Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1937, Page 8

A—S8 AMUSEMENTS. Cary Grant’s New Picture Gives Him Comic Role “The Awful Truth” Introduces Coming Comedian in True Character; Jupiter Dismantles Well. BY JAY CARMODY. C idealization which makes him In spite of all the waistline, however, it would seem that Grant's tall, dark handsomeness plus his ability to & position of greater prestige in motion pictures. The particular film in which his stature seems destined to be in- creased by at least a couple of cubits is “The Awful Truth.” “The Awful Truth,” which Columbia made on the basis of the very suc- cessful stage play and which starred Ina Claire, gives Grant the finest role he vet has had in pictures. He is the husband of the piece, not the mis- understood husband of so many a modern tale, but the misunderstand- ing one. He does it with a flair that will surprise those who have been under the impression that tall, dark and handsome men are not the kind who make good comedians. After her exhibition of comedienne | talents in “Theodora Goes Wild,” Irene Dunne, who began her movie career as a singer, will be more of a pleasure than a surprise in the next Earle picture with Grant. It is the suspicion of this department, which suspects virtually nothing, that her performance will be secondary to that of her leading man simply because she has done it before, while Hollywood never has trusted Grant with quite such an imposing part in the past. * ok k% LMOST as interesting as seeing Jupiter played by Alfred Lunt is | the experience of seeing Jupiter dis- mantled afterward by the same Alfred Lunt. Mr. Lunt is so convincingly the greatest of the Grecian gods in “Amphitryon 38" that it is impossible | he should carry the illusion off the stage with him. He does just that, however. We know because we saw him do it after the opening night's performance It was one of the more memorable mo- ments of association with the theater. Back in his dressing room, still flushed with the portrayal of a | part in which even an Alfred Lunt can | revel, the redoubtable Jupiter began to come back to earth. Off came the whiskers first. Then the headdress. Only the eveshadow (silver colored) remained. The eyveshadow and the | costume. Lunt still was half Jupiter, but he also was half Alfred Lunt. It| Wwas one of the most fascinating com- binations of characters imaginable. Both of them, Jupiter and Lunt, were | curious to know one's reactions to the play. As for himself, he is convinced it is & great piece of work on the part of the playwright. He says nothing about | the work of the actors and actresses, but that is merely as things should be. | ARY GRANT is tall, dark and handsome. Grant is inclined to protrude at the waist which is not exactly heroic of him. Nor does it lend Mr. - | screen fame as a singer, sings again | At the sume time, Mr. Grant automatically to that form of a matinee idol. be comic is about to propel him into ‘There will be plenty of others to do the talking about the Lunts, the ‘Whorfs, Greenstreets, etc. Mr. Lunt does not need to bother, even if he | were that kind of person. He is not. | He has the humility of a great artist. One goes backstage merely to say hello and what a grand performance it was. That is not enough. One must stay and discuss the whole matter. ©One does, even though, in the mean- time, Jupiter is being dismantled—like an automobile or something equally as modern—right in front of one's eyes. And, in spite of being eyewitness to the process, it 18 not disillusioning at all. Jupiter does not seem to diminish in the slightest even as he is trans- It .all is | formed into Alfred Lunt. quite imposing. * ok kX \BY WAY of report: Mr. H. Mac- Arthur, who represents this de- | partment at screenings, when “The | Prisoner of Zenda” is screened prob- ably will go around insisting forever that it is one of Ronald Ooiman's finest roles . . . And that_Madeleine Carroll never had a part so rich as that of the Princess Flavia, the gal who lost & commoner and won a king Tonight is the night, rain or shine, hen the Civic Theater embarks upon “Excursion,” its first play of the sea- son . . . The group which last year | was selected by Stage magazine as one | of the ultimately perfect drama groups of its kind will make its first bow under the direction of F. Cowles | Strickland . . . Mr. Strickland came | | along from st. Louis, where he spent \ four successful years before succeeding i his friend, Day Tuttle, in the local post . . . John Boles, who won his first | in “Fight for Your Lady.” It comes | | to Keith's on Friday . .. As you might | | guess from the mle. it is comedy | romance . . . Ray Bell, who is becoming | approximately the statistician on this page, reports that it took 41,900 man- \hours of labor to build the sets in | | “The Prisoner of Zenda.” He goes on | to explain that the energy expended is equal to that of building 40 five- | room dwellings . . . The two visiting press agents ltlnctmg the most atten- | tion in town at the moment are Mark | Freeland, representing Columbia on | “The Awful Truth,” and Lodewick Vroom, who is doing & nice job of | letting every one know *“Tovarich” is going to be at the National starting November 1 . Mr. Vroom would | have every one know, and very | thoroughly, that “Tovarich” is uIsz comic, which it definitely is. Gable Gets Break-in Role for Old Age BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. OLLYWOOD, October 20 (N.AN.A.).—Clark Gable, who is still on the sunny side of 40, is now H which Spencer Tracy co-stars, character roles Clark expects to play when his hair thins or grays. There is little of the romantic in test pl)ot Gable, whose Jub is to try out new planes and instruct new pilots. % - - — In fact, Myrna Loy, who falls in love with him, has a terrible time—until the final fade-out —trying to con- vince him that love is a better sport than flying. * x x % Now that Fred- die Bartholomew and M-G-M have kissed and made up to the tune of $2000 a week plus $1 extra pocket money, Kipling's “Kim,” has been resur- rected and is being prepared for the boy star's comeback to the screen. Louis Lighton, who did such| =" # fine job with Freddie and Spencer| Tracy in “Captains Courageous,” will | produce, with the same director, Vic- tor Fleming. Sh * ok Kk George Brent is definitely washed up az a film actor—as far as Australia s concerned. His recent annuiment _fight against Constance Worth started # nation-wide campaign in her native Australia to boycott Mr. Brent. Theater owners have cancelled his pictures and one editorial—purporting to speak for the Australian people—says “the best way to deal with Brent's cnddlshness; is with a whip.” * Kk Kk X Ben Rernie is the only member of *“Love and Hisses” who says he's in good health, Walter Winchell's on the verge of a nervous breakdown and i« only allowed to work two hours a day. Director Sidney Lanfield has had fiu all week and Simone Simon is supposed to be home sick with a temperature of 103. But I think Simone’s illness is her usual tempera- ment trouble, Isaw her at the preview of Eddie Cantor's picture on Priday, THE WASHINGTON FORUM edueation. of achievement at Constitution IN PERSON NOV. 3 H. 6. WELLS, Eminent British Novelist-Philosopher His stimulating subject— ‘A View of Things o Come’ He sketches & new type of human of- ganization, supplementary to our ex- fting social and political inatitutions, Nov. 23, Dale Carnegie, Autpor of record-breaking best geller. Jan. 25 Count de Sales, Ranking Authority in America on Pranco-American affairs. Feb. 24 Sinelair Lewis, America’s Foremost Literary Interpreter Noble Prize Winner. 10, Thomas Mann, ‘Winner, Champlon Outstanding Novelist. $4.40 Series Tickets, $4.40 ‘Write or Phone REvublic 0278 Single tickets mot on sale until day before lecture. Make checks pavable to the Washington Forum. Serles Tickets on Sale at Brentano's 1322 F St. N.W. E : of will be an old man in pictures. And his next film, looking forward to the time when he “Test Pilot,” in | will be & sort of breaker-inner for the | S } and the only high temperature she | had then was for Gene Markey. * ok X K Joan Crawford and Franchot ’l‘one want to do a stage play, and have beei Tehearsing for two years in the spe- | cially built theater in their home. But I'm afraid they'll have to wait a little longer. M-G-M won't allow | Joan to act on Broadway. Joan put everything she knew into her last| picture, “The Bride Wore Red.” but it was no better than her many pre- THEATRE PARKING 6P.M.TO 1AM, 35° CAPITALGARAG B DINNER DANCING Dinner, $200," Sat, 32.25 Cover, 55¢; Sat & Hol, 31.10 a2 Additional Cover fur Dinner Guest A ~____ DANCING. The Edward F. Miller Studio 814 13th ST. NATIONAL 8093 For Discriminating Pen standard IION MARTINI “Distinctive Dance Instruction” 1811 H ST. N.W. Learn to Dance from a Master It Costs You Less CANELL routines, NA, DI Vieni . . Vieni . . New DBHCF steps to Qh! tune of Vieni Vien! . created by Leon Canellis. bou of lun dancing lhem ‘Write or phone for a copy. Yours with Mr. Canellis’ compliments, Big Apple . . It's fun dancing it in Rhythm Ballroom Tues.. WHAT FUN TO LFARN to DANCE at Leroy H. Thayer’s NOT only good fun—good ex- ercise. You'll acquire new poise, new confidence in yourself. And you'll learn aoll the newest, smartest donce steps—the rumba, tango, latest foxtrot. Come in. Meet the popular Leroy H. Thayer inctructors. Coll for o quest les- son, without obligation. Studios open daily from 10 AM. to 10P M. LEROY H. THAYER 1215 Conn. Ave. MEt. 4121 ihe Canellis’ rri. | Reservations: Kitt's, 1330 G St., NA. 4330 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Margot Grahame and Jack Oakie) Ida Lupin d John Boles play leading roles (along with oht Bor Yoilr Lo e T 4 / coming to R-K-O Keith's screen in “Fight For Your Lady,” new romantic comedy with music, Friday. vious failures, and the studio is afraid | still has a year to go on his Universal that a play might finish Joan with the public forever. B Merle Oberon returns to Hollywood | next month, and I understand that | the first thing she'll demand is the removal of David Niven from her next picture, “Kiss in the Sun.” It was only a few months ago that | Merle told me she wanted to marry David. But David said “no” very emphatically. And you know the say- ing—Hollywood hath no fury like a | film actress crossed in love. * ok ox X Potted production notes . .. George Raft is out of and Don Ameche in “Ensenada,” because George cannot sing, and Don can. The musical has & Mexican background—also the sup- port of Dorothy Lamour, Boh Burns, | Martha Raye . .. James Whale, who | and moves over to M-G-M to direct Wallace Beery and Frank Morgan in | “Fanny” . . . Dick Powell has been he will be leading assigned the lrndmx romantic role in | Paramount’s “Journey to Mars” “Howdy, Stranger,” seen on Broadway | parryl Zanuck is contemplating team ;:“(; fe S‘Lm;":‘*!‘“:c"“:z';’_‘::""; i ing Warner Baxter and Barbara Stan- | i Deadline.” “Hell on Wheels” And his M-G-m | ¥¥¢k In "Shanghal Dea bosses have promised all Tarzan yells are out, in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,™ “Marsman” in LAST 2 DAYS Barbara _Fferbol STANWYCK > MARSHALL BREAKFAST / TWO OLENDA FARRELL o ERIS BLORE Starting Faiday JONN JAcK BOLES PAUL MUNI In Warner Bros Mosterpiocs “THE wrer EMILE ZOLA” CARMELA PONSELLE CAURY & FOX M6 SHECK i FIGHT for YOUR LADY" 1DA LUPINO_ MARGOT GRAHAME Constitution Hall A ‘Wash. Pop. Opera Ass'n Presents THE BARBER OF SEVILLE 22nd _ DUnkg ke I r.x-.-.hu m.. '“""Ifllmn i L THEATRE n“s"v LT E AL A Latest News Pictoriol New Zealand Travelog Sport, Cartoon SHORT SUBJECTS M'Tofilcurfs?so Columbia Opers Co. of N. Y. FAUCT TOMORIOW IAIIER OF SEVILLE . T. Arthur NCKETS - A5y Watner Bro METROPOLITAN “THIS WAY PLEA A Paramount Comdy with Music ftn J outs i GERS—BETY cnane AFE DAVIS FHAER W & WOLLY and MARY LIVNGSTONE D. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, Top Cast of New Comedy Where and When 1937. \ Current _Theater Attraction: and Time of Showing. National—“Amphitryon 38, Lunts in their version of the witty farce: 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. Earle—"“The Life of Emile Zola,” Paul Muni, in a masterful film biog- raphy: 10:30 am., 1:15 4:05, 6:55 and 9:50 pm. Stage shows: 12:35, 3:25, 6:15 and 9:05 p.m. Keith’'s—"Breakfast tor Two,” & gay new comedy romance: 11:15 a. 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20 and 10:05 p.m. Capitol—"High, Wide and Hand- some,” oil in Pennsylvania set to mu- sic: 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows: 12:55, 3:40, 6:25 and 9:05 p.m. Metropolitan—“This Way, Please,” Charles “Buddy” Rogers back in a comedy with music: 11:40 am., 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:45 pm. Palace—"The Bride Wore Red,” luck tosses & poor cabaret entertainer into a mad whirl of society: 11:55 lm.! 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 pm. Columhlw—“Dend End,” fine screen | translation of the Sidney Kingsley play: 11:25 a.m., 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and | 9:35 p.m. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Show runs 1 hour and 15. minutes, continu- oue from 10 a.m. until midnight. Little—"The Wandering Jew,” su- perbly done story of the man who had to wait centuries for Christ to I’P!urn' to him: 11:15 am, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:35 p.m. Ambassador—"The Life of Emile Zola”: 2:15, 4:40, T and 9:20 p.m. Penn—"Double or Nothing,” Bing Crosby’s new musical: 2:15, 4:05, 5:50, | 7:40 and 9:30 pm. Sheridan—"Wife, and | Doctor | CASE S AT FTasT ThiATATI] TONIGHT at 8:30 When Randy Scott returns from | | contract, hes staged & sit-down strike, | playing nursemaid to Shirley Temple | Mats. Today & Sat. st 2:30 Second Subseription Play Theatre Guild & Ameriean Theatre Society THE THEATER GUILD presents the ALFRED LUNT and LY Flb‘\"l‘A\ 1] Production s Comedy AM ‘HI’I RY.‘N 38 by 8. N. Behrmann Prices—Eves. Tax_included. TMPORTANT ain rises promptly at 8:30 P.M. matinees 2:30 P. M. After curtain rises mobedr: seated until £1.10. Cus the L *| star, owns a golf-ball retrieving dog.| AMUSEMENTS. Nurse,” new version of the old triangle: 2:15, 4:10, 6, 7:55 and 9:45 p.m. Tivol Stella Dallas”: 2:30, 4:55, 7:10 and 9:35 pm. Uptown—"Souls at Sea,” stirring sea drama plucked from the pages of history: 2, 3:55, 5:45, 7:40 and 9:40| .m, Howard—"Ever Since Eve,” Marion Davies’ latest comedy venture: 12:30, 4, 7:05 and 10:15 p.m. Stage shows: 2:30, 6 and 9:15 p.m. Humphrey Bogart, Warner Bros. The dog, a Sealyham, follows Bogart around the course and finds lost balls | for him. The animal wili not touch a ball—he stands near it and points, Richard Thorpe, director of “Night | Must Fall,” “Double Wedding” and | “The Four Marys,” wrote, directed | and produced 36 feature-length ple- tures in three yes 4 $tarts FRIDAY T2 BROS. Last 2 Davs ety ‘1 i THE STRANGEST LOVE ageous man ever faced! ” fiter prologue whi NO ONE sunun Miss NDON TRIUMPH—A SMASH HIT! $1.65, $2.20 & $2.35. Next Week—Seats Thurs.! THE INIMITABLE COMEDIENNE IN THE HILARIOUS STAGE HKT B¢, £1.10 & §1.65. DIRECT FROM HER L G CHARLOTTE D lfA”/”E ONLETTY” Tax Included. STORY OF ALL TIME Modern Swing . . . HUGO WORCH'S, CIVIC THEATER Tonight and all week EXCURSION 4 Comedy That's Different Reservations Now IN LOBBY OF HOTEL RALEIGR Wardman Park Theater B0 to $1.50—Phone DI. 1600 A substantial reduction to subscrineri Beats Now Selling at 1110 G ST. “or the ALBAUGH DANCE SERIES or Important Attractions at Natfonal Thestre Thurs, Mal. at _4:30. Dee. 9 SHAN-KAR HINDU DANCERS (New Program) Fri. Mat. st 4:30, Jan. 14 TRUDI SCHOOP S3%%% BALLET (New Program) 0—Febroary MIRTAM WlNSl:OW DANCERS Fri. Mat. at 4:30, Feb, 25 JOOSS BALLET (3 New Ballets) Very Moderate Prices $3.00, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00, ples tax woman ever knew . . . the most extraordinary adventure a cour- 1 A.l A on! EAP lTIIL WASHINGTON'S BIGGEST STAGE SHOW {.. America’s Newest Musical Rage HUDSO-DeLANGE ORCHESTRA featuring BETTY ALLEN SENATOR MURPHY poriteor toomerist KELLER SISTERS GAUTIER'S STEEPLECHASE 'HIGH, WIDE AND HANDSOME" with IRENE DUNNE Stage — Washington's Biggest Last Two Days Singing Your Blues Away European Novelty Vaudeville Show FOR THE GREATEST ROMANTIC ADVENTURE Famous names add their glory to a famous story of thrilling romanee and breath-taking adventure! David Q. Selsmick, maker of DAVID COPPERFIELD and A STAR IS BORN, now gives you this immortal drama. 18th St. & Col. poT iy Col- 5598 Tk urz or | Also New AMBASSADOR Matinee, PAUL MUNI in —EMILE ZOLA.” ACADEMY ©f Ferfe;t Sovnd Fuc Photeplay E. Lawrence Phillins Theatre Besutitul Continuous From 4:30 P.M CAROLE LOMBARD, FRED M.eMmuuY. “Swing High, Swing Low.” “BACKSTAGE,” " ulaE" RAINER _With ANNA NEAGLE. AR E gar Bergen and Necking Part. L Ave N.W. Charlie ‘MeCarih ILWALON 2 AVENUE_GRAND 2 1: 2% ROBERT TAYLOR ELEANGR POW- ELL in “BROADWAY MELODY OF 5617 r Kvent of Busy Signal Call NAtional 9162 Snort_Subject. CAI.VERT 2 g Matinee. 0 P.M LORETTA YOUNG WARNIR BAX- TER, VlHGlmA BRU(‘! “'WIFE. DOCTOR. RSE." CENTRAL ‘R Pholu \IM. 2841 !ARBARA s‘rANWYCK BOJ _"S8TELLA lfld JOHN COLONY % & &z BOBBY BREEN in “ Short_Subjects. HOME iz <. Phnne sLine. 10206 RICHAR! LL BACK. in “ROAD PENN DUMBARTON ”‘,‘u."c‘.‘:im‘.':..é"‘ NOR POWELL. ROBI R in “BROADWAY ME'LODY OF 19'4! e News. FAIRLAWN ‘Z‘G?é’.’:.'fi'lm, o CHESTER MORRIS fn “FLIG LORY W, Ll DO Doubte Feature PAUL MUNT and BETTE DAVIS in “BOR. PAUL" KELLY. JUDITI X ALLEN m T HAPP!NED ou’r WEsT 608 9 Aie-Condition TTLE CONRAD VEIDT in “THE WANDERING JEW." CES 1119 H S¢. | PRINCESS Do Feagie: JOE_PENNER in “NEW, FACES BETTY FURNESS in “ FATR WARNING SECO 8214 Georxia Ave, Continuous From 6 Silver Sprin, “FIFTY ROADS TO TOWN,” , M4, 0 P.M. DON AMECHE and ANN SOTHERN. “ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN & STANTON =% 38,5 % Continuous From «THINGS TO COME,” With RAYMOND MASSEY. RAIPH RICH- XRDSON and SIR RIC HARDWICKE. SHARLIE RUGGLES and ALICE BRADY in “Mind Your Own Business.” STATE-BETHESDA :2.% WARNER BAXTER and LORETTA YOUNG in “WIFE, DOCTOR, NURSE.” Technicolor Coronation. HIPPODROME o555t thre. WILL ROGERS in “DR. BULL.” LLOYD NOLAN in ‘KING OF GAMBLERS MT, lANllu. MD. CAM CONSTANCE BENNETT and CARY GRANT in “TOPPER.”" mm Eleanor Powell in “Broad- _way Melody of 1938.” % RICHMON Gable. Neciodram REED ALEXANDRIA V£. Bette DIVU Hmn Fonda, “That Certain Wom: Free Parking pace—800 Ca VILLE, P Tommer.- MILO GARY COOPER nnd GEORGE RAFT in SOULS AT SEA.” Free Parkins. r ‘wiTH AND CROM Shee Cartann. 650 Pe Matinee, BY, as Rupert of Hentzau Produced by DAVID 0. SELZNICK Sesed oa Edward Roie's Antheny Ho floflfl 14th_St. " Phone Col. 4968 S _and ELEANORE WHITNEY in_“BLONDE TROU- " Edgar Kennedy Comedy. WARNER BROS. THEATERS % drg 00 WARNER, atinee. JONG: NE! BAX- : SIRGINIA !l‘t‘gcl‘ in “WIFE, Phone Theaters Direct Por _Additional Information “THE ROAD BACK H LUPINO i _“LET' S GET MARRIED.” NEWTON 17tk ¢ Xexizn St “Artists and Models,” JACK _BENNY, GAIL_PATRICK. JESSE THEATER "%t & lrvn.. Carrier Alr-Conditio “VARSITY SHOW,” C DICK FOWRLL WARING. SYLVAN (it and K, T Ave N “LOVE UNDER FIRE,” _LORETTA YOUNG. DON AMECHE. PALM THEAT! “BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938,” BLEANOR POWELL and ROBERT ARLINGTON VA. FRED WARING in Powell - Manhattan ASHTON Clarendon, Va. WILL ROGERS in _“DAVID HARUM.® FALLS CHURCH, VA. STATE NO_PARKING ‘WORRIES BARBARA STAN- WYCK. JOHN BOLES "8 ALLA DIRECTION OF SIDNEY LUST STARTS DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS ** Directed JOHN THURSDAY AT Loews HURRY—LAST DAY—JOAN CRAWFORD IN “THE BRIDE WORE RED.” SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL presents Ronald Golman ¢ 7 PRISONER #TENDA MADELEINE CARROLL MARY ASTOR DAVID NIVEN RAYMOND MASSEY C. AUBREY SMITH s : L PALACE