Evening star., 1933-12-27

4 ND now Biography" with one of
"A Washington's most popular ac-
tresses, Ina Claire, and young actor,
Shepperd Strudwick, of whom Prof.
Koch of the University of North Caro-
lima said many good words the other
dav in a lecture here. Miss Claire, Mr..
StrudWick and the S. N. Behrman play
come to the National the week Of jan
uary IS.
WIRE from Hardie (R-K-o Keiths)
Wv Meakin:
Flying Down to Rio opens Friday
instead OF New Year eve stop"
In spite of that last stop" we shall
90 ahead to say that this is one of the
host elaborate and elegantly conceived
of the musical talkies. Patrons who pay
close attention to it will learn many
new dance steps-of sultry. emotional
kind-both from all the beautiful chorus
ladies and from Fred Astaire. whose feet
move faster than anybody else in the
world.
EIRST reports from New York con-
cerning Miss Hepburn's debut in
THE Lake" last night-from Mark
Barron-read as follows:
"Tremulous and triumphant. Kathar-
ine Hepburn returned to Broadway to-
night a recognized stage star. Before
an audience of theatrical celebrities. She
established herself as member OF foot
light royalty, position which was IKE
a Cinderella dream to the Hartford,
Conn., girl when she was seeking to be-
come Broadway satellite less than two
years ago. In the play, The Lake this
sad faced. romantic actress gave a per-
formance which brought the first-night
audience to it's feet cheering for dozen
curtain calls.
"It was hailed an excellent play. and
an excellent cast, but 1t was Miss Hep
burns evening Although she brought
what some called artificial Hollywood
gestures to the stage. Miss Hepburn, too,
brought new and distinctive personal
ity. She is herself entirely. but OBJ
servers were agreed that she had some
thing Of Jeanne Eagels, Katharine Cor
nell and Helen Hayes. In other words,
she has qualities of tragedy, innocence
is supported by brilliant cast, most
helpful being Colin Give. Another was
the skillful. impressive performance OF
Blanche Bates >"
All of which will not come as a sur
prise to local audiences, except possibly
that reference to Colin Give. who on
the opening night here was not quite so
good as he should have been. Jed
Harris, however. worked him very hard
for the rest of the week
rORNELIA OTIS SKINNER is COM
~ ing back! She will play at the
National the week Of February II in
The Loves of Charles II'-her new
character series. Washingtonians will
remember Miss Skinner with pleasure
as the able and attractive "diseuse." who
last season and the season before was
so royalty received in The Wives of
Henry VIII" and The Empress Eu-
genie
D ENfEMBER Kinda NASSAU. that SLIM
blond young person with the COL
lapsible dances who skyrocketed the
Gayety to fame every time she came
to town? Well, Miss NASSAU is now
taking II on the chin from Max Baer
in New York. appearing with him in
his current stage work, aided and abet-
ted by George Givot, with whom local
theater patrons are likewise acquainted.
Now comes the queStion-will Miss
NASSAU, once Ninth streets proudest,
come to the Fox with Mr.. Baer when
he makes his local stage debut here?
We should like to know. And so prob
ably would manager Jimmie (Gayety)
Lake,