Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1937, Page 20

B—4 AMU SEMENTS. New Rialto Policy to Bring House First Run Pictures “Elephant Boy” Will Open New Series With Bergner Picture Next—Blonds Skid on Hollywood’s Preferred List. BY JAY CARMODY. tion picture houses. Rivivals, specialty of the house since its reopening, will be forsaken in favor of a series of strictly fresh films, of which STARI‘ING July 18, the Rialto Theater will join the string of first run mo- will be the first. “Dreaming Lips. “Elephant Boj is Elizabeth Bergne: Second picture under the new policy “Elephant Boy” bears the stamp of Alexander Korda and was directed by Robert Flaherty, a picture maker with< enough individuality and' originality to become famous with ‘“Nanook of the North,” and the later “Man of His latest work is based upon the Kipling tale, “Toomai of the Ele- | which concerns the little Indian boy who dreamed of himself as & sort of Frank Buck, specializing in elephants. With a fine scorn for box-office names, Flaherty took nary a blond nor a Clark Gable to India with him. Native roles are played by native players (and elephants), the sensa- tion among them turning out to be a 12-year-old lad whose name is Sabu. It is & name that is going to look | strange in marquee lights, but critics who have seen the picture say that is just where every one will be seeing it as soon as Sabu gets another pic- ture assignment or two. ‘The Bergner picture, narrating a poignant, modern love story, was di- rected by Paul Czinner. Raymond Massey and Romney Brent play the major supporting roles. Newsreels, specially selected short subjects and Pearl Hauer's nightly or- ganlogues will complete the programs under the theater's new policy. * ok % x [ BLONDS had better start preferring themselves if the Hollywood mail these days is not trying to kid some one. Every other envelope the drama department opens contains a seem- ingly well-documented story that | blonds are no worse than third in| the race for gentlemen's favor only because there are but three entrants. Gray doesn’t count. A piece from Warner Brothers, for instance, attempts to double the sen- | sational effect of submerging the fair- haired girls by adding that the pub- lic has gone so far as to prefer not only brunettes but married ones at | that. Directors on the staff of the | Freres Warner are responsible for the decision. Asked to pick the girl with | the “most appeal,” they merged e.zl1v.“ members of the sex into a composite, | retaining the best features of each. | ‘Two of the features were brunette hair and a husband. | As if that hadn't shot the pedestal right out from under the light-b ired girls, Paramount sort of took up where | Warners left off. It asked six famous young society matron; Vina Delmar, novelist, and Paula Stone, dancer. If blonds want to make anything of it, that list includes six brunettes, one redhead (Miss Stone), and but one blond, Grace Moore. And, if un- married girls want to do anything about it, six of those mentioned are married. The average age is 24, av- erage weight 118 pounds, and average height 5 feet, 3 inches, Any girl with .he characteristics of the eight, plus the physical specifica- tions, might go out to Hollywood and see whether the Warner directors really mean it by asking for a job. The directors, of course, might escape by discovering she played tennis less well than Miss Moody, did not sing like Miss Moore, or had less poise and money than Mrs. Cromwell. * ok Kk N THE theory that drama and radio reporters are as justified as any one else in voting on types with the most appeal, or even the least, a personal survey of a staff of four discloses that this department prefers blonds, brunettes and redheads equally, Its composite favorite is & combi- nation of Shirley Temple. Louise Noonan Miller, Deanna Durbin, Olivia de Havilland, Peter Carter, Annabella, Marsha Hunt, Alice Faye, Sophie Tucker. Irene Weber, Kay Ford, Cath- erine Prichard, Marguerite Meakin, Lansing Hall, Edna May Oliver, Katie Hillyer, Blanche Yurka, and the girl who called up today asking how to get a job as & singer. With, of course, Mae West as chaperon! One vote for a girl named Mitzi was thrown out because the voter could not remember her last name. IP‘ YOU would like to hear Sheila Graham's lovely clipped English (vou already know how she writes) tune in on the “First Nighter” pro- gram tonight. It's an N. B. C. feature which comes out of Chicago at 8 o'clock Eastern daylight saving time. That, if we are not making the same silly mistake over and over again, would be 7 p.m. our time. ¥ ok % x “HE real name of Dolly Dawn, Capi- tol vaudeville topper starting to- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D:. C, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1937. Gets Break in Musical DORIS WESTON, 5 ‘ Newcomer to Hollywood, plays her first film role opposite Dick Powell in the singing star’s latest picture, “The Singing Marine,” which opened at Warners’ Earle Theater today. HOOVER GIVEN PLAQUE FOR SHORT ON G-MEN Duplicate of Award to Universal Pictures Is Made for “You Can’t Get Away With It.” EDGAR HOOVER, director of the | yesterday was awarded with a silver | ’ % ! pl 3 d artists to vote on the loveliest actress | day, is Theresa Anna Maria Stabile | P2que, a duplicate of that awarde: in Hollywood. When the last vote was counted, Gail Patrick, Kay Pran- cis and Carole Lombard (that's two brunettes to one blond) were the win- ners. | * % ¥ x . The real name of Frank La Falce, Earle publicity chief, is Frank La Falce and he started on his vacation today . . . The real name for this weather was thought up by Harry | MacArthur, who will give it to any | by the Jay Emmanuel Publications, | Inc, to the Universal Pictures Corp. | for “You Can't Get Away With It” | selected as the best two-reel novelty of the 1936-37 season. HE Warner brothers' decision in- | one sending a self-addressed, stamped | Made in co-operation with the De- validating blonds was arrived at | by the more complicated process. The | |BLACKFRIARS TO GIVE with enough appeal to satisfy what | 10 directors, unable to find one girl they thought a favorite femme ought to be, finally decided on a composite She turned out to be a combination of Olivia de Havilland, Helen Wills Moody, tennis champion; Grace Moore, singer; Eleanor Holm, swim- ming champion (attention Olympic Committee); Doris Duke Chomwell, Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Palace—"A Day at the Races.” th> | mad Marxes at their maddest, at | 11:35 am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:30 pm, | Capitol—"Between Two Women," | envelope. “SMILIN’ THRU” AGAIN Success of Last Summer to Be Re- peated as Sylvan Theater Fea- ture Next Tuesday Night. THE Blackfriars Guild will repeat their success of last Summer, “Smilin’ Thru,” at the Sylvan Theater Tuesday night. It will be the fourth Summer Festival program of the sea- son at the open-air theater on the Monument slope, presented under the auspices of the Community Center Department and the Office of National Capital Parks. Scenery for Allan Langdon Martin's well-known three-act play has been done by James Brady and William & doctor, an heiress and & nurse, at | 11 am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 pm. | Btage shows at 12:40, 3:25, 6:10 and 8:55 pm. | Earle—"The Singing Marine,” Dick Powell sings his way into the ranks of the Devil Dogs, at 10:45 am., 1:30, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:25, 6:20 and 9:10 p.m. | Keith's—“New Faces of 1937,” pleas- ant musical with a lot of laughs, at 11:30 a.m, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 pm. { Columbla—"“Way Out West,” Laurel | and Hardy take to the open spaces, | at 11:15 am, 1, 2:50, 4:35, 6.20, 8:10 | and 9:55 pm. Metropolitan—"League of Fright- ened Men,” Nero Wolfe solves another | mystery, at 11 am., 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40 and 9:50 p.m. Little—“Clive of India,” Ronald | Colman pushes Britain's frontier for- ward, at 11 a.m,, 1:05, 3:05, 5:10, 7:20 | and 9:30 p.m. Rialto—"Little Colonel,” Shirley | ‘Temple becomes & daughter of the gallant South, at 11:40 am. 2:40, 5:35 and 8:45 pm. “Doctor Bull,” a reissue of a Will Rogers favorite, at 1:10, 4:10, 7:15 and 10:25 p.m. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Show runs 1 hour and 15 minutes, con- tinuous from 10 a.m. until midnight. Penn—"This Is My Affair,” R. Tay- Jor rounds up bank robbers and Bar- bara Btanwyck, at 2, 3:45, 5:35, 7:25 and 9:20 pm. Sherldan—"As Good as Married,” a wife's an income tax exemption, at 2, 3:50, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:35 pm. Tivoi—“Kid Galahad,” Hollywood does handsomely by the fight game, at 1:45, 3:40, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 p.m. Uptown—"They Gave Him a Gun,” & lad taught to use bullets in the war | Davidson, | sent wires of well wishes. can't get along without them later, at 2, 8:55, 5:55, 7 Monohan. The drama is being di- rected by Mary K. Crowley, who has been responsible for a number of the Blackfriars Guild successes. Miss Crowley also is one of the instructors at the Blackfriar Institute of Dramatic Art, being conducted this year for the first time, under the auspices of Catholic University. Players appearing in important roles in “Smilin’ Thru” include Nell Orton, Margaret Myers, Dorothy | Marguereta Nordstrom, Stephen Trodden, Edgar Kloten, Ar- thur Van and Gordon Potter. —_— PRIDE OF “HOME TOWN.” Rita Johnson received heaps of tel- egraph “fan mail” on the “Umbrella | Man” set the day she made her film debut. More than 300 residents of Worcester, Mass., where she was born, Other mes- sages came from stage and radio friends. Bring Your Lunch and Friends to A Mago-Vista Finest Bathing and Canoeing. Clean association and clean sports. Dancing Ne beer and Thru Annap.. Balto. Blvd. to Jones corner, turn left and follow signs. ‘THEATRE PARKING 6P.M.TO 1AM. 35" CAPITAL GARAGE 70,3, % TERRACE DANCING Dinner, $200, Sat. 32.25 Cover, $5¢; Sat. & Hol, 3110 iNo Additional Cover for Dinner Guest Ave. 14th NEW BOARDWALK Promenade at the Seashore SMADY PICWNIC GROVES—FREE TABLES—FREE A delightfal ope hour drive throush historle bore. For Information, Busses Leave 403 11th Street N. W. Call NAtional 0213 W. M. & A. MOTOR LINES, Inc. PASSENGER' AND FREIGHT SHRVICE partment of Justice. It shows in de- tail the operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the way its men are trained and the manner in which a number of the triumphs of |the G-Men were attained. The presentation yesterday was made by W. A. Whitney, Washington correspondent for The National Ex- | hibitor, before Charles Ford, director of Universal News of New York, and Edward Heiber, manager of Univer- sal's Washington office. “AT THE BROWN DERBY” MEANS MIXED-UP DATE ILLIAM SEITER, currently di- recting R-K-O-Radio's “The { Life of the Party,” and Edward Kauf- man, associate producer, recently made an engagement to meet for din- ner “at the Brown Derby” and then g0 to the studio to see & run of the picture as far as shot. Seiter waited 20 minutes at the Hollywood Brown Derby and Kauf- man never showed up. Deciding that Kaufman must have meant the Bev- erly Hills Brown Derby, he jumped into his car and drove there. At the same time, Kaufman had been waiting at the Beverly Hills spot, decided he was at the wrong | place and drove over to Hollywood. Upon arrival, each discovered that the other had just left. Each grabbed a telephone. An hour had been consumed so the two made a date to meet at a sand- Sunday Beach Trip S. S. POTOMAC goes to COLONIAL BEACH Lv. 9 a.m.—Back in Washington 7:30 p.m. 110-mile water trip — Salt Water Swimming—Free Daneing —Meals—Refreshments. Trips Every Sunday. Adults $7,25—Children 65¢ Visit WAKEFIELD Birthplace of George Washington Steamer-Bus connections at Colonial Beach Sun- . Plenty of time for eing P MOONLIGHT Cruises Nightly, 8:45 3-hour _cruise. dancing ohog “Night- room. Beer garden.... Sun. and Hel., 78¢c L] Free Porking et Wharf POTOMAC RIVER LINE Tth & Water Sts. S.W NAt. 7722 wich stand near the R-K-O Studio; had hamburgers and went to see the film. Federal Bureau of Investigation, | “You Can't Get Away With It” was Free admission amuse. ment nark reached by Cabin John or Glen Feho atreet cars 40 min. or mater. 20 min. Mase. Ave. or Conduit Rond. More Than 50 Features Swimming—Dancing—Rides Motor Boats, Free Picnic Groves OPEN EVERY DAY Blazing Vital “Behind the Scenes” Drama of Men in White .and the women in their lives! GABLE SLIPS AWAY FOR BIG GAME HUNT Star Is Bguieged by Autograph Hunters on Arrival at Poca- tello, Xdaho. BY the Associated Press. POCATELLO, Idaho, July 9.-- Bearded Clark Gable seated himself in an expensive roadster yesterday and rode away for a spell of big game KEITH ALWAYS COMFORTABLY COOLED TOMORROW hunting in the Idaho wilds—but not before the autograph chasers got him. Stopping in this Southern Idaho city overnight en route to Montana on a hunting and fishing expedition, the screen star said: “I hope to add a bear skin to my lion trophies. I enjoy roughing it in the mountains.” Clerks sald he called Carole Lom- bard on the telephone before leaving for Sun Valley Lodge. The actor's atubble of whiskers Ith= atG THEY’LL SLAY YOU! ... inthis howling case of murder and mirth! Hawkshaw Jack and Adorable Ann onthetrailofapoison-penkiller... in the wisest-cracking mystery that ever madeyoushriek @ with glee! l \“ S 4 With EDUARDO CIANNELLI ADDED a NEW Edition . . ‘““The MARCH of TIME"” 1. BABIES WANTED 3. ROCKEFELLER MILLIONS LAST DAY e #ADIO Picivre Q 2. THE 49th STATE “NEW FACES OF 1937 ‘\\\‘\Gl'l' A PLACE on the RAIL asthe barrier goes up on the Whopper of all Musical Fun Shows! America’s Joy- Friends are bach again in the grandest entertatnment gallop of 19371 More howls, more gtrls, more song hits than “A Night AtThe Opera"! N .» Allan JONES - Maureen 0’SULLIVAN A SAM WOQD PRODUCTION L«; COLUMBIA F-AT /] 12 th FULL-LENGTH FUN!! When Stan and Ollie, hit the wild and woozy West ..| with... FRANCHOT TONE VIRGINIA BRUCE MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN Sensdm“‘ ) Q >/ \S AMUSEMENTS. failed to slow up the autograph seekers when he arrived here. Surrounded by scores of girls, he scribbled his name on hotel stationery, blank checks, cafe menus and dozens of scraps of paper. DANCING. The Edward F. Miller Studic 814 37th ST NATIONAL 8093 Tt 173 Dunced, We Teach Tor DANCE AT EASE Dancing should be restful pleasure: Iaborious effort. A few hours of instruc- tion by members of the Thayer stafl will make dancing a real joy for you. Summer rates are now in effe 5 LEROY H. THAYER - 12'5 Connecticat A"_’l‘,‘,_; M}I 121 RHYTHM Sztluuulb Taugh: t by the CANELLIS DANCE STUDIOS Saves you Half the time required by any other ‘method and makes your Dancing Natursl and Graceful from the very start, P Lessons at Low Summer Rates. truction and Dancing Tuesday i Refreshments. 50c. 724 11th ST. N.W. _____ DIST. 1673 * Relax While You Dance 'O DANCE well you must have confidence and knowledge of the dance. Ethel M. Fistere, formerly with Arthur Murray, will take you out of the “guessing class” with a few lcssons. Peggy Kelly School of The Dance SBtudio. 1018 18th 8t. 8T. 9888 not A New and Easy System of Teaching DANCING TO THEATRE TRANS-LUX [0t NEWS—CHI. RIOT Suez—Cartoon SHORT SUBJECTS ienue sucies CONTINUOUS TONIGHT TP M. TO 11:30 P. My Inspired by the beek ““Well of Leneliness.” On the Stase . . . Radio’s Friendly Adviser BELASCO “en ‘White House T Exclusive Paramount Scoop Chicago Strike Riot Same Resl Shown Senate Commities 9t St Sbove G Opens 1HA M First in LAUGHS . . . First in SONGS . .. First in FUN DICK POWELL In His Gayest Most Tuneful Role LJ A Warner Bros. Musical with DORIS WESTON — LEE DIXON — HUGH HERBERT Jane Darwell Allen Jenkins You Got Away With Murder I “Marked Woman” But You Can't Temorize Rex Stout’s FRIGHTE, | A Columbia Picture unth LEAGUE (o WALTER CONNOLLY as Nero Wolfe EDUARDO (Marked Woman) CIANNELL! LIONEL STANDER METROPOLITAN ACADEMY °* Pertect Sound Fhotoplay E. Lawrence Phillips' Theatre Beautiful Continuous From 4:30 P.M. JEANETTE MacDONALD and NELSON EDDY in 3 “MAYTIME.” MAT. 25¢ - EVE 25 8 40c . & Col, i. 5505 OGERS NCE?" Also 624 H St. N.E. Phone Line. 3375 TRTEEN MADGE "EVANS in" - TH CHAIR.” "Also Our Gang Comedy. APOLLO ASHLEY rernal® "85 58 AND 'GRAVET. JOAN BLONDELL, “KING AND THE CHORUS GIRL.” ZVALON 5612 Conn. Ave. N.W. EDWARD G. ROBINSON in ‘" - DER _IN THE CITY." iTauN, CAROLINA ™™ % “ON_THE AVENUE NOWHERE." AVENUE GRANDSY I+t CIRC) Home of Mirrephonie Sound. Matinees Tacs, Thurs, Sat. Sun. PRED ASTAIRE, ‘GING] GGERS “SHALL WE DANCE?" DUMBARTON 13+ Wisconsin ave. Carrier _ Air-Conditioning GEORGE BANCROFT, EVELYN VENABLE in “RA( N EXILE." "' News and_Comedy. ANACOSTIA. o. B 4 n CALVERT 7%, ¥ ANN soTHENY G in “THERE GOES MY GIRE <D e CENTRAL *3.Niesp 5. . MOON.” " Also Cartoon. el sin Ave. 2345 THEATERS COLONY 4935 &",‘-. Ave. N.W. NORMA SHEARER and 1581 2 ARD'IN "ROMEO AND. JOLIET 1230 C st Phone Linc. 1 RTEZ, GAIL PA n_“HER HUSBAND UESATRICK PENN oo ron Matinee, 00_PM. ROBERT TAYLOR. BARBARA A WYCK in “THIS 18 MY AFFATHS Also_Cartoon. SAVOY 3930 1atp st xw. ‘WIL) ‘‘HILLS OoLD NOURGYD B, FILLS OF SHERIDA Matinee, 2:00 P.M. JOHN BOLES aiid DORIS NOLAN “A8 GOOD A8 MARRIED T " '® TIVOLI 14,3t & Fark B2 N.w. Shows Ca “Pllhon. C’”" Mgy u p EDWARD G K nx'fl'éon;afind"a‘i—‘zn WARNER BROS. RO DAVIS in “KID G. UPTOWN g% 4 S RAG Ay o) in_"THEY GAVE HIM A QONIE YORK “DRAEGERMAN JEAN M Clev. - AT JEAN MUTR. BARTON MacLANE: HIPPODROME %, Yesz, o | Fredric March, “Road. fo Glory ™ Constance Worth, “China Passage.™ FAIRLAWN A0 rattionca ™ BUCK JONES in “SMOKE TREE RANGE. 3227 M St. N.W. LITTLE i Conditionsa " Last Two Days RONALD COLMAN and LORETTA YOUNG in “CLIVE OF INDIA.” Sunday—"BERKLEY SQUARE." PRINCESS sean AW "-n'f:"x‘aon-r; TAYLOR in “PERSONAL PROFPERTY." SECO oliver Sarimes ML Continuous Prom 6:00 P.M. “MARKED WOMAN,” BETTE DAVIS. HUMPHREY BOGART. STANTON rifth ¥itnd Foaibimint Continuous Prom 5:30 P.M. N OF GLAMOUR,” With VIRGINTA BRUCE. “HIGH HAT,” FRANKTIN FANGBORN. ESTHER' MOIR. STATE-BETHESDA %ot & ROBERT YOUNG in “DANGEROUS NUMBER.” GENE AUTRY in “BIG SHOW.” POPEYE, NEWS, SERIAL. TAKOMA %, Fo.mosmn, 2 ‘CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS.’ MIRIAM HOPKINS and JOEL_McCREA, “WOMAN CHASES MAN.” Tomorrow, Continuous Prom 1:00 P.M.— PATSY KELLY in “NOBODY'S BABY" and JACK "HOLT in “TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.” e ARLINGTON, VA. 1720 Wilsen Bivd. Opp. Colenial Village -'n'a”mflf LOUISE in in_“THE QA JESSE THEATER "¥8 47 Carrier_Air-Conditi “TURN OFF THE MOON,’ CHARI RUGGLES ELEANORE I R S TNE Y. N.W. -Condil i ) SYLVAN '&t.25f X boonftitond ‘WOMAN CHASES MAN, MIRIAM HOPKINS, JOEL McCREA. PALM THEATER °™24% “Thez Gave Him a Gun, TRACY, FRANCHOT TONE.! BERNHEIMER’S ME MT. RAINIER, MD, Sréargggmuor it Parade.” ARCADE ™iATIsvms ™MD, Mickey Mouse, 3 Stooges, Popeye, Our Gang and Others. Starting _Tomorrow— s Chapter No. 1 Sk T, Children, Free Candy at Matinee for ( ALEXANDRIA. VA. RICHMOND, e e s REED ALEXANDRIA. VA, Today-Tomor. 8ylvia Bidney, Henry Pon o Only Live ‘Once? Tonds in “You Free Parking Space—800 Ours. Completely Af Cond_lmn.d’.' locl‘l%u. MD. Ruseles. = Elesnore.’ Whitne ; atore in “Turn Off the Moon.” i AIR-CSN]PDIE'IO 5 —FALLS CHURCH, VA, STATE LEE PARKIN( 'ORRIES Direction of SIDNEY LUST