Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1942, Page 20

-— A-18 #» Mr. ‘Kelley One Producer | Who Always Gets a Hit His Job Is to Carry Out the Command To Get a Play for ‘Command Performance,’ and He Does It By JAY CARMODY. There are some neat pieces of work accomplished by a number of persons every year in connection with the President’s birthday celebra- tion. There are so many, in fact, that it might even be unfair to single out one for special comment. This department, however, is happy to take the risk in selecting as the most consistently outstandlr;g mceompllshment that of Andrew R. Kelley. AMUSEMENTS. -AMUSEMENTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, '1942. Ravel's “Bolero” in the hdmwe'ordinmly. Composed when the of its rhythmic drum beat, but un- | suthor was 19 years of age, it prob- | wil like the “Bolero” it leads to in- | 2Dly represented to him some ex- that 1 t suffici creased excitemént that ends Jn & | Penioed S he’ maa et . visualized in the music to impress wild and thrilling outburst, "It has | the listener. Dr. Kindler's reading the variety that Ravel's popular extracted what it could from the work avoids, and the manner in score, but the performance in no | which Fernandez has intensified its | Way equaled that of the Purcell highly dramatic quality is skill- | Works. fully accomplished. ‘The arrangement of the music Its stirring climax shattered the | from “Dido and Aeneas” that Dr. lethargy that had taken hold of the | Kindler has made is unusually fine, audience after Schubert’s “Sym- with the orchestral pessibilities ex- | phony No. 4,” completing the proc- | ploited to the fullest. In this and ess of arousing that Mme. Novaes' brilliant playing began. The “Tragic” symphony, as the fourth is sub- titled, has not enough of tragedy to‘ hold the interest and none of the | serene beauty that is Schubert's | muuwu mmhm:-pnm wxynwmmm;u.‘&s emeepfion style and with | the Purcell numbers were the most detailed nuances. Because of their | satisfactory of the orchestra’s pres- familiarity (and what is familiar is | entations, AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. A great scene the nation Mr. Kelley, you might not know, | {s the man behind the “command performance” at the National. He does not give the command, of course, but he is the chap who 3 carries it out. He has been doing it. as a more or less one - man job, ever since & the idea came to him chair- man of the En- But we know what the Carlton’s Joe Sudy does in the middle of a rehearsal when some one comes up and says, “May I use the piano?” He says yes. He said it most graciously the other day to Ann Ronell, the Holly- wood composer here to do the music for Catholic U.’s springtime revue. Miss Ronell’s co-guests at luncheon | wanted to hear the show's title song, “Tickety Boo.” which she had dashed | off the day before. The only piano | immediately available was that of Sudy in the Cosmos room. It was Yertainments§ | the only one that needed to be avail- Committee sev- 3 | able. eral years ago. | And after Miss Ronell finished He it is who se- | playing and singing her number, lects the pley, | Sudy’s pianist almost stole the show convinces the - JayCarmodr. |y dropping back onto his stool and producer that he would be insane | playing it off almost note for note. not to bring the drama here for that | ™ 1t's g good trick if you can do it. Sunday night, gives Washington one | He could. of the best nights of entertainment | of the year, and ends up with one of | Tt is quite a show that the Capitol the largest single items of income for | and Earle Theaters have put to- the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. | gether as the grand finale of the Mr. Kelley, who used to be a drama | president’s birthday celebration, critic, one of the most respected in |the grand finale, that is, save for the business, has accomplished his | the early morning breakfast. brightest play selection job this year As announced yesterday in final with “Watch on the Rhine.” Lillian | form, it will include Sammy Kaye Hellman's powerful drama of the ‘ and his orchestra, Cass Daley, Sue conflict between democratic and | Ryan, Dean Murphy, Three Smart | Nazi ideologies—the only one of its | Girls, Carmen Amaya, the Holly- kind--is the first prize drama and | wood blonds and the Earle's Roxy- also the first tragic one to play the | ettes. It will also include, of course, command performance date. It com- | the personal appearances of the pletes a brilliant cycle which has | Hollywood stars—almost enough for included ‘everything from musicals a circus—who are coming for the to domestic and sophisticated come- | night’s festivities. dies. | * K K % The musical, a mammoth thing for | P. F. C. Joe Neatrour, this de- transplanting overnight, was “The | partment's war correspondent as- Devil Passes.” It was followed by ' signed to the Pittsburgh-Johnstown that most brilliant and enduring of | front where a battle is raging over modern family life comedies, “Life | the locale of the picture to be based With Father,” and last vear by John | upon Lt. Buzz Wagner's flying ex- Van Druten's bright tale of briitle ploits, today submits the following ladies, “Old Acquaintance,” with report: Jane Cowl and Peggy Wood. The request that the title be * k% x ‘Music of Two Brazilians WAITING THE BUGLE—Or maybe trying to ignore it are Donna Reed and William Lundigan in “The Bugle Sounds,” which comes to the Capitol tomorrow. Hero to whom Miss Reed and Lundigan give their support is Wallace Beery. . x Is Highlight of Concert Mme. Guiomar Novaes Brings Fire To Tavares’ Work on Program With National Symphony By ALICE EVERSMAN. The vibrant music of two Braziliam composers brought life and color For each of them Mr. Kelley carved a nice niche history. And vice versa! * % ¥ X We are not quite certain what a eolumnist would do if some one came along in the middle of a para- graph and asked to borrow the type- writer. _ AMUSEMENTS. usr wcvuu of 1939~:,}’,:',;’; 'WUTHERING HEIGHTS !EIL[ (OBERON_LAURENCE OLIVIER- DAVID NIVEN dttle % 44' 5% Wachingtons Newsreel Tneatre TRANS~LUX U. S. READY IN HAWAII— SINGAPORE REINFORCED KALTENBORN—MeCRARY INFORMATION PLEASE in theater changed from the “Pittsburgh Pilot” to “Johnstown Pilot” has aroused more interest. The fight has now become a county one— between Cambria (Johnstown) and Allegheny (Pittsburgh) Coun- tles. In spite of the barrage of telegrams sent to the Warner studios none have been answered. One batch of mail containing letters from prominent citizens and from Buzz Wagner's mother was returned unopened! Well, that is really the first time I have heard of that! The unopened mail was taken to a local Warner manager, Jim Keefe, who sent it back, to another person whom Keefe knows and hopes will be turned over to Harry Warner. One publicity man said: “Why hold it in Johnstown or change the title? Nobody ever heard of Johnstown.” Maybe he never heard of the Johnstown flood. But the fight will go on. You know, this whole feud would make a swell movie scene with Frank Capra directing—but no | to the program offered last night by the National Symphony Orchestra. | In one of these, Tavares' “Concerto in Brazilian Forms.” the soloist was the distinguished Brazilian pianist, Guiomar Novaes, who has long been the champion of her countrymen’s works. Taking for its theme & Negro profane dance, “Batuque” from Fernandez' suite “Reisado do Pastoreio” concluded the programmed list on &+ | primitive note quite in contrast to ithe noble beauty of the “Introduc- | tion and Dido's Lament” from Pur- | cell's “Dido and Aeneas” in Dr. | Kindler's arrangement and the ele- | gance and charm of Purcell’s “Suite |for Strings,” with which the pro- | gram opened. Latin American music has yet to find a proper interpreter from among | the artists of this North American country so that it was doubly valu- able to hear it played by one who has it so thoroughly in her temper- ament. Mme. Novaes, whose bril- | liant technique has nothing supers ficial about it, brings a fire and elan to her playing that is"#ectrifying. ‘When given a vehicle such as ‘Tavares’ concerto with its rich hues, its underlying native themes in a broad and modern setting and its diversified rhythms and moods, she Tavares has written excellently for | the piano and furnished it with an | orchestral background that shows a special aptitude for dramatic color. | Taking two songs for the first move- | ments, Modinha and Ponteio, and' a Negro ceremonial for the last, Mara- catu, he has utilized these indige- nous subjects for expansion in the concerto form. The writing is facile | l and inspired, “with an emotional | undercurrent that is gripping. Mme. | Novaes’ presentation was a glowing | one marked by a sonorous, weighty tone that matchedy the orchestra's, and which retained its fullness even in t ical * passages where her ardent temperament found abandon. The resounding applause brought her out time and again until finally it was silenced by a short whimsical number as encore. TONIGHT AT 8:30 MAT. SAT. 2:30 CHERYL CRAWFORD procents WMARC CONNELLY'S Now Conedy NEXT WEEK—SEAT SALE NOW. Jack Kirkland's Famous Play ‘TUBACEO ROAD.. JOHN BARTON Eves.—50c, $1.00, $1.50 pias Mats.—50c, 77c, $1.00 Tex SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY—3:30 SHARP! COMMAND PERFORMANCE in honor of the PRESIDENT'S DIAMOND JUBILEE BIRTHOAY GELEBRATION HERMAN SHUMLIN presents “WATCH ON THE RHINE” By Lillian Hellman * with, * LUCILE WATSJN * PAUL LUKAS % MADY CHRISTIANS % * George Coulouris x John Lcln * | staged by setting Mr. Shumlin 30" MIFLZINER Orchestra Seats Now Available is talking about! | + EXCELLET 4 osioe ot % % *...EXCITING/ ’ - Wanda Hale. Daily News. A WAR-TIME VIAllOP/ =T cher Winsien N.Y ot LAST 2 DAYS | SPENCER TRACYin"SKY DEVIL ¢ BARBARA STANWY(CK 1n *HER ENLISTEO MANY LI OF THETOWN "4 EDITION| Richard Llewellyn's o Tickets MICKEY HANN'S HECH FonTsNOP Tth and F Sts Eves.—81.10. LINE ICE- ARENA - / “Are you a man or a saint? [ don’t want him—1I want you!” Maureen O'Hara confesses her forbidden love toWalter Pidgeon HOW GREEN ‘wy VALLEY PALAC F 57 ar 137% NOW DOORS OPEN 10:45 Jupy wallace 3 BEERY in his biggest action hit! - ABMIRSION SIS, ZAK S Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez’ “Ba- tuque” has a slight resemblance to | AMUSEMENTS. | has the material to release the full | scope of her artistry. AMUSEMENTS. one would believe it. Anyway, I can visualize Capra moving his cameras around the streets, pool- rooms, bank bufldings, stores, into a magnificent scene. Look what he did with “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing One Night Only! NEXT_SUNDAY, 8:30 P.M. 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