Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1937, Page 38

B—14 AMUSEMENTS. And Benchley, the Critic, Was Entirely Right His Hour of Travail Was Wasted On “Live, Love and Learn.” War Echoes Coming. By JAY CARMODY. + N A crisp November day in Washington, it turns out that Robert Benchley knew what he was talking about one hot day last August O in Hollywood. all. Robert Montgomery, with whom Benchley was working at the time, was similarly unhappy. Their efforts at gay bravado collapsed simultaneously. “I don't see why we have to keep making this scene,” said Montgomery with & kind of spirited woe in his tone, “I don't either,” *“It hasn't got a chance of staying in the picture.” With that thought to hearten them, the two dispirited comedians went back to the set to see if they could keep from dying for Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. Once more they went through the scene, a kind of jolting, jouncing | affair in which it was Montgomery’s duty sort of to bounce Benchley out of a palatial living room. It wasn't Just right, so they went through it again. It still wasn't just right, so ® third time it was repeated. At this point, Director George Fitz- maurice called a recess and Mont- gomery and Benchley came back to the former’s dressing room to discuss the futility of the whole thing. “It hasn't ' got a chance,” Benchley dismally. “You ought to know. Yeu're a eritic,” said Montgomery dejectedly. Mr. Benchley did know. The pic- ture, “Live, Love and Learn.” was screened yesterday as an overture to its showing Friday at Loew’s Capitol. ‘The scene is not in the drama. But what is in the picture, which is con- siderable, is in a mood that would never indicate that one day during its making, the two leading males were felling quite unhappy about the lot of men who have to be bright regard- less of their state of health. * Kk X x | WITH war raging nearly everywhere but here and in Antarctica, and with Armistice Day coming along next week, it is perhaps inevitable that stage and screen should rumble on the subject. Well, they are going to rumble even if it is not inevitable. The rumbling will start Sunday at the Little Theater where “Dead March,” » quite different kind of motion pic- ture, carries one reminiscently back to the awfulness of the World War. The film, which makes emphatic use of shots from the archives, carries a sardonically effective obbligato nar- rated by Boake Carter. It reminds one once again not only that war is man’'s most monstrous manifestation, but that there is a rather complete and telling camera record of what went on between the years 1914 and 1918. * * % % ’I‘HE following week theatergoers will have a chance to look upon Sidney Howard's estimate of war and liberalism in the Theater Guild's “Ghost of Yankee Doodle.” Mr. Howard has been much in Hollywood | of late. But, busy as he has been, he has managed to fashion a play based upon the, theory that the war to end wars was not enough, that there must be at least one more before men dis- cover the disadvantages of destruction. Mr. Howard, who is a kind of machine gun himself, probably is being very temperate in calculating the number of future wars at one. It is difficult to conceive of Maxwell Anderson, for instance, being so conservative. Unless, of course, Mr. Anderson fashioned his conflict in terms of the complete de- struction of the species, as he might easily do. “The Ghost of Yankee Doodle” does more than mark the return of Mr. Howard to the theater which he has served so well. It brings back to the stage Miss Ethel Barrymore, who voluntarily banished herself to the sidelines two years ago. 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Howard's philosophy about the next one. * % % % TODAY 25 years after he began to make the Republic laugh, Mr. Eddie Cantor comes to town—at the Palace—in “Ali Baba Goes™to Town” . Reports current in Hollywood at the time of the picture’s completion had it that the producers were worried lest it irritate members of the New Deal . . . Since that time, of course, “I'd Rather Be Right” has had its say on the subject of current affairs . . . Phil Spitalny’s all-girl band arrived in town today for a week at the Earle . They will be guests of honor at a party this afternoon . . General “High, Wide and Handsome” supplants “The Bride Wore Red” on the screen of the Co- lumbia today . . . And Irene Bordoni, if you've been wondering what she's doing now, opens tomorrow night at the Cocoanut Grove . . . Wonder if she remembers the lyrics of ‘‘Mia Luna”? Where and When Current Theater Attraction: and Time of Showing. National — “Tovarich,” the rich Broadway comedy, finally comes to town, with Marta Abba in her original role: 8:30 p.m. Belasco—Gala magic show to buy children’s lunches: 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. Keith's—"Victoria the Great,” film biography of England’s beloved queen: 11:15 am,, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Earle—"The Perfect Specimen,” per- fect specimen meets perfect huisance: 11 am., 1:35, 4:25, 7:10 and 9255 p.m. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35, 6:20 and 9:05 pm. Capitol—"Heidi,” Shirley Temple in the classic story: 11 am. 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 and 9 p.m. Palace—"Ali Baba Goes to Town,” Mr. E. Cantor brings the New Deal to Bagdad: 11:15 am., 1:20, 3:25, 5:35, 7:40 and 9:50 p.m. Metropolitan—"The Awful Truth,” | the gay marital comedy moves here for a second week: 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Columbia—"High, Wide and Hand- some,” oil in Pennsylvania set to music: 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:40 pm. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Show | runs 1 hour and 15 minutes continu- ously from 10 a.m. until midnight. Rialto—"Damaged Lives,” sociologi~ Dinner Sot, 32.25 Cover, 55¢ Hot, 3110 No Additional Cover tur Dinner Guests| $200 Sat & & vzenam) Latest Styles Complete Accessories ALL SIZES M. Stein & Co. 1714 L St. N.W. At _Conn Ave. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, An “Hour of Charm” Feature Maxzine, with her violin, is one of the featured performers with Phil Spitalny’s all-girl “Hour of Charm” orchestra, which is to provide the Earle’s stage show, beginning Fruim cal film: 11:35 a.m., 1:30, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 p.m. Little—"Captain Blood,” revival of the rollicking tale of adventure on the high seas: 10:55 am, 1, 3:10, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:35 pm. Ambassador—"100 Men and a Girl,” Deanna Durbin in glorious voice, with Leopold Stokowski\ accompaniment: 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. Penn—"Life Begins in College,” GAYETY BURLESK *ffiitifiwzfifim*ii Manny (Himself) KING And Ris Buriesk Stars CHARMAINE *nd VILMA JOSZY [tedebodedodebolebotetotototobolotobobadedute LOANS 71 years of buying, selling’ and lending on diamonds, jewelry, etc. Liberal Leans at Lewest Possible GASN FOR .OLD GOLD (Government License) Established 1866 LOAN_OFFICE 505 King St. Alex., Va. ATORB N.W. WASH, 1215 H Bt Mothers — Fathers Sons Daughters the daffy Ritz brothers at it again: 2, 4, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 p.m. Sheridan — “Double or Nothing,” Bing Crosby's lates musical: 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 p.m. Tivoli—"Life Begins in Coliege"”: 55, 2, Mflflflflflfl FEATORE SOOWN AT TE30 AM_ EN-30-5:35.7:35- 140 0 ALL MUST SEE- \Greatest MORAL STMY EVER FILMED! DARING un'olunuu mosT ounrnxu rlcwu GVER MADE—N Y. CHILDREN UNDER 15 NOT ADMITTED Loews PALACE 7w A THOUSAND AND ONE HIP-HIP-HURRAYBIAN NIGHTS IN TWO HOURS OF HAREM-SCARE 'EM FUN! The hit-show of all time . because it's the first hmo Eddie’s teamed up 5&“ Jwith "hit-maki Century-Fox! MAGED M ES; CONTINUQUS 11 A M. TO 11P. M. ah 1A M ot P M 25 above 1P M loSP M 3 Doors Open MA M ing 20fl| L with all these merry-making enteriainers TONY MARTIN - ROLAND YOUNG LOUISE-HOVICK 10HN CARRADINE - VIRGINIA FIELD ALANDINEHART - DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE - RAYMOND SCOTT QUINTET « PETERS SISTERS + JENI LE GON - oveons vvDavid Butler Asmosiots Prodvest Lowenes Scweb « Sa7osn Play by Mesry fupond and Juck Tollon + Sased on @ sory by Gome Towms, Groham Bubher and Gome Fowior JUNE LANG Darryl F. Zanuck s Crorge of Production D. C., THURSDAY, Eleanor Holm Remarriage Plans. H “It’s this picture business,” Morris (Mr, Tarzan) had to throw me caught cold. takes. I'm also bruised all over., ‘That Morris has a hard throw. If| only they'd stuck _ to the old Tarzan (Johnny Weiss- muller). Miss Holm reckons she had enough of film making, for the time being, at least—and is thankful to re- turn East. The brunette 24-year- old swimming champion was previously in Hollywood in 1932 under contract to ‘Warners. “I did nothing for a year, but they took up my contract just the same, because they wanted me to swim in ‘42nd Street.’ I had to refuse because it would have damaged my amateur status. Ha! If only I'd known then | what would happen at the 1936‘, Olympics to destroy my amateur | standing.” (Miss Holm, if you re-| member, was not allowed to represent the United States because of an alleged infringement of the anti-| drinking rule.) * ok ox % “I've always swum better on a little | liqu r,” continued Eleanor. “It might | hurt some people, but never me. It| | relaxes me. It stops me performing | the race a million times beforehand | in my mind. I've trained for most | Sheilah GIL LAMB Assisted by ';'OMMY S‘ANFOID BROADWAY SHOW GIRLS 48 and NOVEMBER 4, 1937. Mrs. Tarzan Role Cools Swimming Star, Ready To Go East, Tells of By SHEILAH GRAHAM. OLLYWOOD, Nov. 4 (N.AN.A.)—"I swam all last season in Cleve- land—three weeks of it in below-zero weather, and I never once 1 had to come to Hollywood for that,” said Eleanor Holm, on the verge of departing for New York. continued the new Mrs. Tarzan, “Glenn in the mud every day last week and there was no time to dry off between 4— I used to appear with my husband, Arthur Jarrett, before the Olympics Committee kicked me out—er—I mean dismissed me.” Eleanor laughed heartily at her correction—the, suggestion, earlier in the conversation, of your corres- pondent. “Before the 1936 Olympics, Art was the big shot of our act,” stated Miss Holm more seriously. “But, with all that publicity, it was only natural people were more curious to see me than to hear him sing. "And he didn't like it. That was one of the reasons our marriage broke up. He felt I was getting too much of the interest and billing. He was getting known as Eleanor Holm's husband. And that naturally made him sore. He's al- ways done pretty well by himself, so we decided to split our act. I went to Cleveland for Billy Rose's Great Lakes Exposition and Art continued alone. As you know, he's now divorc- ing me. I'm probably the only wom- an in the world who doesn’t mind being divorced. I haven't time to divorce him. And—apart from that— after seeing “The Woman’ (Broadway play) I just couldn't bear to go to Reno for six weeks.” ok % To the question of whether she was going to remarry, Miss Holm displayed her first reticence of the interview— but not for long. Asking only that his name be withheld, Eleanor in- AMUSEMENTS. the process of being divorced by his wife. “Then we will marry—and have some children right away.” ‘When this happens, she will abandon her swimming career. “You can't win championships—and have « baby.” Miss Holm is 22 pounds lighter since the ill-fated 1936 Olympics, and now tips the scales at 103 pounds. “I lost them mostly doing film work. It's very strenuous. I haven't been inside a | night club since coming here because | I have to be on the set at 4 oclock\ every morning. “But don't get me wrong. complaining. I'm crazy about film work. I haven't been unemployed a day since that committee kicked me out—er—I mean dismissed me from the team. I'm seriously thinking of paying them 10 per cent of my earn- ings.” (Copyright. 1937, by the North Americaa Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) I'm notI Taking advantage of the news in- | terest in the Chinese situation, Wil- | liam Le Baron, managing director of | production at Paramount, has com- pleted a cast for “Daughter of RKO Shanghai NIy xm 'S” “VICTORIA the GREAT” ANNA NEAGLE ANTON WALBROOK Coming, “MERRY-80-ROUND of 1938 formed me that the second husband ROBERT Realod RUSSELL § Robert BENCHLEY . il I-lelen VINSO STARTS Dancing Comedian SELMA MARLOWE TONIGHT AT MAT. SAT. AT GILBERT MILLER TOVARICH MARTA ABBA ¢ RUDOLF FORSTER Prices Eves.—i Matinees—82.20 L nel. * s e ¥or One v Mon, Nov. 8 F{{00® Seats Now! ( SAM M. HARRIS presents STAGE DOO N.Y. MUSIC BOX COMEDY HIT BY GRORGE S.KAUFMAN and EDNA FERBER. JOAN BENNETT HOLLYWOOD'S LOVELIEST STAR, w=eep [N PERS ON ¢=ee Nights 83¢ Sat. Mat. 85c & $2.20 WED. MAT. 35 to $1.65 Ine. Tax. Constitution Hall, Next Sun, Aft. MARTINI Noted Itallan Tenor, Met. O In Full Recital—%1.10. $1.65 Mrs. 00 G St. ( THEATER PARKING 6 P.M. TO 1AM. Se N ¥ Ave CAPITAL GARAGE 237 %.% M5 DOORS OPEN 11 A. M. HICH, WIDE ond HANDSOME IRENE f DUNNE SCOTT of my big races in night clubs, where | of her choice is still married, but is in V RANDOLPH HERE'S THE INSIDE STORY OF THAT Wi’ LOVE AFFAIR! Mickey Rooney « Monty Wooley « Screen play by Chas. Brackett,CyrilHume and Richard Maibaum Original Story by Marion Parsonnett - Directed by George Fitzmaurice « Produced by Harry Rapf A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture FRIDAY DIAZ DON DOLORES & DEMIS (2o CAPITO Sensational Foursome Gay Manipulator F- STRE ET AT 14TH Last Doy—SHIRLEY. TEMPLE in “HEIDI” . . . Stage—SALICI PUPPETS, Other Acts <4 4 i, 4 4