Evening star., 1933-05-19
Good Theatrical Fare in
Prospect for Next Season
American Theater Society Announces Several
Plays and Players Who Will Visit National
Capital in Autumn.
By E. de S. Melcher.

one of the brightest of current Broad
way successes. But that Otis Skinner
and Roland Young will be seen here,
and the Moliere comedy, which was
tried out Cf memory serves us) last
Summer by the Westport Players,
should be further glad news to theater
patrons. Mr. Skinner, but for certain
lecture appearances, was last seen here
with Maude Adams in The Merchant
of Venice" and Mr.. Young has not
been here since-well, a long time.
All in all, what with lower prices
and what should be bigger and better
plays, next season begins to look nice
already.
This is the day local Mary Pickford
fans have been waiting for. Loew's
Fox is currently presenting Secrets, p"
which according to some, in fact, ac-
cording to many, is Miss Pickfords best
picture. More about that anon.
Other events of the day include the
beginning of laugh week" at the Earle
which celebrates Edward G. Robin
sons debut as a comedian in him
called THE Little Giant; a young lady
by the name of Nancy Garner who will
headline the Earle stage show; the
showing of THE Silver Chord" at
R-K-O Keith's, assisted by Gene
Dennis, the lady who knows all and
can tell you so; Hell Below at the
Palace, still playing at unheard OF prices
on Broadway; and The Working Man
which continues to be very popular at
the Metropolitan.
Tomorrow YOU may get a glimpse OF
Bing Crosby before any one knew that
- -,,oe pty,r CrOchu in "Ki inc of Jazz
at the Rialto.
An important film opening will take
place tonight when members OF the
Presidents cabinet, as well as Navy OIL
ficials and members of the Senate and
House of Representatives Naval Affairs
Committees will attend an $3.50 presen-
tation of Hell Below" at the Palace
This picture, incidentally, was
filmed with the cooperation OF the
United States Navy Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Woodin last
night attended Loew's Fox Theater to
see "The Warriors Husband" and Will
Mahoney-one of the most popular
stage performers this theater has ever
known The Drama Guild meets
Tuesday at the Willard to elect next
yCdI OllCClo ~. ~ w AsS O~
SAINT, recently returned from Europe.
will speak on "The Theater in Europe
Today" Joan Crawford and Robert
Montgomery will be starred together IN
THE Dancing Lady, =. They haven't
played opposite each other since the
somewhat famous Lefty Lynton" =. E.
Ramon Novarro is scheduled to do the
Indian story, Laughing Boy" when he
gets back from Europe ;. What about
THE Cat and the Fiddler" The
Road to Rome" has been bought by
M-G-M Should make a nice film
if the censors don't do too well by it
"Whoopee" is coming to local
theater soon with Mary Eaton prob
ably in the leading role Bobbie
Arrest (ex-MrS Weismuller) may be in
it, too Noted at the Gwynn-Na-
tional Players Georgetown party yester-
day afternoon: Leona Powers, in a
small yellow hat well forward on her
brow; katherine Givney, regal in scar
let; Clifford Brooke, smiling broadly
and shaking hands with all the ladies;
Louise Harrison Gwynn. particularly
handsome in something or other; Max
jne Doyle, still weighed down by a
pound of 81 orchids; Donald Woods,
playing bow-wow with a bow-wow; one
of the lovely Gale Sisters, lovelicr even
than that; no Ona Munson Gen.
orally a fine party.