Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1937, Page 47

AMUSEMENTS. HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937, AMUSEMENTS. Gypsy Rose Lee Film Nets Flood of Protests Name-Changing Devlce Fall: to Halt Organ- ized Letter Writing—Form State- ment Replies. BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN. OLLYWOOD, June 3 (N.ANA)—Organized, letter-writing opposition to the screen debut of Gypsy Rose Lee, former burlesque strip-tease | dancer, continues to harass Twentieth Century-Fox officials. It's getting to the point now where they shudder when they pass the mail room Within a week, more than 4,000 letters are reported to have been received | at the studio from writers in a single«— Midwestern city, indicating that church and reform groups have be closed by R-K-O to bring both Jolsons over, with Al in the role of | The first defensive move was noted o et Be HEC TR in the ck ing of Gypsy Rose’s name 5 | to Louise Hovick, but even this hasn't Scattered sights and sounds—Victor | stemmed the flow of prote Each Moore wears the smallest shoe of any commt 1 is being answered with Jeading male actor in town. It's a & form letter, signed by William 51, . Helen Kane, who boop-a- | Goetz, vice president of the studio, set- dooped her way to fame years ago ting forth the company’s attitude and passed out of the limelight via Meanwhile, the Broadway newcomer, ' the avoirdupois route, is back, many her nerves on the ragged edge because pounds lighter, and wants that one of critical onsla toiling more chance . . . Edward G. Robinson’s | Have art collection is growing so rapidly with her he must figure on a new house—or e campaign will burn | build a museum. Came back from the cture is ready for East recently with a fresh load of gadgets and paintings . . . A slight furor was noted at M-G-M when Freddie Bartholomew's Aunt Cissy slapped a definite “No” on the publicity department's plan to in- volve her charge in a juvenile “ro- mance” with Judy Garland. The boys merely wanted to have Freddie and Judy seen about together, but they'll continue to go their separate ways, the n't were own faces e turns | Jackie Cooper will make a picture, | Boy of the Streets”” for Monogram during the Summer vacation. And | with his added height and weight fans may find it difficult to recognize him . . . Alva Johnson’s magazine series on Samuel Goldwyn has inspired Hollywood gag guardians to release many more Goldwynisms. A writer tells of his belated arrival at a| Goldwyn story conference, which took | place shortly after the funeral of Rudolph Valentino. He apologized for his tardiness, explaining that some details of the funeral had taken up his time. Then the writer began commenting on the number of im- portant people in the picture by ness who were passing away that year There was a pause, and Goldwyn wiped his face with & handkerchief " he said, “how do you think WO people have t to Monday morning.” Jolson I obtained where he a series of films, >, Ruby w he studio to 10 make two ons to get istance ked more 10-year 1 ~! ow for her et return of 17, by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc ) ARLISS WARNS BRITISH ON HOLLYWOOD WAR Advises Emzlxsh Producers Not to | S) pening Tomorrow With U. S. Films. By the Assoctated Press. LONDON, June 3—George Arliss, | veteran British film star, advised Eng- | lang last night not to try to compete | with United States motion picture | films i Speaking before the Royal Society of | Arts, the actor said “America can afford to spend a million dollars on a film and still | make a profit. “England cannot spend half that sum_without courting disaster. My | opinion is that the future for English | studios lies in making British films | at moderate prices for the English market.” Compete on Lavish Scale ‘ New Films Appear at Downtown Cinema Theaters. APITOL—"Night with Bob Mont phrey Bogart and man, Wayne ht down Metropolitan melodrama about ‘Her Husband Lies,” a gambler and his A.«E femme menace Akim Tamiroff also is in the ole. Columbia—"Cafe Metropole,” eomedy w by Gregory played by Loretta Yo Power, Greg Ratoff s back for a second bright Ratoff, Tyrone and others, week on F Is My Affair,” with and Barbara Stanwyck, a second week. Robert Tayl stays for Other theaters: “There Goes My Girl" opened yesterday at Keith's, reviewed elsewhere on the page . . . “Carnival in Flanders” still is at the Belasco “Cavalcade” romes back to the Little on Sunday. ‘BACCHANALE’ FEATURED “Lysistrata” Dance to Be High Light of Chace Revue. ion numbers will be m to be pre- School next sent 7 v Marian Chace ed at The most the “Bacchana Chace for number will be staged by Miss the production of “Lysis- he Washington Civic The- ts of the program " danced by the and “Sleeping can Horizons.” will be the entire group of Beauty” and “Ame Italy Shipping Heavy. Ttaly is shipping 120,000 tons of merchandise monthly to Ttalian East Alrica THEATRE PARKING 6 P.M.TO 35‘! 1AM CAPITAL GARAGE g30, 3, % Ave TERRACE DANCING Dinner, $2.00, Sot,.32.25 Cover, §5¢; Sar. & Hol, 51.10 No Additlonal Cover for Dinner Guest S5 ca Nature has the first say . Featured With Orchestra FLORENCE : Former Follies girl, now the wife of Benny Meroff, sings, dances and in other ways contributes to the stage show presented by her husband and his orchestra. Capitol tomorrouw. GAST, The Meroff music comes to the SATIRE TONIGHT Parody on the “Ring Operas” Will ! Be Staged at Arts Club, “T"HE RING OF THE NIEBE- LUNGS,” a rollick Wagner's “Ring Opera ing satire on * will be pre- | | sented tonight at 8:30 o'clock at the | | garden theater of Written by the Arts Club. | Elizabeth Sypher and ' “mus mmo ;flnd will be the accompanist. TOMORRO W ] The SMART MONEY . the “Big Shos'” and double cross behind New York's Billion Dollor :;mfi P pATRICK wN\““’FF Ben Smart, the parody will be per- formed by William Huntington, Eliza- beth Pritchard, William Holden, Hollis Schreibe: Marian Smith, Miss Sy- pher, Mr. Smart and others Eric Reinert arranged the music Fourth Set of Twins. A fourth set of twins has been born to Mrs. B. 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