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Evening star., 1933-09-17

to her career Most of the roles for which
she has been cast SO far have been those OF
slightly shady characters. and she has too much
culture to play them really well. You can tell
just by looking at her that she is an extremely
refined girl, girl whom you would expect to
do just the right thing and to speak with
flawless English.
iN /HEN it comes to genuine acting ability.
w the outstanding actress in the entire
motion picture industry easily is Helen Hayes,
winner Of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences award last year.
In real life Miss Hayes easily would be
lost in q crowd. There is nothing particularly
striking about her. But put her on a stage
or before a camera and she has everything.
No matter what she is given to do. she
does it to perfection-regardless Of whether
that means playing an old woman or an allur-
ing young girl. Any woman who can do that
must have an exceptional amount of ability.
Il picked Loretta Young as being the most
charming girl in Hollywood because for several
years she won fame on the screen simply be-
cause of that quality. It was the charm in
her face and mannerisms which made her
popular long before she could have been re-
garded as a good actress. Now she also has
learned how to act and should rise still
higher
When it came to picking the most vivacious
girl, Zanuck was stuck. First he thought of
one, then another. Finally he narrowed the
field down to two-Joan Crawford and Jean
Harlow. But he couldn't choose between them.
SO he ranked them as being tied fer first honors
in this division-Which, most movie fans will
probably agree is fair enough
Joan Crawford and Jean Harlow both have
won their present positions in the screen world
largely on the strength of their vivacity," the
executive declares. wherever pictures are
SEEN those two are symbolic of animation and
gayety.
Nobody else now prominent in Hollywood
can walk across a drawing room or enact the
hostess role at dinner with Norma ShearerS
sOphistication
She has in a marked degree the manner
and bearing of a woman of the world and
always gives the impression of having any Gitua-
ton well in hand, no matter how ticklish it
may be. In this respect. Norma is much the
same in real life as she is on the screen.
Nothing daunts her and she never falters.
uTHERE is plenty of room for argument
about who has the best figure in the film
industry. For one thing various standards
are used, the most common one being Venus
de Milo. However, Venus figure would not
meet present-day screen demands which am
using for my standard.
That's why am choosing Carole Lombard
Continued on Seventh Page
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Norma Shcarer, the most sophisticated
star.

-- HE queen is dead. long live the queen!
In this case however there are
nine queens-each ruling her
particular sphere within the king
dom of Hollywood. Nor are they by
any means dead. Rather they are
very live, wideawake. beautiful women
They are the queens who have supplanted
the queens of yesterday, just as their thrones
will be usurped tomorrow. No glory, no posi-
ton lasts long in Hollywood.
BY name our queens of today are Constance
Bennett, Anna Stem, Constance Cummings.
Helen Hayes, Loretta Young, Joan Crawford.
Jean Harlow Norma Shearer and Carole Lom-
bard Each was chosen because she excelled
In one field.
Miss Bennett is the most glamorous actress
in Hollywood Anna Sten is the smartest
looking. Connie Cummings possesses the most
refinement. Miss Hayes is gifted with the
greatest amount of acting ability.
Loretta Young has the most charm. Joan
Crawford and Jean Harlow divide honors for
yiyacity Miss Shearer holds the lead over
all others for Sophistication. And Carole LOnl-
bard is the possesSor of the perfect figure.
THESE girls were selected by Daryl zanuck
production chief for Twentieth Century
Pictures and ranked with Irving Thalberg as
the smartest of motion picture executives
Mr. Zanuck undertook a hazardous task
hazardous because regardless of whom you Sc
lect you are bound to be wrong. Also, think
of the inrumerable girls in Hollywood who viii
storm his door wanting to know why they
weren't picked. It requires a brave man tc
undertake such job.
Just how long these actresses will wear theI
crowns is matter for speculation. Another
expert might select a different group right
now. And it's almost certain that year from
now even Zanuck would make changes
in his present lineup the number of them
depending somewhat upon new arrivals in tho
film colony.
However nothing lasts long in Hollywood
so these nine queens cannot expect to rule
for long.
And now for a few reasons as to just why
each girl was selected.
constance Bennett always has been gans
orous figure" Zanuck declares. During her
entire screen career that has been her CHIEF
stock in trade.
.Webster defines glamour as 'enchantment
or alluring charm Can you think OF a more
fitting description of Miss Bennett? She y
the personification of fascinating woman
although she still is unknown to the Amer.
ican public don't think there will be a dis.
senting voice on my selection of Anna Sten
once she is seen on the screen. She knows how
to wear clothes better than any one ever have
seen before and has an air OF being right up
to the minute in everything.
constance Cummings, in my opinion, has
refinement sticking out all over her, SO mucn
so that it has been somewhat OF detrimene
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
'Foot|isht Parade
O pens Oct. 26

The dramatic critics of the
Washington papers got their first
glimpse of Warner Bros widely
heralded musical film "Footlight
Parade" at a special screening
today at the Ambassador Theater.
'Footlight Parade" will open
Thursday night, october 26, at
$3.50 p. M, at a special preview
performance at Warmers Metro
politan Theater. Tickets for this
performance are on sale now at
both the Earle and Metropolitan
Theaters. There will be no reser-
vations for this performance, but
the management will show Foot
light Parade" only once during
the evening. In order to clear
the house for the $3.50 Washing
ton premiere, THE Kennel Muir
der Case" with william Powell,
will be shown up to o'clock on
the Thursday of the special per-
formance.
James Cagney, Joan Blondell,
Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell
head the cast of favorites. There
are five new musical numbers
and 300 beauties in the picture.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
A Burlesque King

I give it everything for rich and
elaborate settings for costume in
vestiture that is imposing, for
backgrounds that show with some
reality the Tower of London and
Windsor Castle. It shows that
England has been watching Holly
wood and learning. Where it falls
hard is in a long-Winded and
sappy story without any particu-
lar grip or suspense. Actor Laugh
ton was permitted by Director
Alexander Korda to run hog-Wild.
AS a result he gives an actors
exaggerated idea of how it should
be done.
This Henry VIII as Actor
Charles Laughton pictures him is
a burlesque monarch. In fact
the British Embassy could sue for
libel and probably collect. It's a
grotesque and an extravagant
ruler in ermine without one quail
ity, apart from his power and
glory, that would appeal to women.
Gorgeous extravaganza, if you will,
and wild farce in the royal man
ner. The greatest piece Of over
acting and believing I have ever
seen on the screen.
Sooner or later Hollywood,
Broadway and Elstree will learn
that you can't combine the farce
mood and wicked satire with the
drama of reasonable and normal
emotion. In the last half of the
picture they try to make the story
sane. Unfortunately it's too late.
There were good many tears in
Henry Wits life but they skip
these. So the English king adds
up as a tiresome old pot-bellied
bore and his romantic adventures
equally as disgusting.
Actor Laughton looks like the
Holbein painting of the monarch.
The best acting in the feature is
done by Mrs. Charles Laughton as
Ann of Cleves.
That's all I could get out of
a previeW screening designed to
convince that Hollywood is fac.
ing a challenge.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

EARLE-CarOle Lombard IN
''Brief Moment" at 11:15 a. m.
1850, 4:30, 7:15 and $50 p. m.
Stage shows at 1855, $3.50. $40
and 8:55 p. m.
RIALTO - Leile Hyams in
"Saturday's Millions" at 11:5S a.
m, 1853. $50, SAT, 7:44 and
0:41 p. m.
PALACE - Wallace Beery in
'"The Bowery" at II a. M, los,
S:15, 500, 7:3O and $40 p. m.
KEITH'S-Irene Dunno in Ann
Vickers," at 11:44 a. M, lat, $50,
$3.50. 1856 and 9:59 p. m.
FOX-Spencer Tracy in Power
and the Glory" at II a. M, las.
4:3O, 7:25 and 1910 p. m. Stage
shows at 1926, 3:20, 6:15 and .
p. m.
COLUMBIA - Leila Hyams IN
"eing, Sinner, Sing" at 1l:l5 a
m, /, 2:45. 4:30, $40, sos and
$50 p. m.
METRCPOLiTAN-Bing Cros
by, in TOO Much Harmony" at
ii a. M. 12:45. 2:30, 4:20, sos,
$3.50 and $40 p. N.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

together, although the two arrived
at the premiere almost simulta-
neously. Macs car rolled up first
and the crowd. biggest in years,
went wild. AS cameras were
swapping and studio attaches
were leading the blonde star to
the microphone, w. C. Fields
created another diversion by ar
irving in an old-time beer truck
drawn by stamping percherons.
In the double excitement Dietrich
and Won Sternberg drove up and
slipped into the theater without
anyone stopping them.
Some people noticed, too, that
Mae West was not in her seat
during the showing of the picture.
It happened this way: The star
went backstage to make her per-
Sonal appearance and when she
returned to the auditorium the
picture was on. Rather than
disturb the other members of
her party, she stood up and
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Clare Runners New Comedy Is
P,A:E.,lI, A.AI

A thoroughly delightful little
comedy and one that is beauti-
fully acted is "Her Masters
Voice." presented last night at
the National Theater as the Sec
ond play in the American Theater
Society season.
Glare Hummer found the in
gradients for some we'll hammered
and gentle fun in the domestic
problem of a Homewood IN. j.
family and spun them out for
two acts we'll sprinkled with
chuckles and not a few robust
laughs.
While the playwright conceived
some interesting characters and
fitted them with lines that are
generally amusing, the effective
punch of Her Masters Voice"
comes from the brilliance Of the
playing. These actors take a
plot which is slender and often
near the border line of farce and
by delicacy of treatment and ex-
pert pointing of dialogue and
situations evolve something close
to a gem in comedy drama. AS
stimulating and wholesome too as
an october breeze.
A JObleSs Problem
It all concerns what happens
when Ned Farrar loses his job
as secretary and comes home a
trifle disconsolate to consoling
wife and a not too pleasant
mother-in-law. The spectre which
has long lowered over the family
is domineering Aunt Min.
Aunt Min never thought Ned
Farrar would amount to much
and never forgave her niece for
abandoning "a musical career to
marry him. Since Aunt Min was
the Rockefeller, SO to speak, of
the family, her opinions carried
considerable weight.
Arriving unexpectedly when the
family is trying to make the best
OF gloomy prospects she hustles
off her niece for a rest cure on
Aunt Minis country estate. How
Ned Farrar contrives to be close
to his wife in the capacity of
house servant and how the mas
querad1ng husband manages to
win the esteem Of Aunt Min and
eventually land right in her bed,
furnish some hilarious incidents.
Quite harmless though it sounds
snappy.
A Side Romance
In the end Ned lands another
job as network crooner al
though he sighs with a bored
resignation, And I wanted so
much not to sing" Mother-in-
law conducts a little romance on
the side and emerges from the
mixup with a full blown million
aire husband. Aunt Min still has
money and new radio idol.
Roland Young plays the shy
and harassed husband with that
air of Subdued meekness which
makes him sparkle in roles of
his kind. I know of no actor
who can deliver dry and droll
lines with more cunning nor one
who can point a humorous speech
better to gather the full effect.
This character was cut to fit his
Lmannerisms and his particular
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Fan Dance on Screen

The Hollywood bulletins an
nounce that Sally Rand'S fan
dance will be incorporated into
the film version of Murder in
the Vanities." Paramount has the
film rights to this Earl Carroll
production since they helped
finance the mixed musical now
on view at the New Amsterdam
Theater.
This seems to be inviting the
censors to become active but
Murder in the Vanities" appar-
emily thrives on controversies.
Earl Carroll has been fighting
with everybody who thought his
show was inferior stuff, his
latest scorcher being turned on
Percy Hammond, rotund Broad
way critic. 1t grieves Mr.. Ham
mond and he talks of ingratitude
since he was the first-night
champion who signed and circu-
lated a petition deploring the
injustice which kept the producer
behind the bars for his bathtub
infamy.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

comedy talent and he serves it
to the last inch.
Laura Hope Crews is the
slightly acid Aunt Min. Not
nearly as harsh or as selfishly bit
ter as the matron of Silver
Cord" but equally as effective.
Miss Crews, who has been teach
ing the Hollywood stars how to
speak lines, returns to the foot
lights in a role worthy Of her
abundant talent. She has a grand
sense of fun and her timing and
voicing of lines, expressions and
gestures are things those who en-
joy good acting will appreciate.
Fine Frances Fuller
Another trouper from the Hol-
lywood gardens is Elizabeth Pat
terson, who conjures a mother-in-
law so human in her faults and
likeable in appealing qualities the
audience last night shared a little
of her joy in the prospects of a
White Mountains honeymoon. A
four star performance.
This brings us to the youngest
of the cast and the Washington
favorite, Frances Fuller. Her re-
cent picture debut in "One Sun
day Afternoon" presented an in
genue of rare promise and as the
demure and devoted wife of Ned
Farrar her new footlight conce2.
tion is one of charm and real
substance. One of our up and
coming actresses and a worthy
fourth in an exceptional acting
quartet.
Francis Pierlot, Frederick Perry
and Josephine Williams play the
incidental roles competently and
Worthington Miner has provided
smooth direction. commend
Her Masters Voice" particularly
to those who are buoyed and in.
spired by the ultra in skilled act.
ing. ANDREW r. KELLEY
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

AlCA UA4O Nj
and now the poor child probably
will be called Elmer all his life,
despite the fact that his zeal
name is Richard Ralston Arlen.
When she feels in the mood
Lupe Velez will offer to shake
hands with someone-and her
hand will be full of butter.
John Gilbert sent Marion Da-
vies a whole carload of roses one
Christmas and the next sent her
one bloom.
A joke on the Marx Brothers is
a rare occurrence--but Harpo was
flabbergasted by a strange woman
One of his stunts is to try to en-
barrass girls in restaurants. Well
he picked out this particular girl
and sat on her lap. If she had
acted as the others she would
have blushed and been quite put
out.
But she didn't. She kissed
Harpo. And he bluShed. So now
he doesn't do that little trick any
more,
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Uric Was Slapped

To. those who care to follow
the fortunes of plays after their
excursion on e Street the records
show that the Broadway critics
slapped Her Man of Wax"
around with anything but
thoughtful kindness.
The consensus was that a great
idea became badly muddled by
a playwright who attempted too
much. Lenore Ulric's notices
were not the kind that will be
conspicuous in her press book
and on the whole the Shuberts
must be disappointed over the
New York verdict.
Two hot rumors current today
are that Ronald Colman will join
Twentieth Century Pictures with
the full consent of Samuel Gold
wyn, and that the Marx brothers
henceforth will release their pic
lures through United Artists.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

nelia Otis Skinner showed more
in one-half an hour Of sketches
than the motion picture, Private
Life of Henry VIII" does in a full
80 minutes.
I hate to think that Henry VIII
was an illiterate pig, without any
idea of manners or Of morals. The
picture has him strutting around
eating his capon without benefit
of knife or fork and throwing his
food derbis over his shoulder. He
belches and grunts without any
apology and marries Jane Sey-
mour while the fair Anne Boleyn'S
head has just been severed from
her slender neck.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Real Stage Baby

Leila Hyams, who has the
leading role in Saturdays Mil
lions" now playing at the Rialto
1heater, was born back stage and
raised in a dressing room. She
learned to dance and sing and
played vaudeville with her "a
nous parents, John Hyams ana
Leila Mcintyre. Once she posed
in New York for ads of stock
ings, gloves, cold creams and
shoes.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Another Pre- View

Today the critical boys and girls
will look over "Footlight Parade" :"
This is the extra special Warner
Brothers musical and the preview
screening will be at the Ambassa-
dor Theater.
It must look pretty good. For
the w. B. officials have sched-
uled a special opening perform
ance at the Metropolitan Theater
on october 26 with a SO cents best
seat scale. Next day the regular
scale.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

what was wrong
With Oakie. AS
1 matter of fact
Oakie is one Of
A r ! e n S best
friends. T h e
ans just didn't
know it was a
Joke.
There was an
other g a g in
" h ich Arlen
was the victim
Dr. should I say
Arlen's baby?
ico M a rx
:alled him eel
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

Romeo Nunooruk, of M-G-M's
Eskimo" cast, has been converted
to Hollywood, flying back to Seat
tie on his way to Prince Of Wales
Island, he stoutly promises to re-
turn as soon she is 81 Doro-
thea Week lost 10 pounds during
the filming of her first talkie {.
And Robert Armstrong uses the
word "escutcheon'' like this:
Would you like escutcheon soda?"
Did You Know
That Jack Oakie's ma, Mrs.
Evelyn Offield, once taught psy-
chology at Columbia University?
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

Oh, I know
he had half a
dozen wives,
t h at he was
tickle and gross
and a Sensll-
alist. But what
about his Wo-
men?
w h e n 1t
co m e S rig h t
down to reveal
ing something
of the charac-
ter of the girls
who caught the
monarch's fan
- r 4l@s~II %n~
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Born in Railroad Car

Paul Lukas, who Is playing the
male lead in "Sing Sinner Sing"
at Loew's Columbia Theater,
claims a railroad train as his
birthplace. Just as the train,
operating from the provinces to
Budapest was pulling into the
capital, Paul was brought into the
world.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

Aupe NeleE pass TWO DAYS
on their ranch in the San Joaquin
Valley.
On the dance floor at the
Club Ballyhoo last week were
noted Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Demp-
sey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Giesler,
Miss Alice White and Cy Bartlett.
They were all in the same party
Gertrude Michael almost lost
her grand piano during a dinner
party she was giving recently, A
lighted cigarette accidentally fell
in between the strongs. Gail Pat
rick came to the rescue with her
trusty hairpin and fished it out.
Chit Chat
One of the stories with which
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

rymore has just
seen her first
pic ture in
weeks. Lionel
borrowed Marie
Dressler's port
able sound pro-
lection machine
and took it to
his Wife'S room.
She saw Three
Little Pigs and
M ay RobSon's
gra n d film =,
Lady for a
Day" Ten
wears ago old
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Premiere Of New Mae West Film
Draws Large Crowds and Host
Or Celebrities in Hollywood
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1888. King Features syndicate)

HOLLYWOOD Oct T.-Other stars marry cameramen but
this amazing Katharine Hepburn has set to be When
they made in Little Women which did not call
for her appearance Hoywoods latest actress
her rest period to third assistant Heny Gerard pho
tographer the picture.
She carries the tape the distance for the shot, she
set the lens and she loaded the film in the rocket of the
So rapid her progress that Gerard predicts she
qualify second she keeps her study for
the next three months.
Photography is hobby for the vital Katharine.
For months she has been going around the lot swapping
formal shots of her friends with a small
Now she's carrying around books lighting and is de-
termined to master the difficult art of the cnemato-
grapher
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

and to hire
one Of those
y a C h t S on
wheels to at
tend the pre-.
miere of I'm
No Angel"
" r a t s."
snapped Mae,
''I'll go in this
one. It's paid
for"
The photog.
raphers failed
after all to get
that nict1lre of
Mae and Mar.
lene Dietrich
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Stop Your Whining

For heavens sake, Artie Lewis,
wake up. Get yourself some new
jokes and stop roasting your au-
diences.
That Sunday night crowd at the
Earle was live bunch. Oracle
Barrie stopped 'em cold. Lowe,
Burnoff and Wensley got a Won
derful reception as they deserved.
The Chung Yee Wah Troupe went
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
- HER MASTERS VOICE OPENS
as
Henry Viii Bellows and Grunts
As Actor Charles Laushton Puts
Him on the Screen

over good. How then do you get
off telling the folks out front
they're asleep?
Say prayer that you can keep
your seven foot stooge and read
the comic magazines. Then you
won't have to complain.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
"ChrysaIis" Cast

With Fredric March, George
Raft, Miriam Hopkins and Helen
Mack heading the cast, Paramount
will put "Chrysalis" into produc-
ton next week. The start h S
been delayed because March has
been i'll. His role is that of a Sc
rious-minded college professor, the
second role of that type in his
screen career. James Flood will
direct
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Grid Star in Film

Ernie Nevers, characterized by
Pop" Warner as the greatest
football player ever developed,
has a leading part in Saturdays
Millions" now playing at the
Rialto Theater.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

Typically Westian was the
blonde Macs reaction when the
studio boys tried to get her to
discard her own smart town car
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Nv ANDREW r. KELLEY

What kind of a king was Henry
VIII? I confess a little ignorance
about his private life.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

watched the film from the back
of the house.
The Alice Brady "kidnap insur.
ance" story broadens. A half
dozen other prominent stars got
similar offers and the funny part
of it is the sender of the letters
has the same name as the man.
ager OF a prominent star. He (the
manager) is getting all the back
talk.
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
BY RENE DAVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 17.-Mer-
vyn LIE Roy, upon his return
from New York, has taken quar-
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Jack Haley Tells Some Typical
4unor Of Film Folk

Leo Garlic regaled the members
of the "For Frightened People"
company while sailing to Hawaii
was about the famous General Ca
rillo, Leo's great-great-grandfather
who fought and won the battle Of
Cahuenga Pass. THE General was
quite lame relates Leo, "and
when he heard that Michel.
torena's men were advancing, he
ordered his troops to meet them
at the pass.
"The odds are against u.s." said
the general, "but I shall march
before you and lead you to vic,
tory. However, if things go
against us, we shall retreat as a
matter of strategy. So, as I am
lame. will start right now."
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Jack HALEY Tells Me

Jack Haley Tells Me
HollyWood's sense of humor is
essentially Hollywood and san
scrit.
I remember, says Jack, the So
called campaign to keep Jack
Oakie out of Tol,,ca Lake. Rich
ard Arlen says he received hum
dreds of letters from fans asking
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart Err W i n
are motoring
north ne x t
w e e k-e nd to
The Washington times., 1933-10-17
Quick GlimpseS

Quick Glimpses
Max Baer keeps calling June
Knight, but she is never at home
Bedridden in a hospital,
NEyS Tio1oe1 Ror
The Washington times., 1933-10-17

CeTS at colonial
House. He will
journey E a S t
Just before the
holidays to visit
his fla n C e e,
Doris Warner.
at the home of
her parents in
Mt. V er n o n,
N. Y.