Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1940, Page 34

AMUSEMENTS. It’s Also a Man’s World For Film Dance Teams Woman’s Lot a Lot Less Happy, Director Says, Citing Ginger; Mr. Terrell Coming Back By JAY CARMODY. ‘The number of ways in which it is a man's world must be virtually infinite, which might make a subject for an indignant thesis if some bespectacled co-ed wanted to do the necessary research. It is our in- tention merely to brush the surface of the idea, which is by no means to spoil it for any one who would like to use it for something more enduring that the lead on a Wednesday column, Newest bit of knowledge we have on how much a man’s world it e really is comes from Mark Sandrich. He, in turn, picked it up as a result of his long and successful career as a director of Astaire and Rogers pictures. ‘Dancing,” says he, “is a pretty killing business for a § woman. As be- § tween Astaire B and Rogers, Fred always had a much easler time of it than Ginger. The man in the teamalways 3 - does.” i Before you Jbv Carmeds. can ask him why, which makes in- terviewing easy and increases the interviewer’s admiration for the victim, Sandrich goes on to explain: “Dances created for pictures re- quire almost endless rehearsal. The male member of the team can prac- tice and rehearse in a pair of shoes with rubber soles an inch thick. Not the woman. She has to do the number finally in shoes with high heels and paper-thin soles. In order INLY AT ARBAUGH’S 2606 Conn. Ave. Can You Get Real BAR-B-Q SPARERIBS And Aged Charceal Broiled Stesks ired Sk WinesBeer At Washington’s Largest SEA FOOD RESTAURANT Visitors Will Discover W hat W ashingtonians Already Know . . . WASHINGTONIANS KNOW that for sstisfying. taste tn- g 2100 fh‘e ®piace VISITORS discover an atmosphere Sistingtively Aifferent. . Located on the banks of the Potomac. Hogate's is within a short dis- tance of all points of interest. Luncheons from 50c Dinners from 85c For Reservations call REpublic 3013 to g0. THURSDAY DINNER 5-Course ROAST ROUND of N. Y. BEEF 30° Homemade Soup or Cocktail Variety Crisp Salads Choice of 2 Fresh Garden Vegetables Hot Homemade Rolls Beverage Fresh Strawberry Short Cake RESS CAFETERIA NAT'L PRESS BLDG. 14th AND F N.W. DRILLON BESTAURANT. thln;;a r-‘“llnl. 15th and New York Ave. e favarite place to dine. the Popular place to_dance. THE FAT BOY—New York Ave. at Baltl- imore Boulevard. Dine, dance, drink. 7 course dinners, 65c to $1 Dance Bernie Carroll's Orchestra. THE NIGHTINGALE, Richmend Hewy., 3% mi, south of Alex. Dancing, to ummy chding Sun.Buees swing by Bill Downer's_Orchestra. Temple 4640. THE TROIKA, 1011 Connecticut _Ave. an' or supper, $1.50: 8at.. $2. Danc- 3 Continental Rovuel twlu Dishtly shd Bundays No cove . Lun ’5!: on Sat. only: dancing. Y-ADAMS RAINBO! 00M. Hsmilton flotel. at K. Cflocl!lnl l‘nd‘aflmsr c‘ll ancing. to avis' i“wu Saturday only_$i. yth M BLUE_ROOM. Conngcticut at c-l‘-)e'rfmmnm and dancing. Two Hoor ows 9:30 and 11:30. Dinner, $2 in- cluding cover. sulmer cover. B0&. AD, 0700, e D nadine and hey corsa Buing Nadine $10 her co Biative” aluner. 3155, " Dancing oc]ock hose Hiliside 0800, RIVIERA, Hotel 2100 lath L. ?‘"fi?fi 'Adele. v-n e e N i or wnr excepl. Sat. eve.. $1.50 min. CO. 7200 L SIIP a]u K NW. Dlnli:l;l. 50. ike. and. hnm No'cover. o o mln, fin-dénn-r WA. i 4 HOUSE—Overiooking White H Sts. Dining in to do it with the proper finish before the camera, she wears the same sort of footgear during re- hearsals. What a beating Ginger used to take when she and Fred were working up those dance routines. Sometimes, I don’t blame her for having no further interest in musicals; especially when she is going ahead so rapidly as a dramatic actress. * X ok X Even though he does not blame her, the director of the Astaire- Rogers team in its artistic and box- office heydays is not entirely cer- tain they should not be paired again. They, like so many other teams in musical pictures, were victims of the overdose of such films which turned the public against them. Musicals have been fed to the customers much more carefully in recent years, however, and Mr. Sandrich is not sure the time is not ripe, maybe, for a new merger of the talents of his once highly successful starring team. * X ok * As the director of “Buck Benny Rides Again,” Mr. S. can tell you how very simple it is to get an idea for such a picture. It goes like this: “Westerns, not to mention bur- lesques of Westerns, have been bringing lots of money into box of- fices lately. That was one considera=- tion. The other was that Jack Ben- ny’'s radio program never was more successful than when he was doing that zany serial, ‘Buck Benny Rides Again’ What could be more logical than putting the two to- gether and making a picture around the idea?” Nothing we could think of could be as logical, nothing on a day too warm for thinking, at least. We admitted Mr. 8. had us there. * x K % That's all right about the Road- side Theater not having Richard Creyke as business manager this year. Let Mr. Creyke go on to other things, the Roadside has a new business manager in the shape of Dan Terrell, a highly experi- enced shape for a business man- ager. ° Mr. Terrell, it should be recalled from the amount of publicity he, his son and his cocker spaniel have had in drama pages, was associated until recently with the publicity department of Warner Bros. Be- fore that he was a critic of sorts— ill sorts, we sort of remember—and since then he has been director of promotion at American University. He will continue in the latter post, his association with the Roadside representing a kind of sabbatical from higher education, if saying it that way does not sound churlish, which certainly is not intended. * k% % Aside to Mrs. Florence S. Brooks: The scene to which you refer un- doubtedly was removed in the edit- ing of the picture at the studio. The film editor simply forgot to tell the still photographic department of the deletion, which explains how the “still” in question happened to be distributed to the newspapers. It does not happen often, but when it does the newspapers do not like it, either. * ok ok * Thanks to Fred Shawn, we now know the name of the girl who sang “Alice Blue Gown” so sweetly on the actors’ fund benefit program Sunday night at the National. . . . Lynn Allison it was. . . . She works for N. B. C, Mr. Shawn thought we ought to know. Portrait,” the Lenore Coffee-Joyce Cowen drama based upon the life of the family of Jesus, will be the King-Smith Playhouse attraction for five performances, beginning tomorrow night. . . . Martha Nash heads the student cast in the role of Mary, the Mother . . . The part was created last year on Broadway by Judith Anderson, the production co-produced, incidentally, by Day Tuttle, director of the Washington Civic Theater. . . . The idea that the right people will hear about it if you are good in the entertain- ment business finds support in the case of Blue Barron, whose band becomes the Capitol’s stage attrac- tion Friday. . . . Blue and the boys Troy, N, upbeat. SLIP GOVERS Y., when they started the A real value. Guar- anteed washable, pre-shrunk fabrics in variety of pat- @ terns. Tailor made § to it furniture with French seams and box pleats. Get your wfler in NOW. Phone or Come in. TIRALLA, INC. 4843 Mass. Ave. Em. 1001 SPEClAL Boned Potomac Shad Dinner Fomei ek, Dioed 5 19e Pie, Bread, Butter, Coffee, Tea, Milk or % :". Luncheon Special % Potomac Shad, 2 Veg- etables, Home-made SHAD ROE LUNCHEON Try This SEA FOOD RESTAURANT 1011 E St. N.W. William Boya, is 4 EDDIE, MINUS 39—Rita Johnson and Eddie Cantor are two of the people importantly involved in “40 Little Mothers,” the story of the girls’ school and the orphan baby, which comes to the Capitol screen Friday. Mr. Grant’s Bathtub Scene Turns Out to Be a Problem Mickey Rooney Argues With His Director Over a Song, but The Director Wins Rosemary’s Sister .|Gets in Her Hair, By SHEILAH GRAHAM. Cary Grant is having a bath on union suit. this screen ablution. Due to som oversight in the wardrobe depart- ment there is only one pair of trunks available, which means that between “takes,” the brief garment must be dried hastily before a hot electric fire. After the third drying, the pants are scorched! What to do? Shall the picture be held up while some one rushes out to buy an- other pair of e trunks. The prop Shellah Grabam. man has a better idea. He fills the tub with soap suds. The set is cleared. And Mr. Grant—and his scorched pants—take to the water. ‘While Cary is bathing, I visit his leading lady, Martha Scott, in her dressing room, and find her ex- hibiting some bruises on her leg. “From riding a horse,” Martha ex- plains. She plays a Virginia aristo- crat, and as such, is supposed to handle a horse very well. “But be- fore the picture I had only ridden once before—in Central Park—and it was a dreadful experience,” says Martha. But Martha is not really com- plaining. This " assignment with Cary Grant is a big career break for her. “Cary has been so wonderful to me,” she says, “giving me tips on everything.” The couple get mar- ried in the picture, and Martha tells me that this ceremony has already taken place. “But we don't do the courting until tomorrow.” I gather from the lady’s ecstatic anticipa- tion, that the love-making has not been spoiled by waiting. * K % % And now to Metro and Mickey Rooney in “Strike Up the Band.” A turbulent drama titled “Nell of New Rochelle” is being enacted on a stage of the Gay Nineties. The short gentleman with the hair part- ed in the center and plastered slick- ly down, thick black smudges for eyebrows, red nose, and redder cheeks, disguises the number one box-office attraction of the day— Master Rooney. He is about to save Judy Garland, complete with stays, blue satin, and ringlets, from the Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing National—“Louisiana Purchase,” new musical with Zorina, Victor Moore and others: 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. Keith’s—Primrose Path,” up to the straight and narrow with Gin- ger Rogers: 11:40 am., 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 p.m. Earle—"Dark Command,” lawless days in the Kansas of old: 11 am,, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10:05 p.m. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:05 pm. - Capitol—“Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case,” latest adventures of Interne Lew Ayres: 11 a.m,, 1:45, 4:30, 7:25 and 10:10 p.m. sme shows: 12:45, 3:30, 6:25 and 9:10 p.m. Columbia—“Rebecca,” the Hitch- cock-directed film version of the novel: 11:35 am., 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:35 pm. Metropolitan—“Too Many Hus- bands,” Jean Artnur happily in that predicament: 11:15 a.m,, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Palace— ‘Strange Cargo,” with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford: 11:35 am.,, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:35 pm. Little — “Harvest,” leading French film of 1939: 11:10 am, 1, 2:45, 4:25, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:40 p.m. Belasco—"Lights Out in Europe,” the darkness before the doom: 5:15, 7:35 and 9:50 pm. “Katia,” with Danielle Darrieux: 4, 6:20 and 8:45 pm. Trans-Lux—News and shorts; continuous from 10 a.m. Open-Air—“Destry Rides Again,” with Marlene Dietrich and James Stewari: 8:10 and 10:30 p.m. were playing on a showboat at|.... THEATER PARKING 6 P.M. TO 250 12 P.M. | says: HOLLYWOOD. the “Howards of Virginia” set. The Grant torso is immersed in a big round, wooden, 18th century tub. In those days, bathers were extremely modest, and it was quite a la mode to take the plunge clad in anything from a pair of trunks to a full-length Cary, who has the best male figure in Hollywood, wears trunks for ey horrid clutches of Villain William Tracy—the cheeky lad of “Shop Around the Corner.” But before ; this can happen, Mickey, Judy and June Preisser have to sing a torrid number of the nineties, which tells of grandpa’s excitement when he glimpsed a female knee. And this is where we have trouble, Mickey wants to syncopate the number. Director Busby Berkeley “No, grandpa knew nothing of syncopation. Sing it straight ‘| with a note of pretended horror at the thought of a woman’s knee.” Mickey argues. Berkeley insists. Mickey argues some more. Berke- ley insists ditto. Berkeley wins. The director is still boss on the set. To regain his dented confidence Mickey shouts to a prop boy: “Hey, Stufty!” “Yes, sir,” replies the lad. And harmony reigns once more. * % % % Over at Universal they talk about the walkout of the Ritz brothers from the movie version of “The Boys From Syracuse” as a “Ritz- krieg.” In the picture Allan Jones is married to Irene Hervey. He is also married to Irene Hervey in real life. But the picture differs from his private life in that he has to make love to Rosemary Lane. This is the first time that Allan and his wife have made a picture together. And here’s her reaction when Mr. Jones first told her the good news. “How awful,” groaned Mrs. Jones. “Why?” said Mr. Jones, very hurt. n't you want to work with me?” “Yes, of course, but I don’t know whether I'll be good ;n?ush for you,” replied his (model) e. (Released by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Ine.) Blondie’s Well With Penny Singleton completely recovered from injuries sustained in a recent automobile accident, Co- lumbia Pictures is rushing prepara- tions for the sixth of the “Blondie” series, as yet untitled, based on Chic Young's popular comic strip. Penny will again play Blondie, Arthur Lake will resume his char- acter of Dagwood Bumstead, and Larry Simms will be Baby Dump- ling for the sixth time. Frank Strayer, who has mega- phoned every picture in the series, will direct and Roben Sparks will produce. AMUSEMENTS. « KEITH'S ™ A WASNINOTON INSTITUTION GINGER ROGERS JOEL McCREA "IIIIOII PATR" ‘llnnuflo' PLEASE” WALT DISNEY'S i lon MNICKEY” Bine uoln Gloria Jean in'lf 1 Hed My Way® ml! ‘I'I.A!r{AN l{ M, RE mll AND THE ll’ll‘l FAIR ‘FLYING SCOOTER.” AT THE BIG LEREE ADMISOION ] LENECH() [ AMUSEMENT PARK ] CAPITAL GARAGE 1320 N. Y. Ave, Bat. 13th & 14¢h DANCING WEEK P (] She Complains By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD. Rosemary Lane says her baby sister gets in her hair, She means Priscilla. “Anything I say or do or think is usually credited to her. It can't all be a mistake,” says Rosemary. “They ask Rosemary questions and put my answers into Priscilla’s mouth, Sometimes it is reported she is out with my beaux. “That's the trouble with having a baby sister. I work hard and she accidentally falls into the fattest roles. She’ll get along without all this unwilling help from me. “Like the line in ‘Once in a Life- time,’ I'm convinced it can't all be a typographical error.” Anybody got an idea? Irene Joins Allan Irene Hervey joins the cast head- ed by her husband, Allan Jones, in “The Boys From Syracuse,” Jules Levey’s initial Mayfair production for Universal release. It will be the first time they have appeared together in a film. Other principals in the all-star cast are Martha Raye, Joe Penner, Rosemary Lane, Charles Butterworth, Alan Mow- bray, Eric Blore and Samuel 8. Hinds. AMUSEMENTS, ToDA\' AT 2:30 NIGHT AT 8:30 l L3 hlflVA m .AXTON IOIINA mou aAnew MUSICAL comor IRENE IOIIOII AND A STELLAR CAST OF 00 , Music ond Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ¢ BOOK BY MORRIS RYSKINO Seats Available All Performances WASHINGTON —3 liiv's 21st and C Sts. kg 16-17-18 RINGLING B35 BARNUM:BAILEY TIRELY NEW_ AND EATER THAN EVER! Multitude of Terrific New Feature Scl-u’t.l'?-l ALL Prucnud lor the TIME IN AMERICA! WORLD’'S LARGEST TII' No Comfortably AIR COHDITIONID TWICE DAILY~2:15 & 8:15—POPULAR PRICES TICKET SALE OPENS MON., MAY 13 at A.AA., l'"h $t. and P!IIA. Ave.N.W. 350 te 5 P.M.—40¢ to Closing Last Times Today ‘DANIELLE DARRIEUX - “KATIA" “IT'S ANOTHER MAYERLING” STARTING TOMORROW 3 DAYS ONLY! a revival of the greatest air spectacle of all time! “HELL’S ANGELS” With JEAN HARLOW (the picture that mede her famous) Held Over Thru Seturday The Amasing War Decumentary “LIGHTS OUT IN EUROPE” DANCING. DANCE LESSONS Cost Very Little ot ARTHUR MURRAY'S Bach dance lesson eosts but & few eents more— but what a satistaction i the final result! Une der consclentious experts fower lossons are re- quired to become & good dancer. Call for halfe hour private trisl lesson. ARTHUR MURRAY 1101 Conm, Ave, Beauty Comes High A statistician with & sharp pencil humedmncmnoflvad more than $1,000,000 & year to look beautiful, Most of it is spent by the mokion picture studios. The average for face powder alone is in excess of $250,000. Harry Sherman, who produces the Hopalong cuddy pictures starring practically a non- fn for éwnhbl ‘Dr. KH.DARE’S | S“t'rangg Case” Mfi Laraiae BAY The Yoar's Happiest Hitl EDDIE CANTOR “FORTY LITTLE BLUE BARRON and bis fomess ORCH. “REs“EccA" Losrssce SLIVEER @ Jose FouTANE |f Trrese Powene ) @ JOHNNY APOLLO COMING FRIDAY EXACTLY *1000,020 A WARNER BROS. Picture ©® On the Stage © RED SKELTON And Other Acts Woarner Bros. ‘Coming Friday WHAT WAS L0 feitliring Vittor MATURE Carole LANDIS Lon CHANEY Jr ¢ $ Direrred by Mol h ona Hal R METROPOLITAN AMUSEMENTS, EDWARD SM prisents Directed by Chartes Vidor « SEE T Perfect Seund Pheteplas ACADEMY o "o oty B B Ll'unce Phll.llnl Thel;,er Beautiful "Meet Doctor Christian,” Starring .YIAN HERSHOLT. ZORING. In “ON YOUR TOES,” With_“Brother Rat” EDDIE ALBERT. 1331 H St. NE. Atl. 8300 G Frem L .M ndit! e Feature. Theareg Nadttnan ’ NORWAY _INVASION Y DERBY “ll’l" OF P UK GANG~ "+ CARTOON HiEsi SHORT SUBJECTS with LARAINE DAY « HENRY HULL - SOPHIE STEWARY - BRUCE LESTER - From HOWARD SPRING'S best - selling novel JOSEPHINE m]rcumson Scraanplay by Lenore Coffes Released thry United Artists FRIDAY otws PALACE TODAY -5 “STRANGE CARGO” Theaters Having Matinees. AMBASSADOR 35 5. 4.5 Rd. Col. 5508. LL 3300 P Lw‘r.l. 1 i s Bpace ! Aulhlie e Patroi onin lnnw n.rrnl'? fli‘? 9:15. Newsreel, .‘CAROUN_A 11th & N. 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