, Stage shows at 12:50, 3:35, 6:20 and | Stage shows at 12:25, 3:15, 6 | In Film Version of Broadway Play gomery and Rosalind Russell play the leading roles in “N of Emlyn Williams’ play, which a the pianist's task. Future recitals un- doubtedly will add & greater variety of nuance and a poetic bent to her | classics and bring them to the level of excellence which she shows in her moderns, PIANO PROGRAM GIVEN Music Gems Reveal Player's Un- usual Equipment. PHILA BELLE BURK, planist, pre- | sented by La . Salle Spler in | Barker Hall Tuesday night, gave & | most creditable program of Bach, Bee- thoven, Schuman, Chopin and the moderns. Her natural equipment is characterized by poise, warm tone, an unfailing, healthy rhythm and dex- terity. Besides she has an abundance of temperament. These assets showed to best advantage in the MacDowell “Witches' Dance,” delightfully done; Rafl’s “Cachoucha Caprice” and the Debussy “Fireworks.” She has yet to learn that those so fortunate as to be borne with tempera- ment have at the same time to learn its use, and this is no small part of | _—— THEATRE NATIONAL 7osvees,, LAST |3| DAYS 2:30—TWICE DAILY—8:30 500 SEATS 50c All Seats Reserved Mats. 50c, 75c, and some at $1.00 Eves. 50c, 75¢ $1 and some at $1.50; (Plus Tax) HORIZON Gems Found in Mexico. Pearls and jade have been found in anclent tombs, which are decorated Wwith frescoes, unearthed at Monte Ale ' ban, Mexico these real-life sweet- hearts achiove their true greatness. .. together... in the most important story either one has ever had! of love unashamed . . ¢ it was fated to LOS ight Must Fall,” the ppeared on Broadway this past |RIALTO THEATER CLOSES FOR AIR CONDITIONING House to Be Dark Next Week to | Permit Early Installation of Equipment. | THE Rialto Theater will close for one week following the current showings of “Call of the Wild" and “Abraham Lincoln,” to permit un- interrupted installation of the new | air-conditioning system. Engineers have been working night and day between shows, but the man- agement voluntarily agreed to close the house that the installation could be made more quickly The firm installing the modern air- | conditioning equipment, which will | keep the interior of the theater al- | ways comfortable, no matter what the street tempertaure, has assured | the management the work can be contpleted within seven days. The theater will close after the last | performance Saturday and reopen | Sunday, June 13. The opening pro- | gram will be announced shortly. s0 A WASHING TG RAYMOND © SOTHERN “THERE GOES MY GIRL" with FRANK JENKS ° “WINGS OVER HONOLULU™ 9thSt. Above & Opens P. M or ALL - Wi 321-64/ ¢ 10P.M, € b HIPPODROM Return Engagement mand 9th 0 T m Powell, “After th Man." " Also Guy Kibbee, Tell the Wite s CAMEQ MT,_ BAINIER.~MD. Double Featiire Victor McLaglen, “‘Nancy Steele Ts s Mae_ Clarke, “Hats Off." LE. MD. Today-Tom. Return Engagement by Popular “Don’t Today Patricia_Ellis. “Step Lively. ALEXANDRIA REED Today-Tom.-Sat. MAUCH TWINS and ERROL FLYNN in “Prince and the Pauper.” Free Parking Space—R00 Cars, Completely_Air-Conditioned MILO ROCK T Today-Tom BING CROSBY and BOB BURNS in “WAIKIKI WEDDING.” Free Parking Space for Theater Patrons Completely_Air-Conditioned 18th St AMBASSADOR '&& o053 G CROSBY. MARTHA RAYE in _“WAIKIKI WEDDING." Also N APOLLO ,62:.8f BARBARA S K TANWYC! McCREA in NT] TAKE A AVALON °%'* Gian o405 “CALL IT A DAY.” with OLIVIA DE __HAVILLAND. News and_Short. AVENUE GRAND % Tt-4%% “HER S.E. Li. 2406 [USBAND'S 24 DIRECTION OF SIDNEY LUST ne. f H) SECRETAR with JEAN MUIR. BEVERLY R __BERTS and WARREN HULL. ~ 2324 Wisconsin Ave. ! Sl atinee, 2:00 P.M. 'AUL . MIRIAM HOPKINS in . U@é“w&MAN I LOVE. Short. CENTRAL __BERTS and WARREN PENN ©00 Feoma_Arve Line. ‘2179 tinee. 2: PAUL M MIR; 2:00 P.M. 5 IAM HOPKINS in THE_WOMAN 1 LOVE." Short. 14 Y Phone Col. 4968 “PENROD AND SAM.” with BILLY MAUCH. _Also_Short Subjects. SHERIDAN G Ay & Sherifan St;N.W. 'Ran. 2400 Matinee. 3:00 P.M. GEORGE MURPHY. DORIS NOLAN n_“TOP OF THE TOV 'rlvoLl 14 & Park Rd. Phone Col. 1800 Matinee. 2:00 . PAUL MUNI, MIRIAM HOPKINS in ““THE W (AN 1 LOVE. Sl TUPTOWN . & Conn_Ave and Newark LSLONW Clev. 5100 Mati A GEORGE_MURPHY. DORIS NOLAN n “TOP OF THE TOWN Also rvant_of th Short. Ave._and Quebec ace N.W. Col. 4616 MARGARET LINDSAY, DEAN JEF. FRIES in “SONG OF THE CITY. FALLS CHURCH, VA. WARNER BROS. THEATERS " TAVLORSTANWYCR in the picture the world is talking sbout! i ML vicror McCLAGLEN BRIAN DONLEVY « JOHN CARRADINE SIDNEY BLACKMER - ALAN DINEHART SIG RUMANN - ROBERT McWADE DOUGLAS FOWLEY » FRANK CONROY new honors for this popular star ...asthe girl who was afraid but couldn’t resist. _’Hun+ STROMBERG LERS AS A For 80 thrill-packed DON and NEW YO tounded by this dram claimed it as the most producer of “Mdytime,” “Af. ter the Thin Man,” and “The Grn(. Ziegfeld” (voted the best picture of 1936), finds o ::". ouflezhlor his production Nius in this darj, i ent picture, iRt with astonishment! N, more startling than e — L PLAY /a X ] Ly, 180 3 F"“": a“.‘n‘\y weeks LON- RK were mazing play of the generation! Audiences gasped ow it flashes ver from the screen to make film history. C%is.. 0N BENNY MEROFF and nis ORCHESTRA THE _FLORENCE GAST |JA BASHFUL LITTLE GIRL eaturing MARSHALL | LARRY POWELL BENNY'S PEST f CK BENNY'S BAD BOY STATE NQ_PARKING TES E ROMERT TAYLOR *1 EDMUND LOWE JEAN 4 ‘UNDER _COVER OF NIGHT.” in o AL, PROPERTY.” L THE WALTZERS 5 ROMANTIC VIOLINS l THE JIB ERS A JAM BAND SWINGIN' OUT LAST , Screene Spencer TRACY o Gladys GEORGE o Franchot TONE in “‘They Gave Him a Gun" DAY " Stage:e PHIL REGAN ) ) e ¥ POPEYE TH ESAILOR o MR. and MRS. JESSE CRAWFORD A ‘