Evening star., 1933-06-20
n@L LEE CLUBS" said Tom o.

Br1en, VINO Is largely re-
r sponsible for the current
~ tour of the Notre Dame
Glee Club, yesterday. "are
not usually major stage show attrac-
tions.'
In the case Of these young men from
the West, however, such signals are re-
versed. The club Is thriving in its first
theatrical tour. It is causing much
favorable comment 1t Is proving the
fact that there Is considerable life in
Mr.. Rockne's alma mater yet, and that
whether. in foot ball or in singing, the
university knows how to put its best
foot forward.
During our yesterdays wanderings,
people insisted on asking when does
the Notre Dame Glee Club appear on
Loew'S Fox stage?" and since we didn't
know, a good part of the day was spent
In finding out. Eventually We tracked
down Mr.. O'Brien, noted sponsor of
worthwhile events Of this nature, who
told us of the somewhat amazing
career of these 80 young men, who are
spending their Summer vacation on a
14-week tour of vocalizing around the
country under the tutelage OF Joseph j;
Casasanta, who has been director OF
music at the University of Notre Dame
for the past IA years.
This, it seems, Is the first time any
organization - musical or athletlc-of
the university has been permitted to go
on a theatrical tour. We also learned
that the boys will soon become motion
picture actors. inaSmuch as both the
Warner Bros. and Paramount will do a
"short" of them in a few weeks; that
they have with them a 'prefect OF dis
O'Brien, "has really very little to do;
that each of the boys is paid weekly
salary in addition to his tranSporta-
tion from city to city; that the tour
will end in Chicago a few days after
the opening Of the school year IN South
Bend; that the club was received in
New York by Cardinal Hayes; that this
metropolis also introduced them to
Mayor O'Brien, Al Smith and John j.
Raskob, and, of course, you know that
when the club sang high mass here at
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, of which Father Hurney IN pastor,
It was almost impossible to get inside
the church.
Glee clubs as good will ENJOYS on
local stages are something new. The
past season has given us tempestuouS
prima donnas, glib adagio dancers,
husky -throated torch singers and va
riety of Hollywood sons and daughters,
who have besported themselves in vary
ing ways on stages which they have
seen little of before.
A straight" singing act, however,
has not been forthcoming is, not
until these Notre Dame songsters from
the West hove into sight.
of it," said Mr. O'Brien yesterday,
mot only from the audience point Of
view. but because this tour is helping
them get through college" And so,
If such an "act" can entertain, can turn
picture actor, and can 60 back to its
university full of honor and coin, then
indeed has something new come about
under the sun.
DEERE has been forgotten!
i He is the French butler in
when Ladies Meet" who shouts a
slew of words into Miss Bradys disin-
terested ear while she shouts "close-ay
the window!" back at him.
A second visit to this popular film,
now launched at Loew's Columbia
(br1ng q cushion, convinces us that
Mr.. Pierre "butlers" better than any
one has before him, and that he has
been overlooked. Played very excel
lently in best native Paris manner,
Pierre is a very important bit of back
ground. who make other members of
the cast look foolish. AS he rants and
roars at the fidgeting Miss Brady and
tells her that in other butlering jobs
he was made to do only one thing at
time (this is that French monologue
which you have have wondered about)
he overshadows other members of the
cast and is as pleasant an intrusion as
he was on the stage, II not more so.
Due to Pierre's negligence in this
story, the automobiles don't ccme and
60 on time, and Bridgie's unexpected
little house party in the country almost
folds" You will want to note Pierre
particularly the next time you see this
finland see if he isn't much, much
better than some Of the other players
among whom might be included Miss
Brady, Frank Morgan and Walter"
who looks hopelessly Ill at ease in any
scene in which he appears.
The Warner Bros are all in "dither'
about July Frolic" which is being
planned for the Earle, starting Friday,
June 80. Guy Wonders, stage produc-
tion impressario of this theater, is now
in New York assembling feet of foot
light favorites who will CAD around in
what is announced as a "75-minute
reVelrV I'm Uhich novelty fin. and c0Ior